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"Bizarrely, scientists are often the last people to use modern information technology."
PETER MURRAY-RUST, CHEMIST, UNILEVER CENTRE FOR MOLECULAR INFORMATICS – p. 45
October 10, 2011
In This Issue:
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Highlights
Cover Story
Lipids Take Charge
Mass spectrometry propels the field of lipidomics. With Video (pp. 15-20)
Business
When Scientists Betray Employers(Member Content)
Cultural differences may help explain rash of trade secret theft involving Asian researchers. (pp. 24-26)
Science & Technology
Feeding Your Gut Microbiome(Member Content)
Digestive health benefits correlate with high levels of good bacteria promoted by unusual carbohydrates added to food. (pp. 42-43)
Table of Contents
News Of The Week
Nobel Prize in Chemistry p. 7
Awards: Dan Shechtman wins for discovery of convention-bucking quasicrystals. With Video
Nobel Prize In Physics p. 8
Awards: Three share honor for discovering accelerating expansion of the universe
A Dim View In Europe p. 8
Reputation: Public mistrust of chemical industry weighs on policymakers.
Dow Invests In Education p. 9
Research: Firm will spend $250 million on chemistry programs at U.S. universities.
National Chemistry Week p. 9
"Chemistry—Our Health, Our Future!" is this year's theme.
New Cancer Vaccine Strategy p. 10
Cancer Treatment: Two-headed molecule summons immune-system attack.
Making Dinitrogen p. 10
Environment: Pathway involves microbial oxidation of ammonia via nitric oxide and hydrazine.
Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine p. 11
Awards: Three researchers share prize for their work on immunity.
Contract Research p. 11
Pharmaceutical Product Development to go private in $3.9 billion deal.
Cellulosic Ethanol Production Lags p. 12
Biofuels: National Research Council questions government's output goals.
Stopgap Measure Buys Congress Time p. 12
Budget: Short-term resolution provides funds to keep federal government running through mid-November.
Business
When Scientists Betray Employers pp. 24-26 (Member Content)
Cultural differences may help explain rash of trade secret theft involving Asian researchers.
Solar Shuffle p. 24 (Member Content)
The U.S. becomes a top destination for installing—but not manufacturing—photovoltaic modules.
Avantor Bolsters Presence In Taiwan p. 30 (Member Content)
Joining others, electronic materials supplier sets up technical center in key semiconductor market.
Business Concentrates pp. 22-23 (Member Content)
- U.S. Funds Biodefense Agents
- The U.S. government has announced a blitz of biodefense research funding awards. The largest, to Emergent BioSolutions...
- Dow And Oxy Will Form Joint Venture
- Dow Chemical revealed that it plans a joint venture with Occidental Chemical to make a precursor for a refrigerant with low global-warming potential (GWP)...
- PolyOne Is Buying ColorMatrix
- Plastics compounder PolyOne has agreed to acquire ColorMatrix for $486 million....
- Rhodia AdvancesRare-Earths Business
- Rhodia, which was recently bought by Solvay, has undertaken two projects to advance its rare-earths business...
- Big Polymer Deals Are Completed
- Ineos and BASF have completed the formation of the Styrolution joint venture...
- Lanxess Plans Investments In Brazil
- Lanxess has unveiled a series of investments at its site in Porto Feliz, Brazil, where it says it is constructing a “major specialty chemicals hub.” ...
- Evonik To Produce Lysine In Russia
- Evonik Industries has established a joint venture with the Russian firm RusBiotech International that will build a plant for the animal feed additive l-lysine...
- AZ Buys Clariant’s Polysilazane Line
- AZ Electronic Materials has acquired Clariant ’s polysilazane coatings and resins business for about $5 millionc...
- Evonik Building Chinese Peroxide Unit
- Evonik Industries is building a hydrogen peroxide plant in China’s Jilin province...
- BASF Seeks Extension Of Color Agreement
- BASF has asked the Federal Trade Commission to approve an extension of an agreement it has to supply Dominion Colour with indanthrone blue pigments....
- GSK Gives Equipment To Seattle Nonprofit
- GlaxoSmithKline has donated a range of instrumentation and equipment to the Infectious Disease Research Institute...
- ScinoPharm Lists On Taiwan Stock Market
- ScinoPharm, Taiwan’s largest producer of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), has listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange...
- Hikma Eyes Morocco With Acquisition
- Hikma Pharmaceuticals has acquired 63.9% of Société de Promotion Pharmaceutique du Maghreb (Promopharm) for $112.2 million and is launching...
- Business Roundup
- Dow Chemical,Eastman Chemical, Altana, DIC Corp, Allylix, Evotec, MedImmune, Pfizer, Merck KGaA, Ono Pharmaceutical ...
Education
After-School Sustainability pp. 39-40
Science Club for Girls teaches green chemistry concepts via the science of personal care products.
This Week Online
Skeletons Come To Light
Fluorescence Imaging: Monitoring cells as they dissolve bone may lead to disease treatments.
Bisphenol A Is Ubiquitous In Receipts
Endocrine Disrupters: Researchers detect BPA in every receipt that they collected from seven U.S. cities.
Chemistry Carnival: Your Favorite Chemical Reactions
Awards: Dan Shechtman wins for discovery of convention-bucking quasicrystals.
People On Social Media Respond To A Nobel
Associate Editor Carmen Drahl tracks the run-up and reactions online to the announcement of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Government & Policy
Investigating A Fatal Phosgene Leak pp. 34-35 (Member Content)
Safety board report examines three accidents occuring within 33 hours at DuPont West Virginia plant.
Patent Reform Crosses Finish Line pp. 36-37 (Member Content)
Big business, small inventors split on impacts of overhauling patent process.
Education Bolsters Racial Equality pp. 38-39 (Member Content)
Getting a science or technology degree improves job prospects for everyone.
Government & Policy Concentrates p. 31 (Member Content)
- Free-Trade Pacts Sent To Congress
- President Barack Obama formally submitted pending free-trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia, and Panama to Congress last week...
- NSF Sets Up Virtual Institutes
- To support collaboration that fosters innovation among scientists and educators around the world, NSF has launched three pilot virtual projects under a new program...
- Local Storage Urged For Anthrax Meds
- Public health officials on the state and local levels should determine where and how antibiotics should be stored in their communities, as part of preparations for a large-scale terrorist attack...
- Standards To Gauge Carbon Footprints
- Standardized methods released last week can guide businesses in calculating and reporting the greenhouse gas emissions associated with their products....
- FDA Aims To Spur Biomedical Innovation
- FDA has identified several steps it can take immediately to help reinvigorate the U.S. biotech and pharmaceutical industries and spur innovation...
» more government & policy news...
ACS Comment
ACS: Your Professional Home For Life p. 51 (Member Content)
ACS News
Honoring Service To Society pp. 54-56
ACS salutes its volunteers during the ChemLuminary Awards celebration in Denver.
Awards
p. 53 (Member Content)
Social Networking And C&EN
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Science & Technology
Feeding Your Gut Microbiome pp. 42-43 (Member Content)
Digestive health benefits correlate with high levels of good bacteria promoted by unusual carbohydrates added to food.
Bacterial Messengers p. 44 (Member Content)
Method encodes and decodes text messages.
C&EN Talks With Peter Murray-Rust p. 45 (Member Content)
Chemistry technophile discusses his project to make laboratories smarter.
Science & Technology Concentrates pp. 40-41
- Stents That Heal
- Researchers modify artery-opening devices with peptide that triggers blood vessel repair
- Fluoroborate Scaled Up, Ready For Inaction
- Chemists solve synthetic impasse to make gram quantities of anion for electrolyte and catalyst applications
- Yardstick Measures Cysteines On The Move
- Fate of one cysteine among many is detectable with atomic force microscopy
- Gold Catalyzes Esterifications
- Nanoparticles of the precious metal and its alloys with palladium transformdiols
- Old-Age Blindness Risk Explained
- Condition attributed to gene mutation that impedes binding of malondialdehyde to gene protein
- Mass Spec Maps Disordered Proteins
- Isotope-exchange technique requires little sample to probe ordering transition
- Chemoenzymatic Path Yields Chiral Amides
- Enantioconvergent synthesis converts inexpensive racemic alpha-substituted amides into valuable enantiopure products
- Method Optimizes Interfering RNA
- High-throughput technique quickly evaluates possible RNA modifications
» more science & technology news...
Books
Better Memory Is A Moonwalk Away pp. 48-49
Enter the world of memory champions and learn some of their secrets.
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. 4-5 (Member Content)
Newscripts p. 64
The Real Tatooine, Manly Voices Spark Memories. With Video and Audio
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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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