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Copyright © 2006 American Chemical Society
September 11, 2006 Cover
Volume 84, Issue 37
Volume 84, Issue 37
INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY
With the advent of Internet-based system architectures, chemical producers get ready to plug and play
Credit: Invensys
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September 11, 2006 Issue
Volume 84, Issue 37
September 11, 2006 Issue, Vol. 84 | Iss. 37
With the advent of Internet-based system architectures, chemical producers get ready to plug and play
(pp. 14-19)
Features
Science & Technology
Scientific investigations unmask the secrets of 16th-century Venetian painters' palettes (pp. 31-34)
Cover Story: Information Technology
Radio-Frequency Identification
Customers push chemical companies to adopt the next-generation tool in supply-chain technology
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Tagging Based On Molecular Logic
Fluorescent-dye tags identify members of large populations of small objects
(p.11)Lunar Probe Goes Out With A Bang
European Space Agency completes moon mission as craft crashes into lunar surface
(p.12)Still Dyeing After 2,000 Years
Ancient formula, now re-created, darkens locks with lead sulfide nanoparticles
(p.12)Departments
Business
Polyurethane looks enticing, but it may not be the ultimate answer
(pp. 22-23)
Hole-injection materials are becoming the focus of R&D in next-generation displays
(p.24)
With the advent of Internet-based system architectures, chemical producers get ready to plug and play
(pp. 14-19)Concentrates
(pp. 20-21)
(pp. 20-21)- Sasol cuts value of surfactants unit in advance of divestment
- Dow will buy power facility ...
- ... and will exit peroxy field
- ISP acquires capsule unit
- Battery maker raises funds
- Investing in advanced materials
- Repsol, hte sign R&D agreement
- Bayer launches polycarbonate in Shanghai
- Minakem gets Chemtec Leuna
- Biotechs license from big pharma
- BASF trims pharma again
- Neose cuts staff by 25%
- DSM shifts production of alkyds, oils
- Job increases continue
- Galapagos signs chemistry pact
- BUSINESS ROUNDUP
ACS News
Chemical societies bring together early-career scientists from both sides of the pond
(p.40)
Government & Policy
Critics say EPA's voluntary program rewards polluters with fewer inspections
(pp. 26-27)
Science & Technology
Scientific investigations unmask the secrets of 16th-century Venetian painters' palettes
(pp. 31-34)
Customers push chemical companies to adopt the next-generation tool in supply-chain technology
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