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July 24, 2017 Cover
Volume 95, Issue 30
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Volume 95, Issue 30
Strong industry performance continues as profits rise despite declining sales
COVER: Illustration by Shutterstock/C&EN
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July 24, 2017 Issue
Volume 95, Issue 30
July 24, 2017 Issue, Vol. 95 | Iss. 30
Strong industry performance continues as profits rise despite declining sales
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Science & Technology
Speakers at the meeting defend the field and call for more collaboration (pp. 16-19)
Business
Covestro pushes polyurethane, not epoxy, as the polymer needed to make blades bigger and lighter (pp. 20-21)
News of the Week
U.S. team makes history at International Chemistry Olympiad
High school students score four golds for first time in team’s history
(p.4)Gold nanomesh creates a breathable electronic skin
Mesh design allows airflow through skintight, stretchable gold electronics
(p.5)Weighing the proton
More precise measurements suggest that the subatomic particle is lighter than previously thought
(p.5)Mass spec might aid bomb-sniffing dogs
A device that detects vapors from explosives could help handlers improve canine training
(p.6)Polymer ‘pulleys’ could boost Li-ion battery performance
Mechanical polymers prevent silicon anode disintegration
(p.6)Designer molecule silences mitochondrial genes
Peptidelike molecule passes through mitochondrial double membrane to turn off genes
(p.7)Growing liver tissue from seed
Hydrogel patterned with cells expands into functioning liver tissue in response to liver damage
(p.7)Another try at Vietnam’s first cracker
After other failed attempts, Thailand’s Siam Cement says it will move project ahead
(p.10)Nektar advances abuse-proof opioid
Biotech firm uses PEGylation to stem euphoria effect
(p.10)AkzoNobel’s CEO steps down unexpectedly
Ton Büchner is replaced by Thierry Vanlancker, former head of chemicals
(p.11)Ethylene exports from the U.S. planned
Enterprise and other firms are looking to build terminals to send the petrochemical building block overseas
(p.11)Michael Dourson tapped to lead U.S. EPA chemical program
Toxicologist’s nomination garners praise and concerns
(p.14)Water tainted with perfluorocarbons by U.S. military is focus of legislation
House of Representatives passes bill that would require study of health effects, impacts of potential drinking water regulation on development of substitutes
(p.14)Most plastics are discarded, study finds
Study examines production and fate of ubiquitous material
(p.15)U.S. court backs EPA’s delay of chlorpyrifos ban
Decision is a victory for the Trump Administration
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Covestro pushes polyurethane, not epoxy, as the polymer needed to make blades bigger and lighter
(pp.20-21)Entrepreneurs forge ahead with new, on-purpose wells, but they need Congress to clarify lease terms
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(pp.30-35)Science & Technology
Mesh design allows airflow through skintight, stretchable gold electronics
(p.5 )Graphenelike groupings of boron atoms in molybdenum diboride actively catalyze hydrogen evolution reaction
(p.8 )Inexpensive complex turns the greenhouse gas into fuel at ambient temperature and pressure
(p.8 )Poly(phosphaisoprene) and poly(phosphabutadiene) offer new variations on natural and synthetic rubber
(p.8 )Disrupting endosomes and skipping endosomes entirely ease cell entry
(pp.8-9)Chemists develop a convenient approach to safely using tetrafluoroethylene in organic synthesis
(p.9 )X-ray scattering studies of water nanodroplets close gap between experiments and simulations
(p.9 )Speakers at the meeting defend the field and call for more collaboration
(pp.16-19)Stosh Kozimor discusses his work with actinides and how these radioactive elements might help treat cancer
(pp.24-25)ACS News
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Toxicologist’s nomination garners praise and concerns
(p.14 )Study examines production and fate of ubiquitous material
(p.15 )Newscripts
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