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January 11, 2010 Cover
Volume 88, Issue 2
COVER: BASF
Volume 88, Issue 2
WORLD CHEMICAL OUTLOOK
COVER: BASF
Credit: BASF
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January 11, 2010 Issue
Volume 88, Issue 2
Features
Government & Policy
News Analysis: Copenhagen meeting falls victim to evolving global-warming politics (pp. 27-29)
Science & Technology
Measured by patent applications or journal articles, growth in chinese scientific output is stupendous (pp. 35-37)
News of the Week
Finally, Palau'amine
Organic Synthesis: Ring formation anchors landmark conquest of complex marine natural product
(p.5)Novartis Acts To Acquire Alcon
Pharmaceuticals: Deal will make swiss giant a big player in eye care
(p.6)Biogen Idec's CEO To Retire
Biotechnology: James Mullen will leave as the company grapples with a stagnant pipeline
(p.7)Paper About Reactome Array Stirs Controversy
Interdisciplinary Research: Work on a sensitive new array describes chemistry that experts see as unclear at best
(p.7)Burden Of Pollution
Superfund: EPA explores tougher financial requirements to ensure that companies pay for cleanups
(p.8)Gilded Graphene
Materials: Gold coat and microscopy methods offer new way to see and analyze atoms-thick carbon sheets
(p.8)Targeted For Regulation
Toxic Substances: EPA names four categories of chemicals for action, including restrictions and bans
(p.9)Departments
Business
Even after 35 years, chromatography company stays focused to retain technological edge
(pp. 22-23)
BASF is trying to make the most of its new position in plastics additives
(pp. 24-25)Concentrates
(pp. 20-21)
(pp. 20-21)- Pirates Nab Tankers
- Cleantech Funding Declines In 2009
- BASF Additives Used In The Burj Dubai
- India’s Dorf Ketal Gets DuPont Catalysts
- Bain Capital Invests In India’s Himadri
- DSM Buys Into Segetis, Nylon
- Ineos Venture To Make Phenol In China
- Elusys Receives Anthrax Contract
- Ranbaxy Unit Gets FDA Warning Letter
- Anika Therapeutics Buys Biopolymer Firm
- RWE And Brain In R&D Collaboration
- PerkinElmer, VWR To Offer Lab Service
- Pfizer Signs Another Indian Generics Deal
- Business Roundup Letter
ACS News
Awards(p.41)
(p.41)- 2010 ACS National Award Winners
- ACS Award In Pure Chemistry
- Earle B. Barnes Award For Leadership In Chemical Research Management
- ACS Award In Organometallic Chemistry
- ACS Award For Creative Advances In Environmental Science & Technology
- James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award For Interpreting Chemistry For The Public
- Alfred Burger Award In Medicinal Chemistry
- ACS Award For Creative Invention
- ACS Award For Research At An Undergraduate Institution
- All Awards
Government & Policy
Exporters seek ratification of U.S.-Korea trade pact amid rising protectionist sentiment in Congress
(pp. 30-32)
News Analysis: Copenhagen meeting falls victim to evolving global-warming politics
(pp. 27-29)Books
Book excoriates the antiscience crowd by examining recent controversies
(pp. 35-36)
Science & Technology
Nanotechnology: Molybdenum oxide cluster provides seeding ground to form donut-shaped structure
(p.33)
Human Evolution: Our blueprint contains genetic information from an unexpected viral source
(p.33)
Manuscript-polishing services multiply as more authors aim to publish in English-language journals
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Measured by patent applications or journal articles, growth in chinese scientific output is stupendous
(pp. 35-37)