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August 8, 2016 Issue

Volume 94, Issue 32

Revealing materials secrets with synchrotron light

With the ability to probe a wide range of materials, researchers, from paleontologists to catalyst chemists, flock to these
powerful light sources
By Mitch Jacoby

(pp. 28-33)

FEATURES

Government & Policy

Making sure chemical toxicity tests dont miss metabolites
EPA looks to incorporate metabolism into high throughput chemical screening(pp. 16-19)

Science & Technology

Athletes at Rio Olympics face advanced antidoping technology
Officials can now check for long-ago anabolic steroid use, with gene doping tests on the horizon(pp. 25-26)

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NEWS OF THE WEEK

China tops 48th International Chemistry Olympiad

U.S. earns a gold, two silvers, and a bronze medal at the annual high school chemistry competition
(p.5)

Natural product helps obese mice lose weight

Molecule increases sensitivity to hormone that regulates hunger and energy metabolism
(p.6)

New battery packs more storage capacity than standard Li-ion devices
Advance lies in electrode material made of lithium oxides in a cobalt oxide matrix
(p.6)

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Chemistry Nobel Laureate Ahmed Zewail dies at age 70

Caltech chemist will be remembered for pioneering the field of femtochemistry and for promoting science education
internationally
(p.7)

Iron catalysts diversify amino acids and peptides

New method mimics peptide-synthesis enzyme complexes found in microorganisms
(p.7)

Deals flourish in sulfur chemicals

Veolia and Ineos to boost presence in industry with acquisitions
(p.10)

GSK and Verily launch Galvani Bioelectronics

Drug giant and tech firm form a company to create therapies that use implantable devices
(p.10)

Pfizer acquires Bamboo Therapeutics

Deal brings gene therapy technology and key manufacturing capabilities
(p.11)

Rio Olympics teams with Dow to leave a low-carbon legacy

New materials and upgraded manufacturing to help Brazil reach its 2025 greenhouse gas goal
(p.11)

Refinery fostered weak safety, Chemical Safety Board says

Report probes sulfuric acid accidents that injured workers
(p.14)

Unapproved, genetically modified wheat disrupts U.S. trade

Japan, S. Korea halt U.S. wheat shipments following discovery of engineered wheat growing in Washington state
(p.14)

DEPARTMENTS

BUSINESS
How rare earths bring clean technologies, dirty
landscapes

Unsustainably mined rare earths from China play major role in wind turbines and
hybrid cars

(p.24)

Measuring a serial entrepreneurs success

By any yardstick, Robert Langers creation of 31 start-ups is a testament to his technical and business acumen

(pp. 21-23)

Concentrates (pp. 12-13)

ACS NEWS
Phil Baran wins Blavatnik Award

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(p.35)

Jherian Mitchell-Jones is WCC Overcoming Challenges Awardee

(p.35)

Sigal Postdoctoral Fellowship to Lisa Olshansky

(p.35)

Kay Brummond honored for diversity efforts

(p.35)

Nominations sought for the 2017 Roy W. Tess Award in Coatings

(p.35)

Call for nominations for Esselen award

(p.35)

Project SEED gears up for its 50th anniversary

(p.34)

GOVERNMENT & POLICY

Making sure chemical toxicity tests dont miss metabolites

EPA looks to incorporate metabolism into high throughput chemical screening

(pp. 16-19)

Concentrates (p.15)

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Periodic Graphics: The Russian doping scandal

Chemical educator and Compound Interest blogger Andy Brunning untangles the
complicated web of sports doping intrigue leading up to the Rio Olympics

(p.27)

Revealing materials secrets with synchrotron light

With the ability to probe a wide range of materials, researchers, from paleontologists to catalyst chemists, flock to these
powerful light sources

(pp. 28-33)

Athletes at Rio Olympics face advanced antidoping technology

Officials can now check for long-ago anabolic steroid use, with gene doping tests on the horizon

(pp. 25-26)

Concentrates (pp. 8-9)

NEWSCRIPTS

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Falcon fidelity and latrine archaeology

(p.40)

EDITOR'S PAGE
The Olympics are here

(p.2)

LETTERS

Letters (p.3)

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