October 4, 2004 Vol. 82, Iss. 40

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	Table of Contents October 4, 2004 Volume 82, Number 40 p. 1
	OCEAN ENERGY Entrepreneurs hope to market clean, affordable electricity from the power of tides, waves, or any water in motion.
	COVER: Digital Vision

	NIH CONSULTING BAN Proposed ban on outside consulting by NIH scientists generates guarded reactions. BIOSENSING NANOTUBE In response to its environment, assembly changes color and kills bacteria. VIOXX WITHDRAWAL Increased incidence of cardiovascular events compels Merck to drop lucrative pain reliever. MATCHING SCIENTISTS Moscow conference aims to link former chemical weapons experts with Western companies. PUBLISHERS' SUIT Four organizations sue Treasury Department over restrictions on publishers. NANOSCALE ELECTRONICS Researchers fabricate and characterize new types of molecular devices. MATERIA BUY Acquisition of Cymetech unit reunites Grubbs catalyst technology. PHTHALATES IN TOYS European Union bans most phthalates from children's toys. GENIUS GRANTS Four chemical scientists are among this year's recipients of MacArthur Fellowships.

	BUSINESS CONCENTRATES FRIENDS OF ROCHE Swiss drugmaker's competitive edge comes from its many partnerships with biotech companies. FOREIGN WORKERS Domestic chemists fear losing ground to skilled foreigners, while employers worry about finding enough skilled labor to meet demand.

	GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES SHARING RESOURCES NIH policy reaffirms the agency's position and mandates that researchers include specific plans for sharing model organisms.

	SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES COMBICHEM Modeled after natural products, diversity-oriented synthesis gives hope to a field in need of a boost. PRINTING POLYMERS Ink-jet printers transform into fast, flexible instruments for making libraries of polymer thin films. DRUGS IN THE ENVIRONMENT Household chemicals are entering U.S. drinking water and pose complex issues of toxicity and removal.

	ISTANBUL CONFERENCE At chemistry education meeting, attendees discuss the challenge of communicating chemistry.

	MEDICAL DEVICES Chemical engineers, like chemists, are in demand in this industry, which is thriving in New England.

	COMMENT - GET THE MICROPHONE

	CHEMLUMINARY AWARD WINNERS RECOGNIZED CHAS Presents Annual Awards Paul Anderson Wins Mosher Award Midgley Award Goes To Galen Fisher Special Recognition to Joel M. Harris

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