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"We used to tell students that, if you take an advanced degree in chemistry, your career will be secure. That's not true anymore."
RONALD BRESLOW, UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY – p. 3
September 26, 2011
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Highlights
Cover Story
Getting The Steel Out
Automakers push ahead on energy-saving carbon fiber composites despite questions of economic viability. (pp. 10-14)
Government & Policy
New Life For Free‑Trade Deals(Member Content)
Republicans, Democrats may come together to pass a trio of long-delayed agreements. (pp. 23-25)
Science & Technology
Personalizing Nanomedicine(Member Content)
Researchers strive to tailor patient care by developing nanoparticles called theranostics that can simultaneously monitor and treat disease. (pp. 29-32)
Table of Contents
News Of The Week
Pitcher Plant Inspires Super Slippery Surface p. 5
Materials Science: Omniphobic material mimics carnivorous plant’s slick surface structure.
Ireland Beckons Biotech Business p. 6
Pharmaceuticals: Investments and mergers have Irish eyes smiling.
Dow Funds 2012 Chemistry Olympiad p. 7
Philanthropy: Firm pledges $2.5 million to help ACS host next year’s international competition.
Moving From Lab To Market p. 7
Technology Transfer: President Obama unveils initiatives to encourage, support commercialization.
Scientist Admits Trade Secret Theft p. 7
Industrial Espionage: Plea deal, if accepted by court, will avoid a trial for former Dow researcher.
Protests Flare At Chinese Solar Plant p. 8
Environment: Water contamination infuriates nearby residents.
Lowering The Brain's Drawbridge p. 8
Drug Delivery: New technique shepherds large molecules across the blood-brain barrier in mice.
Longest Synthetic Oligosialic Acids p. 9
Carbohydrate Chemistry: Achievement could aid design of antibacterial vaccines.
EPA Stalls On CO2 Rules p. 9
Greenhouse Gas: Agency puts off proposal to cut power plant emissions.
Business
Making The Most Of Changes In Printing pp. 18-19 (Member Content)
New pigment chemistry is a boon for Cabot and a Massachusetts town.
The Public Wins In Dalian pp. 20-21 (Member Content)
Spontaneous protests lead to closure of a Chinese petrochemical facility.
Business Concentrates pp. 16-17 (Member Content)
- Mascoma, Elevance Plan IPOs
- Two renewable chemicals companies, Mascoma and Elevance Renewable Sciences, have filed for initial public offerings of stock...
- Williams To Hike Ethylene Capacity
- Natural gas processing firm Williams Cos. plans to expand ethylene capacity at its ethane steam cracker in Geismar, La....
- Petrochemical Firms Invest In Lubricants
- ExxonMobil Chemical and Chevron Phillips Chemical (CPChem) have unveiled investments in poly-α-olefins (PAOs) for use as lubricant base stocks...
- Indorama Will Buy European Recycler
- Thailand’s Indorama Ventures is buying Wellman International, Europe’s largest polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycler...
- Lanxess Eyes More Biobased Rubber
- Lanxess plans to partially use renewable resources to make ethylene-propylene-diene rubber (EPDM) at its plant in Triunfo, Brazil...
- Chemical Firms Eye Pollution Control
- FMC, Church & Dwight, and Tata Chemicals (Soda Ash) Partners are forming a joint venture to make and market sodium-based dry sorbents for...
- Siam Cement To Buy 30% Of Chandra Asri
- Thailand’s Siam Cement will pay $425 million for a 30% stake in Chandra Asri Petrochemical...
- Bayer CropScience Raises R&D Spending
- Bayer CropScience will phase out some older products, increase R&D spending, and extend its seed business, CEO Sandra E. Peterson told...
- Imerys Opens U.S. Proppants Plant
- The French minerals firm Imerys has built a new facility in Andersonville, Ga., to manufacture ceramic proppants...
- New Light Stabilizer Aids Greenhouses
- BASF is launching a new light stabilizer for plastics used in greenhouse films. The German firm says it has completed six years of testing...
- GE Will Invest In Cancer Diagnostics
- GE Healthcare will spend $1 billion, or about 15%, of its R&D budget over the next five years to expand its cancer diagnostic and molecular imaging...
- Vanderbilt Advances Biotech Partnerships
- Vanderbilt University’s Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery is advancing work with nonacademic partners...
- West-Ward To Boost Contract Production
- Responding to drug shortages, Hikma Pharmaceuticals’ U.S. subsidiary, West-Ward Pharmaceuticals, plans to raise its share of the U.S. market...
- Business Roundup
- SK Group, Daesan MMA , Electrochaea, Quanterix, Air Liquide, GalChimia, Tokai Pharmaceuticals, Merck Serono ...
ACS News
IYC Profile: Mauritius p. 38
In deepwater dives, Daniel Marie hunts for bioactive compounds to treat diseases such as cancer.
This Week Online
Seeing Inside Tears
Biomedical Assay: Using a microfluidic chip, a new method analyzes proteins in tears.
Clothing Sheds Microplastics Into Sea
Water Pollution: Washing synthetic fabrics may be a major source of plastic particles in the oceans.
Dow CEO Talks Manufacturing
C&EN Senior Editor Alex Tullo analyzes comments Liveris made recently on CNN, noting that the executive seems to have backed away from government incentives.
Cultural Conservation Conference Coverage
C&EN Senior Editor Sarah Everts reports that researchers are looking to replace formaldehyde in preserving animal specimens.
Government & Policy
New Life For Free‑Trade Deals pp. 23-25 (Member Content)
Republicans, Democrats may come together to pass a trio of long-delayed agreements.
Academic Freedom Challenged p. 26 (Member Content)
Judge to decide whether climate researcher can argue for protection of his documents.
Government & Policy Concentrates p. 22 (Member Content)
- OECD Report Links Innovation And Growth
- Technological innovation is increasingly critical for nations that are struggling to recover from the current financial crisis, according to the latest analysis from...
- House Bill Would Delay Boiler Rule
- The House of Representatives’ Energy & Commerce Committee voted 36-14 to approve legislation that would give EPA more time to set new emissions standards for industrial boilers...
- Chemistry Teams Win Innovation Grants
- NIH announced 79 awards totaling $143.8 million that support innovative ways to advance biomedical research. The grants are part of three programs...
- China, India Lead The Energy Pack
- Worldwide energy consumption will grow by 53% from 2008 to 2035, mostly driven by economic growth in developing countries, particularly China and India....
- Emerging Pollutants Named In Great Lakes
- Synthetic musk fragrances—which are used in personal care and cleaning products—and pharmaceuticals are among the eight classes of chemicals that are emerging contaminants...
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Awards
p. 39 (Member Content)
Obituaries
pp. 41-42 (Member Content)
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Science & Technology
Personalizing Nanomedicine pp. 29-32 (Member Content)
Researchers strive to tailor patient care by developing nanoparticles called theranostics that can simultaneously monitor and treat disease.
Golden Year for Inorganic Chemistry pp. 33-35 (Member Content)
ACS Meeting News: Inorganic Chemistry turns 50, giving inorganic chemists a reason to pause and celebrate.
Voices Of Inorganic Chemistry pp. 33-35 (Member Content)
Analyzing Nuclear Processes pp. 36-37 (Member Content)
ACS Meeting News: Analytical chemists devise ways to watch radioactive streams.
Science & Technology Concentrates pp. 27-28
- Gamers Solve Protein Structure
- Foldit players find model that leads to solution of retroviral protease structure
- Cyanocuprates Boost Ketone Synthesis
- Approach improves direct conversion of carboxylic acids to ketones relative to organolithium reagents
- Reducing Shipping Air Pollution Bodes Well
- Researchers test the impact of California fuel regulations intended to reduce emissions from ocean-going vessels
- Porphyrin’s Hole Plugged By Ethylene
- All-organic porphyrin displays electronic properties amenable to solar energy collection
- Carbon-Based Thermoelectrics
- Carbon nanotube-polymer composites offer lightweight, flexible alternatives to classic inorganic semiconductors
- Shark Lipid Repels Virus
- Cationic sterol previously studied for other indications blocks infection by a variety of viruses
- Cyclic Surrogates Pass The Acid Test
- Cyclopentane-1,3-diones are viable options for replacing carboxylic acids in drug candidates
- Stretching Livens Up Electron Transport
- Molecular dynamics simulation shows boost in electron tunneling for elongated designer molecule
» more science & technology news...
Editor's Page
Changing Pharma Paradigms p. 3
Meetings
43rd Western Regional Meeting p. 40 (Member Content)
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, 4
Newscripts p. 48
Fried Bubblegum, Poultry Plastic
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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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