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June 12, 2006 Cover
Volume 84, Issue 24
Volume 84, Issue 24
AUTOMOTIVEPLASTICS
High-performance plastics are finding increased relevance as a way to make cars less costly to manufacture−and fill up at the gas pump
Credit: Ford Motor Co.
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June 12, 2006 Issue
Volume 84, Issue 24
June 12, 2006 Issue, Vol. 84 | Iss. 24
High-performance plastics are finding increased relevance as a way to make cars less costly to manufacture−and fill up at the gas pump
(pp. 12-18)
Features
ACS News
Harvard professor is honored for lifetime of achievements and service to chemistry (p.7)
Government & Policy
DOE's industrial energy-auditing program could cut energy use significantly, but its survival is unsure (pp. 29-31)
News of the Week
Whitesides Named Priestley Medalist
Harvard professor is honored for lifetime of achievements and service to chemistry
(p.7)Degussa Goes East
German firm sells North American plant, forms joint venture in China
(p.8)Industry Backs Asbestos Fund
Manufacturers support Senate bill to end litigation over compensation
(p.8)Amide With A Twist
The archetypal bicyclic twisted amide 2-quinuclidone is finally synthesized
(p.9)Formosa Plastics
Legendary founder and chairman of Taiwan's Formosa Plastics Group steps down
(p.9)A Sense Of Touch
Nanoparticle-based thin-film device could help robots sense texture
(p.10)Pharma's Comeback
Targeted small-molecule therapies rule at major meeting of oncologists
(p.10)ACS Honors
Heininger, Hoffman Selected For ACS Service Awards; CAS To Be Chemical Landmark
(p.11)Zeroing In On Active Catalytic Sites
Method reveals mechanistic details of chemical reactions on surfaces
(p.11)Departments
Business
Once kept at arm's length, biotechnology is being embraced by big pharma
(pp. 22-23)
Ocean Tomo's live auction of intellectual assets intrigues chemical companies
(pp. 24-25)
France's Total is one of several Western chemical firms seeking to exploit Qatar's natural gas resources
(p.26)
High-performance plastics are finding increased relevance as a way to make cars less costly to manufacture−and fill up at the gas pump
(pp. 12-18)Concentrates
(pp. 19-20)
(pp. 19-20)- Novartis expands buying spree with acquisition of NeuTec Pharma
- A better roof for Superdome
- Saltigo, Ilypsa sign custom production pact
- DuPont boosts Chinese output
- FDA allows Tysabri sales
- Asahi and Kuraray slate membranes
- GE, PetroChina in polycarbonate joint venture
- Employment rises in May
- Arkema expands glass coatings
- Aceto goes to India
- Basell sells catalyst assets
- Ferro shores up finances
- EC okays BOC, Linde merger
- Business Roundup
ACS News
ACS Indiana Section members donate their time and talent as judges
(pp. 41-42)
Government & Policy
DOE's industrial energy-auditing program could cut energy use significantly, but its survival is unsure
(pp. 29-31)
Legislation focuses on K-12, undergraduate science education to keep U.S. economically competitive
(pp. 32-33)
Science & Technology
Technology and Business News for the Laboratory World
(p.40)
Charles Macintosh's waterproof-fabric concept, patented more than 180 years ago, is still relevant
(p.39)
Innovations in battery materials are leading to applications heftier than portable electronics
(pp. 36-38)Newscripts
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