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November 17, 2008 Cover
Volume 86, Issue 46
COVER: The National Association of Realtors�Washington, D.C., headquarters was built to greenstandards.
Volume 86, Issue 46
LOW-ENERGY BUILDINGS
Green designs depend on materials that reduce the energy footprint
COVER: The National Association of Realtors�Washington, D.C., headquarters was built to greenstandards.
Credit: National Association of Realtors
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November 17, 2008 Issue
Volume 86, Issue 46
November 17, 2008 Issue, Vol. 86 | Iss. 46
Green designs depend on materials that reduce the energy footprint
(pp. 15-23)
Features
Government & Policy
It's been 30 years since the neighborhood surrounding America's most famous toxic waste dump was evacuated, yet its legacy is still unfolding (pp. 46-53)
Science & Technology
Leveraging carbohydrate-to-hydrocarbon chemistry to give transportation fuel supplies a lift (pp. 57-61)
Cover Story: High–Performance Buildings
Report Cards For Green Materials
Without clear product information, assembling a green building is guess work
(pp. 24-25)Working In A Green Building
Clients and occupants say, "Pay the money, honey, it's worth it"
Web ExclusiveNews of the Week
Fast Food's Corny Roots
Isotope survey is the first scientific study to demonstrate corn's central role in burgers and fries
(p.8)Saving Earth's Shield
Protecting the stratospheric ozone layer has reduced greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
(p.9)Tiny Backpacks For Cells
Polymer patches add cargo to cells without disturbing normal activities
(p.10)Quantum Dots In Captivity
Nitrobenzyl caging group tames quantum dot luminescence until unleashed by ultraviolet light
(p.11)Departments
Business
Agriculture businesses help some companies, but demand declines elsewhere and crimps earnings
(pp. 28-30)
Third-quarter results reflect challenges and cutbacks at drug companies
(pp. 31-32)
Companies see across-the-board growth in their biopharmaceutical portfolios
(pp. 33-34)
Video by environmental group suggests new fluorochemical poses safety concerns
(pp. 35-36)
A Pfizer spin-off, RaQualia, sets out with existing staffers and a new business model
(pp. 37-39)
Clients and occupants say, "Pay the money, honey, it's worth it"
Web ExclusiveConcentrates
(pp. 26-27)
(pp. 26-27)- Dow Releases Energy Plan
- Two Big Biotech Firms Cut Jobs
- PotashCorp Reaches Deal With Union
- SABIC Resin Enables Reusable Chopsticks
- Wacker Readies U.S. Polymers Site
- Cognis Invests In Cosmetics Actives
- Dyneon Phasing Out Perfluorooctanoate
- Flavor Start-Ups Pursue Licensing, Sale
- Ineos Is Closing Polypropylene Lines
- Biotech Investor Forms New Company
- PerkinElmer Realigns Its Business Focus
- ArQule Strikes Deal With Japan's Daiichi
- Algae Energy Firm Solix Wins Funding
- Germany's Merck Starts Swiss Project
- Business Roundup
Government & Policy
Without clear product information, assembling a green building is guess work
(pp. 24-25)
As new information trickles in, drop by drop, the debate over the estrogenic plastics chemical intensifies
(pp. 42-45)
It's been 30 years since the neighborhood surrounding America's most famous toxic waste dump was evacuated, yet its legacy is still unfolding
(pp. 46-53)
Space agency should focus more on robotic missions, less on human ones
(p.54)Books
Book provides glimpse of tactics used by industry to manipulate science and influence regulatory policy
(pp. 77-78)Education
The international chemistry olympiad offers an experience worth its weight in gold
(pp. 74-76)
Mentors describe the U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad study camp as an 'adrenaline rush'
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Science & Technology
Green designs depend on materials that reduce the energy footprint
(pp. 15-23)
Leveraging carbohydrate-to-hydrocarbon chemistry to give transportation fuel supplies a lift
(pp. 57-61)
Synthetic biology aims to generate biofuels, medicines, and novel organisms
(pp. 62-66)
Three companies that managed to emerge from behind the iron curtain
Web Exclusive
Nearly two decades after the Soviet Union's collapse, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania capitalize on EU membership to bolster science
(pp. 67-70)
Companies strive to balance ingredients in one-step,user-friendly solutions
(p.71)Career & Employment
Despite the struggling economy, the need for materials scientists remains strong, and the future looks bright
(pp. 81-82)