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October 10, 2011 Issue

Volume 89, Issue 41

October 10, 2011 Issue, Vol. 89 | Iss. 41

Lipids Take Charge

Mass spectrometry propels the field of lipidomics
By Celia Henry Arnaud
Features
Business

When Scientists Betray Employers

Cultural differences may help explain rash of trade secret theft involving Asian researchers
Science & Technology

Feeding Your Gut Microbiome

Digestive health benefits correlate with high levels of good bacteria promoted by unusual carbohydrates added to food
Back Issues
 

News of the Week

Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Awards: Dan Shechtman wins for discovery of convention-bucking quasicrystals

A Dim View In Europe

Reputation: Public mistrust of chemical industry weighs on policymakers

Nobel Prize In Physics

Awards: Three share honor for discovering the accelerating expansion of the universe

Dow Invests In Education

Research: Firm will spend $250 million on chemistry programs at U.S. universities

Outreach National Chemistry Week to highlight a healthy future

Making Dinitrogen

Environment: Pathway involves microbial oxidation of ammonia via nitric oxide and hydrazine

New Cancer Vaccine Strategy

Cancer Treatment: Two-headed molecule summons immune-system attack

Contract Research Pharmaceutical Product Development to go private in $3.9 billion deal

Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine

Awards: Three researchers share prize for breakthrough work on immunity

Budget Short-term funding measure keeps federal government running

Cellulosic Ethanol Production Lags

Biofuels: National Research Council questions government’s output goals
 

Departments


Business

When Scientists Betray Employers

Cultural differences may help explain rash of trade secret theft involving Asian researchers

Solar Shuffle

The U.S. becomes a top destination for installing—but not manufacturing—photovoltaic modules

Avantor Bolsters Presence In Taiwan

Joining others, electronic materials supplier sets up technical center in key semiconductor market

A Dim View In Europe

Reputation: Public mistrust of chemical industry weighs on policymakers

Dow Invests In Education

Research: Firm will spend $250 million on chemistry programs at U.S. universities

Contract Research Pharmaceutical Product Development to go private in $3.9 billion deal

Concentrates
  1. Dow And Oxy Will Form Joint Venture
  2. GSK Gives Equipment To Seattle Nonprofit
  3. Rhodia AdvancesRare-Earths Business
  4. Evonik Building Chinese Peroxide Unit
  5. ScinoPharm Lists On Taiwan Stock Market
  6. Lanxess Plans Investments In Brazil
  7. AZ Buys Clariant’s Polysilazane Line
  8. Big Polymer Deals Are Completed
  9. Evonik To Produce Lysine In Russia
  10. Business Roundup
  11. U.S. Funds Biodefense Agents
  12. BASF Seeks Extension Of Color Agreement
  13. Hikma Eyes Morocco With Acquisition
  14. PolyOne Is Buying ColorMatrix

ACS News

Honoring Service To Society

ACS salutes its volunteers during the ChemLuminary Awards celebration in Denver

ACS: Your Professional Home For Life

Awards
  1. New Toxicology Award Available
  2. Call for Nominations for Carothers Award
  3. Nominations Sought for Physical Chemistry Awards
  4. Morley Medal Seeks Nominations
  5. Gregory J. Kubas is 2011 Fred Basolo Medalist

Government & Policy

Investigating A Fatal Phosgene Leak

Safety board report examines three accidents occuring within 33 hours at DuPont West Virginia plant

Patent Reform Crosses Finish Line

Big business, small inventors split on impacts of overhauling patent process

Education Bolsters Racial Equality

Getting a science or technology degree improves job prospects for everyone

Cellulosic Ethanol Production Lags

Biofuels: National Research Council questions government’s output goals

Budget Short-term funding measure keeps federal government running

Concentrates
  1. Free-Trade Pacts Sent To Congress
  2. Local Storage Urged For Anthrax Meds
  3. Standards To Gauge Carbon Footprints
  4. FDA Aims To Spur Biomedical Innovation
  5. NSF Sets Up Virtual Institutes

Books

Better Memory Is A Moonwalk Away

Enter the world of memory champions and learn some of their secrets

Education

After-School Sustainability

Science Club for Girls teaches green chemistry concepts via the science of personal care products

Outreach National Chemistry Week to highlight a healthy future


Science & Technology

Lipids Take Charge

Mass spectrometry propels the field of lipidomics

Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Awards: Dan Shechtman wins for discovery of convention-bucking quasicrystals

Nobel Prize In Physics

Awards: Three share honor for discovering the accelerating expansion of the universe

New Cancer Vaccine Strategy

Cancer Treatment: Two-headed molecule summons immune-system attack

Making Dinitrogen

Environment: Pathway involves microbial oxidation of ammonia via nitric oxide and hydrazine

Feeding Your Gut Microbiome

Digestive health benefits correlate with high levels of good bacteria promoted by unusual carbohydrates added to food

Peter Murray-Rust

Chemistry technophile discusses his project to make laboratories smarter

Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine

Awards: Three researchers share prize for breakthrough work on immunity

Bacterial Messengers

Method encodes and decodes text messages
Concentrates
  1. Gold Catalyzes Esterifications
  2. Method Optimizes Interfering RNA
  3. Mass Spec Maps Disordered Proteins
  4. Old-Age Blindness Risk Explained
  5. Fluoroborate Scaled Up, Ready For Inaction
  6. Chemoenzymatic Path Yields Chiral Amides
  7. Yardstick Measures Cysteines On The Move
  8. Stents That Heal

Newscripts

The Real Tatooine, Manly Voices Spark Memories

Letters

Letters
  1. Competing With China
  2. Ernest Rutherford, Nobel Chemist
  3. Nanosilver Toxicity
  4. Clinical Data And Drug Conjugates