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July 31, 2008
Gene Activators Mimic Effects Of Exercise
Small-molecule drugs help burn fat and enhance endurance in mice by remodeling muscle.
Legislation Bans Phthalates
Bill focuses on children's toys, boosts power of consumer protection agency.
July 30, 2008
Senators Want Johnson To Step Down
Attorney general asked to investigate whether agency administrator gave misleading statements to Congress.
Coal-To-Methanol Plant Planned For West Virginia
Backers will convert the alcohol into 100 million gal of gasoline.
July 29, 2008
Carbofuran Faces Ban
EPA decision could speed up removal of food pesticide from the U.S. market.
PolyOne Will Close Eight Plants
Polymer compounder is latest to respond to poor economic conditions.
July 28, 2008
Roche's Reversal
Swiss drugmaker wants to bring long-independent Genentech into the fold.
Bubble Fusion Burst
Researcher engaged in misconduct, committee finds.
Guarding Against Fakes
Federal government opens a center to protect and enforce intellectual property rights.
July 25, 2008
Chemical Makers Feel The Pinch
High oil prices crimp earnings, but sun shines on agriculture.
July 24, 2008
Contest For Chemists
Journal issues challenge to create method for predicting solubility.
Protective Protein
Membrane enzyme maintains tuberculosis bacterium's pH.
Visualizing Hydrogen Peroxide
New fluorophore lights up hydrogen peroxide in live mitochondria.
Light-Triggered Base
Radiation induces reversible cis-trans isomerization.
Catalysts Under Pressure
Novel microreactor enables high-resolution imaging under high pressure and temperature.
July 23, 2008
Chemistry Competition
Several teams make history at International Chemistry Olympiad.
Industrial Biotechnology Activity On Rise
Technology can improve process efficiency and provide environmental benefits, ITC says.
Teva Bids $9 Billion For Rival Barr
Deal is latest consolidation move in generic drugs sector.
Perkin Medal Goes To Ian Shankland
Chemist receives award for alternatives to ozone-depleting fluorochemicals.
July 22, 2008
FDA Launches Fellowship Program
Agency aims to attract the best scientists to help it overcome numerous challenges.
July 21, 2008
Roche Bids For Rest Of Genentech
Swiss drugmaker believes the companies will be more innovative together than alone.
Lightweight Atoms Imaged
New method renders conventional instruments capable of 'seeing' hydrogen atoms.
Broader Agenda For Weapons Labs
Half of labs' work will be non-weapons-related science.
Inside View
Technique provides high-resolution images of object interiors.
July 18, 2008
Roche Suspends HIV Drug Research
Finding nothing new to offer against HIV, firm calls it quits.
U.S. Probe Hurts Ranbaxy
Questions about quality spark concerns over buyout.
Court Nixes Power Plant Regulation
EPA must redo rule to curb SO2 and NOx emissions.
Ashland To Buy Hercules For $3.3 Billion
Deal will create firm focused on additives, paper, and resins
July 17, 2008
Gold Complex Changes Color Reversibly
Grinding and exposure to solvents trigger phase transformations and color changes.
July 16, 2008
ACS To Launch New Journal
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces will debut next year.
Yara Buys Canadian Fertilizer Plant
Purchase of Saskferco marks Norwegian firm's entry into North American market.
Groups Encourage Nanomaterial Stewardship
Some fear EPA's voluntary program could become mandatory if more companies don't step up.
Support For Masters Of Science
Professional science master's degree programs are vital and must be funded, NRC report states.
July 15, 2008
Momentive Plans $81 Million Technology Center And Headquarters
Move will consolidate corporate staff and bring 250 jobs to Rensselaer, N.Y.
July 14, 2008
Questioning NF3
Scientists seek measurements of electronic chemical in atmosphere.
Marine Methane Mystery Explained
Aerobic pathway may account for high levels of methane in surface waters.
G-8 Endorses Emissions Cuts
Declaration marks turning point for President Bush.
July 11, 2008
Fire And Ice
Abandoned, cracked pipe led to $50 million Valero refinery fire.
Generic Drugs
Germany's Fresenius will acquire heparin leader APP Pharmaceuticals.
July 10, 2008
Dow Bids $19 Billion For Rohm And Haas
Dows latest move would create the world's largest specialties and advanced materials company.
RNA-Controlled Gene Expression
Target of transcription-altering synthetic RNA is another RNA.
Catalyst In A Bottle Works Better
Trapping metal particles inside nanotubes alters physical and chemical properties.
Cal Dooley Selected To Lead ACC
Former congressman will become president of chemical industry group.
U.K. School Opens Process R&D Institute
University of Leeds seeks to bring academia and industry closer together.
July 9, 2008
Moon Glass Contains Water
Analyses suggest the moon has not always been arid.
Formaldehyde Fumes Linked To Particleboard
Concentrations in trailers were up to 11 times higher than in typical homes.
Hydrochlorination Reformation
Transition-metal catalysis lets more substrates take part in a textbook reaction.
July 7, 2008
Bernardo Gradin Will Head Braskem
Predecessor José Grubisich will join parent company Odebrecht's bioenergy business.
Chemical Vulnerability
Department of Homeland Security sends letters to high-risk facilities.
Solutia Considers Splitting In Half
Number two nylon maker may sell its business to focus on specialties.
Sorting Nanotubes
Chemical coating winnows tiny carbon tubes by chirality.
Fuel From Garbage
Canadian facility will be first to produce ethanol from solid waste on an industrial scale.
July 3, 2008
Compact Bulbs Made Safer
Selenium sorbent lowers risk of mercury exposure from light bulbs.
July 2, 2008
Ionic-Liquid Solar Cells
Blending solids leads to stable ionic liquid and efficient energy conversion device.
Microspheres Read DNA Microarrays
Electrostatic repulsion detects DNA pairing.
July 1, 2008
Kyoto Prize Goes To Anthony Pawson
Canadian scientist will receive $460,000 for pioneering work on cell signaling.
Dunking Doughnuts Into Cells
Doughnut-shaped polymeric particles could be used as cellular tags and for drug delivery.
Global Trade Talks Revived
Chemical manufacturers seek tariff elimination in multilateral Doha deal.
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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
» Photo Galleries
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.
» C&EN Blogroll
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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