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March 24, 2008 Cover
Volume 86, Issue 12
COVER: At PITTCON 2008, a Bruker representative demonstrates a sample stage and autochanger that enables the company’s D8 Advance X-ray diffractometer to handle batches of up to 90 samples.
Volume 86, Issue 12
PITTCON 2008
Annual instrument show convenes in partially recovered New Orleans
COVER: At PITTCON 2008, a Bruker representative demonstrates a sample stage and autochanger that enables the company’s D8 Advance X-ray diffractometer to handle batches of up to 90 samples.
Credit: Mitch Jacoby/C&EN
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March 24, 2008 Issue
Volume 86, Issue 12
March 24, 2008 Issue, Vol. 86 | Iss. 12
Annual instrument show convenes in partially recovered New Orleans
(pp. 51-55)
Features
Government & Policy
Activists fear the Army's 1,000-mile shipments of neutralized VX wastewater may be endangering the public and environment (pp. 29-33)
Science & Technology
Double-bond isomerization makes new ways to control nerve impulses available (pp. 42-44)
Cover Story: Pittcon Returns To The 'Big Easy'
Moving From Bench To Bedside
Symposium emphasizes need to translate spectroscopic methods from the lab to the clinic
(pp. 56-58)Clues At The Scene Of The Crime
Advances in forensics push the limits of trace analysis and raise public interest in science
(pp. 59-60)New And Notable At Pittcon
Scientific Instrumentation And More
(pp. 62-66)Pittcon Awards 2008
Researchers receive honors for achievements in analytical chemistry and spectroscopy
(pp. 67-68)News of the Week
Financial Turmoil Worries Industry
Possible recession, high raw material costs likely to squeeze chemical profits in 2008
(p.11)Data Duping
South Korean researchers admit to fabricating data in two papers
(p.12)Radical Source
Hydroxyl radicals born from excited nitrogen dioxide and water
(p.12)Mixed Impact Of Cutting CO2
Large range of outcomes possible from legislation to cut greenhouse gas emissions
(p.13)Extrasolar Gas Discovered
Astronomers thrilled at sighting of methane on distant planet
(p.14)NIH Seeks Input On Public Access
Research agency holds meeting to hear from stakeholders
(p.14)Departments
Business
Chinese-born chemists confront difficult choices when they consider moving back to their country
(pp. 20-24)
In a strategy shift, specialty paper maker Appleton offers encapsulation technology to the market
(pp. 26-27)Concentrates
(pp. 17-18)
(pp. 17-18)- European Companies Name New Chairmen
- Schulman Hires UBS To Explore Options
- BASF, Sinopec Move On Nanjing Expansion
- Rhodia Will Shed Isocyanates Business
- EOS Lands Cash For Green Water Treatment
- DuPont Boosts Refinery Services
- Rohm And Haas Hikes Hydroxyalkyl Monomers
- Ding! Ding! Ding! Went The Bell
- New Complex Planned For Abu Dhabi
- Nuvelo Restructures After Trial Fails
- Lilly Ramps Up Diabetes Efforts
- NicOx Taps Archimica For API Supply
- Business Roundup
ACS News
Researchers receive honors for achievements in analytical chemistry and spectroscopy
(pp. 67-68)
Annual instrument show convenes in partially recovered New Orleans
(pp. 51-55)
Government & Policy
Activists fear the Army's 1,000-mile shipments of neutralized VX wastewater may be endangering the public and environment
(pp. 29-33)
Foundations, government agencies respond to research trend, but experts say more support is called for
(pp. 34-37)
OSHA refuses to issue mandatory standards, but House members introduce legislation
(pp. 38-39)Books
Interactions between academia and businesses could affect the future of scientific research
(pp. 70-72)
Science & Technology
Symposium emphasizes need to translate spectroscopic methods from the lab to the clinic
(pp. 56-58)
Advances in forensics push the limits of trace analysis and raise public interest in science
(pp. 59-60)
Scientific Instrumentation And More
(pp. 62-66)
Double-bond isomerization makes new ways to control nerve impulses available
(pp. 42-44)
Complex polysaccharide facilitates more than just blood thinning
(pp. 46-47)
Radio-wave-induced water dissociation isn't a miracle, they say
(p.49)