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October 8, 2007 Cover
Volume 85, Issue 41
COVER: Solvent shoots from an electrospray ionizationsource (right) at liquid samples spotted on the whitehydrophobic, disk-shaped substrates. A probe (left) thensuctions desorbed analyte into a mass spectrometer.
Volume 85, Issue 41
MASS SPECTROMETRY
Open-air ionization methods minimize sample prep and widen range of mass spectrometry applications
COVER: Solvent shoots from an electrospray ionizationsource (right) at liquid samples spotted on the whitehydrophobic, disk-shaped substrates. A probe (left) thensuctions desorbed analyte into a mass spectrometer.
Credit: Courtesyof Prosolia/photo by Chris Bucher
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October 8, 2007 Issue
Volume 85, Issue 41
October 8, 2007 Issue, Vol. 85 | Iss. 41
Open-air ionization methods minimize sample prep and widen range of mass spectrometry applications
(pp. 13-18)
Features
Business
Maintenance disruptions, new project delays mean shortages for at least two more years (p.31)
News of the Week
Teaching Science
National Science Board makes bold proposals for bolstering science education system
(p.8)Green Silicones Manufacture
Dow Corning will install $50 million in equipment to curb emissions and natural gas usage
(p.9)DOE Weapons Plan Needs Improvement
Science panel challenges nuclear weapons development process
(p.10)Departments
Business
Scientists in Norway are plumbing the seas for the next blockbuster medicine
(pp. 22-28)
Company says it has completed a transformation from chemical maker to science firm
(pp. 29-30)
Maintenance disruptions, new project delays mean shortages for at least two more years
(p.31)
At first investors' day, 'young' French company charts road map through 2010
(p.32)ACS News
Awards
(p.56)
(p.56)- Wong Named Cotton Medalist
- Barton to Receive Pauling Award
- Seaborg Medal Will Go to Williams
- Maggiora Selected For Skolnik Award; 2009 Nominations Open
- Gokel Wins 2007 Midwest Award
- Rogers Chosen For Baekeland Award
- Nominees Sought For Lemelson-MIT Prize
- 19 Receive WCC Travel Grants
- Remsen Award Nominations Sought
Government & Policy
Ken Burns film tells hard and brutal tales from World War II and raises a host of personal memories
(p.39)
Science & Technology
Open-air ionization methods minimize sample prep and widen range of mass spectrometry applications
(pp. 13-18)
Once obscure transition metal is now garnering attention as a potential superstar catalyst
(pp. 42-43)
Easy ways to save on energy costs include installing fewer fume hoods and vigilantly closing sashes
(pp. 44-45)