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Copyright © 2007 American Chemical Society
August 27, 2007 Cover
Volume 85, Issue 35
COVER: COVER: The electron micrograph shows an array of zincoxide nanowireSy an inexpensive semiconductor. Theseand other nanostructured inorganic materials are formingalternatives to crystalline silicon for use in photovoltaiccells.
Volume 85, Issue 35
PLUGGING INTO THE SUN
Basic chemistry drives development of new low-cost solar cells
COVER: COVER: The electron micrograph shows an array of zincoxide nanowireSy an inexpensive semiconductor. Theseand other nanostructured inorganic materials are formingalternatives to crystalline silicon for use in photovoltaiccells.
Credit: Courtesy of PeidongYang, University of California,Berkeley
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August 27, 2007 Issue
Volume 85, Issue 35
August 27, 2007 Issue, Vol. 85 | Iss. 35
Basic chemistry drives development of new low-cost solar cells
(pp. 16-22)
Features
Government & Policy
U.S. businesses struggle to figure out how to track and influence emerging policies on chemicals (pp. 31-32)
Science & Technology
From their biosynthesis to their folding, signaling, and degradation, proteins command the attention of many researchers (pp. 34-38)
News of the Week
Polluting China
Some big names in the chemical industry appear on a list of those cited for water pollution in China
(p.11)BASF, Dow Philanthropy
World's two largest chemical companies donate money and property to two universities
(p.13)Earliest Diamonds Stir Up Debate
Gems in zircon grains may revise notions of early Earth events
(p.14)Departments
Business
Metabolic Explorer hopes to beat chemical industry majors in the fermentation game for bulk chemicals
(pp. 26-27)
Dupont scores tops in survey intended to connect intellectual property and financial performance
(p.28)Concentrates
(pp. 23-24)
(pp. 23-24)- Lilly Seals Research Partnership in Shanghai
- New Player Enters Chlor-Alkali Field
- Bayer Tackles AG Training in India
- Companies Expand Pyridine Capacity
- DuPont Licenses Dental Technology
- Arch Pharmalabs Buys Watsol Organics
- Dow Corning Goes Solar in Germany
- Cell Therapeutics Gets Biogen Drug
- Enzon Sells Stake in Hepatitis Drug
- Abraxis Acquires Drug From Scripps
- Sigma-Aldrich Signs Zinc Finger Agreement
- FutureCarbon Uses Bayer Nanotubes
- Chemical Prices Are Up Once More
- BUSINESS ROUNDUP
Government & Policy
U.S. businesses struggle to figure out how to track and influence emerging policies on chemicals
(pp. 31-32)
Science & Technology
From their biosynthesis to their folding, signaling, and degradation, proteins command the attention of many researchers
(pp. 34-38)