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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.

 
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May 21, 2012 Issue

Volume 90, Issue 21
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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
By Mitch Jacoby
(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)
Back Issues
 

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

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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)
  1. CJ Challenges Evonik In Feed Amino Acids
  2. Agilent To Acquire Diagnostics Firm
  3. Merck Serono Averts Swiss Workers’ Strike
  4. Cytec To Sell Adhesives Unit
  5. EdeniQ Raises $32 Million
  6. Russia’s Acron Bids For Polish Competitor
  7. Albemarle Will Exit Phosphorus Business
  8. Neste Oil Produces Diesel From Fish Fat
  9. Bayer To Locate Wind Research In Denmark
  10. Piramal Will Buy Decision Resources
  11. GSK Scores Proteomics In Cellzome Acquisition
  12. Bristol-Myers Joins With Tsinghua
  13. Business Roundup

ACS News

Obituaries(pp. 39-40)
  1. Jeffrey S. Beck
  2. Anita J. Brandolini
  3. Robert P. (Peter) Frosch
  4. Gustaf B. Lindquist
  5. Cal Y. Meyers
  6. Robert W. Murray
  7. Kenneth L. Stevenson
  8. Frank Willig
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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)
Concentrates(p.24)
  1. U.K. Scientists Protest Funding Strategy
  2. Materials Genome Initiative Gets Boost
  3. Nano Effort Adds Sustainable Design
  4. U.S. Exports Of Green Tech Promoted
  5. Bill Proposes New Student Visa
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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)
  1. Opioid Receptor Gang Of Four
  2. Ruthenium Switches On To Kill Cancer Cells
  3. How Copper Gets Its Green Patina
  4. ApoE4 Helps Weaken Blood-Brain Barrier
  5. Another Variation On P–N Chemistry
  6. Magnetic Floating Foam Cleans Up Oil
  7. Winning Water Cluster Structure
  8. Magically Pure CdSe Nanoclusters

Career & Employment

Embracing Change

Chemistry faculty at HBCUs adapt to a new normal
(pp. 41-43)

Newscripts

Space Mining, Rubber Chicken Takes Flight

(p.48)

Letters

Letters(pp. 2-3)
  1. ‘Cold Barley Soup’
  2. Benefits Of Studying Chemistry
  3. Biodegradable Plastics
  4. Safety Alert: Explosion During Prep Of (C6F5)PH2