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July 11, 2011 Cover
Volume 89, Issue 28
COVER: A diffusionengineer manages equipmentinside a clean room at MicronTechnology, a leadingmanufacturer of memorysemiconductors.
Volume 89, Issue 28
Behind the scenes, materials suppliers help make electronics faster, brighter, smaller, cheaper
COVER: A diffusionengineer manages equipmentinside a clean room at MicronTechnology, a leadingmanufacturer of memorysemiconductors.
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July 11, 2011 Issue
Volume 89, Issue 28
July 11, 2011 Issue, Vol. 89 | Iss. 28
Behind the scenes, materials suppliers help make electronics faster, brighter, smaller, cheaper
(p.9)
Features
Government & Policy
Energy Department’s latest programs target critical energy challenges (pp. 27-30)
Science & Technology
The National Organic Symposium makes for intense summertime bonding (pp. 33-35)
Cover Story: Electronic Chemicals
Materials Enable Memory Advances
Development of emerging memory architectures relies on material innovations
(pp. 10-13)A Tiny Problem
Lithography industry extends old technique in face of setbacks with new one
(pp. 14-16)Bright Outlook For LED Precursor
Large new applications are behind boom in the trimethylgallium business
(pp. 17-18)News of the Week
Reports Detail A Massive Case Of Fraud
Misconduct: Documents reveal Bengü Sezen’s winding trail of deception
(p.4)Clearing Skies
Clean Air: EPA rule curbs pollutants from power plants in eastern U.S.
(p.5)Companies Eye Russian Links
Partnerships: Drug and chemical firms scope out the landscape in a market primed for growth
(p.5)Controlling Cell Signaling
Tissue Engineering: Preorganization allows signal-induced changes to occurfaster
(p.6)Promoting Global Science
Initiative: Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research aims to build research capacity abroad
(p.7)Protein Regulates Sunburn Pain
drug target: Chemokine CXCL5 boosts skin’s tenderness
(p.7)Mediator Gives Up A Few Secrets
Structural Biochemistry: View of transcription complex could aid mechanistic studies, drug discovery
(p.8)Departments
Business
At the first BioPlastek forum, delegates met for an exchange of information and pointed discussion
(pp. 21-22)
At BIO, pharma executives pondered how to advance science in a risk-averse environment
(pp. 23-24)
Nobel Laureate shares his views on commercializing science developed in an academic lab
(p.25)
Behind the scenes, materials suppliers help make electronics faster, brighter, smaller, cheaper
(p.9)
Development of emerging memory architectures relies on material innovations
(pp. 10-13)
Lithography industry extends old technique in face of setbacks with new one
(pp. 14-16)
Large new applications are behind boom in the trimethylgallium business
(pp. 17-18)Concentrates
(pp. 19-20)
(pp. 19-20)- Two Groups Advance Lithium Battery Materials
- OM Will Acquire Vacuumschmelze
- DSM Lightens Sport Aircraft
- Brunei Gives Nod To Chinese Refinery
- Shin-Etsu Restarts Silicon Wafer Plant
- Ineos Completes Deal, Moves On Another
- NatureWorks Expands Lactide capacity
- Honeywell To Invest In New Blowing Agent
- Pfizer Eyes Sale Of Two Businesses
- Amgen, UCB Test Drug On Shuttle
- Sanofi, UCB Forge Academic Ties
- Pfizer Buys Back Former Wyeth Plant
- Akzo AcquiresCell-Technology Firm
- Business Roundup
ACS News
Government & Policy
Energy Department’s latest programs target critical energy challenges
(pp. 27-30)
Science & Technology
Metallic traces on fossils hint at the shade of feathers adorning extinct birds and dinosaurs
(p.36)
The National Organic Symposium makes for intense summertime bonding
(pp. 33-35)Concentrates(pp. 31-32)
(pp. 31-32)- Stem Cells Have Unusual Base
- Goldilocks Effect Could Govern Reactive Oxygen Species
- Iridium Illuminates Nuclei Of Living Cells
- Hydrogen Peroxide Detected In Space
- Antibody One-Two Could Knock Out Flu
- Raman Senses Sugars On Proteins
- How Giant Algae Heal Cuts And Scrapes
- Scientists Go To Great Depths For Rare-Earth Elements
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