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November 19, 2001
Volume 79, Number 47
CENEAR 79 47 p. 3

NEWS OF THE WEEK
CLIMATE NEGOTIATIONS
Binding rules for reducing emissions of greenhouse gases are drafted.
GERMAN RESULTS
Divestitures buoy BASF, but it's red ink at Bayer and Degussa.
BUSY WEEK FOR HENKEL
Earnings are up, restructuring is set, and Cognis is sold.
CATALYSIS UP CLOSE
Atomic resolution technique probes catalytic activity during reaction.
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
New, $300,000 NSF director's award recognizes integration of teaching and research.
ASSESSING VULNERABILITY
Sandia Labs' risk-assessment tool scores potential threats to chemical companies.
PHOTONIC CRYSTALS
Self-assembled on silicon wafers, materials exhibit optical properties.
R&D FUNDING ON AN UPSWING
Congress sets increases for NSF, EPA, and NASA in fiscal 2002.
COVER STORY
SPECIALTY CHEMICALS
Electronics sector is experiencing an unprecedented slowdown, yet companies are not cutting R&D budgets, especially for dielectric materials and organic light-emitting diodes.
BUSINESS
BUSINESS CONCENTRATES
CHEMICAL EARNINGS
Slowing economies and world events helped create dismal third-quarter figures.
DRUG EARNINGS
Despite a few poor performers, pharmaceuticals see continued growth.
LEVERAGING R&D
InnoCentive's website offering cash awards to chemists for solving synthetic problems is off to a strong start.
GOVERNMENT & POLICY
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
POLLUTION CONTROL
Several issues forestall a multiple-pollutant approach to regulating air emissions.
INSIGHTS
Presidential fast tracking of trade deals is stuck in Congress yet again.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES
BIOINORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Metalloproteins take center stage at meeting in Florence, Italy.
PERSPECTIVE
Analysis suggests the underrepresentation of women on university chemistry faculties is not due to a leaky pipeline.
BOOKS
"MATERIALS MATTER"
Comprehensive book links chemistry and engineering of materials to sustainable development.
EMPLOYMENT
CUSTOMER SERVICE
Chemical employers seek chemists for jobs in applications development and technical service.
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