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Volume 93, Issue 43
Volume 93, Issue 43
Young companies use chemistry to tackle global problems
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November 2, 2015 Issue
Volume 93, Issue 43
November 2, 2015 Issue, Vol. 93 | Iss. 43
Young companies use chemistry to tackle global problems
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Features
Government & Policy
In the absence of federal action, local governments require collection and incineration of pharmaceuticals (pp. 32-34)
Science & Technology
Researchers formulate new liquids to reveal properties of elementary particles (p.40)
Cover Story: 10 Start-Ups To Watch
Bolt Threads
Spinning synthetic spider silk into wearable textiles
(p.12)Carbon3D
Precision printing high-performance parts with speed
(p.13)Connora Technologies
A first-ever route to recyclable composites
(p.14)Liquid Light
Adapting electrochemistry to make greener chemicals
(p.15)NOHMs Technologies
New materials for powerful, long-lasting batteries
(p.16)Padlock Therapeutics
An unconventional approach to autoimmunity
(p.17)Provivi
Making pest control sustainable with synthetic biology
(p.18)Revolution Medicines
Making big molecules better, with automated assembly
(p.19)SLIPS Technologies
Slippery surfaces to overcome sticky problems
(p.20)Twist Bioscience
Revolutionizing DNA synthesis by shrinking reactions
(p.21)News of the Week
Chemical Firms Confront Low Prices And A Weak Agriculture Market
Leaders plan to meet challenges with restructuring, cost-cutting
(p.5)Best Effort Yet To Make Direct Methane Fuel Cell A Reality
Energy: Catalyst-embedded electrode helps cell generate more power than previous attempts to convert methane directly to electricity
(p.6)Chinese Firm Enters Next-Generation Sequencing Market
DNA Testing: Direct Genomics revamps single-molecule technology for clinical diagnostics
(p.6)Obama, Congress Reach Budget Deal
Legislation: Bipartisan agreement will likely improve outlook for science
(p.7)Organometallics Add Aryl Groups To Proteins Selectively
Bioconjugation: Palladium reagent works in water to tack small molecules onto cysteine residues
(p.7)FDA-Approved Drugs Boost Hair Regrowth In Mice
Hair Loss: JAK-STAT inhibitors already being used to treat autoimmune disorders prompt hair follicles to reboot their growth cycles
(p.8)Tiny Bits Of Plastic Found In Table Salt In China
Pollution: Sea salt sourced from the ocean might be delivering a dose of plastic to dinner plates
(p.8)Pfizer And Allergan Confirm Merger Talks
Pharmaceuticals: Deal would create largest firm in the pharmaceutical industry
(p.9)Departments
Business
U.S. sales of biologic drugs face rising pressure as follow-on versions advance in development
(pp. 28-29)
Continent’s chemical makers scramble to meet European Commission phaseout deadline
(pp. 24-27)
Young companies use chemistry to tackle global problems
(p.11)
Spinning synthetic spider silk into wearable textiles
(p.12)
Precision printing high-performance parts with speed
(p.13)
A first-ever route to recyclable composites
(p.14)
Adapting electrochemistry to make greener chemicals
(p.15)
New materials for powerful, long-lasting batteries
(p.16)
Revolutionizing DNA synthesis by shrinking reactions
(p.21)
Making pest control sustainable with synthetic biology
(p.18)
Making big molecules better, with automated assembly
(p.19)
An unconventional approach to autoimmunity
(p.17)
Slippery surfaces to overcome sticky problems
(p.20)Concentrates
(pp. 22-23)
(pp. 22-23)- Arkema And Brewer Pursue Directed Self-Assembly
- Taminco Is Fined For Illegal Shipments
- DuPont Opens Iowa Cellulosic Fuel Plant
- Air Products Invests In Hydrogen, Helium
- Shin-Etsu Slates Silicones In Japan
- Ferment At Biobased Chemical Firms
- Firms Pull Out Of Brazilian Projects
- Two Companies Eye Gulf Coast Projects
- Eni Seeks To Sell Loss Making Versalis
- Dow Launches New Polyethylene
- Arena Cuts Jobs In R&D Overhaul
- UCSF Works With GSK And Sigma-Aldrich
- Crispr Therapeutics In Deal With Vertex
- Business Roundup
ACS News
Government & Policy
In the absence of federal action, local governments require collection and incineration of pharmaceuticals
(pp. 32-34)Concentrates(p.30)
(p.30)- Most U.S. Chemical Plants Were Not Inspected In Recent Years, Group Finds
- International Agency Classifies Processed Meat As A Carcinogen
- NASA Rethinking Priorities For Collecting Earth-Observation Data From Space
- Number Of Postdocs Declines In Biomedical Sciences, Study Shows
- U.S. Hazardous Waste Manifests Still On Paper, Not Yet Electronic
Science & Technology
Researchers formulate new liquids to reveal properties of elementary particles
(p.40)
Annual conference builds relationships among black chemists and chemical engineers
(pp. 41-43)
Veteran inorganic chemist argues that the ‘culture’ of laboratory safety must not be compromised
(pp. 44-45)
Contaminación: La sal de mesa marina podría ser una fuente de plástico en la alimentación.
(p.8)Concentrates(pp. 36-37)
(pp. 36-37)- Asthma Drug Improves Learning And Memory
- Repurposing Industrial By-products For Remediation
- Medical Hydrogel Relies On Nanotech And A Hint Of Snake Venom
- Lithium-Air Batteries With More Oomph
- Successful Chemotherapy Relies On Immune System Cleanup
- Raman Imaging In A Different Light
- Wood Replaces Oil In Chemical Synthesis
- Getting Stressed Out To Give Birth
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