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How to Advertise     News of the Week Rhodopsin Revealed News Focus Encouraging Entrepreneurs Business Single-Site Catalysts Government Phthalate Focus Science/Technology Remembering Linus Pauling Books Hormones, Chemicals, And Public Policy Table of Contents August 7, 2000 Volume 78, Number 32 CENEAR 78 32 p. 3 NEWS OF THE WEEK Rhodopsin Revealed X-ray structure of transmembrane light-gathering protein required heroic crystal-growing effort. Scientific PR Expanding public awareness of science and engineering is critical task for NSF. BASF Bulks Up on Vitamins Number-two worldwide vitamin producer will purchase Takeda's vitamins business. Environmental Settlement DuPont agrees to pay $1.5 million for 1995 sulfuric acid spill. Pharmaceutical Ingredients Buying Catalytica's pharmaceutical business will make DSM the world's largest intermediates producer. Radiation-Resistant Ceramics Zirconium-containing analogs of stable minerals hold promise for storing radioactive waste. Water-Soluble Polyfullerenes Cyclodextrin is key in synthesis strategy developed by South Korean scientists. NEWS FOCUS COVER STORY Encouraging Entrepreneurs Caltech teaches scientists how to capitalize on their ideas. BUSINESS Business Concentrates Single-Site Catalysts Markets for innovative SSC-based plastics evolved slowly, but demand is starting to take off. Polyvinyl Chloride European Commission will examine environmental issues related to PVC. Business Insights What's in a name? Trade associations polish their images. GOVERNMENT & POLICY Government Concentrates Phthalate Focus DEHP from medical devices may harm reproductive organs of critically ill infants. SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY Science/Technology Concentrates Talking Chemistry Young German and U.S. chemists gather at a monastery in Germany to discuss cutting-edge research. Remembering Linus Pauling Nobel Laureate's meticulous record keeping has yielded a powerful legacy. PERSPECTIVE Quiet Revolution in Chemistry MIT's Stephen Lippard provides a "wish list" identifying the grand challenges for chemistry. BOOKS Hormones, Chemicals, And Public Policy Looking For Work At Drug Companies THE DEPARTMENTS Editor's Page Letters New Products Awards People   Newscripts

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