CHEMICAL EARNINGS:   7
Fourth-quarter and full-year results are coming in, and they're not pretty.

ELEMENT 114?:   8
Russians think they may have created long-sought superheavy element.

PHOTOSYNTHESIS:   8
Relatively simple model system emulates one-way photoinduced electron transfer.

CMA RESEARCH:   9
Association will spend $100 million more on chemical safety research.

NIH GRANTS:   9
Requiring less budget information will allow agency to sharpen its focus on science.

GERMANY EYES ENERGY:   10
Chemical workers union joins industry in opposing energy consumption tax.

GRABBING COMET DUST:   10
NASA spacecraft will use aerogels to gather samples for analysis.

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES:  13

MITSUBISHI'S YASUO SONE:   15
Managing director for chemicals at giant Japanese firm focuses on less trading and more investment.

CHLOR-ALKALI UNITS:   18
Changes in paper pulp bleaching lead to facility shutdowns.

BUSINESS INSIGHTS:   20
"A Civil Action" captures the heart of the audience but leaves many important questions unanswered.

GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES:  22

SUPERFUND RESEARCH:   24
Eleven-year-old basic research program proves its worth in new cleanup technologies and standards.

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES:  27

MICROCHIPS DELIVER:   30
Electronic devices can dispense drugs, other materials; have potential therapeutic, diagnostic applications.

NANOPOROUS POLYMERS:   32
Cyclodextrin-based materials can sop up organics from contaminated water.

COVER STORY

SOAPS & DETERGENTS:  35
Global investment, product variety, and strong customer relationships define a mature industry.

"LIMITED BY DESIGN":   50
Recommendations for strengthening the nation's innovation system via federal R&D labs.

1999 WINNERS:   52
Skoog, Spencer, Thomas, Trost, Turro, Widom, Wong, Yates, and Zare.

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