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The article focuses on the dust particles and gas harvested by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Stardust spacecraft from the comet Wild 2. Silicate minerals olivine and pyroxene were among the particles found at the comets. Olivines were believed to have formed at high temperatures in regions near the sun. INSET: 'Dusters' Look For Interstellar Dust Tracks.

Focuses on criticisms against an article featured in the "Journal of Chemical Education," which cast doubt on a long-standing radiometric method for dating minerals. Support of the paper's author William A. Howard for the literal interpretation of the Bible; Arguments by the author which are influenced by creationism or intelligent design; Question on the scientific validity of the paper.

Focuses on the topics discussed at the American Chemical Society national meeting in Washington D.C. Exploration of sensors and instrumentation for counterterrorism co-sponsored by the Divisions of Analytical Chemistry and Nuclear Chemistry; Assessment of nuclear forensics; Consideration of the heightened concern about nuclear smuggling and the potential for domestic nuclear incidents.

Focuses on online databases combining structure and binding of protein-ligand complexes. Heather Carlson's Binding Mother of All Databases.

The article reports that the success of India's first Mars probe, the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), on September 24, 2014 has spurred collaboration between the U.S. National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It states that ISRO Chairman K. Radhakrishnan and NASA Direcor Charles F. Bolden has formalized on September 30 the NASA-ISRO Mars Working Group and announced the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission to launched in 2020.

Relates that the debate over the authenticity of meteorites from Mars which contain evidence for ancient martian microbial has sparked the interest of scientists in the United States on astrobiological research. US National Aeronautics & Space Administration's study on carbonate globules; Scientists who studied the composition of an organic carbon found in a meteorite.

Focuses on the use of computers by chemistry students in the United States. Use of computers for molecular modeling; Availability of educational modeling software; Integration of computers into the laboratory; Advantages of technology in the laboratory.

The article announces the National Historic Chemical Landmark award presented by the American Chemical Society, to the Western Regional Research Center on August 29, 2013, for its contribution to a research in the chemistry of flavor.

Features the chemistry department of the New Mexico State University in Las Cruces. Description of the campus; Involvement of the department in creating programs to obtain grants; Major collaborative efforts of the department.

The article narrates the experiences of several people recovering from the Hurricanes Katrina and Rita that struck New Orleans, Louisiana after a year. Emeritus professor of chemistry Jack H. Stocker decided not to rebuild and moved to an apartment. Cheryl K. Stevens of Xavier University said that their house is almost completely renovated but daily life has become tedious. Chemistry professor Larry D. Byers revealed that his enzymology lab has become fully operational.