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"If you wait for a student in his or her junior or senior year of high school to be attracted toward any of the sciences, it's just too late."
VICTOR R. MCCRARY, PRESIDENT, NOBCChE – p. 42
May 17, 2010
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Highlights

Cover Story
Preserving Cosmetics
Fear of potential carcinogens in personal care products plagues cosmetic ingredients makers. (pp. 13-16)

Science & Technology
In Names, History And Legacy(Member Content)
Chemistry and culture collide in the coining of namesake reactions. (pp. 31-33)

Science & Technology
Cleaning Up The Gulf Oil Spill
Response teams use multiple techniques, including a new one, to try to protect coastal wetlands. (pp. 36-37)
Table of Contents
News Of The Week
Rise Of The DNA Robots p. 8
Nanotechnology: Molecular machines stroll autonomously, transport cargo.
Busy Week Of Oil Investigations p. 9
BP Spill: Congress, administration investigate, respond to gulf disaster.
Cap-And-Trade Bill Introduced p. 10
Climate Change: Kerry, Lieberman bill is released after months of delay.
Predicting Drugs' Harm To Kidneys p. 10
Drug Safety: Biomarkers in urine can better predict injurious effects of drug candidates.
Losses Ease At Japanese Firms p. 11
Annual Results: Most chemical makers feel less pain, but Shin‑Etsu's profits plummet.
Chemical Deal-Making Heats Up p. 11
Announced acquisitions totaled $22 billion in first quarter, up significantly from 2009.
Bacteria Chew Up Atrazine p. 12
Synthetic Biology: Engineered E. coli seek and destroy herbicide.
Enzymologists Share Welch Award p. 12
Honors: 2010 prize goes to MIT's JoAnne Stubbe and Harvard's Christopher T. Walsh.
Business

Brisk Rebound For Chemical Earnings pp. 19-21 (Member Content)
Rising consumer spending and inventory restocking boost results in first quarter.
Pharma Sales Bounce Back pp. 22-23 (Member Content)
Compared with last year, first-quarter sales grew faster, despite the initial impact of health care reform.
Business Concentrates pp. 17-18 (Member Content)
- Takeda, Pfizer Set Layoffs
- Takeda Pharmaceutical will eliminate nearly 1,600 jobs in its North American operation...
- Lanxess, TSRC Link For Nitrile Rubber
- Germany’s Lanxess and Taiwanese synthetic rubber maker TSRC are forming a 50-50 joint venture to build a $50 million nitrile rubber plant...
- BASF Readies More Methanesulfonic Acid
- BASF plans to expand output of methanesulfonic acid (MSA) at an existing plant at its headquarters site in Ludwigshafen, Germany...
- PVS Picks PPG Site For Iron Salts Plant
- PVS Technologies will build an iron salts facility on the site of PPG Industries’ chlor-alkali plant in Natrium, W.Va...
- Croda Sells German Oleochemical Plant
- In a move that it says will largely complete the restructuring of its oleochemical operations, U.K.-based Croda has reached an agreement...
- Toray, Airbus Sign Big Carbon Fiber Deal
- Toray Industries has signed a 15-year carbon-fiber-composite supply agreement with EADS, parent of aircraft maker Airbus...
- Italy’s COIM Plans U.S. Plant Expansion
- COIM, an Italian polyurethane chemical producer, will expand its site in West Deptford, N.J. The company acquired the plant from Air Products & Chemicals...
- American Peptide Hikes Output
- American Peptide is increasing the ability of its Vista, Calif., plant to make peptides to current Good Manufacturing Practice standards...
- Ferro To Close Dutch Dielectric Facility
- As part of an ongoing European restructuring, Ferro will close its dielectric products plant in Uden, the Netherlands...
- Valero Signs Biofuels Pact With Algenol
- Start-up Algenol Biofuels has signed a joint development agreement with Valero Service to explore ways to combine...
- GSK Buying Stake In Korean Drug Company
- GlaxoSmithKline will spend $110 million to acquire a 10% stake in South Korea’s largest drug company, Dong-A Pharmaceuticals...
- Genzyme Will Shed Three Noncore Units
- Genzyme is launching a $2 billion stock buyback program and planning to shed three businesses in an effort to improve shareholder value...
- Abbott Grows In Emerging Markets
- Abbott Laboratories has signed a licensing and supply agreement with India’s Zydus Cadila under which it will sell at least 24 Zydus products...
- Gates Foundation Awards More Grants
- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded 78 grants of $100,000 each in the fourth round of its Grand Challenges Explorations program...
- Business Roundup
- Lonza, Nitto Denko, Air Liquide, Evotec, Novozymes, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Pfizer...
ACS Comment
ACS: Your Voice On Public Policy p. 40 (Member Content)
Meetings
47th Florida Pesticide Residue Workshop p. 41 (Member Content)
20th Winter Fluorine Conference p. 41 (Member Content)
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 May through December.
People
Promotions p. 42
Government & Policy

Tech Assessment Makes A Comeback pp. 25-26 (Member Content)
Government, independent networks aim to enhance public understanding of science, technology impacts.
More Funds For High R&D p. 27 (Member Content)
APRA-E releases second round of grants, providing $106 million for 37 advanced technology energy projects.
A New Reason To Control Emissions p. 28 (Member Content)
Study finds that reducing pollution might remove aerosols previously thought to be part of the natural background.
Government & Policy Concentrates p. 24 (Member Content)
- Rule Cuts CO2 Emissions
- Large industrial emitters of carbon dioxide—such as chemical companies, refineries, and power plants—will be required...
- Pentagon Sets Budget For Weapons Disposal
- The Pentagon has told Congress that it plans to spend about $2.7 billion over the next five years to destroy obsolete chemical weapon stockpiles...
- Countries Propose Cuts In HFC Use
- Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. are formally proposing to curb production and use of a family of potent greenhouse gases under the Montreal protocol...
- DOE Awards Solar R&D Grants
- Thirteen awards worth $62 million were issued recently by the Department of Energy for development of concentrating solar power (CSP) systems...
- Report Calls For NASA Lab Upgrades
- NASA must invest more in maintaining and upgrading its basic research labs if it wants to meet major mission goals...
» more government & policy news...
Books

Cell Of Controversy pp. 38-39
The tragic and extraordinary story of the first human cells to be cultured outside the body.

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Science & Technology

In Names, History And Legacy pp. 31-33 (Member Content)
Chemistry and culture collide in the coining of namesake reactions.
NOBCChE Inspires Young Scientists pp. 34-35
Annual meeting of black chemists and chemical engineers features host of role models and pioneers. With Photo Gallery
NOBCChE's 2010 Science Competitions Web Exclusive
Middle and high school students win big at organization's national science bowl and fair.
Cleaning Up The Gulf Oil Spill pp. 36-37
Response teams use multiple techniques, including a new one, to try to protect coastal wetlands.
Science & Technology Concentrates pp. 29-30 (Member Content)
- Silver Spurs Cycloadditions
- Nanoparticles make their debut as catalysts for organic synthesis in a Diels-Alder reaction.
- How Spider Silk Pulls Itself Together
- A pair of structural studies shed light on how spiders transform a protein fluid into tough silk fibers.
- Profiling Tumor Cells
- Cancerous and noncancerous cells can be distinguished by comparing Raman spectral lines.
- Hollow Titania Fibers Improve Solar Cells
- TiO2 fibers made on a cotton template outperform TiO2 particles in photovoltaic device tests.
- Too Much Carbon Dioxide Limits Plants
- Study provides details on how excess CO2 inhibits assimilation of nitrate into proteins in plants.
- H-Bonding Enables Molecular Dancing
- Transient adsorbed hydrogen facilitates diffusion of organic molecules across a titania surface.
- Healthy Omega-3 Fatty Acid Metabolites
- Scientists identify heart-healthy and anti-inflammatory compounds in foods and dietary supplements.
- Valeric Biofuels Move Forward
- Shell researchers improve a reaction step in the conversion of levulinic acid to valerate esters.
» more science & technology news...
Editor's Page
This And That On Climate p. 3
The Departments
Letters pp. 4-7
Newscripts p. 48
Chemistry, Acrylic on Canvas
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