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August 8, 2016 Cover
Volume 94, Issue 32
COVER: Aerial view of the National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center in Taiwan.
Volume 94, Issue 32
With the ability to probe a wide range of materials, researchers, from paleontologists to catalyst chemists, flock to these powerful light sources
COVER: Aerial view of the National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center in Taiwan.
Credit: National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center
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August 8, 2016 Issue
Volume 94, Issue 32
August 8, 2016 Issue, Vol. 94 | Iss. 32
With the ability to probe a wide range of materials, researchers, from paleontologists to catalyst chemists, flock to these powerful light sources
(pp. 28-33)
Features
Government & Policy
EPA looks to incorporate metabolism into high throughput chemical screening (pp. 16-19)
Science & Technology
Officials can now check for long-ago anabolic steroid use, with gene doping tests on the horizon (pp. 25-26)
News of the Week
China tops 48th International Chemistry Olympiad
U.S. earns a gold, two silvers, and a bronze medal at the annual high school chemistry competition
(p.5)Natural product helps obese mice lose weight
Molecule increases sensitivity to hormone that regulates hunger and energy metabolism
(p.6)New battery packs more storage capacity than standard Li-ion devices
Advance lies in electrode material made of lithium oxides in a cobalt oxide matrix
(p.6)Chemistry Nobel Laureate Ahmed Zewail dies at age 70
Caltech chemist will be remembered for pioneering the field of femtochemistry and for promoting science education internationally
(p.7)Iron catalysts diversify amino acids and peptides
New method mimics peptide-synthesis enzyme complexes found in microorganisms
(p.7)Deals flourish in sulfur chemicals
Veolia and Ineos to boost presence in industry with acquisitions
(p.10)GSK and Verily launch Galvani Bioelectronics
Drug giant and tech firm form a company to create therapies that use implantable devices
(p.10)Pfizer acquires Bamboo Therapeutics
Deal brings gene therapy technology and key manufacturing capabilities
(p.11)Rio Olympics teams with Dow to leave a low-carbon legacy
New materials and upgraded manufacturing to help Brazil reach its 2025 greenhouse gas goal
(p.11)Refinery fostered weak safety, Chemical Safety Board says
Report probes sulfuric acid accidents that injured workers
(p.14)Unapproved, genetically modified wheat disrupts U.S. trade
Japan, S. Korea halt U.S. wheat shipments following discovery of engineered wheat growing in Washington state
(p.14)Departments
Business
Unsustainably mined rare earths from China play major role in wind turbines and hybrid cars
(p.24)
By any yardstick, Robert Langer’s creation of 31 start-ups is a testament to his technical and business acumen
(pp. 21-23)Concentrates
(pp. 12-13)
(pp. 12-13)- LyondellBasell plant to debut polymer process
- Merck KGaA widens its LCD offering
- Alpek beefing up polyester presence
- Lenzing boosts cellulosic fibers
- Energy Department funds bioproducts
- Solvay adds capacity and exits a business
- Innospec acquires Huntsman surfactants
- NewLink and Tokai will cut jobs
- Chevron Phillips completes pilot unit
- Takeda plans layoffs in R&D reorganization
- Cambrex rides a wave to further expansion
- Amgen strikes immunotherapy deal
- Business Roundup
ACS News
Government & Policy
EPA looks to incorporate metabolism into high throughput chemical screening
(pp. 16-19)
Science & Technology
Chemical educator and Compound Interest blogger Andy Brunning untangles the complicated web of sports doping intrigue leading up to the Rio Olympics
(p.27)
With the ability to probe a wide range of materials, researchers, from paleontologists to catalyst chemists, flock to these powerful light sources
(pp. 28-33)
Officials can now check for long-ago anabolic steroid use, with gene doping tests on the horizon
(pp. 25-26)
El profesor de Química y bloguero de Compound Interest Andy Brunning desentrama la complicada red de intriga del dopaje deportivo que precede a los Juegos Olímpicos de Río.
(p.27)
El avance está en el material del electrodo, hecho de óxidos de litio en una matriz de óxido de cobalto.
(p.6)Concentrates(pp. 8-9)
(pp. 8-9)- How carbon nanotubes could help make tiny space telescopes
- New antibody standard could aid biopharma development
- Vaccine candidates protect monkeys from Zika virus
- An enantioselective synthesis of (+)-psiguadial B
- Hybrid power source delivers high-energy bursts
- Concrete creep mechanism explained
- All Concentrates
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