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September 26, 2011 Cover
Volume 89, Issue 39
Volume 89, Issue 39
Automakers push ahead on energy-saving carbon fiber composites despite questions of economic viability
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September 26, 2011 Issue
Volume 89, Issue 39
September 26, 2011 Issue, Vol. 89 | Iss. 39
Automakers push ahead on energy-saving carbon fiber composites despite questions of economic viability
(pp. 10-14)
Features

Government & Policy
Republicans, Democrats may come together to pass a trio of long-delayed agreements (pp. 23-25)

Science & Technology
Researchers strive to tailor patient care by developing nanoparticles called theranostics that can simultaneously monitor and treat disease (pp. 29-32)
News of the Week
Pitcher Plant Inspires Super Slippery Surface
Materials Science: Material mimics plant’s slick surface structure
(p.5)Dow Funds 2012 Chemistry Olympiad
Philanthropy: Firm will help ACS host competition with $2.5 million pledge
(p.6)Ireland Beckons Biotech Business
Pharmaceuticals: Investments and mergers have Irish eyes smiling
(p.6)Moving From Lab To Market
Technology Transfer: President Obama unveils initiatives to encourage, support commercialization
(p.7)Lowering The Brain’s Drawbridge
Drug Delivery: New technique shepherds large molecules across the blood-brain barrier in mice
(p.8)Protests Flare At Chinese Solar Plant
Environment: Water contamination infuriates nearby residents
(p.8)EPA Stalls on Carbon Dioxide Rules
Greenhouse Gas: Agency puts off proposal to cut power plant emissions
(p.9)Longest Synthetic Oligosialic Acids
Carbohydrate Chemistry: Achievement could aid design of antibacterial vaccines
(p.9)Departments
Business
New pigment chemistry is a boon for Cabot and a Massachusetts town
(pp. 18-19)
Spontaneous protests lead to closure of a Chinese petrochemical facility
(pp. 20-21)
Automakers push ahead on energy-saving carbon fiber composites despite questions of economic viability
(pp. 10-14)Concentrates
(pp. 16-17)
(pp. 16-17)- Mascoma, Elevance Plan IPOs
- Williams To Hike Ethylene Capacity
- Petrochemical Firms Invest In Lubricants
- Indorama Will Buy European Recycler
- Lanxess Eyes More Biobased Rubber
- Chemical Firms Eye Pollution Control
- Siam Cement To Buy 30% Of Chandra Asri
- Bayer CropScience Raises R&D Spending
- Imerys Opens U.S. Proppants Plant
- New Light Stabilizer Aids Greenhouses
- GE Will Invest In Cancer Diagnostics
- Vanderbilt Advances Biotech Partnerships
- West-Ward To Boost Contract Production
- Business Roundup
ACS News
In deepwater dives, Daniel Marie hunts for bioactive compounds to treat diseases such as cancer
(p.38)Government & Policy
Republicans, Democrats may come together to pass a trio of long-delayed agreements
(pp. 23-25)
Judge to decide whether climate researcher can argue for protection of his documents
(p.26)Science & Technology
ACS Meeting News: Inorganic Chemistry turns 50, giving inorganic chemists a reason to pause and celebrate
(pp. 33-35)
ACS Meeting News: Analytical chemists devise ways to watch radioactive streams
(pp. 36-37)
Researchers strive to tailor patient care by developing nanoparticles called theranostics that can simultaneously monitor and treat disease
(pp. 29-32)
