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August 26, 2013 Cover
Volume 91, Issue 34
COVER: Microelectromechanical-systems-based gas chromatograph.
Volume 91, Issue 34
Instrument makers pack increased power into miniaturized analytical gear
COVER: Microelectromechanical-systems-based gas chromatograph.
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August 26, 2013 Issue
Volume 91, Issue 34
August 26, 2013 Issue, Vol. 91 | Iss. 34
Instrument makers pack increased power into miniaturized analytical gear
(pp. 11-15)
Features
Government & Policy
System works to implement and improve upon legally mandated program to protect researchers (pp. 21-23)
Science & Technology
Study yields new comparative global warming data to assist scientists and business and regulatory decisionmakers (pp. 27-28)
News of the Week
Moving Vans For Cellular Proteins
Chemical Biology: Hybrid small molecules tweak cell signals by repositioning proteins
(p.5)DuPont Settles Titanium Dioxide Pricing Lawsuit
Price Fixing: $72 million payout resolves charge of conspiring to rig prices for pigment
(p.6)Where The Researchers Are
Employment: Census data analysis shows U.S. states and metropolitan areas with highest concentrations of scientists and engineers
(p.6)Building Better Hydrogenases
Biocatalysis: Synthetic building block provides a simple shortcut to hydrogen-producing enzymes
(p.7)Jillian Buriak Named New Editor Of Chemistry Of Materials
University of Alberta chemistry professor will succeed Leonard Interrante in January 2014
(p.7)Lyme Disease Skyrockets
Public Health: Some 300,000 cases of tick-borne illness occur each year in the U.S., 10 times previous estimates
(p.8)Sasol Exits Iranian Venture
Sanctions: South African chemical giant ends a controversial business relationship
(p.8)Life Sciences Deals Cool, Deal Values Heat Up
Acquisitions: First-half 2013 results may signal heightened competition
(p.9)Pinpointing Intermediates
Catalysis: Study identifies key player in NOx cleanup, shows connection to enzyme catalysis
(p.9)Departments
Business
C&EN’s annual survey finds an influx of women at the top of chemical firms, but equality is far off
(pp. 18-19)
Instrument makers pack increased power into miniaturized analytical gear
(pp. 11-15)Concentrates
(pp. 16-17)
(pp. 16-17)- Indian Generic Drug Exports Rise 27%
- Petrobras Selling Styrene Unit
- Clariant, Lummus Join For Catalysts
- Lubrizol Opens China Plant
- Skyonic To Capture Cement Plant CO2
- Pharmstandard To Buy Singapore API Maker
- Nextfuels To Revive Shell Biofuels Demo
- Evotec Extends Deal With Jain Foundation
- Jobs Axed At Boehringer Ingelheim
- Adimab Signs With Innovent, Celgene
- Novartis Scores With Orphan Drug
- Dow Opens Technology Hub
- Eisai Petitions For Drug Listing
- Business Roundup
ACS News
ACS lays out strategy to prepare for coming trends
(p.32)
Division name change and electoral districts are on the agenda
(p.33)
Government & Policy
System works to implement and improve upon legally mandated program to protect researchers
(pp. 21-23)Books
Instrument builder retraces his path getting a spectrometer on the Mars rover Curiosity
(pp. 30-31)
Science & Technology
Study yields new comparative global warming data to assist scientists and business and regulatory decisionmakers
(pp. 27-28)
Researchers commemorate the scientist’s debate on why ice floats on water
(pp. 28-29)Concentrates(pp. 24-25)
(pp. 24-25)- Crystal Structure Of A Cuprate-Carbonyl π-Complex
- Microbial Duo Turns Cellulose Into Fuel
- Reversible Bonding Improves Crystallization
- Antigen Levels Show Prostate Cancer’s Aggressiveness
- Squeezable Gel Delivers Clean Drinking Water
- Improved Stapled Peptide Suppresses Tumor Growth In Rodents
- Vanadium Dioxide Does A Solid Triple Point
- Pyrotechnics Keep Getting Greener
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