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October 22, 2012 Cover
Volume 90, Issue 43
Volume 90, Issue 43
Immunotherapies and drugs offer the promise of safety to food-allergy sufferers and their loved ones
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October 22, 2012 Issue
Volume 90, Issue 43
October 22, 2012 Issue, Vol. 90 | Iss. 43
Immunotherapies and drugs offer the promise of safety to food-allergy sufferers and their loved ones
(pp. 12-17)
Features
Government & Policy
Presidential candidates offer different paths on energy and regulatory policies (pp. 32-33)
Science & Technology
Outlays up 10.6% for chemistry, above the 6.3% growth for science and engineering as a whole (pp. 36-40)
News of the Week
Range Of Radiocarbon Dating Gets A Boost
Analytical Science: New data from ancient lake’s sediments dramatically improve the accuracy of 14C dating
(p.7)A123 Systems Goes Bankrupt
Electric Vehicles: Battery maker will sell its automotive business to Johnson Controls
(p.8)Obama, Romney Briefly Touch On Science Policy Issues In Second Debate
Politics: Candidates state their positions on several science policy issues
(p.8)Pushing The Limits Of Orbitrap Mass Analyzer
Mass Spectrometry: Modified instrument can analyze large, intact protein complexes
(p.9)Ecolab To Pay $2.2 Billion For Oil And Gas Chemicals Firm Champion
Energy: Maker of cleaning products will buy oil and gas chemicals firm Champion for $2.2 billion
(p.10)Green Route To Glycols
Catalysis: Encapsulated complex drives epoxide-to-diol reactions without reagent excess
(p.10)Easy Route To Sugar Building Blocks
Carbohydrates: Simple method could ease preparation of oligosaccharides
(p.11)New Geoscience Supercomputer
Computer Modeling: ‘Yellowstone’ begins operations in Wyoming to aid earth science research
(p.11)Departments
Business
Channellock’s manufacturing move back to the U.S. has a ripple effect across several firms
(pp. 24-25)
Sasol’s $24 million investment sets up Oxis Energy for commercialization of its lithium-sulfur technology
(pp. 26-27)
Investor network gears up to offer seed capital, advice to nascent chemical businesses
(pp. 28-29)Concentrates
(pp. 22-23)
(pp. 22-23)- CO2 Pursued As Feedstock
- Kolon Charged With Trade Secret Theft
- Raízen, Iogen Target Cellulosic Ethanol
- Emery Boosts Oleochemicals
- IFF Will Expand Turkish Flavors Unit …
- … As Frutarom Invests In Flavors R&D
- Finland’s Dynea Sells Asia Division
- Clariant To Raise Catalyst Capacity
- Eisai Focuses On Personalized Medicine
- Two Partnerships Eye Polymers For Drugs
- Merck Seeks Antiviral With AiCuris …
- … And Heart Drug With Theravance
- GSK Will Spare Irish Facility
- Business Roundup
ACS News
Entrepreneur and philanthropist cofounded a chemical company that simplified water analysis
(p.43)
Government & Policy
Presidential candidates offer different paths on energy and regulatory policies
(pp. 32-33)
Science & Technology
A new collection of correspondence fleshes out decades of the 18th-century chemist’s working life
(pp. 41-42)
Immunotherapies and drugs offer the promise of safety to food-allergy sufferers and their loved ones
(pp. 12-17)
Outlays up 10.6% for chemistry, above the 6.3% growth for science and engineering as a whole
(pp. 36-40)Concentrates(pp. 34-35)
(pp. 34-35)- Lunar Formation Revisited
- Unlikely Pair Share Toxin
- Nickel Appends Aqueous Fluoride For Radiotracer Synthesis
- Gold Helps Green Up Alcohol Oxidations
- Safely Scaling Up Azide Chemistry
- Metal-Organic Framework Thin Films Made Easily
- Transcription Initiation Complex Analyzed
- Cell Wall Growth Visualized In Live Bacteria
Career & Employment
Top companies encourage employees to push personal boundaries
(pp. 45-47)