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A call for papers for the 37th American Chemical Society (ACS) Northeast Regional Meeting at the University of New York, Potsdam campus on June 2-5, 2010 with a theme "Chemistry for a Sustainable World" is presented.

The article discusses the use of polypyrrole and cellulose, the polysaccharides extracted from algae in creating greener battery. It states that the team of Leif Nyholm of the University of Uppsala in Sweden developed the idea. They found that the cellulose produced by Cladophora algae can be turned into cheap paper which has high porosity and resistance to moisture. It also mentions the process on how the team developed an all-polymer battery.

The article reports on the agreement entered by Analytical Spectral Devices Inc., Paprican, and the Pulp and Paper Research Industry of Canada. The agreement was made to develop the industry's first application of near-infrared technology, which will be used to measure pulp brightness and lignin content. Paprican director of contracts, patents and licensing Chris Kanters discloses that the goal is to simplify an expensive, labor-intensive chemical testing procedure.

The article presents an interview with German chemist Peter Gölitz about his career as editor in chief of the German journal "Angewandte Chemie." Topics include how the process of his introduction of innovations to the journal started, his goals for the journal and how they changed over time and the biggest changes to science publishing in the past 30 years. Also mentioned are the changes in chemistry since the 1980s and his favorite paper published at Angewand during his tenure.

Calls for papers for the 36th Central Regional Meeting and the Joint Northwest/Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society on June 2004 in the U.S. Schedule and venue of the meeting; Activities and programs; Theme of the meeting; Keynote speakers; Contact information.

Reports on the call for papers for the 8th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference on Juner 28-30, 2004 in Washington, D.C. Emphasis on the business imperative for green chemistry and chemical engineering; Focus on the design, development and implementation of chemical processes and products that reduce or eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substances in a feasible and economically viable way.

Reports on the imposition of a moratorium by the American Chemical Society on publishing journal articles that are written by authors in Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya or Sudan. Publication of the papers from the nations only if no editorial services are provided, which are deemed to violate U.S. trade sanctions against the said countries.

Reports on the release by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of draft papers on the scientific issues involved in assessing health and environmental risks from metals. Agency's development of risk assessment guidance for metals; Setting of national air and water quality standards; Addressing of the issues of bioavailability and bioaccumulation.

Reports on the suspicions of U.S. researchers on data of seminal molecular electronic papers of Bell Labs company. Characterization of electronic devices from field effect transistors based on organic materials; Response of the Bell Lab on external scientific review panel; Data of questionable validity.

Reports the creativity of the papers presented in the 'Journal of the American Chemical Society' in the U.S. Illustration of a beach scene on the protein nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Sketch of an angry molecule; Aim of the author to attract readers with the eye-catching graphics.

Reports on the challenge raised by University of Virginia, Charlottesville scientists to theories attributing the increase in ultraviolet (UV-B) radiation to ozone layer depletion. Publication of critique and rebuttal in `Science' magazine; Allegation of bias in sample selection.

The article focuses on a research done by the researcher Ratmir Derda and coworkers in Canada and published in a 2014 issue of the journal "Angewandte Chemie International Edition" on printing Teflon barriers, as of April 2014 and presents views of the researcher Marya Leiberman on the research.

The article focuses on a incident related to notation published in article of the periodical "Organometallic" that has highlighted chemistry blogs since it was noted on August 6, 2013 at ChemBark, blog related to chemistry, and run by professor Paul J. Bracher of U.S.-based St. Louis University.

The article reports on the development of the Bulk Currency Detection System by researchers Suiqiong Li and Joseph R. Stetter of KWJ Engineering, in Newark, California, which analyzes volatile emissions from paper money for prevention of currency smuggling.

Reports that papers are being solicited for the 29th Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting on May 24-26, 1995 at the American University in Washington, D.C. Topics of technical papers; Activities lined up for meeting; Contact information.

Reports on the solicitation of papers for the 1994 joint meeting of the Central and Great Lakes regions of the American Chemical Society held June 1-3, 1994 on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Host of the meeting; Features of the planned symposia; Mailing address for the papers; Deadline for the receipt of abstracts.

Reports on the solicitation of papers for the 49th Northwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society held June 16-18, 1994 in Anchorage, Alaska. Host; Features of the planned symposia; Presentation of a job-search workshop and resume review in conjunction with the National Employment Clearing House; Deadline for the receipt of abstracts for symposia; Mailing address for the papers.

The article presents information on the organization known as Chemists Without Borders (CWB) founded by Steve Chambreau and Bego Gerber. Topics include the mission statement of the organization, the projects of the CWB such as clean drinking water in Bangladesh and the development of green chemistry educational materials for Sierra Leone schools, and the Paper Analytical Device Project of the University of Notre Dame which the CWB supports.

The article offers information on the 44th Western Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, to be held on October 3-6, 2013 in San Francisco Bay, California and topic of the discussion is ""The Many Elements of Chemistry."

The article invites scientists for the submission of abstracts to be presented at the 2013 Northwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society that will be held in Oregon State University from July 21-24, 2013.

The article informs that abstracts are being collected for oral and poster presentations at the Great Lakes Regional Meeting (GLRM 2013) of the American Chemical Society to be held on June 5-8, 2013 in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

The article offers information on the invitation of submitting abstracts for the 68th Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana from April 7-11, 2013.

Reports on Jay Taylor's publication of three research papers on the periodate-glycol reaction in 1953, 1955 and 1995. Presentation of argument against attempts to simplify and classify reaction mechanisms.

Invites papers for the proposed meeting of the 4th Pacific Polymer Conference of the Pacific Polymer Federation to be held between December 12-16, 1995 at the Hyatt Regency Kauai in Koloa, Kauai, Hawaii. INSET: ACS ombudsman..

The article offers information on the American Chemical Society (ACS) bylaw governing the paper presentations during their society meetings. It mentions that Bylaw VI, Section 6 states that the term paper is included in any scientific presentation and it will not be exhibited at any meeting except when its author and title are both present in the program. Information on the paper presentation programs at the ACS National Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts on August 22-26, 2010 is also presented.

The article offers information on the 64th Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society to be held in Raleigh, North Carolina from November 14-17, 2012.

The article announces the submission of abstracts at flworkshop.com/presenter.php for the 49th Annual Florida Pesticide Residue Workshop on July 15-18, 2012 at the TradeWinds Island Grand Resort in Saint Pete Beach, Florida.

The article discusses the most-cited chemical science reports from 2001. The editors of "Chemical & Engineering News" used information from 2001 issues from various scientific journals, including "Nature," "Science," and "Methods," to investigate the leading research topics and found that reports about genomics research were the most widely cited.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to an article on production lags in cellulosic ethanol in the October 10, 2011 issue.

The article offers information on the 43rd Western Regional Meeting (WRM2011) to be held at the Westin Pasadena Hotel and California Institute of Technology's Beckman Institute in November 2011.

The article presents a draft staff report from the U.S. National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill & Offshore Drilling which provides information on the effort to control the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.

The article reports on the global turnout of scientific papers published. The 2003 data from the National Science Foundation show an above-average global growth in the number of scientific papers published, including Asian and Western European Nations. Although there was a relatively slower growth of papers from the U.S., it nevertheless remains the sole national source of scientific papers by a substantial mark.

The article focuses on the issues concerning the significance of scientific art on the covers of chemical journals in the Internet age. Editor Peter J. Stang believes that cover art is going to become less and less important with the increasing use of the Internet to access journal papers. The issue of the selection papers from a journal with good cover art and the technical issue of producing a cover have also been discussed.

The article offers information on the 61st American Chemical Society (ACS) Southeast Regional Meeting (SERMACS 2009) by the ACS Puerto Rico Section which will be held on October 21-24, 2009 at the San Juan Convention Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

The article reports on the investigation regarding the accident at the Packaging Corp. of America's plant in Wisconsin. It states that Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) examines whether the tank's contents, such a stagnant water and organic material, could have promoted the growth of anaerobic bacteria. It explains that the bacteria could produce hydrogen or other flamable gases that may have been ignited by the welders as they repaired the tank's top flange.

The article reports on the U.S. Department of Energy's approval of a $30 million grant proposal from Flambeau River BioFuels to build a biofuels plant in Park Falls, Wisconsin. The plant would utilize gasification and a Fischer-Tropsch process to convert wood by-products and forest residuals into six million gallons of diesel and one trillion Btu of process heat. It is set for completion in 2010.

The article offers information on the 43rd Midwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society to be held in Kearney, Nebraska on October 8-11, 2008.

The article evaluates the virtual electronic laboratory notebook from NoteBookMaker.

Since the late 1980s, growth in the number of scientific papers published by scientists working in the U.S. has been spotty and limited. Since the mid 1990s, there has been no growth at all. Meanwhile output of articles from Western European nations, combined has surged past the U.S. total. And there have been really big absolute gains for Asia. The U.S. accounted for only about 15% of the worldwide increase in the number of scientific papers between 1988 and 2001. Over this period, the U.S.'s share of articles declined in all of the natural sciences as well as in engineering and mathematics.

The article presents information on the 59th Southeastern Regional Meeting, scheduled by the American Chemical Society Western Carolinas Section, scheduled for October 24-27, 2007 at the Greenville Hyatt Regency Hotel in South Carolina.

The article reports on the request for abstracts for the 39th Central Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) which will be held in Covington, Kentucky on May 21-23, 2007. The ACS Cincinnati Section will host the event. To submit, to register for the meeting and to get information updates, the meeting Website, www.cermacs2007.org can be used. A symposium on investigative forensic science will be included in the meeting.

The article reports on the search for abstracts for the 18th Winter Fluorine Conference, which will be held on January 14-19,2007 at the TradeWinds Island Grand Beach Resort in Saint Pete Beach, Florida. Abstracts must consist of at least 250 words and must be submitted via the American Chemical Society Online Abstract Submittal System on the Division of Fluorine Chemistry's Website: membership.acs.org/F/FLUO.

The article offers information about the 19th Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS), hosted by the ACS Southern Arizona Section to be held in October 14-18, 2006 at the Double Tree Hotel Reid Park in Tucson, Arizona.

Highlights the 38th Central Regional Meeting hosted by the American Chemical Society Midland Section in Frankenmuth, Michigan. Theme of the meeting; Presentation of "Ecology, Economy, and the Sea," by Jean-Michel Cousteau; Topics included in the special symposia; Deadline for the submission of abstracts.

Reports on the calls for abstracts for the 40th American Chemical Society Western Regional Meeting, which will take place on January 22-25, 2006 in Orange County, California. Number of invited symposia; Topics of the planned symposia; Contact information.

Highlights the 40th ACS Midwest Regional Meeting, hosted by Mo-Kan-Ok, the Tri-State Section, on October 26-28 in Joplin, Missouri. Agenda of the meeting; Activities and programs of the event; Participants of the regional meeting.

Highlights the 60th ACS Northwest Regional Meeting & Small Chemical Businesses Conference to be hosted by the ACS Alaska Section to be held on June 15-18 in Fairbanks, Alaska. Activities and programs; Topics discussed in the symposium’s sessions; Attendees.

Presents a letter to the editor commenting about global scientific publishing published in the September 2004 issue.

Highlights the 17th Winter Fluorine Conference which will be held on January 9–14, 2005 at the Trade Winds Island Grand Beach Resort & Conference Center in St. Pete Beach, Florida. Theme; Attendees; Programs and activities; Topics discussed.

Reports on the investment of Kemira Inc. to expand the production of specialty anatase titanium dioxide pigments in Pori, Finland.