Back Issue
Volume 86, Number 50: December 15, 2008
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Table of Contents
- News of the Week
- Business
- Government & Policy
- Science & Technology
- Books
- ACS News
- Awards
- Editor's Page
- The Departments
Cover Story
Having A Ball With National Chemistry Week
Through hands-on activities, demonstrations, and competitions, kids connect chemistry to sports. With Photo Gallery
Winners Of NCW Poster Contest Named With Photo Gallery
News of the Week
Chemical Firms Slash Employment
Moves come in response to precipitous drop in demand.
Changes At Helm For Three Firms
Buffeted by economy, Chemtura, Eastman, and Nova announce new CEOs.
Obama's Picks For DOE, EPA
DOE lab head, former New Jersey environment chief selected.
Schools Face Cuts
Economic downturn compels academic institutions to reduce budgets.
Pharma Strategies
Merck launches into the biosimilars business.
Chiral Tertiary Alcohols
Boron reagents direct which enantiomer a new route yields.
Nanotech Safety
NRC report blasts federal research strategy for addressing risks of nanomaterials.
ACS Implements Cost Savings
Society institutes limited hiring freeze, changes in employee benefits.
European Economy
German chemical industry braces for a slowdown.
Books
Drugs In The Environment
The hazards of pharmaceutical and personal care product micropollutants to humans and the environment.
ACS News
ACS Comment
We have ignition! We have liftoff!
Chemistry Grads Continue Gains
Bachelor's degrees jump, extending a five-year trend.
» Business
December 15, 2008
Coloring Food, Naturally
The effort to eliminate synthetics gives chemists the blues.
Tenth Birthday For A Consumer Champion
European lab focuses on developing ways that countries can foster consumer safety and health.
Cambrex Settles In
Custom manufacturer finds its footing through a focus on small molecules.
Business Concentrates
- Dow's Cost-Cutting Plan Leads To Plant Closures
- Rhodia Backtracks On 2008 Outlook
- Arkema Eliminates Fluorosurfactants ...
- ... And Will Buy Geo's Organic Peroxide Line
- White Cars Sell Best
- Shin-Etsu Takes Over Portuguese Affiliate
- Symyx Reorganization Cuts Workforce 15%
- Engineers Choose Fluorine Coolant
- TB Alliance Picks InnoCentive Solvers
- Ascent Secures Novartis Partnership
- Hovione Will Buy Pfizer's Ireland Plant
- Osmium Tries Out For Pharma Role
- Two Advances On The Malaria Front
- Business Roundup
» Government & Policy
December 15, 2008
Nanomaterial Characterization
Grassroots effort aims to improve quality of nanotoxicology studies.
Globalization Of R&D
OECD report describes research efforts going beyond national borders.
Government & Policy Concentrates
» more government & policy news...
» Science & Technology
December 15, 2008
Trading Places With Bisphenol A
BPA-based polymers' useful properties make them tough materials to replace.
Insights: When Controversy Shouldn't Exist
The science shows no link between vaccines and autism, but the public is still skeptical.
Inside Instrumentation
Labs and instrument makers try to detect and understand pharmaceuticals in water.