Contents VOLUME 95, NUMBER 5
January 30, 2017
Features Cover story
20 How synthesized precious gems are passing as natural
Technologies have become so good that only special detection devices can tell the difference.
24 A vote against cancer
Texas institute set up by referendum is halfway through its cancer R&D funding mission.
Opinions differ on whether a drop in approvals in 2016 was an anomaly or a worrisome sign about the health of the industry. Page 28
Quote of the week
On the cover Illustration by Shutterstock/ C&EN
“Improved technology and economics, and potentially more receptive consumers, have propelled lab-grown diamonds into a serious potential disruptor of a jewelry category.”
27 China’s new light sources prove it’s serious about funding science 17 A shaky start for DuPont’s PFOA trials Three jury awards and three settlements, but so far no progress on a class action agreement with plaintiffs over perfluorooctanoic acid contamination of drinking water.
Departments 2 Editor’s page 3 Concentrates 39 C&ENjobs 40 Newscripts
—Neri Tollardo, analyst, Morgan Stanley Page 20 CENEAR 95 (5) 1–40 • ISSN 0009-2347
A state-of-the-art synchrotron and free-electron laser are among the country’s new research investments.
ACS News 34 Project SEED
Scholars for 2016–17
Recipients receive one-year college scholarships of up to $5,000.
36 Obituaries
