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DECIPHERING PHOTOSYNTHESIS
VERY SMALL SWITCH
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GAS CYLINDERS
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June 25, 2001
Volume 79, Number 26
CENEAR 79 26 p. 3

NEWS OF THE WEEK
DECIPHERING PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Structure is determined for one of the protein-cofactor complexes that turn light into chemical energy.
CHEMICAL ECONOMICS
Earnings warnings, plant shutdowns signal another weak quarter.
CRAM DIES
UCLA'S Nobel Prize winner leaves a rich legacy.
VERY SMALL SWITCH
Single molecules turn on and off via matrix-controlled mechanism.
PLASTICIZER VINDICATED
Chewing vinyl toys won't harm tots, CPSC panel concludes.
RESEARCH LAB DEDICATION
NIH opens the doors of the $70 million Louis Stokes facility.
BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR ARMY NEEDS
Advances in biologically based devices will enhance combat effectiveness, report says.
CHEMISTRY OLYMPIAD
Four-member U.S. team is chosen for Mumbai, India competition.
COVER STORY
FACTS & FIGURES
The chemical industry grew slowly in the U.S. and throughout the world in 2000, but higher feedstock costs and slower demand growth are beginning to take their toll.
BUSINESS
BUSINESS CONCENTRATES
SUMITOMO AND MITSUI
Firms are merging to form what will be one of the largest chemical companies in the world.
ASIAN PETROCHEMICALS
Pessimistic economic outlook detracts from the growing competitiveness or regional industries.
CEFIC EXPANDS
Council extends membership to Central and Eastern European countries not yet part of the EU.
GOVERNMENT & POLICY
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
DEBATE OVER ENERGY
Bush Administration calls for review of provision requiring plants to install modern air pollution control equipment.
ENVIRONMENT
Research shows that weather patterns move air pollution from North America to Europe as well as across the Arctic.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES
CHEMISTRY OLYMPIANS
After competing in the International Chemistry Olympiad as high school students, most have embarked on careers in science or math.
UNNATURAL ABUNDANCE
Caltech theoretical chemists explain decades' worth of data demonstrating the curious isotopic ratios of ozone.
INSIGHTS
Revisiting the costs and hazards of disposing of deteriorating and unlabeled gas cylinders.
ACS COMMENT
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