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May 19, 2014 Cover
Volume 92, Issue 20
COVER: A scanning electron micrograph showing self-assembling parallel layers (lamellae) formed from a block copolymer.
Volume 92, Issue 20
Low-cost alternative to classic methods for making electronic devices exploits molecular self-assembly
COVER: A scanning electron micrograph showing self-assembling parallel layers (lamellae) formed from a block copolymer.
Credit: Chem. Mater.
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May 19, 2014 Issue
Volume 92, Issue 20
May 19, 2014 Issue, Vol. 92 | Iss. 20
Low-cost alternative to classic methods for making electronic devices exploits molecular self-assembly
(pp. 8-12)
Features
Business
The largest chemical firms posted another strong year in 2013 (pp. 16-18)
Science & Technology
Three groups publish easy, do-it-yourself directions for printing three-dimensional molecular models and crystal structures (pp. 32-33)
News of the Week
Thermosets Built To Break Down
Polymers: Novel reaction creates strong plastics that can be unzipped with acid
(p.4)Chemical Company Profits Surge In Japan
Annual Results: Weaker yen boosts performance of specialty producers
(p.5)Senate Conflicts Kill Energy Efficency Bill
Partisan Politics: Republican effort to attach Keystone XL amendment prevents bill from moving forward
(p.5)Down The Drain Doesn’t Mean They’re Gone
Pollution: Chemicals in consumer products can end up deep in fields fertilized with sewage sludge
(p.6)NMR-EPR Combo Yields RNA-Protein Structure
Spectroscopy: Approach illuminates how translation activator works
(p.6)Calibr Receives Gates Foundation Grant For Disease Research
Global Health: California nonprofit to use $29 million for discovering drugs for developing-world diseases
(p.7)Easier Route To Polyenes
Organic Synthesis: With just 12 reagents and one coupling reaction, chemists make most polyene motifs found in natural products
(p.7)Departments
Business
The largest chemical firms posted another strong year in 2013
(pp. 16-18)
Collaboration-boosting open-plan labs and buildings are becoming the norm, but many chemists say they are both a hindrance and potential danger
(pp. 20-23)Concentrates
(pp. 14-15)
(pp. 14-15)- New Lanxess CEO Readies Restructuring
- Mitsubishi Aims For Control Of Gas Firm
- SABIC Planning Oil-To-Chemicals
- Firms Target High-Heat Bioplastic
- European Firms Serve Brazilian Pulp Makers
- Major Chinese Producer May Be Fraudster
- BASF, Merck Pay For Electronics Research
- M&G Loses Round In Dispute With Invista
- BASF, Yara Pick Freeport, Texas
- Janssen Labs To Open Incubator
- Shire Nabs Lumena For $260 Million
- Bayer Healthcare Joins Clinical Data Portal
- Pfizer Keeps Up AstraZeneca Pursuit
- Business Roundup
Government & Policy
National Research Council finds agency is improving troubled program on chemical hazard assessment
(pp. 26-27)
Chemical safety board drops ‘safety case’ regulatory overhaul recommendation
(pp. 28-29)
Science & Technology
Three groups publish easy, do-it-yourself directions for printing three-dimensional molecular models and crystal structures
(pp. 32-33)
Low-cost alternative to classic methods for making electronic devices exploits molecular self-assembly
(pp. 8-12)Concentrates(pp. 30-31)
(pp. 30-31)- Alkaloid Puzzle Resolved
- Stretchy Ionogels For Soft Machines
- Fate Of Gulf Oil Spill Methane Reexamined
- Borinium Cation Is A Stellar Lewis Acid
- Bacteria Template Their Own Cell-Binding Polymers
- Bismuth Catalyzes CO2 Reduction
- Energy Metabolite Extends A Worm’s Life
- Peptide Monitoring Could Aid Cancer Treatment
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