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April 17, 2017 Cover
Volume 95, Issue 16
Volume 95, Issue 16
With deferred deportation and work authorization, undocumented immigrant youth in the U.S. are entering science and related fields, but their future remains bleak
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April 17, 2017 Issue
Volume 95, Issue 16
April 17, 2017 Issue, Vol. 95 | Iss. 16
With deferred deportation and work authorization, undocumented immigrant youth in the U.S. are entering science and related fields, but their future remains bleak
(pp. 36-41)
Features
Science & Technology
Agricultural nitrogen pollution is widespread in the U.S., but farmers can adopt new practices to prevent it (pp. 16-19)
Business
Chemical makers in Japan see opportunity to develop new markets (pp. 23-25)
News of the Week
Easy access to boronate esters and boronic acids
Methodology swaps out carboxylic acids for boron functional groups at late stages of syntheses
(p.4)Method improves single-cell genome analysis
LIANTI leads to fewer errors that plague other amplification methods
(p.5)Photoluminescent lanthanide-based sensor distinguishes solvents
Metal-organic framework materials could provide rapid field analysis of environmental contamination
(p.5)Titanium dioxide’s elemental charge states reevaluated
Titanium(III) rather than titanium(IV) could lead to reassessment of compound’s redox chemistry
(p.6)Carbon capture gets a boost from aromatic rings
Linking phenyls to the amines used to scrub CO2 from power plant emissions could make process more efficient
(p.7)Chinese firms build in Louisiana
Wanhua discloses plans for an isocyanates plant as Yuhuang begins construction of large methanol facility
(p.10)Frequency Therapeutics launches to tackle hearing loss
Small molecule cocktail development to be supported by $32 million in funding
(p.10)U.S. charges ex-DuPont employee with trade secrets theft
Recently retired chemical engineer accused of stealing files for his consulting firm
(p.11)Protecting scientific integrity requires effort by the entire research system, report says
U.S. National Academies panel targets misconduct and other detrimental research practices
(p.15)U.S. Justice Department ends forensic science advisory panel
Commission was aimed at improving reliability of discipline
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Departments
Business
Slow growth and political uncertainty triggered cuts in chemical company research and construction spending
Chemical makers in Japan see opportunity to develop new markets
Concentrates
(pp.12-13)
(pp.12-13)- Fujifilm acquires Wako
- Shell advances Pennsylvania cracker
- AkzoNobel’s board defends its chairperson
- Reichhold resins unit bought by Ashland
- Shokubai expands university research
- BMS compounds go to Biogen, Roche
- Enerkem hits all production milestones
- Biohaven, Ovid try to go public
- FDA will vet Emulate’s organ chip
- PureTech creates immuno-oncology firm
- VWR strikes twice for clinical services
- Adidas adds sole to 3-D printing
- Business Roundup
Science & Technology
A comic collaboration between C&EN and ChemScrapes cartoonist Brendan Burkett
Agricultural nitrogen pollution is widespread in the U.S., but farmers can adopt new practices to prevent it
Virtual machines, digital badges, and trips to the museum enrich the undergraduate lab experience
Manu Prakash of Stanford discusses how whimsical toys inspired a way to diagnose malaria
Education
With deferred deportation and work authorization, undocumented immigrant youth in the U.S. are entering science and related fields, but their future remains bleak
Employment
Cleaning up after others in the lab doesn’t have to be a thankless task