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Volume 90, Issue 33
COVER: Workers in Beijing wait for orders to destroy more than 50 tons of counterfeit medicine confiscated over two years.
Volume 90, Issue 33
A range of analytical techniques and plenty of developmental work permit authorities to distinguish between the real deal and a bogus buy
COVER: Workers in Beijing wait for orders to destroy more than 50 tons of counterfeit medicine confiscated over two years.
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August 13, 2012 Issue
Volume 90, Issue 33
August 13, 2012 Issue, Vol. 90 | Iss. 33
A range of analytical techniques and plenty of developmental work permit authorities to distinguish between the real deal and a bogus buy
(pp. 11-15)
Features
Business
Chemical firms report weakening demand worldwide, lower revenues, and shrinking earnings (pp. 18-21)
Science & Technology
Agreement outlines safety program for UC system; defense for UCLA professor focuses on investigator’s past (pp. 34-37)
News of the Week
Catalyst Could Zap Methane Emissions
Catalysis: Agent oxidizes methane efficiently at low temperatures
(p.5)China Cracks Down On Fake Drugs
Regulation: Police go after counterfeits as new laws target quality
(p.6)R&D Tax Breaks Face Uncertain Fate
Tax Policy: Legislation to extend incentives clears key Senate committee, but hurdles remain
(p.6)DSM To Slash 1,000 Jobs As Profits Tumble
The Dutch specialty chemicals firm says it will cut 4% of its workforce
(p.7)New Mars Rover Lands Safely
Space Science: NASA’s Curiosity touches down on the Red Planet after a daring, cliffhanger approach
(p.7)Airborne Sulfur Dioxide Oxidant Identified
Atmospheric chemistry: Emissions from trees are key to new pathway
(p.8)Clinical Trial Failures
Research: Faltering drug candidates have cost Pfizer, BMS, and others hundreds of millions of dollars
(p.8)DNA Controls Nanoshapes
Nanotechnology: Base sequences set shapes of gold-DNA nanoparticles
(p.9)UN Targets Syria’s Weapons
Diplomacy: Resolution raises alarm of regime’s threat to use chemical arsenal
(p.9)Departments
Business
A range of analytical techniques and plenty of developmental work permit authorities to distinguish between the real deal and a bogus buy
(pp. 11-15)
Most major drug firms also saw second-quarter revenues fall
(pp. 22-23)
So many new fertilizer plants are being planned that by 2016 the sector will likely be awash with excess product
(p.24)
Chemical firms report weakening demand worldwide, lower revenues, and shrinking earnings
(pp. 18-21)Concentrates
(pp. 16-17)
(pp. 16-17)- Asahi Kasei Closing U.S. Spandex Facility
- BP Plans $100 Million Materials Center
- Evonik, Brain Collaborate
- CF Industries To Own Plant
- Air Products To Build Gasification Unit
- Albemarle Boosts Precursor Capacity
- Marrone Constructing Biopesticide Plant
- Bayer MaterialScience Develops Battery Charger
- European Firms Add Specialty Alcohols
- Teijin, Partner To Recycle Polyester
- Novartis, Penn In Immunotherapy Pact
- Gilead Shares HIV Drug Technology
- Business Roundup
ACS News
Symposium draws the field’s luminaries to 75th anniversary celebration
(p.40)
Government & Policy
Chemical shippers say initiatives could lead to improved freight service, rate relief
(p.31)
White House directive may curtail government scientists’ attendance at scientific meetings
(p.30)
Tax Policy: Legislation to extend incentives clears key Senate committee, but faces heated battles in Congress at large
Initiative set to start in 2013 will support and encourage science, technology, engineering, and mathematics teachers and education
(pp. 28-29)
DHS, industry say federal antiterrorism program is getting back on track
(pp. 26-27)
Science & Technology
New method grows cylindrical polymer micelles in a single direction
(p.39)
Agreement outlines safety program for UC system; defense for UCLA professor focuses on investigator’s past
(pp. 34-37)Concentrates(pp. 32-33)
(pp. 32-33)