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December 27, 2006
Plant Security Measure Proposed
DHS drafts plan to protect public from terrorist attack on chemical plants.
December 26, 2006
Microbial Genome Stimulates R&D
German firms, government link to develop industrial biotechnology.
Fluorometric Assay Simplifies Monitoring Of Boronic Acids
Indicator dye permits benchtop visual tracking of boronic acid consumption in Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reactions.
December 22, 2006
EPA Proposes Change In Air Toxics Rule
Critics say reclassification scheme would allow companies to pollute more.
December 21, 2006
Government Cancels Anthrax Vaccine Contract
Failure reflects problems with Project BioShield; legislative fix revamps program, boosts incentives.
Free Science Journal Debuts
Open-access publisher launches an inclusive online journal that solicits reader input.
Hassium-270 Is Long-Lived
Experiment confirms predictions of relatively stable superheavy nucleus having 108 protons and 162 neutrons.
December 19, 2006
Right-to-Know Info Shrinks
EPA says change will reward cleaner firms; activists, Democrats decry move.
Bruce Bursten Is 2007 ACS President-Elect
University of Tennessee dean will focus on education and communication.
Flurry of Deals
A quartet of companies unloads unwanted businesses at year's end.
December 18, 2006
Administration Proposes Rail Security Plan
Chemical shippers say rules would enhance the security of transporting hazardous cargo
Pesticide Spraying Rule Challenged In Court
Industry says permit exemption for pesticide use in water is too limited; activists claim EPA ignores duty under law.
2007 Budget Gets Scrooged
Democrats say they will continue federal spending at 2006 levels.
Stamping Electronics
Simple process could deliver next-generation electronics.
DuPont Nurtures Seed Business
Company tilts away from agricultural chemicals, will cut 1,500 jobs.
Nanotube Photoconductors
Coaxial structure shapes optoelectronic properties.
December 15, 2006
Hotly Fixated On Nitrogen
Newly discovered microbe reduces N2 to NH3 at record-high temperatures.
Canada Targets Toxic Chemicals
Industry views program as challenging but manageable.
Celanese Regroups
Oxo chemicals unit will be sold to private equity firm.
December 14, 2006
California Chemicals Legislation Afoot
Industry says exemption provides regulatory certainty; environmental activists see a weakening of federal protection.
Tetraazidomethane: Chemistry With A Bang
First confirmed synthesis of C(N3)4 proves it's highly unstable but it can lead to a diverse set of products.
December 13, 2006
Glaxo Forges Into Biologics
Purchase of Domantis provides next-generation antibody technology.
NIH Scientist Pleads Guilty
Trey Sunderland admits to engaging in conflict of interest activities.
December 12, 2006
Warm Oceans Harm Phytoplankton
Satellite data link ocean temperatures, health of photosynthetic plants.
December 11, 2006
BiotechExchange.org Debuts
ACS launches social-networking site for biotech researchers.
Change In The Air
Streamlined reviews of air quality standards will enhance role of political appointees.
The Gush Of Water On Mars
Global Surveyor spots recent flows of liquid water in gullies.
Copper Capture
A copper-sensitive protein controls gene transcription in a who's who of pathogens.
DOE Promotes Nuclear Energy
Spent fuel would be 'recycled' until delayed repository opens.
December 8, 2006
ACS Board News
Directors approve 2007 budget, elect new chair, and confirm education director.
Robert Parry Dies at 89
Former ACS president mentored students, studied boron, and founded an ACS journal.
December 6, 2006
Constructing The Gilded Cage
Dendritic growth creates hardier platinum nanocages.
University Research Gets Financial Boost
Investment firms fund R&D at U.K. universities Cardiff and York.
New Take On C-F Activation
Selective activation of perfluorinated arenes yields Suzuki-type cross-coupling products.
NASA Plans Return To Moon
Agency officials announce plans to set up lunar base by 2020.
Bisphenol A May Trigger Human Breast Cancer
Study in rats provides strongest case yet against common environmental chemical.
December 5, 2006
Science Called Key To U.S. Competitiveness
Brookings' proposals urge government to increase support for fellowships and prizes in science and technology.
December 4, 2006
REACH Is Wrapped Up
Last-minute compromise ensures passage of regulatory regime by European Union.
Pfizer Pulls Torcetrapib
Loss leaves a gaping hole in company's late-stage pipeline.
Reclassifying Nanosilver
EPA will now consider nanosilver used in washing machines as pesticides.
A Pipeline Push
Pfizer cuts sales staff by 20% as it touts its research program.
Atmospheric Chemistry
Air pollution controls nip NOx in the bud.
December 1, 2006
EPA Reverses Course On Toxics Reporting Rules
Agency retains annual reporting requirement for Toxics Release Inventory; Senate Democrats will try to prevent other proposed changes.
How Polonium Poisons
210Po carpet bombs cells with damaging α-particles.
Financial Firms Buy H. C. Starck
Sale of metals maker will help Bayer's life sciences push.
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November 10, 2008
Tiny Loudspeakers
Flexible, stretchable carbon-nanotube-based devices emit sound via thermoacoustic effect
November 3, 2008
Employment Outlook: Extreme Chemistry
Chemists working in extreme environments mix science with adventure
October 6, 2008
Networking Know-How
It's not just about finding a job, it's about building relationships
September 29, 2008
C&EN Talks With Stephen Lyons
A television producer's take on what makes good chemistry for the small screen
September 22, 2008
Hybrid Polymers For Healing Voices
Elastin mimics could help grow new vocal cords.
September 15, 2008
Making Borosilicate Nanoparticles Is Now Possible
Researchers used video microscopy to observe the synthesis of borosilicate nanoparticles.
September 15, 2008
Newscripts: Grow A Home
This simulation offers an in-depth look at Plantware's proposed ecoarchitectural process.
September 1, 2008
Bringing Life To Deadly Accidents
Chemical safety board finds a powerful, popular tool in animated videos of chemical plant accidents
August 28, 2008
Camera Iris Mechanism Saves Bacteria
Complementary approaches capture ion channel in its open form
July 21, 2008
Spreading The Joy Of Science
Bayer's worldwide educational programs show students and the public the wonder of science
July 17, 2008
Gold Complex Changes Color Reversibly
Grinding and exposure to solvents trigger phase transformations and color changes
July 7, 2008
What's That Stuff? Bowling Balls
Knocking down pins and getting strikes with polymer science and surface chemistry
July 7, 2008
Took Only A Spark
This Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board video of Barton Solvents plant's destruction explains how a tank farm explosion and fire could have been avoided with proper equipment grounding and better handling of nonconductive flammable liquids
July 7, 2008
Follow The Green Spot
An ultraviolet-light-emitting diode creates a green cloud in a photochromic solution
June 23, 2008
Electron Microscopy For Chemists
Advances in imaging and elemental analysis move TEM toward the realm of analytical chemistry
June 23, 2008
Molecular Cage May Contain ... Nothing
Self-assembled prisms may enclose empty spaces rather than solvent
June 18, 2008
Chaperonin's Lid Works Like A Camera's Iris
Proteins lid shuts to give proteins privacy while folding inside
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December 1, 2008
As American As Chemical Pie
November 17, 2008
Happy Birthday, Love Canal
It's been 30 years since the neighborhood surrounding America's most famous toxic waste dump was evacuated, yet its legacy is still unfolding
November 10, 2008
Into the Woods
Yale rain forest expedition and lab course gives undergraduates a career-defining appetite for research
October 27, 2008
What's That Stuff? Plasma Globes
Inert gases and electricity combine to generate colored streamers of light
September 1, 2008
Scenes From The ACS National Meeting In Philadelphia
August 18, 2008
Converging Pathways
Chemical companies and environmentalists edge closer together in the pursuit of sustainability
August 4, 2008
Flooded Out Of Their Labs
Displaced University of Iowa faculty strive to advance research while waiting to learn extent of lab damage
April 7, 2008
Surface Science's Sage
Priestley Medalist Gabor A. Somorjai has been advancing surface chemistry for nearly five decades
April 7, 2008
Molecular Chemistry And Catalysis By Surfaces
» Podcasts
August 21, 2007
Applications in Drug Discovery Podcasts
Couldn't make it to the Analytical Pavilion at the national meeting in Boston? Download C&EN podcasts of the speakers at the pavilion.
August 20, 2007
Roald Hoffmann: Chemist and Poet
Roald Hoffmann reads some of his poetry from the C&EN booth.
» Interactive
June 11, 2007
CAS Timeline
100 years of progress from volunteers and index cards to cutting edge computers, see the progress of CAS.
June 11, 2007
The Incredible Vastness of Data
In the hands of CAS, a morass of data points ends up telling epic research stories, page by page.
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Blog: C&EN at CHEMRAWN
» C&EN's Amanda Yarnell reports from CHEMRAWN XII in Cape Town, South Africa, where chemists from around the continent and the world have gathered to discuss their efforts to ensure an adequate and sustainable supply of food for the people of Africa.
Live from Bali: The UN Climate Change Conference
» Daily dispatches of news and observations from The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia from Environmental Science & Technology's Erika Engelhaupt.
Blog: ACS Fall National Meeting 2007
» Daily dispatches from the 234rd National Meeting & Exposition in Boston from Chemical & Engineering News reporters.
Chemistry's Long Tail
» Taken together, three books describe a future for working chemists who will need something different from their professional society
Blog: Brazil!
» Daily dispatches from a 10-day research and meeting trip in Brazil from Chemical & Engineering News and Environmental Science & Technology reporters.
Blog: ACS Spring National Meeting 2007
» Daily dispatches from the 233rd National Meeting & Exposition in Chicago by Chemical & Engineering News reporters.
Blog: ACS Fall National Meeting 2006
» Daily dispatches from the 2006 ACS Fall National Meeting in San Francisco from Chemical & Engineering News reporters.
Blog: ACS Spring National Meeting 2006
» Daily dispatches from the 2006 ACS Spring National Meeting in Atlanta from Chemical & Engineering News reporters.
Blog: C&EN @ AAAS
» Daily dispatches from the AAAS 2006 Annual Meeting by a pair of Chemical & Engineering News reporters.
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