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Chemistry is one of the largest non-governmental investors in research and development in the United States, earning us one in every nine patents. From microprocessors to life-saving medicines, chemistry is leading innovation in nearly every industry. Chemistry is new products, new materials, and a new hope for the future.

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Building Tires for the Moon and Mars

When American astronauts travel out onto the surface of the moon and, eventually, the planet Mars later this century, they will likely be riding in a vehicle similar in design to the lunar rover that carried Apollo astronauts David Scott and James Irwin in 1971, the first time a vehicle was operated on the moon. » learn more

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Fiber Optics for Communications - Around the World in 80 Milliseconds

The 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics was recently awarded to Charles K. Kao, Willard S. Boyle, and George E. Smith. The Chinese-British physicist Kao, who won half of the prize, was honored “for groundbreaking achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibers for optical communication,” while Boyle and Smith were recognized for inventing semiconductor circuit technology for digital imaging. » learn more

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Nanotechnology Matters

Thousands of nanotechnology experts—researchers, engineers and product specialists—are quietly cracking long-unseen codes about how the universe works at the tiniest scale. Nanotechnology may open doors to better medicine, faster PCs and a cleaner environment. » learn more

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Communications in the Palm of Your Hand

While new technology is allowing wireless electrophoretic-display reading devices to emulate the simple visual appeal of a book’s printed page, other handheld communications devices are using touchscreens to enable an ever more diverse array of multimedia applications. » learn more

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Flying on the Rays of the Sun

On an airfield near Zurich, Switzerland, the Solar Impulse HB-SIA was recently unveiled—the first airplane designed to fly during day or night without using any fossil fuels or creating any polluting emissions. » learn more

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