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Volume 91, Issue 14
Volume 91, Issue 14
Priestley Medalist Peter J. Stang emerged from adversity to catalyze advances in chemistry and serve as one of the field’s leading statesmen
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April 8, 2013 Issue
Volume 91, Issue 14
April 8, 2013 Issue, Vol. 91 | Iss. 14
Priestley Medalist Peter J. Stang emerged from adversity to catalyze advances in chemistry and serve as one of the field’s leading statesmen
(pp. 11-14)
Features
Business
Stories of shadowy government activity are not enough to prevent chemical firms from investing in a growing market (pp. 22-24)
Government & Policy
Fruit with nonbrowning genes may get green light in U.S. (pp. 31-33)
News of the Week
Copper Catalysis That Clicks
Reaction Mechanism: Research reveals details of a workhorse chemical transformation
(p.5)Flame Retardants Under Scrutiny
Assessment: Officials in U.S. and Canada want data on more compounds
(p.6)Liquid Scaffolds From A 3-D Printer
Materials Science: Patterned droplet structures might one day help grow artificial tissue
(p.6)Dow To Produce Shale Gas In Argentina
Petrochemicals: Partnered with oil producer YPF, the firms has plans to develop shale gas production in the country
(p.7)Novartis Loses India Patent Fight
Intellectual Property: Ruling strikes another blow to multinational pharmaceutical companies
(p.7)Archaea Feed On Perchlorate
Microbiology: Chemistry discovery could be a clue to how life evolved on early Earth
(p.8)Nuclear Power May Prevent More Deaths Than It Causes
Climate Change: Study estimates that nuclear energy leads to substantially fewer pollution-related deaths and greenhouse gas emissions compared with fossil-fuel sources
(p.8)Supreme Court Asked To Hear Cross-State Air Pollution Case
Environment agency seeks Supreme Court review of interstate pollution rule
(p.9)White House Unveils $100 Million BRAIN Initiative
Neuroscience: President Barack Obama lends federal support to project that will map human neuron activity
(p.9)Departments
Business
Analysts and executives gather in Houston to discuss the new U.S. advantage in petrochemicals
(pp. 28-29)
Stories of shadowy government activity are not enough to prevent chemical firms from investing in a growing market
(pp. 22-24)
Analytical instrument maker invests more in R&D but keeps an eye on acquisition targets
(pp. 26-27)Concentrates
(pp. 20-21)
(pp. 20-21)- Initial Public Offerings Fall
- Zoltek, Quinpario Call A Truce
- Clariant Gets Bayer Silver Ink Technology
- Private Equity Firm Acquires Pfanstiehl
- Mitsui Buys Heraeus Dental Business
- Perstorp Catalysts Go To Johnson Matthey
- Another Terminal Expansion Planned
- Instrument Makers, Universities Link
- Lilly Considers Insulin Expansion
- Pfizer Invests In Bind Therapeutics
- Bristol-Myers Plans Amylin Site Closure
- Merck, Ra Team Up For Cyclomimetics
- AstraZeneca Buys AlphaCore Pharma
- Business Roundup
ACS News
Government & Policy
As technological advances make genomes more accessible, questions arise over whether to bring back extinct species
(p.34)
Fruit with nonbrowning genes may get green light in U.S.
(pp. 31-33)
Science & Technology
Chilean telescope could transform what we know about chemistry of planets, stars, and the universe
(pp. 40-42)
Priestley Medalist Peter J. Stang emerged from adversity to catalyze advances in chemistry and serve as one of the field’s leading statesmen
(pp. 11-14)
Scientists resurrect long-gone cellular workhorses to study evolution and engineer new versions of proteins
(pp. 38-39)Concentrates(pp. 36-37)
(pp. 36-37)- Engineered Tissue On A String
- Fluorine’s Positive Side Revealed
- Chemical Signal Links Bacterial Systems
- Copper Claims First As Near-Infrared Photocatalyst
- Aerating Soil Yields Cleaner Air
- New Chemistry Could Help Peer Inside Cells
- Germanium Slims Down To Skinny Layers
- Catalyst Stimulates Self-Doping In Silicon Nanowires