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Quote of the Week
"What differentiates good
companies from okay companies
is the ability to manage risk
takers. We've been trained to
believe our jobs depend on
making no mistakes. You can't
do that. It paralyzes people." Larry Weissman, CEO and
president, Shamrock
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NEWS OF THE WEEK
MAKING POLYMERS: 10
New, one-step process produces very
linear, very thin polyethylene. NATURAL DISASTER I: 10
Hurricane-induced floods in the U.S.
swamp heavy-metal holding ponds,
close chemical plants. NATURAL DISASTER II: 11
Taiwan earthquake killed thousands
of people, yet had little effect on industrial chemical infrastructure. SCIENCE COMPETITION: 12
National Science Board kicks off 50th
anniversary with a science challenge
for nation's youth. SENATE SCIENCE FORUM:% 12
Session looks at ways to attract U.S.
students to science careers. SINGING LIQUID CRYSTALS: 13
Molecules in a cavity respond to an
applied voltage by humming. CHEMICAL TRADE: 13
For the first time in three decades,
there was no surplus in July. BUSINESS
BUSINESS CONCENTRATES: 15
SKW: 17
German specialty chemicals company
beefs up its portfolio, pares down its
name for stature in global industry. ENTREPRENEURS: 21
Shamrock Technologies plans to
build from its position as a leading
recycler of scrap PTFE. GOVERNMENT & POLICY
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES: 24
GREENHOUSE GASES: 25
Companies and state officials take
steps to reduce emissions. SUPERFUND CLEANUPS: 26
General Accounting Office says significant headway continues to be made
at hazardous waste sites. SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES: 28
COVER STORY COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY: 29
New nonlinear optical and electronic
materials benefit from progress in
computer modeling. SCIENCE INSIGHTS: 42
The face of U.S. science is changing
as foreign-born scientists make greater contributions. ACS NEWS
ACTIONS IN NEW ORLEANS: 43
ACS Council deals with four petitions;
board makes several decisions. THE DEPARTMENTS
5 EDITOR'S PAGE
8 LETTERS
39 SOFTWARE/ONLINE BRIEFS
46 PEOPLE
64 NEWSCRIPTS
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