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Volume 87, Number 20: May 18, 2009
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Table of Contents
- News of the Week
- Business
- Government & Policy
- Science & Technology
- Books
- Reel Science
- Editor's Page
- The Departments
Cover Story
Modernizing TLC
New instrumentation, materials, and analysis techniques take lab staple into high-performance arena.
News of the Week
Japanese Firms Post Huge Losses
Weak demand and inventory write-offs hurt companies.
NSF Rolls Out Stimulus Plan
Agency will use money to support mix of new and existing programs.
RSC Acquires Chemical Database
Repository offers free structure and property data.
Polymer Folding
Hydrogen bonds collapse single polymer chains into nanoparticles.
Jury Acquits W.R. Grace In Asbestos Case
After a three-month trial, firm and executives are cleared on all 10 counts.
Quantum Dots That Don't Blink
Core structure suppresses blinking and leads to unusual spectral behavior.
Platinum Catalysts Branch Out
Dendritic structures outperform current fuel-cell materials.
Mystery Structure Solved
Total synthesis confirms structure of micrococcin P1.
Persistent Organic Pollutants
Treaty now includes PFOS and brominated flame retardants.
» Business
May 18, 2009
Sales Are Scarce In First Quarter
Chemical firms cling to shrinking profits, look for glimmer of an upturn.
Drug Firms Face Down Economy
Economic repercussions took a toll on first-quarter sales and earnings.
Becoming Life Technologies
Newlyweds Invitrogen and Applied Biosystems get to know one another.
Evonik In China
Company’s first Chinese-born leader sees financial crisis as offering opportunities.
Business Concentrates
- Sanofi Invests In Dengue Vaccines
- SABIC, Sipchem Plan Saudi Complex
- Arkema Restructures In North America
- Two Chemical Firms Cut Texas Output
- Evonik Plans Silane Facility In Japan
- Tronox Sues Former Parent Kerr-McGee
- GE To Open New Battery Plant
- Oxea To Acquire Exxon Ester Plant
- Nanotech Firms Sign On Licensees
- Wacker Expands Its Shanghai Tech Center
- GSK Strengthens Link With Aspen
- Northfield Closes Blood Replacer Plant
- Business Roundup
» Government & Policy
May 18, 2009
Congress Divided On Patent Reform
The fight to update the U.S. patent system focuses on damage awards.
Science Policy High
New science leaders and increased funding have policy wonks in a good mood.
Insights: Superfund Takes A Hit
Supreme Court decision opens a crack in the rigid waste cleanup law.
Government & Policy Concentrates
» more government & policy news...
» Science & Technology
May 18, 2009
Alzheimer's Scary Link To Diabetes
Disruptions of insulin signaling and glucose regulation contribute to development of Alzheimer's disease.
DNA's First Language
Behind every sequence of As, Ts, Cs, and Gs is a whole lot of molecular shape, and that’s where DNA's business gets done.
C&EN Talks With Dudley Herschbach
Nobel Laureate turns the spotlight on promising young scientists.
