Hurricane shuts down power, downs trees on campus

Harnessing enzymes could lead to improved conversion of biomass into fuels

Deal continues trend of overseas deals by Japanese firms

Debate over the safety of low-level exposure to the plastics chemical continues

Former chair of chemical safety board succumbs to cancer

European industry teams with computer firm, launches service to tackle REACH

Tobacco plants add nicotine to their nectar to improve cross-pollination

Biotech firm Gilead adds jobs, while UCB and Abbott cut back

Reaction could lead to ways to dispose of or recycle fluorocarbons

Federal officials will investigate accident at Bayer pesticide facility

After research misconduct finding, bubble fusion researcher is stripped of title

California Legislature poised to ban chemicals in food wrappers

Experiments suggest Mesozoic oxygen levels were higher than previously expected

ACS members are among recipients of national medals of science, technology

Mitsui will make methanol from the greenhouse gas

States will sue to force agency to regulate oil refinery emissions

Complementary approaches capture ion channel in its open form

Auditors want agency to investigate far more industrial accidents

Immobilizing a transition-metal complex in silver yields synergistic properties

More research is needed to determine whether environmental pollutants are to blame

Critics fear rule will reduce nutritional value of food, hinder efforts to improve unsanitary practices

Takeover attempt is latest in a season of pharma deals

Experts discuss experimental techniques used to identify suspect Ivins

Small gold clusters add oxygen to styrene without help from additives

Exotic oscillating reaction moves matter

Carbene-stabilized Si(0) compound could spark new wave of silicon chemistry

National Research Council endorses public involvement to enhance federal decisions on environment

Denver is site of board's first regional accident investigation office

Firms are trying to steal adiponitrile technology, Invista claims

In Philadelphia, society celebrates anniversaries, announces new 'green' member benefit

Agency's assessment of bisphenol A is hailed by industry, challenged by activists

Regulator's demise is latest scandal for country's food inspection system

Chemical tweaks direct peptide tags to the cell's powerhouse

Method yields reproducible multifunctional probes for cellular imaging

Firm opens China facility and sells some European brands

Hydrogen generated by anaerobic bacteria considered as possible fuel for tank explosion

Tetherless grippers grab and move wee objects

Experimental setup lets researcher tease out tresses' subtle interactions.

For now, firm to set styrenics apart as independent subsidiaries.

Chemical company know-how enables new equipment and buildings.

Dealmaker moves on several fronts to shake up the drug industry.

Producing bioplastic in switchgrass boosts the plant's value as a cellulosic feedstock.

New website fosters interconnection among society's members.

Stock offering for battery company showcases increased market demand for clean-energy technologies.