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May 27, 2013 Issue

Volume 91, Issue 21

May 27, 2013 Issue, Vol. 91 | Iss. 21

Fine Chemicals Diversify

Custom manufacturers go beyond pharmaceuticals to bring agrochemical and other industrial customers into the mix
By Ann M. Thayer
(pp. 13-19)
Features
Government & Policy

Fertilizer Blast Ignites Concerns

Congress will look at how chemical facilities are regulated in aftermath of Texas disaster (pp. 33-35)
Science & Technology

Proteins As Building Blocks

Peptides and proteins are being designed to fold or self-assemble into nanostructures (pp. 42-43)
Back Issues
 

News of the Week

Microwaves Distinguish Mirror-Image Compounds

Chirality: Mirror-image compounds detected by new method
(p.7)

Chemical Reform Bill Unveiled

Senate: Breakthrough bipartisan proposal would update Toxic Substances Control Act
(p.8)

Elan Goes On A Spending Spree

Pharmaceuticals: Firm uses its cash to rebuild businesses
(p.8)

Antibiotic Side Effects Explained

Structural Biology: Sulfonamide drugs may harm nervous systems by inhibiting an enzyme
(p.9)

Dow Unveils Lab Safety Website

Training: Resource hosts comprehensive video library
(p.9)

Fluoride’s Unexpected Role In Photocatalysis

Materials: Acid’s surface residue, not just the catalyst, should get credit
(p.10)

Job Boom From Shale Gale

Employment: Trade group says shale gas will add more than 500,000 permanent positions
(p.10)

EPA Chief Still Unconfirmed

Partisan wrangling bedevils Lisa McCarthy’s nomination
(p.11)

Laser Blast Helps Spot Ancient Dyes

Spectroscopy: Laser vaporization improves surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy for cultural heritage research
(p.11)
 

Departments


Business

Europeans Seek Competitive Advantage From Continuous Processing

The pharmaceutical patent cliff is driving firms to look more closely at improving manufacturing processes
(pp. 30-31)

Contract Pharma Grows In China

Despite rumors of a move back West, business is booming in China, three companies say
(pp. 22-24)

Fine Chemicals Diversify

Custom manufacturers go beyond pharmaceuticals to bring agrochemical and other industrial customers into the mix
(pp. 13-19)

Arkema Sharpens Its Growth Plans

Geographic expansion in the U.S. and China is a big part of French chemical maker’s strategy
(pp. 26-28)
Concentrates(pp. 20-21)
  1. Algal Fuels Pact Is Recast
  2. Dow Alleges Paint Patent Infringement …
  3. … And Appeals A Price-Fixing Verdict
  4. Xylem Instruments To Monitor Coral Reefs
  5. Total To Revamp Antwerp Complex
  6. SNF Picks Russia For Polyacrylamide
  7. Ineos Plans Another China Project
  8. Celanese Will Divest Two European Plants
  9. Sanofi To Retain Toulouse R&D Site
  10. GSK Launches Open Innovation Contest
  11. Actavis Will Acquire Rival Warner Chilcott
  12. Roche And Bayer To Work With QB3
  13. Novo Acquires Norway’s Xellia
  14. Business Roundup

ACS News

Purdue’s Wetherill Lab Named Landmark

ACS honors facility known for decades of groundbreaking research and education excellence
(p.49)
Obituaries(p.51)
  1. C. Roland Eddy
  2. Alex Goldman
  3. William F. Kieffer
  4. Walter Mychajlowskij

Government & Policy

Fertilizer Blast Ignites Concerns

Congress will look at how chemical facilities are regulated in aftermath of Texas disaster
(pp. 33-35)

Reaching For R&D Recovery

Grim federal funding outlook dominates discussion at AAAS policy meeting
(pp. 38-39)

A Complex Emissions Picture

Analysis digs out factors behind differences in states’ CO2 emissions
(pp. 36-37)
Concentrates(p.32)
  1. Safety Board Is Barred From Accident Site
  2. NSF Rebuffs Peer Review Probe
  3. Court Dismisses Styrene Suit
  4. Second LNG Export Facility Is Approved
  5. Government Roundup

Education

Training Camp For Science Teachers

Hands-on materials science program helps educators engage students
(pp. 46-47)

Science & Technology

Invading Ladybugs Carry Bioweapons

Chemical Ecology: How Asian ladybugs destroy competitors with pathogens and use small molecules to protect themselves
(pp. 44-45)

Proteins As Building Blocks

Peptides and proteins are being designed to fold or self-assemble into nanostructures
(pp. 42-43)
Concentrates(pp. 40-41)
  1. New Strategy For Inhibiting Ras Oncogene
  2. Neanderthal Teeth Reveal Ancient Weaning
  3. Rearrangement Chemistry Forges Important Biaryl Motifs In Catalysts, Materials, Drugs
  4. Steps Filled In Along Itch Pathway
  5. DNA-Driven Assembly With Nanoparticles
  6. Charged Boron Nitride Binds CO2
  7. Light Steers Reaction Pathway
  8. Lab-Made Protocells Show Hints Of Evolution

Newscripts

Settlers Of Mars, Molecules Tied Up In Knots

(p.56)

Editor's Page

Abandon That Bill

(p.5)

Letters

Letters(p.4)
  1. A Bridge To Somewhere
  2. Detailing Experimental Procedures