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April 4, 2011 Cover
Volume 89, Issue 14
COVER: Peter Cutts Photography
Volume 89, Issue 14
PITTCON 2011
At Pittcon 2011 attendance improves, as does the instrument industry business climate
COVER: Peter Cutts Photography
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April 4, 2011 Issue
Volume 89, Issue 14
April 4, 2011 Issue, Vol. 89 | Iss. 14
At Pittcon 2011 attendance improves, as does the instrument industry business climate
(pp. 37-40)
Features
Government & Policy
Japanese nuclear power plant crisis sparks examination of U.S. reactors (pp. 27-28)
Cover Story: New Year, New Instruments
Carbon-Based Microdevices
Materials from the semiconductor industry allow scientists to ‘machine’ carbon
(pp. 41-42)News of the Week
Chemists Gather In The Golden State
ACS Meeting News: Natural resources chemistry was Anaheim meeting theme
(p.9)Polymer Synthesis On Command
ACS Meeting News: Applied voltage modulates polymerization with precise control
(p.10)Probing Cancer Drug Resistance
ACS Meeting News: Atomic force microscopy could yield new insights from observed changes in treated cancer cells
(p.10)A New Twist on Aqua Regia
ACS Meeting News: Powerful organic-based systems dissolve noble metals under mild conditions
(p.11)New Center Will Promote Lab Safety
Academe: University of California, Los Angeles, effort will study effectiveness of lab safety programs
(p.11)Obama’s Energy Plan
Administration: President vows to cut oil imports, fight for sustained energy R&D spending
(p.12)Petrochemicals’ U.S. Growth Spurt
Investment: Two large projects are considered to take advantage of cheap natural gas
(p.12)Prudent Practices Updated
ACS Meeting News: Manual for safe handling, storage, and disposal of chemicals receives a makeover
(p.13)Single-Molecule Potentiometers
ACS Meeting News: As electrode moves along molecular wire, conductance of single-molecule device changes
(p.13)Japan's Industry Stands Strong
Natural Disaster: Many firms resume operations as buyers make supply chain adjustments
(p.14)Japanese Reactor Saga Continues
Nuclear Power: Japanese engineers fight to regain control; Congress reviews U.S. nuclear plant practices
(p.14)Departments
Business
Small firms making boron reagents compete to supply materials for popular coupling reaction
(pp. 18-20)
At Pittcon 2011 attendance improves, as does the instrument industry business climate
(pp. 37-40)Concentrates
(pp. 16-17)
(pp. 16-17)- Valeant Bids For Cephalon
- FDA Chemist Charged With Insider Trading
- BASF Sets Expansion In Malaysia, China …
- … And Will Cut Jobs In Cognis Integration
- ExxonMobil Chemical Opens China Center
- Three Investments For Germany’s Evonik
- Dow Eyes China For Perchloroethylene
- Nova Tapping Into Oil Sands and Shale
- Solix Raises Funds, Launches Algae System
- Sumitomo, Samsung Form LED Venture
- Perstorp Builds Singapore Plants
- Gilead, Sanofi Ink Academic R&D Pacts
- TB Alliance Signs China Research Deal
- Business Roundup
Government & Policy
Department of Commerce program tries to facilitate getting innovations to the marketplace
(p.29)
Globalchem examines EPA move to make public more data that companies claim as confidential
(pp. 24-26)Education
Dow Chemical teams with MIT and Texas A&M to set up science education programs
(p.47)
Science & Technology
Materials from the semiconductor industry allow scientists to ‘machine’ carbon
(pp. 41-42)
As regulators consider tightening limits on Cr (VI) in drinking water, analysis and treatment technology may limit how low they can go
(pp. 34-35)
ACS Meeting News: Rare complexes could provide new leads for gold-mediated chemical processes
(p.37)
ACS Meeting News: Two-component strategy translates trace analytes into a colored readout
(p.37)
ACS Meeting News: Chemists aim to create waterproof coatings that protect retinal implants without causing scarring
(p.36)
ACS Meeting News: Heavy metals promote the spread of antibiotic resistance in treatment plant microbes
(p.36)