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September 30, 2013 Cover
Volume 91, Issue 39
COVER: The group Defense Distributed made this plastic gun earlier this year using a 3-D printer and published the plans online.
Volume 91, Issue 39
Tinkerers show their 3-D printers can make almost anything—what worries people is that some have made firearms
COVER: The group Defense Distributed made this plastic gun earlier this year using a 3-D printer and published the plans online.
Credit: Associated Press
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September 30, 2013 Issue
Volume 91, Issue 39
September 30, 2013 Issue, Vol. 91 | Iss. 39
Tinkerers show their 3-D printers can make almost anything—what worries people is that some have made firearms
(pp. 11-18)
Features
Government & Policy
University of Texas study finds low greenhouse gas emissions from hydraulic fracturing (p.24)
Science & Technology
ACS Meeting News: Science and engineering provide a spark to help make race cars run their best (pp. 28-29)
News of the Week
Hydrogen Bonds Visualized
Microscopy: AFM reveals details of intermolecular interactions
(p.5)Business’s Share Of Academic R&D
Funding: Surveys show four decades of stable corporate support for academic R&D
(p.6)Government Shutdown Looms
Budget: Science agencies prepare for closure as lawmakers scramble to pass a funding bill
(p.6)Failed Biotech Start-up Potential Motive For Shooting
Crime: Dispute over failed San Diego company may have led to attempted murder
(p.7)The Nanotube Computer Debuts
Electronics: Carbon-based alternative to silicon circuitry runs programs and executes instructions
(p.7)EPA Takes Action On Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Regulation: Environment agency proposes standards for new coal, natural gas power plants
(p.8)Latest MacArthur ‘Genius Grants’ Awarded
Honors: Organic chemist Phil Baran and materials scientist Craig Fennie are in the new class of fellows
(p.8)BASF Acquires Enzyme Maker Verenium
Biotechnology: Purchase by German giant ends roller-coaster ride for U.S. company
(p.9)Global Health R&D Fund Launched
Public Health: Investment money will advance treatment trials
(p.9)Departments
Business
Over the past year, aggressive investors have looked for ways to enhance the stock value of companies
(pp. 20-21)
Without an improvement in public dialogue, fear of the chemical could infect the wider industry in the country
(p.22)
Tinkerers show their 3-D printers can make almost anything—what worries people is that some have made firearms
(pp. 11-18)Concentrates
(pp. 18-19)
(pp. 18-19)- AbbVie Forms Partnerships
- Evonik Unveils Deep Cost Cuts
- BASF Launches U.S. Ecovio Production
- China Technology Centers Open
- Dow And YPF Move On Argentine Shale
- PQ And Albemarle Hire New Executives
- Arkema To Close French Facility
- Solvay Forms Energy Partnership
- Air Products Bows To Pershing Square
- Shell Eyes U.S. Gas-To-Liquids Plant
- Teijin Develops Novel Surgical Gel
- Amgen Will Open China R&D Center
- Ranbaxy Defends A Drug Patent
- Business Roundup
Government & Policy
University of Texas study finds low greenhouse gas emissions from hydraulic fracturing
(p.24)
NSF’s assistant director for mathematical and physical sciences talks about budget problems, merit review, and the role of scientist as advocate
Web Exclusive
Environmental Protection Agency’s online tool improves public access to information
(p.25)
Science & Technology
ACS Meeting News: Science and engineering provide a spark to help make race cars run their best
(pp. 28-29)
Space thriller explores the solitude of exploration and the strength of the human spirit
Concentrates(pp. 26-27)
(pp. 26-27)- Growth Hormone’s Knack For Regenerating
- Trifluoromethylation Meets Flow Chemistry
- Smartphone Snaps Nanoparticle Pics
- Friction Measured A Few Atoms At A Time
- Lactones Block Waste Disposal In TB Bacteria
- Earwax Tells A Whale Of A Story
- Propofol Derivative May Pave The Way For Improved Anesthetics
- Answering Curiosity Questions On Mars
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