Table of Contents
Volume 84, Number 47: November 20, 2006
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Table of Contents
- News of the Week
- Business
- Government & Policy
- Science & Technology
- ACS Comment
- ACS News
- Awards
- Career & Employment
- Editor's Page
- The Departments

Cover Story
Better Energy Through Chemistry
By supporting new energy creation techniques, specialty chemical companies are turning the oil and gas price run-up into a business opportunity.

News of the Week
Driving A Spike Into Viruses
Polymers poke holes in lipid bilayers to kill viruses and pathogenic bacteria.
Clariant Revamps Again
Latest plan promises to deliver improvements.
Breath Test
No-prep method analyzes nonvolatile components in breath.
Japan Shines
Profits at top chemical makers keep on rising.
Renewable Energy
RAND Corp. says big gains can be achieved at little cost.
Responsible Nanotechnology
Scientists set five grand challenges to guide nascent field.
Ancient Steel's Surprise Ingredient
Damascus saber is found to contain carbon nanotubes.
H2 Activation, Reversibly
Metal-free compound readily breaks and makes hydrogen.
Shell, Codexis Sign Biofuels Pact
Big oil company and small biotech firm are latest to pursue hot market.
Business (Subscriber Content)
Business Concentrates
Earnings Growth Accelerates
Third-quarter improvement for major chemical companies raises hope for a good full year.
Big Pharma Regroups
Drug companies' third-quarter results provide an early glimpse of life under new leaders.
Biotech firms Keep In Good Health
New product launches could drive growth in upcoming quarters.
On The Auction Block
Though chemical patents were offered at this year's second public sale, they found few bidders, no buyers.
Government & Policy (Subscriber Content)
Government & Policy Concentrates
Making Hazmat Transport Safer
Shippers, rail carriers disagree on methods to ensure safe transport of toxic chemicals.
Reading The New Congress
Despite new committee heads, national problems will remain hard to resolve.
Science & Technology (Subscriber Content)
Science & Technology Concentrates
Walking The Line
Protein motors march cargo to the extremities of a cell and drag apart DNA during mitosis.
Complexity To Live By
This year's Nobel Prize In Chemistry highlights the elegant complexity biology musters to read genes.
Largest Synthetic Hetero-Oligosaccharide
Milestone could lead to better understanding of major bacterial diseases.
Perspective
A journal metric could help librarians balance budget demands with research community's needs.
Digital Briefs
New Software and Websites for the Chemical Enterprise.
Career & Employment
Drug Discovery And Development
To succeed in the pharmaceutical industry, chemists must have special skills and work across disciplines.
ACS News
Comment - Project SEED: How To Get Involved
On Tour With ACS Speaker Service
C&EN goes on the road to learn about one of the society's oldest and most beloved volunteer programs.
Tide Honored As Historic Landmark
For 60 years, the synthetic laundry detergent has been the cure for washday blues.