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Quote of the Week
"[Carbon nanotubes should be]
the strongest fiber ever
made--perhaps the strongest
that can ever be made." Daniel T. Colbert, Rice
University page 31 |
NEWS OF THE WEEK
TOXIC CHEMICALS: 4
EPA wants reports on 10- and 100-lb
releases of persistent bioaccumulative toxic chemicals. TIOXIDE DEAL IS OFF: 4
Antitrust concerns nix DuPont and
NL Industries acquisition of ICI's
TiO2 unit. SIZING, SORTING DNA: 5
Caltech researchers fabricate device
to rapidly measure and separate single
molecules based on fluorescence. MERCURY WASTE: 6
Formosa Plastics strongly denies the
waste it dumped in Cambodia is
harmful. SILICONE IMPLANTS: 6
Days in court result in losses for
Dow Chemical. ABSORBING FAT: 7
Receptor in small intestine mediates
passage of fat and cholesterol to
bloodstream. WATER ON MARS?: 7
NASA launches probes to look for
signs of moisture in red planet's soil. NEWS FOCUS
COVER STORY CUBA: 8
Forty years after Fidel Castro's revolution, the country looks to science
to revive its crippled economy. BUSINESS
BUSINESS CONCENTRATES: 15
SUMITOMO'S KOSAI: 17
President of Japan's largest chemical
producer works to keep firm
competitive. PLASTICS: 20
Manufacturers plan to increase profits by expanding product lines. WILLIAM MAHONEY: 21
C&EN talks with retired Witco executive, who teaches an unusual course
at University of Massachusetts. GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES: 22
EPA'S LYNN GOLDMAN: 23
Former assistant administrator for prevention, pesticides, and toxic chemicals assesses her five-year tenure. NUCLEAR WASTE SITE: 28
Yucca Mountain gets cautious approval from DOE scientists. ANALYSIS FOR CONGRESS: 29
Controversial restructuring of the
Congressional Research Service splits
medical and science policy staffers. SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES: 30
MUCH ADO ABOUT CARBON: 31
Nanotube ropes, fullerene pipes, and
carbon onions are being functionalized and studied for applications. ACS NATIONAL AWARDS
1999 WINNERS: 36
Brintzinger, Brunner, Carpenter,
Chisholm, Du Bois, Carreira, Dervan,
Gehrke, Grasselli Brown, Dorsey,
Guare, Holloway, Hungate, and Vacca. THE DEPARTMENTS
2 LETTERS
3 EDITOR'S PAGE
35 SOFTWARE/ONLINE BRIEFS
42 ACS NEWS and PEOPLE
56 NEWSCRIPTS
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