NEWS OF THE WEEK
			SURPRISE INSIDE Cu, not just Fe and Ni, is essential for turning CO2 into acetyl-CoA.
			CHEMICALS FROM CORN DuPont's biorefinery nets $18 million from DOE.
			CHEMICAL PLANT SECURITY Justice's interim report is inadequate and flawed, says GAO.
			MOLECULAR DESIGN Feathering C60 with five aromatic groups produces a polar liquid-crystalline material.
			UPSIDE PARTICIPATION Evotec OAI's services translate into a stake in new biotech drug firm.
			EXCHANGING ASSETS Japanese chemical firms are shuffling units in effort to find right mix.
			CRYSTALLIZATION Choice of polarized laser light directs form of crystal polymorph.
			TINY ELECTRONIC DEVICE Self-assembling supramolecular triad mimics an extension cord and socket.
			INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE Four of 65 newly elected members work in chemically related fields.

COVER STORY
			PAINTS & COATINGS While architectural paints have evolved slowly and TiO2 demand has slumped, new technologies abound for the auto paints industry.

BUSINESS
			BUSINESS CONCENTRATES
			THIRD-QUARTER DROP Chemical, drug, and biopharmaceutical stocks continue their year-to-date decline.
			ATTRACTING WORKERS Society of Chemical Industry meeting attendees discuss ways to get and keep the best and brightest.
			DOW'S PHARMA PUSH Company hopes to create a pharmaceutical ingredients unit that rivals European firms.
			POLYPROPYLENE Basell officially launches Spherizone, its new technology, in anticipation of a market upswing.

GOVERNMENT & POLICY
			GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
			ARTHUR B. ELLIS NSF Chemistry Division director plans to improve outreach and communication.
			METAL REGULATION EPA to decide whether to add metals and metal-containing compounds to its list of regulated chemicals.

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
			SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES
			ARSENIC IN BANGLADESH Scientists from around the world team up to help understand and address a drinking-water crisis.

BOOKS
			"WHAT EINSTEIN TOLD HIS COOK" Chemist/syndicated columnist Robert Wolke explicates kitchen science with humor.

ACS COMMENT
			ACS INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES UPDATE

ACS NEWS
			CHEMICAL LANDMARKS ACS honors Noyes Laboratory and Alice Hamilton.

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