http://www.cas.org/newsevents/index.html What's New From CAS The latest news and site updates from CAS http://www.cas.org/aboutcas/colors/2010feb.html Algae of the genus Dunaliella produce and accumulate large amounts of carotenoids, the organic pigment to which flamingos owe their distinctive pink color. http://stnguide.cas.org This web-based guide will help identify which STN databases or database clusters best match a searcher's content and feature needs. http://cascolors.compexinc.com/ The 2010 Colors of Chemistry calendar is now available in new digital formats. Download the entire 2010 calendar as a high-resolution PDF or access the new interactive web calendar. Images from the 2010 Colors of Chemistry calendar are also available as wallpaper for your desktop and in a screen saver application. http://www.cas.org/support/scifi/tutorials.html Two new eLearning modules for SciFinder have been posted to the Training and Support page. The new modules are Exploring Substances by Exact Structure, and Exploring Substances by Structure Similarity. http://www.cas.org/support/stngen/stnews/dbnews/jan10.html CAS has enhanced its extensive patent coverage by adding patent and patent family information from the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IP Philippines), increasing the number of patent authorities covered to 60. http://www.cas.org/newsevents/releases/chinesepatents112309.html CAS, the global expert on chemical information, reports that China's patent office is now the world's leading producer of patent invention applications in chemistry. China trailed Japan's patent office, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for more than a decade, but passed the USPTO in 2005, WIPO in 2006, and exceeded Japan for the first time on a monthly basis in 2008. In 2009, China will record an entire year as the number one producer of chemical patents, and CAS projects that trend to continue. http://www.cas.org/aboutcas/colors/yellowties09.html The unique composition of the protein fibers spun by the cultivated Bombyx mori silkworm and the affinity they have for dyes may be one explanation for the beauty and allure of silk. http://www.cas.org/newsevents/connections/ribosome.html Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas Steitz, and Ada Yonath were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome. Much of their research is represented in the CAS databases, with more than 200 references to their journal articles since 1980. http://sfcalendar.cas.org/ SciFinder training and events calendar. You can find and register for SciFinder training events by topic, location, and date. http://www.cas.org/newsevents/releases/50millionth090809.html CAS announced that on September 7, 2009 it recorded the 50 millionth substance in CAS Registry, the world's most comprehensive and high-quality compendium of publicly disclosed chemical information. The substance is a novel arylmethylidene heterocycle with analgesic properties. http://www.cas.org/newsevents/connections/heterocycle.html On September 7th, CAS Registry Number 1181081-51-5 was assigned to an arylmethylidene heterocycle which became the 50 millionth substance registered by CAS. This compound was identified in a World Patent document and was evaluated for analgesic properties. http://www.cas.org/newsevents/connections/pelotonia.html On Friday August 28, CAS will host the opening ceremony of the inaugural Peletonia Bike Tour for Cancer Research in Columbus, Ohio. Riders, including Lance Armstrong, will embark on the Tour from the CAS lawn on Saturday, August 29. http://www.cas.org/newsevents/connections/smithsonian.html Like the Smithsonian, REGISTRY is far more than just a repository for "specimens". The substance collection is curated by a staff of dedicated scientists who thoroughly index information found in journal articles and patents so that it may be easily accessed by CAS customers. CAS scientists analyzed more than 1 million documents last year, including articles from more than 10,000 major scientific journals and patents from 59 patent authorities around the world. http://www.cas.org/products/express/whatsnew.html See what's new in STN Express version 8.4. http://www.cas.org/newsevents/releases/commonchemistry051209.html Common Chemistry is a resource providing information on approximately 7800 chemical substances of general and widespread interest. It is helpful to those who know a chemical name or CAS Registry Number of a common everyday chemical and want to pair both pieces of information. http://www.cas.org/support/stngen/stnews/takenote/raising.html STN now allows you to save twice as many answers online as you previously could. The limits for both temporary and nontemporary answer storage have doubled. http://www.cas.org/support/stngen/stntraining/index.html The new, interactive, web-based STN training calendar is designed to give STN customers the ability to quickly view, in one convenient location, all STN North American instructor-led training and e-learning opportunities. http://www.cas.org/newsevents/frameworks.html The March 2009 issue of Wired Magazine highlights the findings of the CAS REGISTRY analysis paper written by CAS scientists and originally published in the Journal of Organic Chemistry. 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Kind codes for Chinese granted patents from 1993-present have been changed from B to C to match kind codes of the State Intellectual Property Office of the Peoples Republic of China. http://www.cas.org/newsevents/10digitrn.html To accommodate the continuing growth of substance information in the CAS REGISTRY, CAS is now assigning 10-digit CAS Registry Numbers - January 16, 2008. http://www.cas.org/expertise/cascontent/caplus/corejournals.html The list of core journal coverage in the CAplus database was updated March 2009. https://casevents.webex.com/mw0304l/mywebex/default.do?siteurl=casevents Online support and training seminars for SciFinder and STN covering both beginner and more advanced topics. 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