NEWS OF THE WEEK
			TUNABLE IR LASERS Lead selenide nanocrystals in titania matrix yield high-quality optical films.
			LILLY PURSUES PROTEINS Acquisition of Applied Molecular Evolution bolsters firm's position in biologics.
			FEDERAL LABS Report documents contributions to local economies.
			PLASTICS PROCESSING "Baroplastics" can be molded and extruded at room temperature.
			ACS SPECIAL ELECTION Allen J. Bard and Kathleen C. Taylor are candidates for board seat.
			SENATE STALEMATES Energy legislation heads list of bills that didn't survive senators' partisan viewpoints.
			EYEING WIND POWER DuPont Canada is evaluating wind power for Kingston, Ontario, facility.
			MALARIA MECHANISM New microfluidic device sheds light on the mechanics of malaria-infected blood cells.
			MOLECULAR MEMORY Hardy porphyrin molecules might herald the transition toward molecular computing.

COVER STORY
			NANOTECH K. Eric Drexler and Richard E. Smalley square off on the possibility of molecular assemblers. Cover: A molecular mill, as conceived by Drexler, combines transport and tool placement. As the belts move, each reactive encounter abstracts a H atom from a Ge tool tip to a C radical site selected by position rather than reactivity.

BUSINESS
			BUSINESS CONCENTRATES
			R&D GLOBALIZATION Pharma R&D's increasing moves to low-cost locations abroad may hurt U.S. chemists.
			LIFE SCIENCES IN THE OLD WEST Though late in the game, Phoenix hopes to jump-start its own biotech boom.
			INSIGHTS Europe's proposed chemicals policy sparks a firestorm of letters to the editor of Financial Times.

GOVERNMENT & POLICY
			GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
			DISMANTLING WEAPONS Russia must eliminate its stockpiles, but costs and political hurdles are daunting.
			SIZING UP BIOTECH Department of Commerce survey reports on the field's influence on industry.

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
			SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES
			SIMPLY SILICON Chemistry at silicon surfaces adds organic function to semiconductors.
			DRUG TESTING Colorimetric test for GHB, the "date rape drug," could assist medical and law-enforcement personnel.

BOOKS
			IN SYNC The study of the vast gallery of synchronous phenomena in nature is an evolving science.

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