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NANOMACHINE: 13
Rotating arms are hallmark of synthetic DNA device. TESTING CHEMICALS: 13
SOCMA objects to CMA-EPA agreement on high-volume chemicals. RESTRICTING DATA ACCESS: 14
Congressman seeks repeal of congressional mandate for public disclosure of research data. AIDS VACCINE: 15
In laboratory, antibodies induced by
prototype vaccine block 23 of 24
HIV strains. FEWER ENGINEERS: 15
Number of people earning B.S. degrees in chemical engineering fell in
1998. SILICON GRAPHICS: 16
Company hopes new computer will
entice chemists, other buyers. WITCO PLANS A SALE: 16
Firm seeks a buyer for its oleochemicals business. BUSINESS
BUSINESS CONCENTRATES: 19
DEGUSSA-HÜLS: 22
New German chemicals giant counts
on North America to drive growth. INVESTING IN CHEMICALS: 27
Private-equity investors see industry
cyclical downturn as a time to buy. GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES: 33
Y2K DEADLINE NEARS: 35
Chemical safety board expert panel
attempts to draw up industry plan. GREENHOUSE GASES: 38
Consensus may be growing on how
to implement emissions reductions. GOVERNMENT INSIGHTS: 41
U.S. lags in compliance with Chemical Weapons Convention.
PERSPECTIVE VANNEVAR BUSH: 43
This legendary figure is overly credited with current research paradigms. SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES: 49
BIOMATERIALS: 51
Advances in characterization of surfaces provide insight into design of
clinically useful materials. WHAT'S THAT STUFF?: 65
The mystery of light sticks' glow
explained. PRODUCT REPORT
COVER STORY CUSTOM CHEMICALS: 69
Combinatorial chemistry and high-
throughput screening bring new
growth to fine chemicals firms. BOOKS
"WOMEN IN CHEMISTRY": 90
The painfully slow progress from
ancient times up until the 1950s is
traced in rich detail. ACS NATIONAL AWARDS
1999 WINNERS: 95
Gross, Hansch, Henderson, Ihde,
Knowles, Kratz, Langer, MacDiarmid,
Maryanoff, and McCormack. THE DEPARTMENTS
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