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Volume 88, Issue 41
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Volume 88, Issue 41
REDUCING FRICTION
In the battle to overcome resistance between surfaces, performance materials improve energy efficiency and help critical components last longer
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October 11, 2010 Issue
Volume 88, Issue 41
October 11, 2010 Issue, Vol. 88 | Iss. 41
In the battle to overcome resistance between surfaces, performance materials improve energy efficiency and help critical components last longer
(pp. 14-17)
Features
Science & Technology
New synthetic approaches put a long-sought end to ubiquitin proteins’ unchained melody (pp. 36-37)
News of the Week
Nobel Prize In Chemistry
Awards: Three chemists share prize for palladium-catalyzed cross-couplings
(p.7)Nobel Prize In Physics
Awards: Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov land prize for discovering graphene
(p.8)Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine
Awards: Robert Edwards gets nod for developing in vitro fertilization
(p.9)Rebound Awaited In Fine Chemicals
Custom Chemicals: Recession over, pharmaceutical chemical producers seek an uptick in business
(p.9)New Window On Phosphorylation
Protein Chemistry: Structural mimics provide a handle on tough-to-capture modification
(p.10)Eurasian Conference Begins Confidently
International Meetings: Call to boycott gathering falls flat
(p.11)Toxic Spill In Hungary Kills Four
Environment: Breached reservoir sends poisonous waste through villages
(p.11)Celebrating Science & Engineering
Science & Society: First national festival aims to better connect the public with science and engineering
(p.12)Virginia Re-Ignites Climate Fraud Probe
Climate Change: Attorney general again subpoena's documents of university climate researcher
(p.12)Departments
Business
Fluctuating supply of raw material from China influences Western fluorochemical strategies
(pp. 20-22)
Petrochemical complex revamp boosts local production of specialty chemicals
(p.24)
In the battle to overcome resistance between surfaces, performance materials improve energy efficiency and help critical components last longer
(pp. 14-17)Concentrates
(pp. 18-19)
(pp. 18-19)- AZ Plans Stock Offer
- Sanofi Goes Hostile With Genzyme Offer
- BASF Makes MOFs On Industrial Scale
- Canadian Board Weighs In on Potashcorp Bid
- Avantium, Teijin Collaborate
- Mitsubishi Sets Up LCD Material Plant
- Ube Expands Thai Nylon
- CEFIC, ICCA Elect New Leaders
- Arkema Buys Specialty Polymers Firm
- Galapagos' Argenta Wins Janssen Contract
- Novartis Sheds Two Compounds
- GSK Spins Out Analgesic Compounds
- Business Roundup
ACS News
ChemLuminary Awards honor ACS divisions, local sections, regional meetings, and individuals who support them
(pp. 44-46)
Government & Policy
EPA zeroes in on hormone effects, grapples with contradictory data
(pp. 31-33)
White House seeks to balance security and the scientific enterprise
(pp. 28-30)
Science & Technology
Remote-detection MRI and NMR yield detailed information about chemistry and fluid flow within microscopic structures
(p.35)
New synthetic approaches put a long-sought end to ubiquitin proteins’ unchained melody
(pp. 36-37)