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Volume 90, Issue 14
Volume 90, Issue 14
Industry executives at Pittcon 2012 strike a cautious note for the year ahead
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April 2, 2012 Issue
Volume 90, Issue 14
April 2, 2012 Issue, Vol. 90 | Iss. 14
Industry executives at Pittcon 2012 strike a cautious note for the year ahead
(pp. 32-33)
Features
Business
Chemical companies try various ways to adapt to rising prices and tight supplies (pp. 14-15)
Science & Technology
Makers of artificial molecular-scale devices grapple with how to make the field achieve its promise (pp. 26-27)
Cover Story: Chilly Outlook For Instruments
Analytical Instrumentation
C&EN panelists identify top new products at Pittcon 2012, including Editors’ Award winners
(pp. 38-40)Deep Breaths
A person’s breath can reveal signs of disease, but diagnostic breath analysis tools face complexities and challenges
(pp. 34-35)Ionic Liquids Improve Separations
Scientists discuss recent addition to types of stationary phases available for gas chromatography
(pp. 36-37)News of the Week
Chemists Gather In The Golden State
ACS Meeting News: ‘Chemistry of Life’ was the San Diego meeting’s theme
(p.5)Curbing Carbon Dioxide
Greenhouse Gases: EPA proposal would limit emissions from power plants built after 2012
(p.6)Removing Radioactivity
ACS Meeting News: Nanoparticles strip radioactive strontium and other heavy metals from beverages
(p.6)New Firm Targets Drug Conjugates
Partners invest in start-up to develop antibody drug conjugates for oncology targets
(p.7)Triple-Protected Nanoparticles
ACS Meeting News: Uniform coating prevents common catalyst deactivation mechanisms
(p.7)Biobased Milestones
Renewables: Multiple firms mark progress on manufacturing chemicals and fuels from sugar
(p.8)Antibiotics, Down On The Farm
Judge orders FDA to rule on the use of antibiotics to promote growth in livestock
(p.9)Heck Reaction Goes Silyl
ACS Meeting News: Ligand enables silicon variant of familiar palladium-catalyzed chemistry
(p.9)Pesticides Harm Hive Behavior
Entomology: New studies strengthen connection between neonicotinoids and bee colony collapse
(p.10)Departments
Business
FDA-commissioned study seeks to characterize an insidious attack on public health
(pp. 16-17)
Industry executives at Pittcon 2012 strike a cautious note for the year ahead
(pp. 32-33)
Chemical companies try various ways to adapt to rising prices and tight supplies
(pp. 14-15)Concentrates
(pp. 12-13)
(pp. 12-13)- Dow and Grace Plan Middle East Facilities
- BASF To Sell Two Noncore Businesses
- DSM Snaps Up Food Enzymes Business
- Cabot Aerogel Finds Home In New York
- SGL Carbon Will Buy Acrylic Maker
- Morgan Stanley Gets Stake In Chinese Firm
- Novasep Invests In China, Refinances
- GSK Follows Through On U.K. Investments
- Waters, Ireland Offer Biopharma Training
- Biotech Firm Durata Plans To Go Public
- Merck To Support Quebec Venture Fund
- U.K. Cancer Group Has Investment Fund
- Bausch & Lomb Wins Battle For Ista
- Business Roundup
Books
African American women staked out careers in chemistry despite racial and gender discrimination
(pp. 46-47)
Science & Technology
C&EN panelists identify top new products at Pittcon 2012, including Editors’ Award winners
(pp. 38-40)
Makers of artificial molecular-scale devices grapple with how to make the field achieve its promise
(pp. 26-27)
A person’s breath can reveal signs of disease, but diagnostic breath analysis tools face complexities and challenges
(pp. 34-35)
Scientists discuss recent addition to types of stationary phases available for gas chromatography
(pp. 36-37)
ACS Meeting News: Lithographic patterning technique dictates 3-D forms that polymer gel films can adopt when hydrated
(pp. 30-31)