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October 5, 2009 Cover
Volume 87, Issue 40
Volume 87, Issue 40
EXTREME MATERIALS
New fibers and membranes make outdoor gear lighter and more comfortable
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October 5, 2009 Issue
Volume 87, Issue 40
October 5, 2009 Issue, Vol. 87 | Iss. 40
New fibers and membranes make outdoor gear lighter and more comfortable
(pp. 15-21)
Features

Business
Chinese and Indian companies are steadily moving drugs into U.S. clinical trials (pp. 24-25)

Science & Technology
New chemical tools are poised to help scientists explore the roles oxidized cysteine residues might play in biology (pp. 38-40)
News of the Week
One-Two Punch On Climate Change
Regulation: Senate, EPA push ahead on plans to cut greenhouse gases
(p.10)Composite Anode Tolerates Hydrocarbon Fuels
Electrochemistry: Ceramic-metallic material could lead to cheaper, simpler fuel cells
(p.13)Departments
Business
Chinese and Indian companies are steadily moving drugs into U.S. clinical trials
(pp. 24-25)
More than ever, biotech companies need good pharmaceutical chemistry partners
(pp. 27-28)
Private investors hope to bring back on-line
a shuttered petrochemical complex
(pp. 29-30)Concentrates
(pp. 22-23)
(pp. 22-23)- J&J, Crucell Sign Antibody Deal
- Private Equity firm To Buy GenTek
- Air Products, DuPont Venture Opens Lab
- BASF Resurrects China Polyurethane Project
- Evonik To Sell Alzchem Unit
- Fertilizer Firms Wrestle Over Merger
- Thai Epichlorohydrin Project Changing Hands
- Chemical Makers Eye Succinic Acid
- DSM Coating Boosts Solar Module Output
- Dow Plans Middle East Research Center
- Sanofi To Acquire French Eye Drug Firm
- Sequenom Fires CEO And Research Executive
- Business Roundup
Government & Policy
Energy Department research program is expected to ramp up with Berkeley lab engineer’s confirmation
(p.32)
Legislation would create new federal programs to control size, incidences of harmful blooms
(pp. 33-34)
Call for integration, collaboration in life sciences research to solve societal challenges is ambitious, but lacks specifics
(p.35)Science & Technology
New fibers and membranes make outdoor gear lighter and more comfortable
(pp. 15-21)
New chemical tools are poised to help scientists explore the roles oxidized cysteine residues might play in biology
(pp. 38-40)Concentrates
(pp. 36-37)
(pp. 36-37)- Microgel Enzyme Inhibitor
- Element 114 Confirmed
- Improved Selectivity In Making Metallic Carbon Nanotubes
- Evaporating Polymer Produces Webby Patterns
- Engineered Response To A Faux Dopamine
- Serotonin Harnesses Small RNAs To Strengthen Synapses
- Structure Prediction Cautionary Tale
- Colorful Organic Nanocolloids

