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Securing The Supply Of Rare Earths
(August 30, 2010 | Vol. 88 Issue 35 | pp. 9-12)Green-energy and high-tech industries grow anxious over China's monopoly on these valuable resources.
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(August 30, 2010 | Vol. 88 Issue 35 | pp. 15-16)Eyeing an opportunity, the world's synthetic menthol producers expand.
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(August 23, 2010 | Vol. 88 Issue 34 | p. 23)European generic drug firm suffers financial losses after problems with Indian supplier.
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(August 30, 2010 | Vol. 88 Issue 35 | pp. 19-22)Through their appropriation power, lawmakers could alter Obama's plans for the agency's future.
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(August 23, 2010 | Vol. 88 Issue 34 | pp. 28-30)Federal agency says state's 'flexible' permit program violates the clean air act.
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(August 30, 2010 | Vol. 88 Issue 35 | pp. 28-29)Chemists' fascination with square-planar carbon compounds continues.
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(August 23, 2010 | Vol. 88 Issue 34 | pp. 34-37)Polymer- and organic-molecule-based solar cells show promise as low-cost power generators.
Texas Tech Lessons (Member Content)
(August 23, 2010 | Vol. 88 Issue 34 | pp. 34-37)Explosion highlights need to improve safety culture at university, initiates government oversight.
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Measuring The Electric Vehicle's Environmental Footprint
Life-cycle analysis shows that lithium-ion batteries are not the environmental concern experts once imagined.
Shining A Light On Nanotoxicity
Nanomaterials: One class of carbon nanotubes produces reactive oxygen species under sunlight.
Microbes To The Rescue
The fate of spilled oil in the Gulf rests with the hydrocarbon-digesting microorganisms colonizing underwater plumes.
Reviving An Antibiotic Target
Structural Biology: Novel binding interaction could lead to new class of antibacterial drugs.
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Crops Absorb Pharmaceuticals From Treated Sewage
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Industrial Biotechnology
Firms move to commercialize biobased fuels and chemicals.
A Wire For Spying On Cells
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What's That Stuff? Trick Candles
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A Green Supply Chain
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Zhangjiang Attracts The World's R&D
China's flagship high-tech park hosts a surprising concentration of major R&D facilities.
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Monitoring Greenhouse Gases
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