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The CAS - Science Connections series showcases the value of CAS databases in light of important general-interest, science, and technology news and highlights CAS database enhancements and editorial milestones.

2011 Archive

• Horseradish Wins Herb of the Year Despite Volatile Chemistry [April 21, 2011]
• Life Down to the Last 1 x 10^-18 of a Second [February 9, 2011]
• Celebrate International Year of Chemistry 2011! [January 28, 2011]

2010 Archive

• Snowflakes Are as Unique as CAS Registry Numbers [December 20, 2010]
• Invisibility Cloaks Aren't Just for Harry Potter [December 1, 2010]
• Water's Disappearing Act [November 1, 2010]
• Carbon Bond Formations Win 2010 Nobel Prize with Award-Winning Research Documented in CAS Databases [October 8, 2010]
• Diamonds are a Driver's Best Friend [September 22, 2010]
• Cancer in the Red [August 30, 2010]
• The Not-So-Mad Hatter: Occupational Hazards of Mercury [July 21, 2010]
• Genes, Law, and the Race to Patent [June 21, 2010]

2009 Archive

• Nobel Prize-Winning Chemistry Documented in the CAS Databases [October 9, 2009]
• CAS Registers 50 Millionth Substance [September 8, 2009]
• The Cure for Cancer Starts with Research - Research Starts with CAS [August 24, 2009]
• CAS REGISTRY^SM and Smithsonian Collections, Second to None [August 14, 2009]
• Keeping Astronauts Cool and Coffee Hot with Reflective Surfaces and Vacuums [July 15, 2009]
• Harnessing the Energy of Nuclear Fusion Reactions with Superconductors and Lasers [July 6, 2009]
• The Not-So-New Chemical Element 112 [June 24, 2009]
• Glare-Reducing Sunglasses, Inspired at Summer Camp [June 3, 2009]
• A New Use for a Feline Favorite [May 14, 2009]
• Drug Delivery Made Better with Grapefruit Juice? [May 4, 2009]
• Volcanic Eruptions and the Role of Sulfur Dioxide in Climate Change [April 20, 2009]
• The Cherry Blossom - More than Just a Pretty Flower [April 2, 2009]
• Presidential Keynote Address at ACS National Meeting Presented by Angela M. Belcher [March 20, 2009]
• Single Amino Acid Substitutions Spell Trouble for the Latest Antiviral Drugs [March 17, 2009]
• Reprieve for High-Fructose Corn Syrup? [February 20, 2009]
• Validating Darwin with Radiometric Dating [February 12, 2009]
• Anti-inflammatory Activity of Aspirin - It's All About Salicylic Acid [February 5, 2009]
• De-icing Roads with De-sugared Sugar Beet Molasses [January 14, 2009]
• A Novel Antimicrobial Drug from an Unlikely Source - The African Clawed Frog [January 6, 2009]

2008 Archive

• Restoring the American Chestnut Tree and Long-Lost Holiday Traditions [December 16, 2008]
• From Interstellar Sugar to the Substance of Life [December 9, 2008]
• Taking Vitamin E for Disease Prevention? Which Isomer? [December 1, 2008]
• CAS Registers 40 Millionth Substance [November 24, 2008]
• What You May Not Know About Melamine Toxicity [November 7, 2008]
• Fruit Flies in the News - The Classic Model Organism for Scientific Discovery or the Olive Industry's Greatest Pest? [October 31, 2008]
• CAS Databases Show How Nobel Prize-Winning Chemistry Furthered Scientific Endeavors [October 24, 2008]