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Table of Contents
April 3, 2000
Volume 78, Number 14
CENEAR 78 14 p. 3
| NEWS OF THE WEEK |
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2001 PRIESTLEY MEDAL
ACS's highest honor will be bestowed on inorganic chemist Fred Basolo. |
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FATAL BLAST
Phillips K-Resin plant explodes for second time in less than a year. |
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TOBACCO BENEFITS
Natural compound protects neurons in animal models of Parkinson's disease. |
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ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR
It's soluble, air-stable, and has a reasonably high electron mobility-- thanks to fluorinated groups. |
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ACS NATIONAL MEETING
More than 18,000 gather for record- breaking meeting in San Francisco. |
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PERSISTENT POLLUTANTS
Eliminating unintentional by-products, such as dioxins, is treaty sticking point. |
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MONSANTO EXITS FOODS
Company completes divestitures by selling sweetener operations. |
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2001 PARSONS AWARD
ACS honors the public service of Stanford's Richard Zare. |
| ASIA-PACIFIC |
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SOGA SHOSHA
Japanese trading companies, beset by financial weakness, will be less involved in chemicals in the future. |
| COVER STORY |
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PITTCON 2000
Analytical instrumentation industry is being reshaped by forces such as genomics and e-commerce. |
| EMPLOYMENT |
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MATERIALS CHEMISTRY
New materials are hot, and so are job opportunities for chemical professionals of all types. |
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