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Copyright © 2010 American Chemical Society
October 4, 2010 Cover
Volume 88, Issue 40
COVER: Chinese workers build a wind power generation turbine at a wind farm in Weifang, Shandong province, in 2009.
Volume 88, Issue 40
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
China’s quest to develop innovative energy solutions represents a huge opportunity for foreign chemical and materials makers
COVER: Chinese workers build a wind power generation turbine at a wind farm in Weifang, Shandong province, in 2009.
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October 4, 2010 Issue
Volume 88, Issue 40
October 4, 2010 Issue, Vol. 88 | Iss. 40
China’s quest to develop innovative energy solutions represents a huge opportunity for foreign chemical and materials makers
(pp. 10-16)
Features
Education
Spending edged up 1.7% for chemistry but grew 4.8% for science and engineering as a whole in 2008 (pp. 40-44)
News of the Week
Long-Awaited Ph.D. Rankings Released
Graduate Schools: National Research Council evaluates doctoral programs for first time since 1995
(p.5)Boosting Taxol Production
Natural Products: Engineered bacteria churn out cancer drug precursors
(p.6)Earth Gets A Doppelganger
Exoplanets: Astronomers discover habitable planet orbiting nearby star
(p.6)Losing The Competitive Edge
Science Funding: Report says increased federal support is necessary for research, education
(p.7)Perturbing A Cancer Reader
Chemical Biology: Locking a protBein that recognizes markers on chromatin shrinks tumors in mice
(p.8)European Firms Chart New Paths
Reorganization: Akzo, DSM, Solvay will focus on developing countries
(p.9)Departments
Business
Kurzarbeit, a government program to retain employees, eases economic recovery
(pp. 20-21)
The synergies between Saudi Basic Industries Corp. and its engineering plastics business start to take shape
(pp. 22-23)
Against headwinds, Western service providers stake out role in drug industry
(pp. 24-25)
China’s quest to develop innovative energy solutions represents a huge opportunity for foreign chemical and materials makers
(pp. 10-16)Concentrates
(pp. 17-18)
(pp. 17-18)- Sanofi To Sell European R&D Facilities To Covance
- Indonesian Firms Plan To Combine
- BASF Adds Treatment Chemicals In China
- DSM Exits Citric Acid, Links With DuPont
- SiGNa Technology Powers Electric Bike
- LyondellBasell Bulks Up In Brindisi
- BASF Explains Potato Commingling
- Dow Debuts New Roof Coating System
- Belgian Chirality Center Established
- Endo Buys Qualitest In Generics Deal
- Lundbeck Cuts Jobs, Seeks External R&D
- Sanofi-Aventis Strikes Two Deals
- Abbott Licenses Kidney Disease Drug
- Business Roundup
ACS News
Agreement expands how ACS journal authors can use their manuscripts
(p.45)
Government & Policy
Successes have been sporadic despite many calls for change
(pp. 28-29)
EPA lays out action plans for flame retardant, family of surfactants, and azo dyes
(pp. 30-31)Education
Spending edged up 1.7% for chemistry but grew 4.8% for science and engineering as a whole in 2008
(pp. 40-44)
Science & Technology
Analytical Techniques: Easy-to-read chemosensor requires little power and does not pick up signals from other gases
(p.35)
The Warner Babcock Institute brings business savvy to green chemistry research
(pp. 36-37)
Construction of facility for physics and other experiments in former gold mine might start in 2014
(pp. 38-39)