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"The nation that out-educates us today is going to out-compete us tomorrow. To continue to cede our leadership in education is to cede our position in the world"
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA – p. 25
January 25, 2010
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Highlights
Cover Story
Beyond The Basics
Laundry detergent makers and their raw material suppliers are sticking to innovation despite a rocky economy. (pp. 12-17)
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Business
Seeking To Cement A Green Future(Member Content)
New chemistries promise to revolutionize stodgy building materials industry. (pp. 20-21)
239th ACS National Meeting
Preliminary Program
List of technical symposia and general meeting information for San Francisco. (pp. 61, 64-76, 77-98)
Table of Contents
News Of The Week
University Lab Accident Under Investigation p. 7
Lab Safety: Texas Tech examination is first for chemical safety board.
FDA Raises Flag On Bisphenol A p. 8
Chemical Safety: Agency moves to collaborate with other federal partners on health effects research.
Court Ruling Favors Monsanto p. 8
Seed Traits: DuPont cannot combine its own herbicide tolerance with Monsanto's.
Printing On The Nanoscale p. 9
Nanotechnology: Method exploits electrified liquid jets for high-resolution patterning.
Flame Retardants p. 9
Chemtura signs bromine agreements with Albemarle.
Ebola's Clever Cloak p. 10
Structural Biology: Protein that hides viral RNA prevents immune system's detection of deadly virus.
Chemist Takes Helm Of French Research Society p. 10
Europe: Alain Fuchs is new president of CNRS.
MIT's Diversity Problems p. 11
Academe: Prestigious science institution takes a long look in the mirror and doesn't like what it sees.
Marshall Nirenberg Dies At 82 p. 11
Obituary: Nobel Laureate's accomplishments were recently honored at NIH symposium.
Business
Seeking To Cement A Green Future pp. 20-21 (Member Content)
New chemistries promise to revolutionize stodgy building materials industry.
Against The Grain pp. 22-23 (Member Content)
Forma Therapeutics bets on market’s appetite for its platform technology.
Business Concentrates pp. 18-19 (Member Content)
- J&J Recalls Tainted Tylenol
- After receiving a harsh warning letter from FDA, Johnson & Johnson’s McNeil Consumer Healthcare division has expanded its recall of over-the-counter drugs...
- Lanxess Relaunches Asia Rubber Project
- Lanxess will start construction this spring on a $575 million butyl rubber plant in Singapore that the company expects to come on-line in 2013...
- Thermo Fisher Will Buy Ahura Scientific
- Thermo Fisher Scientific has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ahura Scientific for $145 million...
- Industry Medal Will Go To Campbell
- Michael E. Campbell, CEO of Arch Chemicals, will receive the Chemical Industry Medal on March 10...
- Agilent Wins Okay To Acquire Varian
- Agilent Technologies has received clearance from the European Commission to acquire fellow scientific instrument maker Varian...
- Cabot And ChemChina Adjust Silica Plans
- Cabot and China National Bluestar (ChemChina) have agreed to boost the capacity of their jointly owned fumed silica plant...
- CF Drops Its Bid For Rival Terra
- Fertilizer maker CF Industries has dropped its bid to buy rival Terra Industries after a yearlong pursuit...
- Thailand Eyes Restart Of halted projects
- Thailand’s Cabinet has appointed a committee that will recommend ways to restart dozens of manufacturing projects...
- DSM To Work With Novomer, Shut Plant
- DSM and Novomer are joining to develop a coating resin based on Novomer technology for producing polymers from carbon dioxide and propylene oxide...
- DuPont Expanding Films For Solar
- DuPont is spending $175 million to expand capacity for its Tedlar polyvinyl fluoride films in Circleville...
- GSK focuses on Neglected Diseases
- GlaxoSmithKline has launched a series of initiatives to promote research on neglected diseases...
- Karolinska Invests In Swedish Firms
- Karolinska Development and BioChromix have formed a company to develop novel treatments for neurogenerative disorders...
- Germany’s Merck Adds Inorganic Salts
- Merck KGaA is building a plant to make inorganic salts at its Darmstadt, Germany, site...
- Business Roundup
- Eastman Chemical, Optima Chemical, Hexion Specialty Chemicals, W.R. Grace has sold, Liquidia, Celgard, Ranbaxy Laboratories, GenVec and Novartis, AstraZeneca and Dako...
Awards
2010 ACS National Award Winners pp. 49-53 (Member Content)
Award for Volunteer Service to the American Chemical Society pp. 49-50 (Member Content)
F. Albert Cotton Award in Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry pp. 49-50 (Member Content)
ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry p. 50 (Member Content)
Elias J. Corey Award for Outstanding Original Contribution in Organic Synthesis by a Young Investigator p. 51 (Member Content)
ACS Award in Separations Science & Technology pp. 51-52 (Member Content)
Nobel Laureate Signature Award for Graduate Education in Chemistry p. 52 (Member Content)
Alfred Bader Award in Bioinorganic or Bioorganic Chemistry pp. 52-53 (Member Content)
President Honors Outstanding Educators p. 54 (Member Content)
Stephen Buchwald Wins Esselen Award p. 54 (Member Content)
Nakanishi Prize Awarded To Shosuke Yamamura p. 54 (Member Content)
Division Of Biological Chemistry Announces Honorees pp. 54-55 (Member Content)
Bailey Award Goes To James Liao p. 55 (Member Content)
Baton Rouge Section Seeks Nominations p. 55 (Member Content)
Rasika Dias Wins Southwest Regional Award p. 55 (Member Content)
Presidential Video Challenge Winners Announced p. 55 (Member Content)
Nominations For James Flack Norris Award p. 55 (Member Content)
Kevin Schug Gets Young Investigator Award p. 55 (Member Content)
Government & Policy
Educate To Innovate pp. 25-26 (Member Content)
More private-sector groups sign onto administration's campaign to improve math and science education.
Government & Policy Concentrates p. 24 (Member Content)
- Confidentiality For Chemicals Trimmed
- EPA is making a targeted change to its policy that protects the identity of commercial chemicals as...
- Industry Coalition Seeks Export Reforms
- A coalition of industry groups has sent President Barack Obama a number of recommendations for improving the current system...
- CPSC Reports On Safety Law Progress
- The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a report on its enforcement of and needed improvements to...
- Federal Panel Calls For Tighter Biosecurity
- Researchers who work with disease-causing pathogens and biological toxins at U.S. biodefense labs should undergo more frequent security screening, according to...
- Reauthorizing America Competes
- The U.S. House of Representatives Science & Technology Committee held the first of what is expected to be...
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Employment
Academe As A Career Launchpad pp. 37-39
Academic chemists who get a taste of government or industry jobs have few regrets.
A Historical Precedent For Leaving Academia Web Exclusive
ACS Comment
See The Future Of Sustainability Through Chemistry p. 40 (Member Content)
ACS Scholars
Steven W. Meier p. 41 (Member Content)
A mother's support, a magnet school, and an ACS scholarship spur this engineer's journey from small-town Oklahoma to ExxonMobil R&D.
People
Obituaries pp. 58-59 (Member Content)
This Week Online
Reel Science
"Creation" tells the story of the life and science of Charles Darwin.
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Science & Technology
Attacking Amyloids pp. 30-32 (Member Content)
Proteomic analysis of peripheral cells reveals aspects of psychiatric disorder.
Clarifying Surface Catalysis pp. 34-35 (Member Content)
Advances in computational modeling of molecule-surface processes reveal details of reactions.
What's That Stuff? Hand Warmers p. 36
Small packets of warmth work through a simple exothermic reaction.
Science & Technology Concentrates pp. 28-29 (Member Content)
- Hydrogel Of Many Talents
- Potential replacement for plastic is not only easy to make and mold but also heals itself when cut
- Simple Solution Disinfects Broadly
- Concoction can rid surfaces of prions, bacteria, fungi, and viruses
- Steps To St. John’s Wort Factor
- Diels-Alder reaction anchors synthesis of ent-hyperforin, enantiomer of key component in St. John’s wort
- Nanowire Arrays Map Neural Circuits
- High resolution method reveals electrical connections in the brain
- Membrane Structure Changes Before Lipid Domains Form
- Mass spec imaging provides a window into cell membranes
- Small Molecules Light Up Gene Expression
- Technique may aid study of gene expression patterns in cells and tissues
- Maternal Drinking Alters Child’s DNA
- Moderate consumption during pregnancy causes epigenetic changes that persist into adulthood
- Zebrafish Aid Drug Development
- Zebrafish help drug designers sort out structure-activity relationships among candidates
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Meetings
Deadline Nigh For MARM 2010 Abstracts p. 42 (Member Content)
Abstracts Wanted For Green Chemistry Conference p. 42 (Member Content)
Fall 2010 ACS National Meeting pp. 43-47 (Member Content)
Divisions issue calls for papers for the Aug. 22–26 meeting in Boston.
Preliminary Program: 239th ACS National Meeting pp. 61, 64-76, 77-96
List of technical symposia and general meeting information for San Francisco.
2010 C&EN Calendar Web Exclusive
C&EN's latest list of meetings and events of interest to those in the chemical community is for January through December.
Editor's Page
Celebrating ACS Scholars p. 3
The American Chemical Society Scholars Program celebrates its 15th anniversary in 2010.
The Departments
Letters pp. 4-5
Newscripts p. 104
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