Back Issue
Volume 87, Number 12: March 23, 2009
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Table of Contents
- News of the Week
- Business
- Government & Policy
- Science & Technology
- Education
- Books
- ACS News
- Awards
- Editor's Page
- The Departments
Cover Story
Boron Dreams
Priestley Medalist M. Frederick Hawthorne has some unfinished business.
Photo Gallery: Priestley Science
Polyhedral Boranes: Chemistry For The Future
COVER: Gene Royer/University of Missouri, Columbia
News of the Week
Dodging The Substitution Laws
Reaction that yields meta-substituted aromatic rings evades textbook tenets.
Trauma Continues For Chemical Firms
Salary reductions increase as a cost-control measure.
FDA Team Named
Obama selects new agency heads, strengthens food safety efforts.
Congress, Companies Target Chemicals
Bisphenol A and phthalates are in the crosshairs.
Phoenix Water Mystery
Scientists argue over whether droplets on spacecraft's leg are liquid.
Accident Briefing Back On Tap
Chemical safety board resets public meeting that was blocked due to terrorism concerns.
Modified Antibody Binds Two Antigens
Engineered antibody can alter the shape of its binding sites.
Rotaxanes Go Hybrid
New compounds combine inorganic and organic parts.
Chemtura's Bankruptcy
Firm cut dividends, jobs and put businesses up for sale, but it was not enough.
Education
Teaching Chemistry In Qatar
Middle Eastern country fosters unique opportunities for Western-style education.
NYU Abu Dhabi Will Experiment With Interdisciplinary Programs
Science and engineering degrees at Middle East campus will start with two-year foundation courses. Web Exclusive
Awards
Science & Technology Policy Fellowships
Sloan Foundation Names 2009 Fellows
Elmer Gaden Garners Top Engineering Prize
Gosser, Kampmeier, And Varma-Nelson Receive Norris Award For Teaching
COMP Announces 2009 Division Awards
Edelstein Award Goes to Trevor Levere
Rajiv Singh Wins Schoellkopf Award
Akira Tomita honored with Storch Award
Mary Kaiser Wins Delaware Section Award
» Business
March 23, 2009
Tough Times For Petrochemicals
The long-anticipated petrochemical downturn has finally arrived, heralded by a deep recession.
Middle East
Financial crisis may delay new rush of capacity.
Business Concentrates
- Burrill, Partner Plan Minnesota Biotech Park
- Spectrum Has New CEO
- LyondellBasell Fails To Pay Bond Interest
- European Commission Approves Ciba Deal
- ExxonMobil Building Shanghai Tech Center
- NatureWorks Mulls New Production
- IBM Develops Water Purification Membrane
- Cedarburg Acquires Contract Firm Hauser
- DSM And North China Sign Antibiotics Pact
- Synta Cuts Workforce After Suspending Trial
- DuPont Gains Access To Rice Hybrid Data
- Roche Buys German Analytics Firm
- Business Roundup
» Government & Policy
March 23, 2009
Offshore Drilling Revisited
Congress and the Obama Administration weigh the benefits and risks of expanded oil and gas production.
How Emissions Offsets Work
Congress wades into murky, high-stakes policy for climate legislation.
DOE Drops Yucca Mountain
Energy secretary begins search for alternative ways to handle and dispose of radioactive waste.
Government & Policy Concentrates
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» Science & Technology
March 23, 2009
Hand Over Hand
Ideas aplenty still vie to explain how life's single chirality emerged.
What's That Stuff? Instant Film
Layers of light-sensitive dyes, emulsions, and developers combine in one-step photography.