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Volume 88, Issue 47
COVER: Used lab and plant equipment sits in EquipNet's warehouse in Canton, Mass.
Volume 88, Issue 47
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Careful buyers can find used lab instruments through many channels
COVER: Used lab and plant equipment sits in EquipNet's warehouse in Canton, Mass.
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November 22, 2010 Issue
Volume 88, Issue 47
November 22, 2010 Issue, Vol. 88 | Iss. 47
Careful buyers can find used lab instruments through many channels
(pp. 11-15)
Features
Government & Policy
Republican takeover of House of Representatives signals new science policies (pp. 23-25)
Science & Technology
Electrochemical cells offer big payout, but production is years away (pp. 29-31)
News of the Week
Pfizer Launches Academic Network
UCSF will be the first partner in its Global Centers for Therapeutic Innovation
(p.5)Pfizer Unveils Academic Network
Alliances: UCSF will be the first partner in firm’s Global Centers for Therapeutic Innovation
(p.5)Ice Repellent
Nanotechnology: Small structures keep water off supercooled surfaces
(p.6)Roche Follows Job-Cuts Trend
Pharmaceuticals: Cost-cutting measures will impact 6,300 positions across the company
(p.6)Bedding Down Stem Cells
Chemical Biology: Fully synthetic structure supports growth of human pluripotent stem cells
(p.7)Dopamine Show-And-Tell
Structural Biology: First close-up of a dopamine receptor could aid drug discovery
(p.8)Growth Laws Call Shots
Synthetic Biology: Linear relationships explain cell response during fermentation
(p.8)Shakhashiri Is ACS President-Elect
ACS News: He plans to showcase the value of chemistry
(p.9)Sigma-Aldrich CEO Dies Unexpectedly
Business: Passing of Jai Nagarkatti leads to management shifts at the research chemical firm
(p.9)Departments
Business
After a fitful start, aerogel insulation is fulfilling its promise
(pp. 18-19)
Agilent deepens ties with software provider to integrate information from various instruments
(p.21)
Careful buyers can find used lab instruments through many channels
(pp. 11-15)
Plastics: Indorama says acquisition makes it the world leader in polyethylene terephthalate
(p.16)
At investor event, the company reports progress on a number of fronts
(p.20)Concentrates
(pp. 16-17)
(pp. 16-17)- Invista Will Sell Polyester Business To Indorama
- Solvay And Arkema Upgrade Chemical Plants In France
- BHP Withdraws PotashCorp Offer
- Clariant Adds Line Of Polyetheramines
- SKC Buys Part Of Peroxide Plant
- Arkema To Spend On U.S. Acrylics
- Nova is Selling Styrenics Stake
- Bayer Will Construct Five Plants In China
- Wacker Develops Compostable Plastics
- Genzyme Diagnostics Go To Japan’s Sekisui
- Makhteshim Makes Two Acquisitions
- Lupus Drug Nears FDA Approval
- Bayer To Eliminate 4,500 Positions
- Lonza Allies With Small-Scale Firms
- Business Roundup
- All Concentrates
Government & Policy
Republican takeover of House of Representatives signals new science policies
(pp. 23-25)
NSF hopes to support, encourage social research on minorities in science
(p.26)
Science & Technology
Electrochemical cells offer big payout, but production is years away
(pp. 29-31)
Proposed new definition broadens the qualifying chemical associations
(pp. 32-33)
Three groups use absorption to detect single molecules at room temperature
(p.36)Concentrates(pp. 27-28)
(pp. 27-28)- Speedier Electron Transfer
- Cyclobutadiene Controversy
- Rubber Additive Forms Potent Skin Allergens
- Astronomers Crack Spectral Mystery
- Method Preps Neurotoxic Oligomers For Study In Vitro …
- … And Designed Ligands Target Metal-Amyloid-β Species
- Light Drives Colorful MOF Modification
- Nickel Complex Boosts Hydrogen Oxidation
Career & Employment
Rise of world-class research hubs in Asia and the Middle East entices young faculty to move abroad
(pp. 39-41)Newscripts
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