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March 2, 2009 Cover
Volume 87, Issue 9
COVER: Artist’s conception of graphene, a one-atom-thick sheet of carbon, depicted here with a rumpled topology that is key to the material’s stability
Volume 87, Issue 9
GRAPHENE ON THE HORIZON
Surprising mechanical, structural, and electronic properties of one-atom-thin sheets grab widespread attention
COVER: Artist’s conception of graphene, a one-atom-thick sheet of carbon, depicted here with a rumpled topology that is key to the material’s stability
Credit: Jannik C. Meyer
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March 2, 2009 Issue
Volume 87, Issue 9
March 2, 2009 Issue, Vol. 87 | Iss. 9
Surprising mechanical, structural, and electronic properties of one-atom-thin sheets grab widespread attention
(pp. 14-20)
Features
Government & Policy
Stimulus package directly allocates nearly $5.2 billion to physical science agencies key to U.S. competitiveness (pp. 36-37)
News of the Week
Climate Change, Energy Priorities
President links issues to nation's economic future as Congress takes action
(p.9)European Earnings
Fourth quarter sinks annual results
(p.10)Spending Bill Advances
Science agencies' funding rises in 2009 appropriations
(p.10)Fertilizer Makers' Urge To Merge
Agrium bids $3.6 billion for CF Industries, which had offered to buy Terra Industries for $2.1 billion
(p.11)Skeleton Key May Defuse Flu
Antibodies bind a flu protein nook common to many viral strains
(p.11)Drug Combo Kills Resistant TB
Inhibitor and antibiotic work together against tuberculosis
(p.12)EPA Must Rethink Air Standard
Agency failed to explain why particulates limit protects health, court says
(p.12)Abu Dhabi Firm Agrees To Buy Nova
Deal allows Canadian chemical company to live on
(p.13)Departments
Business
Tight credit, lack of demand dampen once-hot deal market
(pp. 24-25)
Top officials chart the future of Europe's chemical industry
(pp. 26-27)
A new chemical labeling system gets international support
(p.28)Concentrates
(pp. 22-23)
(pp. 22-23)- Chemical, Pharmaceutical Stocks Hit Long-Time Lows
- Wacker To Build Polysilicon In U.S.
- Two Firms May Lose Stock Listing
- ASU Develops Touch-Screen Display
- Grace Goes On Trial In Montana
- Dow Corning Will Slash 800 Jobs
- Nanosys And Harvard License Medical Nanotech
- Segetis Readies Plant-Based Chemicals
- Small Drug Firms Face Operating Setbacks
- Drugmakers Hurt By Late-Stage Trials
- Mitsubishi Drops Fiber Materials In Japan
- Genentech And CV Play Hardball
- Business Roundup
ACS News
Society offers discounts and programs to aid its unemployed members
(p.48)
Salt Lake City, March 22–26
(pp. 57-60)
Government & Policy
Board on Chemical Sciences & Technology provides expert advice based on good science
(pp. 32-35)
Stimulus package directly allocates nearly $5.2 billion to physical science agencies key to U.S. competitiveness
(pp. 36-37)Education
Project will develop models for integrating responsible conduct of research into graduate education
(pp. 43-44)
Science & Technology
Surprising mechanical, structural, and electronic properties of one-atom-thin sheets grab widespread attention
(pp. 14-20)
ACS cracks down on unauthorized photography at meetings
(p.41)
Carpet's cousin is rooted in relatively simple chemistry
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