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Copyright © 2007 American Chemical Society
December 24, 2007 Cover
Volume 85, Issue 52
COVER: Three-dimensional covalent organic frameworkstructure with high surface area and extremely low densityfinds itself in snowy environs, giving a chemical twist to theholiday season.
Volume 85, Issue 52
CHEMISTRY HIGHLIGHTS 2007
This year's selections include numerous advances in structural analysis
COVER: Three-dimensional covalent organic frameworkstructure with high surface area and extremely low densityfinds itself in snowy environs, giving a chemical twist to theholiday season.
Credit: Chemical structure by Omar Yaghi, UCLA,and coworkers; overall cover design by Nathan Becker
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December 24, 2007 Issue
Volume 85, Issue 52
December 24, 2007 Issue, Vol. 85 | Iss. 52
This year's selections include numerous advances in structural analysis
(pp. 13-19)
Features
Business
Amid strong sales and earnings, the industry focused on energy and the environment in 2007 (pp. 22-27)
Government & Policy
Nobel Laureate F. Sherwood Rowland discusses his almost six-decade-long career as researcher and public policy advocate (pp. 30-33)
News of the Week
Small Growth In R&D Funds
Congress provides scant increases for physical sciences, biomedical research in 2008
(p.7)Tailpipe Emissions Fight
California to sue Administration for rebuffing plan to limit greenhouse gases from cars
(p.8)Bromate in Los Angeles Water
Suspected carcinogen may lead to new monitoring regulations nationwide
(p.9)Party With Angela Merkel
German chancellor joins the festivities at 75th birthday celebration for Sir John Meurig Thomas
(p.11)Departments
Business
Amid strong sales and earnings, the industry focused on energy and the environment in 2007
(pp. 22-27)
Crowds at CPhI India underscore the rapid evolution of the drug manufacturing industry
(p.28)Concentrates
(pp. 20-21)
(pp. 20-21)- Chemtura Mulls Sale, Other strategic Alternatives
- Solvay Will Produce Bio-polyvinyl Chloride
- Kureha Plans U.S. Polyglycolic Acid
- Nanosolar To Supply Plant With Solar Cells
- Basell Will Build Plant In Trinidad
- Merck Serono, Idera Partner On Cancer
- Braskem Is Moving On Venezuelan Plants
- Arena Strikes API Deal With Siegfried
- Evonik Settles In Western China
- Dow Plans To Host Gasification Plant
- Pfizer Acquires Peptide Specialist
- Lilly Seals Two New Drug Pacts
- Business Roundup
Government & Policy
Nobel Laureate F. Sherwood Rowland discusses his almost six-decade-long career as researcher and public policy advocate
(pp. 30-33)
Some science and technology legislation passed in 2007, but funding bills are still wanting
(p.34)Education
Science & Technology
This year's selections include numerous advances in structural analysis
(pp. 13-19)
Unique ultrafast electron imaging tools use time to help elucidate function
(pp. 36-39)
Scientists dig in to sessions on unconventional electronics, nanoparticles, and polymers
(pp. 40-42)