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August 28, 2006 Cover
Volume 84, Issue 35
COVER: A scientist collects data at NREL's Alternative Fuels User Facility.
Volume 84, Issue 35
RENEWABLEENERGY
Energy crisis and presidential initiative bring new visibility to decades of research at 30-year-old National Renewable Energy Laboratory
COVER: A scientist collects data at NREL's Alternative Fuels User Facility.
Credit: Warren Gretz/NREL
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August 28, 2006 Issue
Volume 84, Issue 35
August 28, 2006 Issue, Vol. 84 | Iss. 35
Energy crisis and presidential initiative bring new visibility to decades of research at 30-year-old National Renewable Energy Laboratory
(pp. 13-17)
Features
Science & Technology
Animal studies yield key evidence supporting memory storage hypothesis (p.6)
Science & Technology
Potential for advanced technologies drives search for room-temperature magnetic semiconductors (pp. 30-36)
Cover Story: Power Surge For Lab
News of the Week
Remembrance Of Things Past
Animal studies yield key evidence supporting memory storage hypothesis
(p.6)Ashland Unloads Paving Unit
After the transaction, Ashland will deal solely in chemicals
(p.7)Biotech Rice Shows Up In Commercial Supplies
Trace amounts are found in storage bins
(p.7)China launches water study
Government aims to improve access to clean water for 300 million Chinese
(p.8)Supersized Sandwiches
Aromatic hydrocarbon ligands flank metal monolayers in stable complexes
(p.8)Diamondoids For Tracing Oil Spills
Naturally occurring compounds can lead investigators to source of fuel spills
(p.9)Sour Revealed
Sleuthing pegs taste-bud cells, proteins dedicated to sensing sour substances
(p.9)Antibody Could Lead To Anthrax Test
Antibody-based technique might provide advantages over PCR procedure
(p.10)Biomedical Research
Stem Cells Created Without Destroying Embryos
(p.10)Departments
Business
Pharma research conference looks beyond the 'blockbuster' business model
(pp. 20-21)
More powerful chips may someday require the semiconductor industry to take its cues from biology
(p.22)
Kalypsys hopes to accelerate the flow of high-quality drug candidates into the clinic
(p.23)Concentrates
(pp. 18-19)
(pp. 18-19)- MerLion raises cash, acquires European subsidiaries
- Celera gets bird flu grant
- Air Products sells amines
- Protalix merges with Orthodontix
- Isocyanates complex opens
- Ferro sells plastics unit
- GSK seals drug pact with ChemoCentryx
- Merck takes Vioxx hits
- Coal-to-liquids project bought
- Solvay forms Chinese HF joint venture
- Cognis is not for sale
- Chemical output is flat in July
- Oxiteno expands ethylene oxide
- Sandoz signs research pact
- Novartis, Entelos team up
- Business Roundup
ACS News
Government & Policy
Investigations aim to protect water systems, detect contamination, facilitate cleanup, and assess risk
(pp. 26-28)
Energy crisis and presidential initiative bring new visibility to decades of research at 30-year-old National Renewable Energy Laboratory
(pp. 13-17)
Science & Technology
New and notable in the chemical industry
(p.46)
Potential for advanced technologies drives search for room-temperature magnetic semiconductors
(pp. 30-36)
Knowledge-transfer organization aims to benefit British chemistry-using industries
(pp. 37-40)
Structure was created in the lab by carrying out the first nucleic acid hybridization reaction
(pp. 41-42)
Sound drug-testing procedures provide facts but don't determine the fate of athletes caught cheating
(pp. 43-45)Career & Employment
Art and science blend on the West Coast to create outstanding wine
(pp. 49-54)Newscripts
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