AIChE SmartBrief

FTC, Calif. green-light Tesoro's purchase of BP refinery

21 May 2013 07:32:00 CDT

The Federal Trade Commission and California have cleared Tesoro's $2.4 billion acquisition of BP's Carson, Calif., refinery, -More-

Interior Dept. rolls out proposed fracking regulations

21 May 2013 07:32:00 CDT

The Department of the Interior released proposed rules for hydraulic fracturing on federal lands, which cover new well-integr -More-

Vitter: U.S. chemical industry needs regulatory relief, TSCA update

21 May 2013 07:32:00 CDT

Sen. David Vitter, R-La., emphasized the importance of the chemical industry to the U.S. -More-

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New materials could be key to improving battery technology

21 May 2013 07:32:00 CDT

Advances in battery technology are needed and could include the use of new materials such as vanadium, which comes from shale -More-

Researchers explore use of sunlight to boost biofuels' energy content

21 May 2013 07:32:00 CDT

Scientists from Oklahoma State University and Southern Nazarene University will look into the possibility of using sunlight t -More-

Evonik, OPX partner on bio-based chemical development

21 May 2013 07:32:00 CDT

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Researchers use iPS cells to produce hematopoietic stem cells

21 May 2013 07:32:00 CDT

Researchers in Japan said they were able to create hematopoietic stem cells from induced pluripotent stem cells. -More-

Collaborative effort spawns flu vaccine in one week

21 May 2013 07:32:00 CDT

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Magnetism draws researchers to graphene

21 May 2013 07:32:00 CDT

Researchers in Spain have grown a graphene film on a crystal of ruthenium in a vacuum chamber and report that the material ha -More-

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House bill seeks CFATS roadmap, could delay $20M in DHS funding

21 May 2013 07:32:00 CDT

A bill from the House Appropriations Committee could withhold $20 million from the Department of Homeland Security's fiscal 2 -More-

EU launches major synthetic biology initiative

21 May 2013 07:32:00 CDT

The European Union has announced $20 million in funding for a multinational program that will use the tools of synthetic biol -More-

Success demands talent and hard work, but also appearance

21 May 2013 07:32:00 CDT

When Deloitte CEO Joe Echevarria started out his career, he kept getting evaluations that said he had little chance for promo -More-

Web forum: air emissions and shale gas development

21 May 2013 07:32:00 CDT

On Wednesday, May 29, at 2:00 p.m. -More-

Short courses visit Calgary, Vegas, Houston and Toronto

21 May 2013 07:32:00 CDT

Next month, AIChE will be offering its short courses in Calgary, where the focus is on hazard analysis; Las Vegas, where dust -More-

I regret nothing, says arrogance; I will regret nothing, says inexperience.

21 May 2013 07:32:00 CDT

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach,Austrian writer -More-