Back Issue
Volume 87, Number 13: March 30, 2009
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Table of Contents
- News of the Week
- Business
- Government & Policy
- Science & Technology
- ACS Comments
- ACS News
- Meetings
- Editor's Page
- The Departments
Cover Story
Pittcon 2009
Despite the economic crisis, conference attendance was up 7%, but some exhibitors deserted the exposition.
COVER: Peter Cutts Photography
News of the Week
Chemists Meet In Utah
Nanoscience is the theme of society's Salt Lake City convention.
NSF Chemistry Division Proposes Realignment
Restructuring would do away with traditional program labels.
Science In The Domestic Agenda
Science is central to U.S. economic recovery and future, House Speaker says.
Solar Firm Wins Big U.S. Loan
Financing plan has been years in the making.
NMR Method Reveals Hidden Battery Chemistry
Study may help novel lithium-ion battery achieve high charge-storage capacity. WIth Video
Gallium Additions To Aromaticity
New main-group compounds expand the bounds of metalloaromaticity.
Innospec CEO Resigns
Tainted by UN oil-for-food program scandal.
Clear Nanofiber Paper
Cellulose-based material could be used for flexible electronics.
A Cell's Vacuum Cleaner
Researchers solve the structure of P-glycoprotein, which kicks molecules out of cells.
Energy Spending Plans Detailed
Administration proposes big increases in energy development, new R&D program.
Asteroid's Debris Found
Astronomers retrieve meteoric remnants.
ACS News
Project SEED
ACS committee announces the 28 winners of its 2008–09 college scholarships.
Planning In Difficult Times
» Business
March 30, 2009
Industry Considers Carbon Options
As greenhouse gas regulations loom in the U.S., chemical firms worry about what they'll look like.
Climate-Change Bills Remain Vague
Leading Clariant Beyond The Crisis
New CEO Hariolf Kottmann seeks to complete a long restructuring at the Swiss specialties firm.
Business Concentrates
- Merck Launches Venture Fund
- Lyondell And BASF Shut Ethylene Plants
- 3M and Amperex link For Better Batteries
- Europe Tackles Another Cartel
- Rhodia Restructures French Operations
- Bayer And Novartis Invest In India
- Green Chemistry Pact Set In France
- Aramco Sees Boost Of Sumitomo Venture
- DuPont Opens Solar Center In Hong Kong
- Cortex And Poniard Cut Their Workforces
- GSK Partners With University Spin-Off
- GSK Report Details Aid To Poor Nations
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Opens In Bangalore
- Business Roundup
» Government & Policy
March 30, 2009
Lying In Wait
Researchers help U.S. Army search for chemical munitions dumped at sea. WIth Video
Dolphin Death Wrongly Linked To Munitions
An Obscure Agency Under Fire
Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry favors industry over public health, critics say.
Government & Policy Concentrates
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» Science & Technology
March 30, 2009
192 Lasers Converge
Livermore Lab's National Ignition Facility is gearing up to focus on the inner workings of planets and stars, fusion energy research.
Optics Needs Of NIF Required New Production And Coating Methods
Insights: A Crusade Against Holy Grails
Holy grails increasingly litter the scientific literature; this writer is on a quest to banish them.
Science & Technology Concentrates
» more science & technology news...
» Pittcon 2009 Coverage
March 30, 2009
Weathering The Crisis
Some instrument vendors skipped Pittcon 2009, but more than 19,000 attendees didn't.
Analytics For Fuel Cells
New tools to prove degradation will help design of longer lasting devices.
Shining Light On Art
Conservators use intense light sources for everything from characterizing pigments to removing lichens.
Food Analysis Gets A Boost
New methods offer simpler, faster, more convenient ways to characterize food.
New And Notable At Pittcon
Scientific instrumentation and more.
Pittcon Awards 2009
Researchers receive honors for achievements in analytical chemistry and applied spectroscopy.