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T he fifth New Energy Technology Symposium was held at the 241st American Chemical Society (ACS) meeting at the Sheraton Park Resort in Anaheim, California on March 27 and 28. The organizer of the symposium, Dr. Jan Marwan of Dr. Marwan Chemie, was unable to chair the meeting due to personal reasons. However, the sessions of the symposium were co-chaired by Dr. Francis Tanzella of SRI Internati...

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