June 21, 2004 Vol. 82, Iss. 25

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	Table of Contents June 21, 2004 Volume 82, Number 25 p. 1
	SOLAR ENERGY With scientific breakthroughs on the horizon and production costs dropping, advocates say solar energy is on the cusp of a huge expansion.
	COVER: Photodisc

	ELECTRON MOVIES Cornell procedure allows imaging of electron motions on an attosecond timescale. PHOSPHATE SALE Rhodia is set to sell its North American phosphates business for $550 million. NAS PRESIDENT UC Irvine's Ralph J. Cicerone may replace NAS President Bruce Alberts. MARINE ALKALOID First total synthesis of norzoanthamine, a promising drug candidate for treating osteoporosis, has been achieved in 41 steps. LAWSUITS LIMITED Supreme Court rules that foreigners can't sue in U.S. for transgressions abroad. NASA REPORT Blue-ribbon panel recommends sweeping reorganization of NASA. LURING MEALYBUGS Researchers have identified and synthesized two compounds that make up the sex pheromones of mealybugs.

	BUSINESS CONCENTRATES PLASTIC TROUBLES High feedstock prices are hurting producers of commodity plastics. PLASTIC'S GRIP Producers of polyethylene terephthalate resin set their sights on new bottle markets. CIBA'S SPECIALTY CHEMICALS Plastics company gets ready to unveil new additives and coating effects. LESSONS LEARNED Failed BOC deal prepared Air Liquide for Messer acquisition.

	GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES REGULATION Dietary supplement producers come under scrutiny as critics demand that FDA regulate these products. INSIGHTS Ronald Reagan left an R&D legacy filled with controversy.

	SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES CATCHING UP Seven professors profiled by C&EN in 2000 reflect on their progress. MITOCHONDRIAL DNA Latest research challenges the notion that this DNA is inherited solely from the mother. WHAT'S THAT STUFF? No-calorie sugar substitutes have sweetening powers hundreds of times that of sucrose. NEW PRODUCTS

	"THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY AT THE MILLENNIUM" Essays try to explain how the industry reached its current state of flux. "Pharmacopolitics: Drug Regulation in the United States and Germany"

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