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Copyright © 2009 American Chemical Society
June 1, 2009 Cover
Volume 87, Issue 22
COVER: A Transportation Safety Agency officer tests a sample using ion-mobility spectrometry at Chicago O’Hare International Airport.
Volume 87, Issue 22
SECURING AIR SAFETY
Advanced imaging and detection technologies help root out threats of terrorism in airports
COVER: A Transportation Safety Agency officer tests a sample using ion-mobility spectrometry at Chicago O’Hare International Airport.
Credit: Mitch Jacoby/C&EN
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June 1, 2009 Issue
Volume 87, Issue 22
June 1, 2009 Issue, Vol. 87 | Iss. 22
Advanced imaging and detection technologies help root out threats of terrorism in airports
(pp. 10-13)
Features
Business
Making chemicals from the biodiesel by-product proves challenging (pp. 16-17)
Government & Policy
UN conference expands global strategy to include PFCs, nanomaterials, other emerging concerns (pp. 22-24)
News of the Week
EPA Intervenes In Dioxin Cleanup
Agency will set schedule to clean up pollution downstream of Dow Chemical's plant
(p.4)Disorderly Proteins Turn Predictable
Spectroscopic evidence suggests a general strategy for finding inhibitors of unstructured proteins
(p.5)Obama Limits Preemption
Federal regulations should rarely trump state laws, President says
(p.5)New Management For Ranbaxy
Losses prompt parent firm, Japan's Daiichi Sankyo, to appoint new chairman and CEO
(p.6)U.S. Steps Up H1N1 Readiness
Health agency taps drug companies to make ingredients for a vaccine
(p.6)Chemical Assessment Changes
New EPA policies aim to boost scientific integrity
(p.7)Route To Stable Carbon Chains
Strings of carbon atoms could be building blocks for electronic nanostructures
(p.7)'Infofuse' Gets Message Across
New technology transmits chemically encoded messages
(p.8)Isotope Shortage Returns
Shutdown of Canadian nuclear reactor threatens medical diagnostics
(p.8)Departments
Business
Making chemicals from the biodiesel by-product proves challenging
(pp. 16-17)
With strategy and a bit of luck, Aspen has quickly established itself on the global pharma scene
(pp. 18-19)
Head of BASF in Asia focuses on improving firm's competitiveness
(p.20)Concentrates
(pp. 17-18)
(pp. 17-18)- Solar Booms Worldwide
- EPA Sues Over Tronox Bankruptcy
- Mitsubishi Gas Plans China Polycarbonate
- Ford Details Green Interiors
- DAK, Shaw Join for Polyester Recycling
- Arkema To Produce Self-Healing Rubber
- Arizona Chemical Closes A Plant
- J&J Will Acquire Cougar Biotechnology
- J&J Disputes Terms Of Arthritis Pact
- Sanofi, Exelixis In Cancer Drug Pact
- Dr. Reddy's Folds Drug Discovery Arm
- Wacker Boosts Its Cyclodextrin Output
- Business Roundup
Government & Policy
Advanced imaging and detection technologies help root out threats of terrorism in airports
(pp. 10-13)
UN conference expands global strategy to include PFCs, nanomaterials, other emerging concerns
(pp. 22-24)
Stimulus money creates short-term gains, long-term challenges for biomedical research agency
(pp. 25-26)Books
Book examines all aspects of the life of a famed scientist, political thinker, and theologian
(pp. 32-34)
Science & Technology
New findings on salty taste may inspire ways to trick the tongue
(pp. 29-30)
Technology and Business news for the laboratory world
(p.31)Concentrates(pp. 27-28)
(pp. 27-28)- Finding Crystallization Sweet Spots
- Probing More Of That Vast Chemical Space
- Magnetic Nanopropellers On The Move
- Oak Barrel Provenance Alters Wine Chemistry
- Directing Fluorination Differently
- An Easier Way To Model Hydrate Lattices
- Antifouling Agent Linked To Endangered Fish Deformities
- A Simpler Route To Multifunctional Nanocomposites
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