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ROBERT H. GRUBBS, 2005 NOBEL LAUREATE IN CHEMISTRY – p. 25
July 11, 2011
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Highlights
Cover Story
Electronic Complexity
Materials suppliers must stay on the cutting edge to keep pace with demand for smaller, faster, and brighter electronics. (pp. 9-18)
Government & Policy
Powering Innovation (Member Content)
Energy Department's latest programs target critical energy challenges. (pp. 27-30)
Science & Technology
Camp Chemistry
The National Organic Symposium makes for intense summertime bonding. (pp. 33-35)
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Cover Story
Electronic Chemicals p. 9
Behind the scenes, materials suppliers help make electronics faster, brighter, smaller, cheaper.
Materials Enable Memory Advances pp. 10-13
Development of emerging memory architectures relies on material innovations.
A Tiny Problem pp. 14-16
Lithography industry extends old technique in face of setbacks with new one.
Bright Outlook For LED Precursor pp. 17-18
Large new applications are behind boom in the trimethylgallium business.
News Of The Week
Reports Detail A Massive Case Of Fraud p. 4
Misconduct: Documents reveal Bengü Sezen's winding trail of deception.
Clearing Skies p. 5
Clean Air: EPA rule curbs pollutants from power plants in eastern U.S.
Companies Eye Russian Links p. 5
Partnerships: Drug and chemical firms scope out the landscape in a market primed for growth.
Controlling Cell Signaling p. 6
Tissue Engineering: Preorganization allows signal-induced changes to occur faster.
Long Grain Rice Suits Settled p. 6
Bayer has settled with U.S. farmers over contamination by its modified rice crop.
Promoting Global Science p. 7
Initiative: Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research aims to build research capacity abroad.
Protein Regulates Sunburn Pain p. 7
Drug Target: Chemokine CXCL5 boosts skin's tenderness.
Mediator Gives Up A Few Secrets p. 8
Structural Biochemistry: View of transcription complex could aid mechanistic studies, drug discovery.
Marye Anne Fox To Step Down p. 8
People: UC San Diego chancellor will return to chemical research and teaching next summer.
Business
Bioplastics Gathering pp. 21-22 (Member Content)
At the first BioPlastek forum, delegates met for an exchange of information and pointed discussion.
De-Risking Business pp. 23-24 (Member Content)
At BIO, pharma executives pondered how to advance science in a risk-averse environment.
C&EN Talks With Robert Grubbs p. 25 (Member Content)
Nobel Laureate shares his views on commercializing science developed in an academic lab.
Business Concentrates pp. 19-20 (Member Content)
- Two Groups Advance Lithium Battery Materials
- Dow Chemical and Japan’s Ube Industries are planning a joint venture to make and market formulated electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries...
- OM Will Acquire Vacuumschmelze
- OM Group, which makes cobalt- and nickel-based materials and specialty chemicals, has agreed to purchase Vacuumschmelze...
- DSM Lightens Sport Aircraft
- DSM has worked with LH Aviation of Melun, France, to develop a sport aircraft built with a composite of...
- Brunei Gives Nod To Chinese Refinery
- The oil-rich state of Brunei has approved the construction of a refinery and chemical complex by a Chinese company. Zhejiang Hengyi,...
- Shin-Etsu Restarts Silicon Wafer Plant
- Shin-Etsu Chemical has fully rehabilitated its silicon wafer plant in Shirakawa, Japan...
- Ineos Completes Deal, Moves On Another
- Ineos has completed formation of a refining joint venture with PetroChina...
- NatureWorks Expands Lactide Capacity
- NatureWorks will add production of a new lactide intermediate and new grades of its Ingeo-brand polylactic acid to its Blair, Neb....
- Honeywell To Invest In New Blowing Agent
- Honeywell will spend $33 million to add commercial production of hydrofluoroolefin (HFO)-1234ze at its fluorochemicals plant in Baton Rouge...
- Pfizer Eyes Sale Of Two Businesses
- Having conducted a portfolio review, Pfizer says it is investigating options for its animal health and nutrition businesses that may include...
- Amgen, UCB Test Drug On Shuttle
- Amgen and UCB are working with NASA’s Ames Research Center to conduct a preclinical test of an antibody aboard space shuttle Atlantis...
- Sanofi, UCB Forge Academic Ties
- Sanofi has teamed with Weill Cornell Medical College to find anti-infectives to treat tuberculosis, in the latest agreement between a large drug company and...
- Pfizer Buys Back Former Wyeth Plant
- Pfizer has exercised its option to buy back a plant in Rouses Point, N.Y....
- Akzo AcquiresCell-Technology Firm
- AkzoNobel has acquired Integrated Botanical Technologies, a small Ossining, N.Y.-based research firm...
- Business Roundup
- OPX Biotechnologies, Elementis, BASF, Wison (Nanjing) Clean Energy, Grace Construction Products, Eckert & Ziegler, Bioscan, Lanxess, Royalty Pharma, Astellas Pharma, Sorbent Therapeutics, Sanofi, Rib-X Pharmaceuticals...
This Week Online
Tracking Cigarette Chemicals Puff By Puff
Air Quality: Technique separates, identifies, and quantifies smoke compounds as they change.
Perfluorochemicals Linked With Impulsivity
Industrial Pollutants: Scientists find that high blood levels correlate with a core feature of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
The Physics Of Jackson Pollock
C&EN's Artful Science blog discusses recent studies on the fluid dynamics behind Pollock's telltale paint-dripping technique and the fractal nature of his work.
ACS Committees Check In
SciFinder enhancements and the state of congressional politics were among the many topics discussed by ACS committees at the Anaheim, Calif., national meeting.
Government & Policy
Powering Innovation pp. 27-30 (Member Content)
Energy Department's latest programs target critical energy challenges.
Budget: DOE Faces Cuts In 2012 Funding p. 30 (Member Content)
Government & Policy Concentrates p. 26 (Member Content)
- Refining Applicable Costs Under Research Grants
- A task force under the President’s National Science & Technology Council is seeking comments and suggestions for improvements...
- Interim Nuclear Waste Storage Plan Offered
- Responding to the Obama Administration’s decision to cancel plans for a permanent nuclear waste storage facility...
- A Boost To European Science Funding
- If the European Parliament and member states approve a proposed 2014–20 budget, science research in Europe stands to get 45%...
- CDC Lacks Antibiotic Resistance Data
- The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention has limited data on the use of antibiotics in humans and the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant infections...
- DARPA To Launch Synthetic Biology Program
- The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is setting aside $30 million to fund high-risk, cutting-edge R&D in synthetic biology...
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Awards
p. 37 (Member Content)
ACS News
Actions By The ACS Board Of Directors At Its June Meeting p. 37
Official Reports From The Anaheim, Calif., ACS Meeting Web Exclusive
Social Networking And C&EN
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Science & Technology
Camp Chemistry pp. 33-35
The National Organic Symposium makes for intense summertime bonding. Photo Gallery
Brett Fors: The Guy With The Namesake Ligand p. 34
Albert Matlack: The Guy With The Questions p. 35
Ancient Pigments Leave Metal Clues p. 36 (Member Content)
Metallic traces on fossils hint at the shade of feathers adorning extinct birds and dinosaurs.
Science & Technology Concentrates pp. 31-32
- Stem Cells Have Unusual Base
- 5-Formylcytosine has been discovered as a novel genetic base in embryonic stem cell DNA
- Goldilocks Effect Could Govern Reactive Oxygen Species
- It turns out that having just the right number of radicals in cells—not too many or too few—helps inhibit cancers
- Iridium Illuminates Nuclei Of Living Cells
- A metal complex turns on and lights up nuclei by binding to histidine rather than to DNA like other imaging agents
- Hydrogen Peroxide Detected In Space
- H2O2 is spotted in interstellar space for the first time, a finding that could refine astrochemical models involving H2O and O2
- Antibody One-Two Could Knock Out Flu
- Newfound antibody complements a previous antibody's flu-deactivating activity and could enable a universal flu vaccine
- Raman Senses Sugars On Proteins
- Chemists demonstrate that Raman spectroscopy can differentiate between native and glycosylated forms of proteins
- How Giant Algae Heal Cuts And Scrapes
- A sulfated coumarin is the linchpin of a marine dweller's approach to forming gelatinous plugs at injury sites
- Scientists Go To Great Depths For Rare-Earth Elements
- Deep-sea mud in the Pacific Ocean contains enough of the metals to meet the world's growing demand
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Meetings
2011 C&EN Calendar Web Exclusive
C&EN's latest list of meetings and events of interest to those in the chemical community.
The Departments
Letters pp. 2-3
Newscripts p. 40
Finishing 'Chemical-Free,' Fashionable MOFs.
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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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