Battling Bedbugs
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"To not understand the consequences of what you are introducing into the world is problematic."
PAUL T. ANASTAS, ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR, EPA OFFICE OF RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT – p. 40
March 7, 2011
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Highlights
Cover Story
Battling The Bedbug Epidemic
Chemical controls, government action, and personal vigilance are all required to tame the outbreak. (pp. 13-18)
Business
Petrochemicals (Member Content)
Cheap raw materials and a muted industry downturn add up to good times for U.S. companies. (pp. 22-25)
241st ACS National Meeting
Meeting Events In Anaheim
Highlights of events and lists of exhibitions and exhibitor workshops. (pp. 58-61, 66-81)
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News Of The Week
Europe's Firms Back On Track p. 7
Chemical Earnings: Economic growth powers fourth-quarter rebound.
Government On Life Support p. 8
Congress: Temporary spending bill averts government shutdown, at least for now.
'Shaving' Graphene p. 8
Nanoscience: Zinc treatment chemically peels off layers of graphene.
Organocatalysis Expands p. 9
Synthesis: Method directly yields β-functionalized aldehydes.
Merck Sells Biomanufacturing Network To Fujifilm p. 9
Biopharmaceuticals: Contract manufacturing operations to transfer to industry newcomer.
Quake Shakes New Zealand Chemistry p. 10
Natural Disaster: Upheaval closes Christchurch area universities.
Daiichi Will Buy Plexxikon p. 10
Pharmaceuticals: Deal adds to spending spree by Japan's drugmakers.
Patent Overhaul Gathers Steam p. 11
Intellectual Property: Amendments to a Senate bill move patent reform a step forward.
Greenlight For New Automotive Refrigerant p. 11
Regulation: Compound has low global warming potential, EPA says.
Business
Petrochemicals pp. 22-25 (Member Content)
Cheap raw materials and a muted industry downturn add up to good times for U.S. companies.
Catching Winners pp. 26-27 (Member Content)
Lilly's online drug discovery initiative reaches its first collaborative deal with the University of Notre Dame.
Integrating Cognis pp. 28-29 (Member Content)
To succeed in personal care, BASF looks to link the scientific and the emotional.
C&EN Talks With J. Brian Ferguson p. 30 (Member Content)
The Chemical Industry Medal Winner navigated Eastman Chemical through a difficult period.
Business Concentrates pp. 20-21 (Member Content)
- JSR Plans Thai Rubber Plant
- JSR will set up a large-scale tire rubber plant in Thailand...
- Bluestar Silicones Invests In U.S.
- Bluestar Silicones has acquired a former textile chemicals factory in Charlotte, N.C....
- DuPont, Holst Target Printed Electronics
- DuPont’s microcircuit materials business will work with Holst Centre...
- Olin Buying Out Chlorine Partner
- Chlorine and ammunition maker Olin has bought out its 50-50 partner PolyOne....
- BASF Will Divest Fertilizer Business
- BASF is planning to sell its fertilizer activities in Antwerp, Belgium...
- DSM Adds To Asian Composites
- DSM will augment its Asian presence in composite resins such as unsaturated polyester and vinyl esters...
- Lanxess To Acquire Syngenta Biocide Line
- Lanxess has agreed to acquire Syngenta’s material protection business for an undisclosed sum...
- Mitsubishi And Honam Hike Acrylics Output
- Mitsubishi Rayon and Honam Petrochemical will increase capacity at their joint-venture methyl methacrylate (MMA) plant in Yeosu, South Korea...
- Government Awards Flu Vaccine Contracts
- Novavax has been awarded a contract valued at up to $179 million by the Biomedical Advanced Research & Development Authority (BARDA)...
- New Venture Fund Targets Academia
- Osage University Partners, a venture capital firm launched in 2009 to support start-up companies based on university research...
- Genomatica Raises Funding For Scale-Up
- Renewable chemicals firm Genomatica has raised $45 million in a fourth round of funding...
- Agilent Acquires Start-Up Companies
- Agilent Technologies has acquired two small firms to expand its life sciences offerings...
- UCSF Teams Up With Zambon’s Zcube Unit
- University of California, San Francisco, and Zcube, the research venture arm of Italian drug firm Zambon, will work together...
- Business Roundup
- ExxonMobil, BASF, Oxea, Invista, Dow Chemical, Evonik Industries, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Ashta Chemicals, Merck & Co....
Meetings
Meeting Events In Anaheim
Highlights of events and lists of exhibitions and exhibitor workshops. (pp. 58-61, 65-81)
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2011 C&EN Calendar Web Exclusive
C&EN's latest list of meetings and events of interest to those in the chemical community.
This Week Online
Government & Policy
Mercury Is Out At NIST p. 34 (Member Content)
Standards agency quits calibration of mercury thermometers.
Double Duty pp. 37-38 (Member Content)
Reusing comet-exploring spacecraft yields big payoffs.
Insights: Predicting Toxicity p. 40 (Member Content)
Chemists should be aware of the potential risks posed by the products they make.
Government & Policy Concentrates p. 32 (Member Content)
- Pentagon Wants $1.6 Billion For Weapons Disposal
- The Obama Administration’s proposed fiscal 2012 budget calls for spending more than $1.6 billion to continue activities associated...
- Deadline Pushed Back For Emissions Reports
- EPA is postponing a March 31 deadline for industry to report 2010 emissions of greenhouse gases...
- NIH Begins Oil Spill Health Study
- NIH has launched a 10-year study to examine the potential human health effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill...
- DOE, DOD To Join On Battery R&D
- Under an agreement announced last week, the Department of Defense will deploy and further develop basic energy-related R&D discoveries...
- Superfund Tax Bill Introduced
- Legislation to reimpose a tax on chemicals and crude oil to pay for environmental cleanups was introduced in the Senate on March 2....
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ACS Comment
ACS: 2010 Highlights And 2011 Goals p. 55 (Member Content)
People
Obituaries p. 56 (Member Content)
Social Networking And C&EN
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Science & Technology
Chemistry Unlocks Ancient Secrets pp. 44-47 (Member Content)
Cutting-edge analytical methods decipher molecular clues buried in age-old artifacts.
Calcium's Awakening pp. 49-51 (Member Content)
After sitting interminably in magnesium's shadow, the alkaline-earth metal's chemistry is coming alive.
Science & Technology Concentrates pp. 42-43 (Member Content)
- Molecular Machine Wrap
- A helical molecule that can wrap and unwrap itself around a dumbbell-shaped molecule functions as a molecular shuttle
- ‘Ethical’ Stem Cell Abnormalities Could Hinder Research
- New findings reveal that induced pluripotent stem cells can have problematic mutations
- Fluoride Sensor Also Fluorinates
- A sulfonium borane complex that traps fluoride ions can turn around and use them in substitution reactions
- Stealth Bacteria Fighters Have Golden Stability
- Chemists have designed gold-stabilized liposomes to selectively deliver antimicrobial agents to sites of infection
- Ammonia-Emitting Meteorite Hints At Life’s Origins
- Evidence from an Antarctic meteorite makes a case for outer-space delivery of chemicals essential for life
- Balancing Act Reduces Peptide Aggregation
- Scientists modulate molecular aggregation by balancing hydrophobicity and electrostatic repulsion
- Chemical Weapon For Plants Unsheathed
- The war between plants and infectious microbes uncovers sulforaphane as a natural plant-defense chemical
- Mucus Proteins Aid Hydrophobic Pollutants
- Glycoproteins in mucus may increase the toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by helping them enter cells
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Editor's Page
CENtral Science p. 3
The Departments
Letters p. 4
Newscripts p. 88
Portman's Prowess, 'Star Trek' Chemistry, Cell Phone Signals
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Environmental SCENE News
Fertilizer May Help Bacteria Slip Into Groundwater
Water Safety: High phosphate levels allow deadly microbes to pass through soil.
Bisphenol A Is Ubiquitous In Receipts
Endocrine Disrupters: Researchers detect BPA in every receipt that they collected from seven U.S. cities.
Sunlight Is An Effective Disinfectant
Public Health: Field work shows that a cheap water treatment method improves children's health.
House Takes Aim At Clean Air Act
Pollution: Industry backs cost-benefit analyses of EPA rules, but critics fear assault on public health.
Analytical SCENE News
New Method Isolates Membrane Proteins
Protein Purification: Technique separates proteins on a lipid bilayer.
Bisphenol A Is Ubiquitous In Receipts
Endocrine Disrupters: Researchers detect BPA in every receipt that they collected from seven U.S. cities.
Mapping Drugs In Human Tissue
Clinical Chemistry: Mass spectrometry imaging provides view of an inhaled drug in human lung tissue.
Skeletons Come To Light
Fluorescence Imaging: Monitoring cells as they dissolve bone may lead to disease treatments.
Analyzing Nuclear Processes
ACS Meeting News: Analytical chemists devise ways to watch radioactive streams.
JACS Research In C&EN
Indole Changeup Yields Elusive Alkaloid
ACS Meeting News: Cyclization and nitrene insertion star in synthesis.
Prefab Synthesis Moves Ahead
Organic Chemistry: First stable alpha-boryl aldehydes ease preparation of complex small molecules.
Multiple Bradykinin States Revealed
The peptide adopts at least 10 conformers in solution, explaining why its structure had only been partially characterized.
Scaling Up The Axinellamines
A quicker, more efficient, and stereocontrolled route to a key intermediate streamlines natural product syntheses.
A Revamped Vancomycin
Medicinal Chemistry: Modified compound shows promise against hard-to-treat bacteria.
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