Back Issue
Volume 85, Number 42: October 15, 2007
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Table of Contents
- News of the Week
- Business
- Government & Policy
- Science & Technology
- Education
- Books
- ACS Comment
- Editor's Page
- The Departments
Cover Story
From Refuse To Reuse
To keep growing, the plastics recycling industry needs more feedstock from cities and their residents.
Cover: Larry Strong/Norcal Waste
News of the Week
A Nobel Birthday Surprise
German chemist nabs prize for surface science on his 71st birthday.
Toxicogenomics Target
NRC calls for huge research initiative to bring new technologies to fruition.
Gates Charity Adds Fast-Track Grants
Foundation's program provides new option for funding early-stage research.
Nobel Prize In Medicine
Trio shares prize for 'knockout' mouse development.
Sneak Peak At National Chemistry Week
Celebration will focus on chemistry's diversity.
Weak Forces
Method reveals changes induced by subtle means.
BASF Dedicates Two Texas Plants
New world-scale plants integrate polymer manufacturing.
Nobel Prize In Physics
Pair shares prize for discovery that enabled high-density computer hard disks.
Sticky Feat
Reusable elastomer adhesive features liquid-filled microchannels resembling those in the feet of frogs and crickets.
Education
Modernizing Chem Engineering
Database helps chemical engineering professors inject biotechnology into undergraduate core curriculum.
» Business
October 15, 2007
Chemical Stocks Outperform Again
Index of 25 chemical companies continues to beat other industry sectors.
Optimism In Europe
Despite challenges, studies predict the European chemical industry will remain a global leader.
Business Concentrates
- Rockwood Electronic Chemicals Go To OMG
- PQ Will Combine With Ineos Silicas
- Agion, PPG Team Up For Antimicrobials
- Solvay Mulls More Chinese Investment
- Chevron Forms Coal Research Alliance
- Executive Endows MIT Cancer Center
- Mitsubishi Expands m-xylene In Japan
- DSM Boosts Output Of Ultrastrong Fiber
- Employment Slips In September
- GSK Enters Drug Development Pacts
- AMRI To Research Cystic Fibrosis
- QLT Will Purchase Drug Delivery Firm
- P&G Divests Its PHA Biopolymer Technology
- Business Roundup
» Government & Policy
October 15, 2007
Setting Priorities For Nanotech
The state of environmental, health, and safety research of engineered nanoparticles gets a critical exam.
Web Exclusive
Challenges of risk-based nanotech research.
Surfactant Scrutiny
EPA considers requiring tests on nonylphenol ethoxylates for long-term effects on aquatic life.
Government & Policy Concentrates
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» Science & Technology
October 15, 2007
Fine Art Gets A Nano Sponge Bath
Tiny particles help tidy up delicate frescoes.
What's That Stuff? Adhesive Tape
Tiny bits of tacky tape hold together modern life.
