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Volume 90, Issue 37
Volume 90, Issue 37
A symposium at the ACS meeting illuminates challenges for and rifts in the justice system
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September 10, 2012 Issue
Volume 90, Issue 37
September 10, 2012 Issue, Vol. 90 | Iss. 37
A symposium at the ACS meeting illuminates challenges for and rifts in the justice system
(pp. 11-15)
Features
Business
After a decade of lackluster performance, makers of the white pigment believe their time has come (pp. 18-20)
Career & Employment
With the right preparation, chemistry students can improve their chances of finding a job (p.47)
News of the Week
A Hydrogel That’s Soft, Stretchy, And Tough
Materials Science: Soft material has unusual properties, thanks to a blend of ionically and covalently cross-linked polymers
(p.5)Chemical Firms Drop Stock Plans
Business: Momentive and Elevance will not be going public with shares
(p.6)Membrane Protein Network Expands
Proteomics: Study more than doubles known interactions of yeast membrane proteins
(p.6)California Chemistry Professor Arraigned In Lab Death Case
Lab Safety: Court enters not guilty plea for Patrick Harran, sets preliminary hearing for Oct. 9
(p.7)Germany’s Merck Reshapes Business
Specialties: Shifts are meant to free up resources for investment
(p.7)Environment Agency Science Reviewed
Report: National Research Council advises EPA to improve coordination
(p.8)Pinning Down A Cobalt-Catalyzed Hydrogen Evolution Mechanism
Water Splitting: Study detects and characterizes elusive reaction intermediate
(p.8)China Investigates Antibiotic Manufacturing Practices
Two antibiotic producers deny use of waste cooking oil
(p.9)Safer Explosives Still Pack A Punch
Energetic Materials: Compounds are less sensitive, less toxic than the military explosives RDX and HMX
(p.9)Departments
Business
Fluorescent imaging system can detect one lethal cancer cell hiding among 50 billion normal blood cells
(p.21)
After a decade of lackluster performance, makers of the white pigment believe their time has come
(pp. 18-20)
Specialties: Cutbacks will impact jobs in chemicals and drugs
Concentrates
(pp. 16-17)
(pp. 16-17)- Aramid Patent Case Continues
- Dow Rearranges Top Leadership
- Lanxess Slates Big Rubber Plant
- Iowa Will Get Fertilizer Complex
- Tire Makers Try New Rubber Sources
- Mitsui, Idemitsu Plan Japanese Streamlining
- Alphora Adds Lab For Cytotoxics
- Allergan Opens R&D Center In New Jersey
- Agios, Penn Make Up After Legal Fight
- Dainippon’s Sunovion Acquires Elevation
- Codexis To Cut Jobs After Contract Ends
- Janssen Licenses Genmab Cancer Drug
- Valeant Gets Medicis In Skin Drug Merger
- Business Roundup
ACS News
Government & Policy
Ecological and health concerns spur international push to eliminate long-chain compounds
(pp. 24-25)
Science & Technology
ACS Meeting News: Researchers develop several techniques for tracking laser-driven reactions
(pp. 28-29)
ACS Meeting News: Acid-loving algae, marine microbes, and wild berries yield promising leads for natural blue food colors
(pp. 30-31)
A symposium at the ACS meeting illuminates challenges for and rifts in the justice system
(pp. 11-15)Career & Employment
With the right preparation, chemistry students can improve their chances of finding a job
(p.47)
Ambitious, accomplished Ph.D. chemists can find openings in programs designed to spark innovation at bone-lean firms
(pp. 48-50)
Students who choose industry over grad school can improve their hiring prospects through internships and other training
(pp. 51-53)
Chemistry professors enliven their lectures by helping students see real-world connections
(pp. 53-55)