NEWS OF THE WEEK
			POLARITY RULES Molecular rulers reveal surprises at water-oil interfaces.
			EUROPEAN CHEMICALS Praised by environmentalists, EU chemicals policy is spurned by global chemical industry.
			NO CLEAR SKIES Legislators rain on President Bush's plan to curb air pollution.
			HERCULES PURSUED ISP wants to gain control of Hercules' board.
			NANOSCALE SENSOR Device measures femtometer-sized movements near quantum zero-point fluctuations.
			FAST WATER Femtosecond studies cast light on ion solvation and proton transfer.
			1985 ACS PRESIDENT ELLIS FIELDS DIES Fields leaves a legacy of service to chemistry, including enhancing both education for grades K–12 and the public's image of science.
			CHEMISTRY OLYMPIAD Team from China wins four gold medals in Athens, Greece.

COVER STORY
			PROCESS CATALYSIS High-throughput methods promise improved catalysts for bulk chemical processes; gas-to-liquids fuels open a major market for catalysts.

BUSINESS
			BUSINESS CONCENTRATES
			RIVALRY IN CHINA World's top two acetic acid producers, BP and Celanese, compete to build a plant in Nanjing.

GOVERNMENT & POLICY
			GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
			TRADE ADVICE Chemical industry group resumes meetings with U.S. officials after environmentalist joins panel.
			INSIGHTS Governments should protect citizens against dangerous pathogens that spread through the transport of animals.

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
			SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES
			R&D SPENDING GROWS Latest NSF data show trends in academic chemical research; more tables available exclusively online.
			GREEN ENGINEERING New set of principles provides guidance to design environmentally friendlier products and processes.
			JACS AT 125 Charles J. Pedersen's 1967 "blockbuster" paper reported discovery of crown ethers and their complexes.
			NEW PRODUCTS New And Notable In The Chemical Industry

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