Copyright © 2006 American Chemical Society
 

May 29, 2006 Issue

Volume 84, Issue 22
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May 29, 2006 Issue, Vol. 84 | Iss. 22

Liveris Tells It Like It Is

Dow Chemical CEO is alternately engaging, decisive, and combative as he outlines his firm's energy, research, and strategic options
By Marc S. Reisch
(pp. 10-15)
Features
Science & Technology

SPOT Grabs, Tags Carbohydrates

Technique could ease sequencing and analysis of biological sugar chains (p.5)
Government & Policy

Parsing The Meanings Of WMD

Analyst argues the term 'weapons of mass destruction' should mean nuclear, biological, and chemical arms (pp. 21-22)
Back Issues
 

News of the Week

SPOT Grabs, Tags Carbohydrates

Technique could ease sequencing and analysis of biological sugar chains
(p.5)

BASF Ups Bid For Engelhard Again

As Engelhard’s annual meeting approaches, BASF makes its ‘best and final offer’
(p.6)

Changing The Rules For Academic Labs

Universities would get a break from current requirements aimed at industry
(p.6)

Green Chemistry

CO2-Based Dry-Cleaning Chain Launched In Germany
(p.7)

Proceed With Care

High doses of some short hairpin RNAs cause liver toxicity and death in mice
(p.7)

Plant Security

Study calls for funding R&D on inherently safer chemicals and processes, safer storage
(p.8)

World Health

Gates Foundation, Novartis embark on public-private ventures to combat TB and malaria
(p.9)
 

Departments

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Business

Upbeat In Orlando

Software giant SAP racks up kudos at its Sapphire users conference
(p.18)

Preventing Malaria

Insecticide-treated nets are playing an important role in fighting malaria in Africa, Southeast Asia
(p.19)

Liveris Tells It Like It Is

Dow Chemical CEO is alternately engaging, decisive, and combative as he outlines his firm's energy, research, and strategic options
(pp. 10-15)

ACS News

Official Reports From The ACS National Meeting in Atlanta

(pp. 33-41)
Obituaries(p.42)
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Government & Policy

Parsing The Meanings Of WMD

Analyst argues the term 'weapons of mass destruction' should mean nuclear, biological, and chemical arms
(pp. 21-22)

International Science

Board gathers input on improving effective scientific partnerships between U.S. and non-U.S. scientists
(p.23)

EPA's Research Needs: Looking Forward

Former EPA research chiefs examine the challenges facing agency's science programs
(p.24)

Books

Putt's World

Book delves into how high-tech organizations often function by creating logic from confusion
(pp. 30-31)

Essential Elements

(p.31)
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Science & Technology

Digital Briefs

New Software and Websites for the Chemical Enterprise
(p.29)

Fixing Phosphorus

Niobium complex allows MIT chemists to build compounds from elemental phosphorus
(pp. 26-27)

The Power Of Procrastination

Caltech instructor and his comic strip champion a rethinking of the merits of putting things off
(p.28)

Newscripts

First steps on the career path?, Too much of a good thing, High-tech beans and toast

(p.48)

Letters