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Copyright © 2007 American Chemical Society
January 8, 2007 Cover
Volume 85, Issue 2
Volume 85, Issue 2
WORLD CHEMICAL OUTLOOK
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January 8, 2007 Issue
Volume 85, Issue 2
January 8, 2007 Issue, Vol. 85 | Iss. 2
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Features
Government & Policy
Two views on whether current law overseeing commercial chemicals in the U.S. is tough enough (pp. 34-38)
Science & Technology
Electrochemical and spectroscopic methods help conserve historic metal artifacts (pp. 45-47)
News of the Week
Methane Lakes On Titan
Cassini spacecraft finds long-predicted bodies of liquid
(p.8)Nanotubes Functionalized Controllably
Method relies on electochemistry, conductance
(p.8)Nonprofit Links To R&D Website
Rockefeller Foundation looks for innovation via InnoCentive
(p.8)Debut Of Prion-Free Cattle
Engineered calves may be immune to mad cow disease
(p.9)Knighthood For Stoddart
British chemist will be honored for services to chemistry and molecular nanotechnology
(p.9)Another Offer To Clean Up Bhopal
Indian conglomerate proposes to restore infamous site
(p.10)Biotechs Target Small Molecules
Amgen, Genentech snatch early-stage drugs
(p.10)Departments
Business
Village Residents Object To Pollution, But Not To Impending Move
(p.32)
Swiss company is setting up the largest foreign-owned drug ingredients plant in China
(pp. 32-33)
New treatments for type 2 diabetes are seen as boon to patients and drugmakers
(pp. 30-31)Concentrates
(pp. 28-29)
(pp. 28-29)- Solutia Seeks End To Bankruptcy
- New SOCMA Center For Sustainable Chemistry
- Plastic Logic Plans Flexible Display Line
Huntsman Completes Sale, Promises More
- Pfizer Considers Its Options In Kalamazoo
- Bayer Schering Is Officially Launched
- Cabot Will Enter Polishing Pad Field
- Patent Brokers Form An Alliance
- Actavis Acquires Indian Drug Facility
- Prices Slip In November
- Tripos Sells Its Discovery R&D Unit
- Galapagos Buys Drug Firm, Extends Pact
- Biogen Acquires Hemophilia Drug Firm
- BUSINESS ROUNDUP
ACS News
Awards(pp. 50-55)
(pp. 50-55)- 2007 ACS National Award Winners
- Ronald Breslow Award for Achievement in Biomimetic Chemistry
- E. Bright Wilson Award in Spectroscopy
- ACS Award for Encouraging Disadvantaged Students into Careers in the Chemical Sciences
- George A. Olah Award in Hydrocarbon or Petroleum Chemistry
- Nakanishi Prize
- ACS Award in Colloid & Surface Chemistry
- ACS Award in Inorganic Chemistry
- Claude S. Hudson Award in Carbohydrate Chemistry
- ACS Award in Industrial Chemistry
Government & Policy
EPA's Web-Based Portal And Data Are Hard To Use
(p.42)
Database Helps In Ways Never Envisioned By Industry, EPA
(p.42)
Completion of effort to make data on high-production-volume chemicals publicly available remains elusive
(pp. 40-42)
The new economy, the leveling off of working-age adults, and the upsurge in new graduates will impinge on the future job market
(p.43)
Two views on whether current law overseeing commercial chemicals in the U.S. is tough enough
(pp. 34-38)
Science & Technology
Electrochemical and spectroscopic methods help conserve historic metal artifacts
(pp. 45-47)Newscripts
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