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January 26, 2004
SIALYLTRANSFERASE UNBOUND
Long-sought structure of membrane-bound enzyme reveals how it works.
CUSTOM CHEMICALS
Excess capacity, dearth of new drugs chill the industry's outlook at Informex.
NATURAL GAS PRICES
Federal regulators look into price spikes but so far see no market manipulation.
FILLING NANOTUBES
Using supercritical CO2, researchers insert functionalized fullerenes into carbon nanotubes.
WOLF PRIZE
Harry B. Gray is recognized for pioneering work on protein structure and electron-transfer processes.
AIR LIQUIDE EXPANDS
Industrial gases giant invites antitrust scrutiny with its latest acquisition.
LONZA DOWNTURN
Chief Executive Markus Gemuend resigns in wake of plummeting earnings and sales.
BIOTECH SAFETY
Commercialization should hinge on ability to confine modified organisms, studies say.
HOMELAND SECURITY
Department spells out the division of responsibilities among national labs.
January 19, 2004
JOBS SHOCK
Data show chemical employment is down amid overall job doldrums.
Robert Wood takes over for industry veteran Vincent Calarco.
WORKPLACE CANCER STUDY
Rohm and Haas experts find its facility "a safe place to work."
SPACE PLAN
President Bush's vision for the future of human space travel features life sciences research.
HOLEY POLYMERS
Microporous solids could be suitable for separations or as reactive membranes.
IRAQI WEAPONS ANALYSIS
Carnegie study asserts the White House distorted threat posed by Iraq.
NEW STATE OF MATTER
Physicists discover a frictionless supersolid that has superfluid properties.
ACS SPECIAL ELECTION
Kent Voorhees joins Allen Bard and Kathleen Taylor as candidates for director-at-large.
FIGHTING PLAQUE
Circular depsipeptide from a soil fungus inhibits atherosclerotic plaque in mice.
January 12, 2004
TWO NEW ELEMENTS
In Russia, an international research team has synthesized elements 113 and 115.
FEDERAL BUDGET
Limited growth and a few cuts characterize the Administration's R&D spending proposals.
MULTIPOLLUTANT STRATEGIES
Regulating clusters of pollutants could be more protective and cost-effective, study says.
EUROPEAN EARNINGS
Chemical industry has been hit hard by exchange rates.
MAKING AMMONIA
Ligands play key roles in soluble zirconium process for nitrogen fixation.
POROUS CRYSTALS
Chemists design material with record-breaking surface area and many potential applications.
INCYTE CLOSURE
California human genome facility is no longer a viable business.
RICIN SCARE
Analyses of powder found in Sen. Bill Frist's mail room indicate lethal plant protein.
FRENCH TAKEOVER BATTLE
To thwart Sanofi, Aventis pitches shareholders on new products and earnings.
January 5, 2004
REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
A synthetic small molecule can turn differentiated cells back into progenitor cells.
HEART-SMART PFIZER
Acquisition of Esperion strengthens company's status as the leading purveyor of heart disease therapies.
CUTTING MERCURY
Some chlor-alkali producers must cut mercury emissions under new EPA regulation.
MAD COW QUANDARY
Scientists say government has no real data on prevalence of mad cow disease in the U.S.
TEST MARKET
Outlook is positive for manufacturers of diagnostic tests for mad cow disease.
SEEING INFRARED
Space-based NASA observatory reveals out-of-this-world organic chemistry.
NEW SOURCE REVIEWED
Federal court blocks a rule that would ease pollution control requirements.
LADDERANES
Solid-state synthesis yields gram amounts of ladder-shaped hydrocarbons.
PHARMACOPEIA SPLIT
Firm will continue as software vendor Accelrys after spinning off drug discovery subsidiary.
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November 10, 2008
Tiny Loudspeakers
Flexible, stretchable carbon-nanotube-based devices emit sound via thermoacoustic effect
November 3, 2008
Employment Outlook: Extreme Chemistry
Chemists working in extreme environments mix science with adventure
October 6, 2008
Networking Know-How
It's not just about finding a job, it's about building relationships
September 29, 2008
C&EN Talks With Stephen Lyons
A television producer's take on what makes good chemistry for the small screen
September 22, 2008
Hybrid Polymers For Healing Voices
Elastin mimics could help grow new vocal cords.
September 15, 2008
Making Borosilicate Nanoparticles Is Now Possible
Researchers used video microscopy to observe the synthesis of borosilicate nanoparticles.
September 15, 2008
Newscripts: Grow A Home
This simulation offers an in-depth look at Plantware's proposed ecoarchitectural process.
September 1, 2008
Bringing Life To Deadly Accidents
Chemical safety board finds a powerful, popular tool in animated videos of chemical plant accidents
August 28, 2008
Camera Iris Mechanism Saves Bacteria
Complementary approaches capture ion channel in its open form
July 21, 2008
Spreading The Joy Of Science
Bayer's worldwide educational programs show students and the public the wonder of science
July 17, 2008
Gold Complex Changes Color Reversibly
Grinding and exposure to solvents trigger phase transformations and color changes
July 7, 2008
What's That Stuff? Bowling Balls
Knocking down pins and getting strikes with polymer science and surface chemistry
July 7, 2008
Took Only A Spark
This Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board video of Barton Solvents plant's destruction explains how a tank farm explosion and fire could have been avoided with proper equipment grounding and better handling of nonconductive flammable liquids
July 7, 2008
Follow The Green Spot
An ultraviolet-light-emitting diode creates a green cloud in a photochromic solution
June 23, 2008
Electron Microscopy For Chemists
Advances in imaging and elemental analysis move TEM toward the realm of analytical chemistry
June 23, 2008
Molecular Cage May Contain ... Nothing
Self-assembled prisms may enclose empty spaces rather than solvent
June 18, 2008
Chaperonin's Lid Works Like A Camera's Iris
Proteins lid shuts to give proteins privacy while folding inside
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December 1, 2008
As American As Chemical Pie
November 17, 2008
Happy Birthday, Love Canal
It's been 30 years since the neighborhood surrounding America's most famous toxic waste dump was evacuated, yet its legacy is still unfolding
November 10, 2008
Into the Woods
Yale rain forest expedition and lab course gives undergraduates a career-defining appetite for research
October 27, 2008
What's That Stuff? Plasma Globes
Inert gases and electricity combine to generate colored streamers of light
September 1, 2008
Scenes From The ACS National Meeting In Philadelphia
August 18, 2008
Converging Pathways
Chemical companies and environmentalists edge closer together in the pursuit of sustainability
August 4, 2008
Flooded Out Of Their Labs
Displaced University of Iowa faculty strive to advance research while waiting to learn extent of lab damage
April 7, 2008
Surface Science's Sage
Priestley Medalist Gabor A. Somorjai has been advancing surface chemistry for nearly five decades
April 7, 2008
Molecular Chemistry And Catalysis By Surfaces
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August 21, 2007
Applications in Drug Discovery Podcasts
Couldn't make it to the Analytical Pavilion at the national meeting in Boston? Download C&EN podcasts of the speakers at the pavilion.
August 20, 2007
Roald Hoffmann: Chemist and Poet
Roald Hoffmann reads some of his poetry from the C&EN booth.
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June 11, 2007
CAS Timeline
100 years of progress from volunteers and index cards to cutting edge computers, see the progress of CAS.
June 11, 2007
The Incredible Vastness of Data
In the hands of CAS, a morass of data points ends up telling epic research stories, page by page.
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Blog: C&EN at CHEMRAWN
» C&EN's Amanda Yarnell reports from CHEMRAWN XII in Cape Town, South Africa, where chemists from around the continent and the world have gathered to discuss their efforts to ensure an adequate and sustainable supply of food for the people of Africa.
Live from Bali: The UN Climate Change Conference
» Daily dispatches of news and observations from The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia from Environmental Science & Technology's Erika Engelhaupt.
Blog: ACS Fall National Meeting 2007
» Daily dispatches from the 234rd National Meeting & Exposition in Boston from Chemical & Engineering News reporters.
Chemistry's Long Tail
» Taken together, three books describe a future for working chemists who will need something different from their professional society
Blog: Brazil!
» Daily dispatches from a 10-day research and meeting trip in Brazil from Chemical & Engineering News and Environmental Science & Technology reporters.
Blog: ACS Spring National Meeting 2007
» Daily dispatches from the 233rd National Meeting & Exposition in Chicago by Chemical & Engineering News reporters.
Blog: ACS Fall National Meeting 2006
» Daily dispatches from the 2006 ACS Fall National Meeting in San Francisco from Chemical & Engineering News reporters.
Blog: ACS Spring National Meeting 2006
» Daily dispatches from the 2006 ACS Spring National Meeting in Atlanta from Chemical & Engineering News reporters.
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» Daily dispatches from the AAAS 2006 Annual Meeting by a pair of Chemical & Engineering News reporters.
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