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• Nanotubes Deemed Different From Carbon
EPA clarifies to industry that material must be treated as new substance.
• Natural Enzyme Degrades Nanotubes
Horseradish peroxidase and hydrogen peroxide may provide a way to break down carbon nanotubes in the environment.
• Probing Hazards Of Nanomaterials
Two new centers will orchestrate studies of possible biological and environmental effects.
• Nanosilver toxicity: ions, nanoparticles-or both?
Researchers continue to question whether nanosilver's toxicity arises from its size or its ability to release silver ions.
• Get Ready For Nanotech Food
Nanoscale materials are hitting the U.S. market in a wide range of food products.
• Imaging Molecular Escapes
Method lets researchers watch hydrocarbon chains pass through pores in a nanotube.
• Catching Catalyst Particles In Action
Analytical methods for probing catalytic nanocrystals while they mediate chemical reactions can uncover insights that lead to better catalysts.
• Colloidal Dumbbells Form Chiral Chains
Silica nanoparticles joined together by iron oxide line up in a magnetic field to make chiral colloidal helices.
• Evaluating Nanomaterials
Research alliance will develop means to predict hazards of nanoscale materials.
• STM Reveals Bimetallic Nanoclusters
High-resolution scanning tunneling microscopy (HRSTM) has afforded researchers an atomic-scale view of a triangle-shaped bimetallic catalyst deposited on a silica substrate for the first time.

Chemicals Industry

• Dow Chemical, PIC of Kuwait sign joint venture agreement to form K-Dow Petrochemicals - Update
TradingMarkets Dec 1 2008 5:21PM GMT
• Entire petrochemicals complex in Sardinia to go offline for two months / Cracker, HDPE, chlorine chain and aromatics affected / Phenol chain down for all of 2009
Plastics Information Europe Dec 1 2008 4:57PM GMT
• Dow Chemical, PIC of Kuwait sign joint venture agreement to form K-Dow Petrochemicals - Update
RTTNews.com Dec 1 2008 4:25PM GMT
• K-Dow Petrochemicals contract signed at lower value
Plastics News Dec 1 2008 4:21PM GMT
• Rohm and Haas will end relationship with ChemPoint
CNBC Dec 1 2008 4:06PM GMT
• Rohm and Haas will end relationship with ChemPoint? 2 mins ago
CNBC Dec 1 2008 3:46PM GMT
• Kuwait witnesses USD 17.4 billion partnership in petrochemical industry
Kuwait News Agency Dec 1 2008 3:45PM GMT
• Dow Chemical-Kuwaiti venture to launch by Jan. 1
CNBC Dec 1 2008 3:43PM GMT
• Dow Chemical-Kuwaiti venture to launch by Jan. 1? 23 mins ago
CNBC Dec 1 2008 3:43PM GMT

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