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NCW 2008 Focuses on Fun with Sports
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:00:00 -0500
From sandy baseball fields in Los Angeles to blacktop basketball courts in New York City, this year's National Chemistry Week (NCW) - October 19-25 - will draw upon young people's love for sports and show them how chemistry plays a big part in all kinds of games. The theme of NCW 2008 is "Having a Ball with Chemistry." More information about NCW, including contest rules and deadlines, is available on the NCW web site; the ACS Education Division also offers chemistry activities for kids online.
"Nanorose" Wins NanoVision Contest for September
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:00:00 -0500
We're pleased to announce that the September winner of the NanoVision image contest is Sudip Batabyal, a researcher in Prof. Vittal's group in the Department of Chemistry at the National University of Singapore. Dr. Batabyal received a $50 Visa gift card for the winning image, "Nanorose", which can be viewed in all its glory on the ACS Nanotation web site. Each month, a new NanoVision winner is selected, so register and submit your nanoscience and nanotechnology images today! You can enter as many images as you like, but the deadline for October's contest is October 15, so act quickly! Visit ACS Nanotation for other interactive features, and see what experts in the field are saying about the latest research in nanoscience and nanotechnology.
Noteworthy Chemistry: Tune Protein Release Profiles Through Architectural Design
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:00:00 -0500
P. Pitukmanorom, T.-H. Yong, and J. Y. Ying at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (Singapore) detail a design strategy that controls material properties and processing parameters to influence the protein release characteristics of inorganic-polymer nanocomposite microspheres. They controlled the dissolution of the inorganic framework using the acidic breakdown products of the hydrolyzed encapsulating polymers.
ACS Careers Industry Forum: Working as an Industrial Chemist Internationally
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:00:00 -0500
The next ACS Careers Industry Forum will feature Dr. Carolyn Ribes, Technical Leader, Core Research and Development Group, Dow Benelux, the Netherlands , who will discuss the challenges and opportunities of "Working as an Industrial Chemist International." The forum will be held as a teleconference on October 9th, 2:00-3:00 PM, and include a 30-minute discussion followed by a 25-minute Q & A session. Don't miss out, register in advance. Additional information about upcoming speakers is available on the ACS Careers Blog.
Topics and Tactics in Current Drug Design
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:00:00 -0500
The sessions at this conference, to be held October 19-21 in Boston, will provide a comprehensive synopsis of tactics and strategies for: optimizing drug-target interactions, reducing drug metabolism and avoiding metabolic activation, circumventing off-target sources of drug failure, enhancing oral drug delivery. Look online for the list of speakers and abstracts and the detailed program; you can register online or by fax or mail.
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A new route to N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone avoids the use of acetylene.
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:45:22 -0400
A new route to N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone avoids the use of acetylene.
Chemical & Engineering News: Latest News
Apollo Ponies Up Funds For Hexion
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:18:00 -0400
Move signals that purchase of Huntsman may be completed
Chemical & Engineering News: Table of Contents
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:15:00 -0400
Volume 86, Issue 41, October 13, 2008 is now available
Cholera Turn-On
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:15:00 -0400
Chemical switch activates disease-enhancing toxin
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