NEWS OF THE WEEK
			TUBE PASTE Scientists at Rice functionalize carbon nanotubes without solvents.
			DOW CORNING INVESTMENTS Firm's buying spree is aimed at moving into growth markets.
			STOPPING RADICALS Complex II enzyme crystal structure reveals efficient mechanism of electron transfer.
			WEAPONS IN IRAQ UN weapons inspectors report that Iraq has not answered questions adequately.
			NOBEL DECLARATION Forty-one laureates oppose unilateral U.S. action in Iraq.
			FOURTH-QUARTER EARNINGS Industry shows some improvement but remains cautious.
			FIGHTING AIDS Pharmacia plans to license Rescriptor for generics marketing in poor nations.
			FEDERAL R&D SPENDING Final outcomes for fiscal 2003 remain uncertain.
			SHARK PATROL Gel-filled organ in fish's snout has semiconductor properties.

COVER STORY
			CAPITAL SPENDING Most chemical firms see signs of economic recovery and say they plan to spend more aggressively on capital projects in 2003; many will increase R&D spending.

BUSINESS
			BUSINESS CONCENTRATES
			PEMEX' BIG PLANS Mexican state oil company may finally make better use of rich oil reserves.
			INDUSTRIAL BIOTECH SURGE Firms shifting from fossil-based to bio-based raw materials enter a potentially huge market.
			INSIGHTS The pros and cons of hiring an outsider to separate offices of CEO and chairman.

GOVERNMENT & POLICY
			GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
			ENGINEERING FOR SAFETY "Inherently safer design" helps engineers build plants that start out safer and need fewer controls.

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
			SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES
			ENZYME INHIBITOR Drug design combines theoretical and empirical methods to mimic enzyme's transition-state structure.

EDUCATION
			RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS Studio-based project develops undergraduate engineering students' writing and speaking skills.
			ENCOURAGING MINORITIES Eleven organizations band together in effort to boost number of minority scientists and engineers.

ACS COMMENT
			UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES IN ACADEME

ACS NEWS
			GLOBAL RESOURCES ACS Office of International Activities aids chemists, both foreign-born and foreign-bound.
			2003 PROSPECTIVES CONFERENCES

ACS NATIONAL AWARDS
			2003 WINNERS Scott, Smith, Stang, Walsh, Warner, Wender, and Yang.

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