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Top Industry News   Calling On Plants To Fulfill Protein's Promise  The foodmakers add protein to more of the things we eat, Could the switch to plant-based proteins help our health and the planet? Chemical & Engineering News    (February 9) Share:   BASF Kicks Off Brainstorming Tour  Almost two years in the planning, BASF's anniversary year is feature Set to public meetings in cities around the world. Included will be a symposium on smart energy at its headquarters in Germany, and brainstorming events (dubbed Creator Space sessions) Aimed at generating solutions for major societal challenges. Chemical & Engineering News    (February 9) Share:   FDA Commissioner Leaving After Six Years of Breakneck Changes  Dr. Margaret Hamburg, the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, who led the agency for Nearly six years through a period of rapid change in medical science, Announced que she was stepping down. The New York Times    (February 5) Share:   How genetics is reshaping the industry marijuana  Josh Chase is on his way to tend his buds. At 25, Chase is the second oldest of four recent college grads who co-founded Amerifarms, the startup marijuana headquartered in Washington's "Kush Valley." Fusion    (February 4) Share:     Chemistry Innovations Sponsored By   Two-Dimensional Silicon Makes Its Debut Device  Researchers report que they've fabricated transistors made of a single layer of silicon Atoms connected to three electrodes. These are the first functional devices to use two-dimensional silicon. Chemical & Engineering News    (February 5) Share:   Potassium Salt Outperforms Precious Metals The Catalyst  A team of Caltech chemists has Discovered the method for producing the group of silicon-containing organic chemicals without Relying on expensive precious metal catalysts. Instead, the new technique uses as a catalyst to cheap, abundant chemical commonly found in That Is chemistry labs around the world-potassium tert-butoxide-to help create a host of products ranging from new medicines to advanced materials. Caltech    (February 4) Share:   The 15-minute HIV and syphilis test - from your iPhone  Researchers at Columbia University have taken the mechanics of a laboratory test for HIV and syphilis and crammed Them into a device the size of a wallet. It attaches to a smartphone and can Provide accurate results in 15 minutes. The Washington Post    (February 6) Share:   Corning fires up new super scratch-resistant glass  Corning Gorilla Glass display Whose front covers Apple's iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy smartphones, is Developing a new que equipment combines the toughness of Gorilla with a scratch-resistance que comes close to sapphire. CNET    (February 6) Share:   Potential pancreatic cancer treatment Could Increase life expectancy  Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed a device que can use electric fields to drive chemotherapy drugs directly into tumor tissue, Preventing Their growth and in some cases, shrinking Them. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill    (February 4) Share:   SPONSORED CONTENT SAVE THE DATES - Events with the Entrepreneurial Resources Center (ERC)  The ACS Entrepreneurial Resources Center (ERC) is an accelerator que helps chemistry-based startups bring Their innovations to market in three main ways. You can: Apply to the ERC program  to refine your pitch and grow your company Pitch to angel investors at semiannual  Showcases  (next one: April 21 in San Diego) Come to our annual ACS  Entrepreneurial Summit September 17-18 in Washington, DC, to for a conference on entrepreneurship chemistry See our website for details!   Leadership / Management Sponsored By   Celebrating 50 Years of ACS Leadership Training with our Member Volunteers!  During the weekend of January 23rd, more than 350 ACS Member Volunteers, Board Members and Staff Gathered in Dallas, TX to learn Their new volunteer leadership roles, share best practices and foster peer-to-peer networks. ACS Career Navigator ™    (February 4) Share:   Elizabeth Holmes: "I Was not Weighted by Influences That I Could not Do It"  The Stanford University dropout - who acquired her first patent while the Stanford sophomore - says such laser-focused dedication is needed to transform the Theranos attempts to multibillion-dollar industry. Her company has developed a method to draw and test the small amount of blood through the single pinprick to the finger instead of filling vials of blood from a more invasive needle stick in the arm. Stanford Graduate School of Business   (February 4) Share:     Green Chemistry & Sustainability Sponsored By   Hydrogen's Future May Hinge as a Fuel on the Fate of Four Electrons  Two theories have emerged to describe the water-splitting process in plants, the Kok cycle. Central to the cycle is an enzyme known to the oxygen-evolving complex (OEC), Which contains the core of manganese and calcium. The competing theories are at odds over how many electrons each manganese atom holds at each stage. Determining the right answer Could lead to an energy revolution. NEW Next, PBS    (February 6) Share:   Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting Nanowires Promise From Car Exhaust  Researchers at Sandia National Labs have developed a manufacturing process capable of controlling the crystal orientation, crystal size, and uniformity of alloy nanowires are que They Could be used in a range of thermoelectric applications. IEEE Spectrum    (February 6) Share:     Careers / Professional Development Sponsored By   Lesson learned video: Acid burn  I just learned about two new videos from the University of California, San Diego (again!) The first is a great lesson learned video from the researcher who was burned When trifluoroacetic acid ran down her arm. The second is more of a PSA-style video about eye protection. American Chemical Society, ACS Network, The Safety Zone blog   Share:   Innovative global company has been on a hiring spree in Northwest Indiana  Monosol is the company that got the chemistry right in fashioning the water-soluble film can be handled que with wet hands Until It's sprayed with water, When It dissolves quickly. nwitimes.com, The Times of Northwest Indiana    (February 7) Share:     ACS News   2015 Heroes of Chemistry Nominations  The American Chemical Society is now accepting nominations for the 2015 Heroes of Chemistry. The deadline for submissions is  March 31, 2015 . Please visit the  Nominations Procedures  page or email  chemhero@acs.org  is further Top details. Share:   2015 USNC / IUPAC US National Committee's Young Observer Program - Travel Fellowships Available  The US National Committee for IUPAC is seeking outstanding US scientists and engineers under the age of 45, with interests and expertise related to the working groups of IUPAC, to travel the Young Observers to South Korea. The USNC / IUPAC will Provide travel fellowships of $ 2,500 to successful candidates. 2015 Young Observer Program Application Deadline is February 23, 2015. For more information about the program and to apply, visit http://ow.ly/GPPqI . Questions about the program can be directed to  BISO@nas.edu . Share:   Entrepreneurial Showcase Seeks Start-Ups To Pitch To Investors  An upcoming entrepreneurship competition, organized by the ACS Entrepreneurial Resources Center (ERC), will Provide an opportunity for 15 to 20 start-up companies in pharmaceuticals, biotech, cleantech and energy, materials science, consumer products, and other chemical science fields to pitch Their ideas to investors and corporate scouts. Share:     Industry Voices   Oil Price Collapse Brings Deflation Closer - What Does That Mean For Us?  Paul Hodges looks at the longer-term Likely Implications of the fall in oil prices. (February 6) Share:   SPONSORED CONTENT Meet the Brightest Minds in Medicinal Chemistry  Learn about the current challenges and advances in drug discovery from today's thought leaders During informative presentations by Followed the live Q & A. Gain practical solutions you can apply in your research by tuning in to These free, live ACS Webinars on the last Thursday of every month at 2pm ET.   Upcoming Webinars   From Chemistry to Results in the Sample Vial  Integrating seamlessly in Agilent LC systems, the iChemExplorer from Reaction Analytics, Inc. transforms the sample vials into reaction vessels, providing for automation of screening or optimization tasks que Were illustrated previously labor-intensive and time-consuming. In this seminar we will show you how to set up the reaction sequence to run overnight with complete hands-free operation, Allowing you to focus on data interpretation and Thereby maximize overall lab productivity. Thursday, March 12, at 9 am and 11 am EST C & EN Webinars   Share:   Sweet Science: Having Fun with Chocolate Chemistry  What separates good chocolate from the most exquisite chocolate? Celebrate Valentine's Day and join Dr. Rich Hartel the he returns to share how tempering, crystallization, and chemistry can make all the difference When Selecting your favorite chocolate treat. Thursday, February 12, at 2 pm EST American Chemical Society, ACS Webinars  Share:   Addressing Polymer Characterization Challenges and Maximizing Product Potential Using the Latest Technology Advances in SEC  During this webinar, Malvern Instruments will introduce the latest innovation in GPC / SEC technology, and discuss how OMNISEC Their new system will assist your polymer characterization challenges. Tuesday, February 17, at 10:30 am EST C & EN Webinars   Share:     Share the Chemistry   NHGRI: Social Genomics Project  We would like to know more about your social world. How does health information flow through your social network? Who is the person everyone goes to for advice que? Click the link and help us Understand the role of social relationships in health. At the end of the survey we will give you a map of your social network! National Human Genome Research Institute   (March 3) Share:   The Woman Who Saved the US Space Race (And Other Unsung Scientists)  One saved the US space program, another invented a better treatment for leprosy, and the third spawned an industry in the American Midwest. Mary Sherman Morgan, Alice Ball and Rachel Lloyd all had amazing Accomplishments in chemistry, but Their work was Nearly Lost to history. Celebrate Their work with us in the latest episode of our sub-series, "Legends of Chemistry." [Autoplays video, pre-roll + 5:56]