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December 15, 2008 Cover
Volume 86, Issue 50
COVER: Fourth-grade girls observe a dry ice experiment during the Northeast Tennessee Section’s Celebration of Chemistry event.
Volume 86, Issue 50
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Through hands-on activities, demonstrations, and competitions, kids connect chemistry to sports
COVER: Fourth-grade girls observe a dry ice experiment during the Northeast Tennessee Section’s Celebration of Chemistry event.
Credit: Steve Falling
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December 15, 2008 Issue
Volume 86, Issue 50
December 15, 2008 Issue, Vol. 86 | Iss. 50
Through hands-on activities, demonstrations, and competitions, kids connect chemistry to sports
(pp. 10-15)
Features
Government & Policy
OECD report describes research efforts going beyond national borders (pp. 27-28)
Science & Technology
BPA-based polymers' useful properties make them tough materials to replace (pp. 31-33)
News of the Week
Chemical Firms Slash Employment
Moves come in response to precipitous drop in demand
(p.5)Changes At Helm For Three Firms
Buffeted by economy, Chemtura, Eastman, and Nova announce new CEOs
(p.6)Obama's Picks For DOE, EPA
DOE lab head, former New Jersey environment chief selected
(p.6)Pharma Strategies
Merck launches into the biosimilars business
(p.7)Schools Face Cuts
Economic downturn compels academic institutions to reduce budgets
(p.7)ACS Implements Cost Savings
Society institutes limited hiring freeze, changes in employee benefits
(p.9)European Economy
German chemical industry braces for a slowdown
(p.9)Departments
Business
The effort to eliminate synthetics gives chemists the blues
(pp. 18-19)
European lab focuses on developing ways that countries can foster consumer safety and health
(pp. 20-21)
Custom manufacturer finds its footing through a focus on small molecules
(pp. 22-23)Concentrates
(pp. 16-17)
(pp. 16-17)- Dow's Cost-Cutting Plan Leads To Plant Closures
- Rhodia Backtracks On 2008 Outlook
- Arkema Eliminates Fluorosurfactants ...
- ... And Will Buy Geo's Organic Peroxide Line
- White Cars Sell Best
- Shin-Etsu Takes Over Portuguese Affiliate
- Symyx Reorganization Cuts Workforce 15%
- Engineers Choose Fluorine Coolant
- TB Alliance Picks InnoCentive Solvers
- Ascent Secures Novartis Partnership
- Hovione Will Buy Pfizer's Ireland Plant
- Osmium Tries Out For Pharma Role
- Two Advances On The Malaria Front
- Business Roundup
ACS News
Bachelor's degrees jump, extending a five-year trend
(pp. 39-49)
Through hands-on activities, demonstrations, and competitions, kids connect chemistry to sports
(pp. 10-15)
Government & Policy
Grassroots effort aims to improve quality of nanotoxicology studies
(pp. 25-26)
OECD report describes research efforts going beyond national borders
(pp. 27-28)Books
The hazards of pharmaceutical and personal care product micropollutants to humans and the environment
(pp. 36-37)
Science & Technology
The science shows no link between vaccines and autism, but the public is still skeptical
(p.34)
BPA-based polymers' useful properties make them tough materials to replace
(pp. 31-33)
Labs and instrument makers try to detect and understand pharmaceuticals in water
(p.35)Concentrates(pp. 29-30)
(pp. 29-30)Newscripts
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