Serving the chemical, life sciences, and laboratory worlds
VOLUME 90, NUMBER 21 MAY 21, 2012
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COVER STORY
IMPROVING CATALYTIC CONVERTERS
SUBRA SURESH, DIRECTOR, NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION PAGE 6
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Attendee and vendor turnout at the North American fine and specialty chemicals exhibition grew in its second year.
GOVERNMENT & POLICY
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Summit in Rio de Janeiro will drive future global efforts on sustainable development.
Stricter emissions and fuel efficiency regulations spur innovation in exhaust-cleaning technology. PAGE 10 QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Good science anywhere is good for science everywhere.”
CHEMSPEC USA GAINS MOMENTUM
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Reauthorization of user fee programs proceeds without delays.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
NEWS OF THE WEEK
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Researchers were sold the wrong isomer under the name of the cancer-fighting compound.
PUSHING FOR A SAFER INDUSTRY
Chemical makers agree somewhat with report urging them to adopt inherently safer processes. REGULATING DRUGS IN INDIA
Parliamentary committee seeks new focus, support for regulatory agency faulted for lapses. AFFIRMING MERIT REVIEW
Global meeting reiterates principles of science decision-making to guide policy worldwide. NEW RADICAL FAMILY
Frustrated Lewis pair creates stable nitroxide species for use in a variety of chemical reactions. TRADE SECRET THEFT DOESN’T PAY
A former Sanofi scientist heads to jail, and a Utah organic chemist has copped a guilty plea. BIOFUELS IN THE GULF STATES
Several new facilities are slated to come on-line this summer in the Southeast. BOTULINUM SUBTYPING
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Matching gunshot residue with the weapon from which it originated may be possible via Raman spectroscopy.
Sequential enzymatic digestions and mass spectrometry distinguish the toxin’s variants. ROBUST SCIENCE BUDGETS
House bill would boost funding of NIST and NSF, but cuts in NASA and nonscience program budgets may be a bitter pill for the Senate and White House. DETECTING THE 239Pu NMR SIGNAL
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EMPLOYMENT HBCU CHEMISTRY
A shifting funding landscape offers challenges and opportunities for historically black colleges and universities.
THE DEPARTMENTS
Long-sought discovery will enable direct studies of element used in nuclear fuel, weapons.
BUSINESS
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