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Quote of the Week
"Just because we call ourselves a
commodity company doesn't mean
we are a dumb commodity
company." Jeffrey M. Lipton, president and
CEO, Nova Chemicals page 13
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NEWS OF THE WEEK
ANOTHER MERGER: 7
Crompton & Knowles unites with
Witco, forming third largest U.S.
specialties firm. RADIOACTIVE WASTE: 8
DOE's chosen separation technology
is flawed--it emits high levels of
benzene. ELEGANT SYNTHESIS: 8
Total synthesis of two complex compounds involves 40 steps and three
cascade reactions. BIOTECH FRACAS: 9
Jury deadlocks on charges that
Genentech infringed University of
California patent. ENZYME RESEARCH: 10
Separate work offers new leads to
drugs to treat arthritis, cancer. BUSINESS
BUSINESS CONCENTRATES: 11
NOVA CHEMICALS: 13
Canadian commodity producer focuses
on growth during industry downturn. BUSINESS INSIGHTS: 16
Chemical stocks have been strong for
the past two months, as reflected in
C&EN's new chemical stock index. ASIA-PACIFIC
PETROCHEMICALS: 19
Little relief is in sight for companies
struggling with low profitability and
aggressive Western producers. GOVERNMENT & POLICY
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES: 20
EPA'S SULFUR RULE: 21
Proposed plan to cut sulfur level in
gasoline meets with criticism from oil
industry, some western states. RESEARCH IN THE U.S.: 23
President's science and technology
advisers hear public comments on government-university R&D partnership. SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
CONCENTRATES: 24
COVER STORY NANOCOMPOSITES: 25
Hybrid materials containing ultrasmall building blocks provide new
properties, better performance. ROYAL INSTITUTION: 38
Multifaceted British establishment
has been promoting the advancement
of science for 200 years. EDUCATION
BRIDGING THE GAP: 44
New MIT course has students collaborate to develop an original research
proposal. THE DEPARTMENTS
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42 SOFTWARE/ONLINE BRIEFS
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