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December 18, 2006 Cover
Volume 84, Issue 51
Volume 84, Issue 51
YEAR IN REVIEW
Top research advances of the year range from bio to nano
Credit: Dow Chemical
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December 18, 2006 Issue
Volume 84, Issue 51
December 18, 2006 Issue, Vol. 84 | Iss. 51
Top research advances of the year range from bio to nano
(pp. 17-26)
Features
Business
Calm weather and fairly stable energy prices contributed to solid industry profits (pp. 30-35)
Government & Policy
The year 2006 was not a good one for passing legislation (p.43)
News of the Week
2007 Budget Gets Scrooged
Democrats say they will continue federal spending at 2006 levels
(p.11)Celanese Regroups
Oxo chemicals unit will be sold to private equity firm
(p.12)Stamping Electronics
Simple process could deliver next-generation electronics
(p.12)Canada Targets Toxic Chemicals
Industry views program as challenging but manageable
(p.13)DuPont Nurtures Seed Business
Company tilts away from agricultural chemicals, will cut 1,500 jobs
(p.13)Nanotube Photoconductors
Coaxial structure shapes optoelectronic properties
(p.14)Hotly Fixated On Nitrogen
Newly discovered microbe reduces N2 to NH3 at record-high temperatures
(p.15)Departments
Business
Calm weather and fairly stable energy prices contributed to solid industry profits
(pp. 30-35)
Eschewing facts and figures, a new ad campaign shoots for the heart
(pp. 36-37)
Board member Plischke seeks to link R&D among big firm's three main units
(p.38)Concentrates
(pp. 27-28)
(pp. 27-28)- Celgene acquires pharma plant from Siegfried
- REACH passes next-to-last hurdle
- DSM charts top management changes
Ineos is planning more biodiesel
- Hydro mulls sale of polymers unit
- Merck and Idera form vaccine pact
- BASF to buy Chinese catalyst company
- Lanxess acquires South African firm
- GSK and Epix sign drug discovery pact
- New firm targets nanotube formation
- Jobs increase in November
- Metabolix and ADM advance bioplastic
- German companies boost isocyanate
- Research firms win deals with Merck
- BUSINESS ROUNDUP
ACS News
Government & Policy
Streamlined reviews of air quality standards will enhance role of political appointees
(p.15)
Continued U.S. economic competitiveness depends on investments in innovation, collaboration, and education
(pp. 41-42)
The year 2006 was not a good one for passing legislation
(p.43)Education
C&EN's annual survey shows that women top out at 25% of chemistry faculty at only two of top 50 schools
(pp. 58-59)
Science & Technology
Top research advances of the year range from bio to nano
(pp. 17-26)
Chemical research sector grew 7.3% in 2004, slightly less than the average for science as a whole
(pp. 47-51)
Annual AIChE meeting draws chemical engineers to San Francisco for science and camaraderie
(pp. 52-54)
Chemical engineers call for action and offer ways to meet future energy and natural resource needs
(pp. 56-57)Newscripts
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