C&EN Picks for ACS Philadelphia Meeting
August 19 - August 22, 2012
What’s the latest research on the environmental impacts of fracking? Why is there an ongoing debate about how forensic chemistry is used in courtrooms? Sessions at next week’s ACS National Meeting in Philadelphia will be covering those timely topics. Watch all of our staff’s picks.
Copyright © 2012 American Chemical Society
May 21, 2012 Cover
Volume 90, Issue 21
Volume 90, Issue 21
Catalytic converters continue to advance as regulations further limit emissions of NOx and other pollutants
Credit: Mitch Jacoby/C&EN
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May 21, 2012 Issue
Volume 90, Issue 21
May 21, 2012 Issue, Vol. 90 | Iss. 21
Ever-Cleaner Auto Exhaust
Catalytic converters continue to advance as regulations further limit emissions of NOx and other pollutants
(pp. 10-16)
Features
Government & Policy
Launching A Green Economy
Summit in Rio de Janeiro will set the course for international efforts on sustainable development for years to come (pp. 25-28)
Science & Technology
Bosutinib Buyer Beware
The wrong isomer has been sold under the name of the cancer-fighting compound (pp. 34-35)
News of the Week
Promoting Safer Manufacturing
Chemicals: National Research Council urges adoption of inherently safer process assessments
(p.5)
Faults Found In India’s Drug Agency
Pharmaceuticals: Parliamentary committee identifies weaknesses and seeks change of focus, better support
(p.6)
Maintaining Merit Review
Policy: International science summit highlights importance of merit review
(p.6)
Cases Advance Against Two Scientists Accused Of Trade Secret Theft
(p.7)Frustrated Lewis Pair Starts A New Radical Family
Metal-Free Reactions: Unquenched acid-base complex captures NO to form versatile nitroxide radicals
(p.7)
Biofuels Bloom In The South
Construction: Firms report progress on projects in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Florida
(p.8)
Identifying Botulism Toxins
Public Health: In-gel enzymatic digestions and mass spectrometry refine identification
(p.8)
Budget Battle 2013 Begins
Appropriations: Science fares well in House-passed bill
(p.9)
Plutonium Analysis Advances
Spectroscopy: Study of nuclear waste, fuels enabled by observation of NMR signal
(p.9)
Departments
Business
Stateside Momentum
Year two sees increased enthusiasm for Chemspec USA
(p.23)
War On Weeds
New crop traits that allow use of older herbicides may help farmers manage resistant weeds
(pp. 20-22)
Concentrates(pp. 18-19)
- CJ Challenges Evonik In Feed Amino Acids
- Agilent To Acquire Diagnostics Firm
- Merck Serono Averts Swiss Workers’ Strike
- Cytec To Sell Adhesives Unit
- EdeniQ Raises $32 Million
- Russia’s Acron Bids For Polish Competitor
- Albemarle Will Exit Phosphorus Business
- Neste Oil Produces Diesel From Fish Fat
- Bayer To Locate Wind Research In Denmark
- Piramal Will Buy Decision Resources
- GSK Scores Proteomics In Cellzome Acquisition
- Bristol-Myers Joins With Tsinghua
- Business Roundup
Government & Policy
FDA User Fee Bills Move Swiftly
Legislation clears congressional committees with strong bipartisan support
(pp. 30-31)
Launching A Green Economy
Summit in Rio de Janeiro will set the course for international efforts on sustainable development for years to come
(pp. 25-28)
Science & Technology
Bosutinib Buyer Beware
The wrong isomer has been sold under the name of the cancer-fighting compound
(pp. 34-35)
Smoking Guns
Raman signatures of gunshot residue differentiate ammunition type and caliber
(pp. 36-37)
Ever-Cleaner Auto Exhaust
Catalytic converters continue to advance as regulations further limit emissions of NOx and other pollutants
(pp. 10-16)
Concentrates(pp. 32-33)
- Opioid Receptor Gang Of Four
- Ruthenium Switches On To Kill Cancer Cells
- How Copper Gets Its Green Patina
- ApoE4 Helps Weaken Blood-Brain Barrier
- Another Variation On P–N Chemistry
- Magnetic Floating Foam Cleans Up Oil
- Winning Water Cluster Structure
- Magically Pure CdSe Nanoclusters
Career & Employment
Embracing Change
Chemistry faculty at HBCUs adapt to a new normal
(pp. 41-43)