Copyright © 2011 American Chemical Society
 

January 10, 2011 Issue

Volume 89, Issue 2
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January 10, 2011 Issue, Vol. 89 | Iss. 2

World Chemical Outlook

By Business Department
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Features
Business

Printing The Right Connections

More than a decade after coming to market, printed electronics have yet to make a big impact (pp. 20-21)
Science & Technology

Regulating Rodents

Pacifichem News: Scientists aim to control pests while minimizing harm to other species (pp. 33-34)
Back Issues
 

News of the Week

Nanorings Synthesized Simply

Templating: Small templates and building blocks combine to make extra-large structures
(p.4)

Oversight Galore In New Congress

Politics: Republicans taking control of House vow close scrutiny of federal actions
(p.4)

Two’s A Charm For Nickel Complex

Organometallics: Low-coordinate nickel species presents intriguing electronic structure and reactivity
(p.4)

Drug Approvals Declined In 2010

Regulation: Industry faced tough FDA scrutiny of new products
(p.5)

Probing The Anomeric Effect

Carbohydrate Chemistry: Peptide sensor provides clues to phenomenon that stabilizes sugars
(p.5)

Biobased Chemicals: Myriant To Build Succinic Acid Plant In Louisiana

(p.7)

EPA Tasks States To Cut Emissions

Climate Change: Agency empowers local authorities to regulate CO2 and other greenhouse gases
(p.7)

Extending Alkyne Versatility

Organic Intermediates: Selective cascade isomerization reaction converts alkynes into α,ω-diesters
(p.8)

Multimetal Organic Complexes

Synthesis: Method couples various metals in predetermined sequences
(p.8)
 

Departments

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Business

Printing The Right Connections

More than a decade after coming to market, printed electronics have yet to make a big impact
(pp. 20-21)

The Drug Refinery

Trevena uses ‘biased ligands’ to fine-tune the effect of drugs on g-protein-coupled receptors
(pp. 22-23)

Pharmaceuticals: Small, Targeted Deals Will Continue In 2011

(p.12)

Specialties: World Demand Will Grow, Fueled By Asia And South America

(p.13)

Asia: Growth Is Strong, But Clouds Loom

(p.12)

Canada: Chemical Firms Look South And Seek Government Incentives For Growth

(p.15)

Europe: Slower Growth To Follow Strong But Varied Rebound In 2011

(p.11)

Latin America: Buoyant Chemical Companies Keep A Cautious Eye On The Rest Of The World

(p.17)

Middle East: The Region Wants To Beat Its Cracker Addiction

(p.16)

U.S. Weak Domestic Demand Will Be Offset By Strong Exports, Low Natural Gas Prices

(p.10)

Cleantech: Venture Capitalists Seek To Lower Risk

(p.15)

Paints And Coatings: Recovery Will Come Slowly In Developed Economies

(p.16)

Electronic Materials: Growth Will Decelerate After Bumper Year

(p.13)

Finance: Chemical Firms Have Cash To Spend But Are Wary Of Large Investments

(p.10)

Fine Chemicals: Executives See An 'Okay' Year Ahead

(p.17)

Inorganics: After A Rough Spell, Steadier Times Lie Ahead

(p.14)

Instrumentation: Year Ahead Will Test Robustness Of The Recovery

(p.11)

Petrochemicals: North American Firms Are Pleasantly Surprised By A Robust Market

(p.14)

World Chemical Outlook

(p.9)

ACS News

ACS On Campus

(p.36)
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Government & Policy

Monitoring A Troubling Trend

Federal agencies ready themselves to tackle ocean acidification
(pp. 26-27)

Federal Blueprint For Scientific Integrity

Agencies will have to develop procedures to implement administration’s new policy
(pp. 28-29)
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Science & Technology

Peekaboo, H2O2

Pacifichem News: New probes unravel more of the reactive molecule’s biological roles
(pp. 32-33)

Regulating Rodents

Pacifichem News: Scientists aim to control pests while minimizing harm to other species
(pp. 33-34)

Posters In The Pacific

Pacifichem's student poster competition attracted 2,000 hopeful chemistry students to Hawaii
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Newscripts

Fondue, Fruit Flies, Frustration And Felicity

(p.48)

Letters