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American Chemical Society Top 10
November 20, 2009 | ACS

The American Chemical Society singles out ten technologies that could be making more headlines in 2010. Included are: residential solar power, aerogels for oil filtering, using shrimp shells in biodiesel conversion, germ-killing paint, a monthly flea pill for pets, and more noteworthy advances.


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