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VOLUME 90, NUMBER 48 NOVEMBER 26, 2012
COVER STORY
MICROWAVE AND FLOW CHEMISTRY Instrumentation firms respond to growing demand for efficient, hands-off tools. PAGE 12
MARK E. HAY, MARINE ECOLOGIST, GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY PAGE 32
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NEWS OF THE WEEK
IAN SHOTT
C&EN talks with the chemical engineer about applying process design principles to drug discovery.
GOVERNMENT & POLICY
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ACS ELECTION RESULTS
Members choose Thomas J. Barton as 2013 president-elect and select four other members of the board of directors.
UN gathering aims to extend Kyoto protocol and set the stage for new global climate treaty. PRESIDENTIAL PUSH FOR TECH TRANSFER
Federal research agencies put forth five-year plans to speed their technologies to market.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES GOBY FISH TO THE RESCUE
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Corals release chemical signals that call goby fish to vanquish seaweed predators.
BIOFUEL MANDATE STAYS
Despite high corn prices, EPA denies requests to waive its Renewable Fuel Standard this year. HYDRATION SHELL GAME
The shell around hydrophobic molecules changes with temperature and solute size. WATCHED POT DOESN’T NEED TO BOIL
Nanoparticles in solution can generate steam without boiling. COMPLYING WITH OPEN ACCESS
NIH will cut funding to grantees who do not follow rules about public access to research. RUSSIAN TRADE AGREEMENT NEARS
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U.S. House of Representatives passes bill to accept Russia as a full trading partner. CLOSER LOOK AT THE FLU VIRUS
Researchers are now able to look at the 3-D genome structure of the flu virus. UNLOCKING THE IRIDOIDS MYSTERY
Discovery of iridoid synthase will enable making these useful compounds through biotechnology. INSIDER TRADING ON BIG PHARMA
Federal authorities filed charges last week in two schemes involving drug firm stocks.
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THE WAIT FOR CURIOSITY DATA
NASA instrument operators go slowly to avoid any damage to the Mars rover.
THE DEPARTMENTS EDITOR’S PAGE LETTERS ACS COMMENT ACS NEWS AWARDS OBITUARIES CLASSIFIEDS NEWSCRIPTS
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Small, inconspicuous fishes have effects considerably larger than their mass would predict.”
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BUSINESS
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Polyacrylamide provider SNF takes no-frills tack to supplying oil and gas and other industries. EXPERIMENTING WITH R&D
Bayer adopts new approaches to ensure that its partnerships are more effective.
COVER: A researcher uses Chemtrix’ Labtrix Start personal flow chemistry synthesizer. Chemtrix
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