AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY:
Raising a Glass to Health and Nanotubes
Robert F. Service
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA--For the 12,000 researchers who sweated out the dog days of summer at the American Chemical Society (ACS) meeting here from 22 to 26 August, the hot papers included a novel explanation for the healthy effects of moderate alcohol consumption, and both triumph and trials on the road to electronic devices based on carbon nanotubes.