2010 Priestley Medal
Quote of the Week
"About 20 to 25% of the first applicants presented technologies that defied the first two laws of thermodynamics."
ARUN MAJUMDAR, ARPA-E DIRECTOR – p. 38
March 22, 2010
In This Issue:
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Highlights
Cover Story
Priestley Medalist
Richard Zare receives the 2010 award for applying lasers, as well as creativity and enthusiasm, to molecular research. (pp. 14-18)
» Fostering Creativity (pp. 19-21)
Business
An Impasse Grows In Thailand
Political instability stops construction at chemical plants worth billions of dollars. (pp. 26-28)
Government & Policy
Next Step For Chemical Security (Member Content)
Industry, Administration are at odds over mandate for safer technology. (pp. 31-33)
Table of Contents
Cover Story
Bubbling With Enthusiasm pp. 14-18
A love of chemistry has taken Richard Zare in many directions throughout his long career.
Fostering Creativity pp. 19-21
News Of The Week
More Fines For UCLA p. 9
Lab Safety: California agency again faults university for lack of training, lax safety practices.
Adjusting To Climate Change p. 10
Report: U.S. government should integrate adaptation into its operations.
Gold Dust Extends Raman's Reach p. 10
Spectroscopy: Nanoparticles open scattering technique to new applications.
CF Finally Wins Terra p. 11
Fertilizers: Agreement winds down a pair of yearlong merger sagas.
Jean Fréchet Heads To Saudi Arabia p. 11
Appointments: UC Berkeley chemistry professor will shape development of King Abdullah University of Science & Technology.
Indian Firms Expand Abroad p. 12
Specialties: India's chemical makers snap up Western assets.
New Function For tRNA p. 12
Cell Biology: Transfer RNA keeps apoptosis in check.
Maximizing Codeine p. 13
Plant Biochemistry: Researchers identify enzymes that convert codeine to morphine in poppy plants.
Tariff Cuts Jeopardized p. 13
Congress: Republican action on earmarks may kill effort to eliminate chemical import duties.
Business
An Impasse Grows In Thailand pp. 26-28
Political instability stops construction at chemical plants worth billions of dollars.
FMC Looks Abroad pp. 30-31 (Member Content)
New CEO turns attention to emerging economies for firm's specialties businesses.
Business Concentrates pp. 24-25 (Member Content)
- ACC Boosts 2010 Outlook
- The American Chemistry Council, the chemical industry's main trade group...
- LG Chem Plans Big Electronics Plant
- South Korea's LG Chem is considering building a $1.8 billion facility to produce...
- Albemarle Names Top Executives
- Luke Kissam has been named president of Albemarle, with...
- Eastman Will Buy Plasticizers Firm
- Eastman Chemical is buying Rosemont, Ill.-based Genovique Specialties from...
- LyondellBasell Plots Emergence from Bankruptcy
- A New York bankruptcy court has approved a disclosure statement detailing...
- Rockwood Works With Italian Universities
- Rockwood Holdings is seeking up to $10 million from the regional government...
- Fuller And Sika Get Assets In Asia
- Two Western firms are bulking up on Asian adhesives assets...
- Symyx Spins Off Equipment Business
- Symyx Technologies has spun off its high-throughput experimentation equipment business...
- Merck Dissolves Two Pharmaceutical Pacts
- As part of a pipeline revamp, Merck & Co. is returning assets...
- Teva Wins Generics Firm Ratiopharm
- Israel's Teva Pharmaceutical Industries has agreed to acquire the German...
- Sigma-Aldrich Adds Molecules, Animal
- Sigma-Aldrich has reached an agreement with Pfizer under which it will sell...
- Lilly Buys Acrux Testosterone Drug
- Eli Lilly & Co. will pay Australian drug delivery firm Acrux $50 million...
- U Of Pittsburgh Adds Vaccine Partners
- Battelle, IBM, and Merck & Co. have joined the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center...
- Business Roundup
- Vertellus Specialties, Former DuPont employee Michael Mitchell, and Bayer MaterialScience...
Meetings
IUPAC Green Chemistry Conference p. 51
21st Biennial Conference On Chemical Education p. 51
Northwest/ Rocky Mountain Meeting Abstracts p. 51
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 March through December.
Government & Policy
Next Step For Chemical Security pp. 35-37 (Member Content)
Industry, administration are at odds over mandate for safer technology.
ARPA-E Energy Transformation pp. 38-39 (Member Content)
National conference shows big interest in small Energy Department R&D program.
Updating Chemical Control Law pp. 40-41 (Member Content)
Chemical companies' views differ on how Congress should change TSCA, the law that governs them.
Government & Policy Concentrates p. 34 (Member Content)
- TSCA Inventory Available For Free
- EPA is now providing the public with free access to the Toxic Substances Control Act inventory of chemicals in commerce...
- No Link Between Thimerosal, Autism
- There is no link between vaccines with thimerosal, the mercury-containing preservative, and autism...
- Algal Blooms Bill Passes House
- The House of Representatives has passed a bill authorizing new studies on the causes and control of harmful algal booms in fresh and coastal seawaters...
- Scholarships Offered For Nuclear Study
- The Department of Energy is offering $5 million in student scholarships and fellowships for undergraduate and graduate study in nuclear science and engineering...
- Senate Passes R&D Tax Credit Extension
- The Senate has approved legislation that includes more than $30 billion in one-year extensions of tax breaks...
» more government & policy news...
Books
The Storm On The Horizon pp. 49-50
Book details the science—and the politics—of global climate change.
Social Networking And C&EN
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Science & Technology
Wine's Mycotoxin Profile Grows p. 44 (Member Content)
Another fungal toxin associated with grains is present in wines worldwide.
C&EN Talks With Marcus Eriksen And Anna Cummins p. 45 (Member Content)
Researchers combine education and outdoor adventure to help combat plastic pollution.
Switchable Solvents p. 45
Green Chemistry: Using CO2 as a reversible trigger, novel solvent systems aim to facilitate greener reactions and product separations.
What's That Stuff? Wasabi p. 45
In condiments, horseradish stands in for the real thing.
Science & Technology Concentrates pp. 42-43 (Member Content)
- Quadruple Phthalocyanines
- A homogeneous cobalt polyoxometalate catalyst splits water while avoiding oxygen-promoted degradation.
- Higher Capacity Lithium-Ion Battery
- Novel design that includes tin, sulfur, and a polymer outperforms today’s commercial units.
- Rough And Green Plasma Process For Treating PET Fibers
- A helium-argon plasma could be a better approach to processing textile fibers than current wet chemical methods.
- Super-Duper Shape-Memory Alloy
- Unique iron-based alloy has unprecedented superelasticity.
- Fish And Hormones
- A study of treated wastewater is the first to report an environmental risk for the birth-control drug levonorgestrel.
- Shaken And Stirred Self-Replication
- Different-sized molecules can come from one combinatorial library, depending on the agitation method.
- Ozonolysis Goes With The Flow
- Chemists have designed a flow reactor system for safer and greener ozonolysis of alkenes.
- Methylation Approach Aids Cyclosporine A Synthesis
- A method for forming multiple tertiary amides in large biomolecules relies on an isonitrile coupling reaction.
» more science & technology news...
Editor's Page
Communicating Science p. 3
People
Obituaries p. 52 (Member Content)
The Departments
Letters pp. 4, 6-8
Newscripts p. 56
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