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Judge denies three Harran defense motions 27 Aug 2013 | 03:33 am
By Michael Torrice A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge today denied three defense motions that could have dismissed a criminal case against University of California, Los Angeles, chemistry prof...
This Week on CENtral Science: #SheriSangji, #NerdNite, and more 24 Aug 2013 | 02:14 am
Tweet of the Week: It's the vacations of August, apparently. — Unstable Isotope (@UnstableIsotope) August 20, 2013 Rachel’s out this week, so I’m going to have to do for all your overlord-related n...
Attorneys will argue on three motions on Monday in case against Patrick Harran 24 Aug 2013 | 01:51 am
With Michael Torrice On Monday, Aug. 26, University of California, Los Angeles, chemistry professor Patrick G. Harran is scheduled to appear in court for a hearing regarding felony charges of violati...
Thursday chemical safety round up 23 Aug 2013 | 01:56 am
We all had different standards back in 1969. Via the Watch Glass, http://cen.watchglass.org/post/57517779213/gum-if-this-operator-is-kidding-his-employer Catching up on a few weeks of chemical health...
Amusing News Aliquots 22 Aug 2013 | 10:01 pm
Silly samplings from this week’s science news, compiled by Sophia Cai, Bethany Halford, and Jeff Huber. “Breaking Bad” gets the Lego treatment. Credit: Citizen Brick Hey process chemists, any commen...
Harnessing Entropy 22 Aug 2013 | 07:45 pm
In Solar, a novel by acclaimed author Ian McEwan, the protagonist, a physicist named Michael Beard, has been tasked to evaluate submissions from the public sent to a UK panel looking for new ideas for...
In Print: Lord Kelvin’s Experiments 21 Aug 2013 | 11:24 pm
The Newscripts blog would like to be closer Internet buddies with our glossy print Newscripts column, so here we highlight what’s going on in this week’s issue of C&EN. Credit: Stuart Forsyth/Univers...
Nerd Nite Globalfest 21 Aug 2013 | 07:40 pm
(OR How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Esoteric Minutia) This post was written by Rick Mullin, author of the blog “The Fine Line,” business reporter for C&EN, and, apparently, a nerd. I arrived...
C&EN Picks Videos: ACS Indianapolis Meeting #ACSIndy 20 Aug 2013 | 10:54 pm
How can chemists protect bees and other pollinators from harmful pesticides? Why is a company that makes video game graphics processors sponsoring an ACS meeting competition? The answers to these ques...
This Week on CENtral Science: lab #chemsafety videos, @biochembelle guest post, and more 17 Aug 2013 | 01:12 am
Tweet of the week: Tweet of Yesterday: There are more people living inside this circle than outside it http://t.co/bLm1dkptLx (map 24) pic.twitter.com/070x0xLSHL — John Rentoul (@JohnRentoul) August...