Understanding Moore's law: Four Decades of Innovation
The rise of semiconductor electronics is among the most important global developments of the past half-century. Clearly, insights into the dynamics that have brought us this silicon revolution are vital to our understanding of the world today and our common future.

With the proliferation of silicon chips into nearly every aspect of contemporary life, Moore's law is increasingly looked to as a bellwether for the whole of technological development.  This text places the silicon revolution in a broad context and charts Gordon Moore's development of his eponymous law across its forty-year life.  Also available in soft cover from our online catalog.

Innovation Frontiers in Industrial Chemistry: A Report on the Third Annual CHF–SCI Innovation Day, Warren G. Schlinger Symposium (PDF, 383KB)

Competition is becoming ever fiercer in the chemical industry as new firms from emerging economies enter the market and as technological advances, potential new regulations, and rising energy and feedstock costs shrink profit margins. Today’s market dilemmas and innovation systems are too complex for any one organization. Network building is therefore central to continued innovation.

This report summarizes the third annual CHF–SCI Innovation Day and describes a variety of partnerships among chemical and materials firms that combine cooperation and competition in novel, forward-looking ways.  Also available in softcover from our online catalog.

Innovation Frontiers in Industrial Chemistry: A Report on the Second Annual CHF–SCI Innovation Day, Warren G. Schlinger Symposium (PDF, 297KB)

Squeezed in on all sides—including from raw material costs, narrowing access to feedstocks, and growing competition in commodity markets—chemical firms must create new high-value materials and services to survive and profit.

This report, the second in the series, summarizes the second annual CHF–SCI Innovation Day and suggests solutions for current challenges based on this annual forum in which scientists and technology managers gather to explore frontier areas for the chemical industry.  Also available in softcover from our online catalog.

Innovation Frontiers in Industrial Chemistry: A Report on the First Annual CHF–SCI Innovation Day, Warren G. Schlinger Symposium (PDF, 211KB)

Based on findings from the first annual CHF–SCI Innovation Day, which explored frontier areas for industrial chemistry, this white paper argues that the chemical industry’s future lies in exploring diverse areas for research and development (R&D) rather than a narrow focus. By reinvigorating R&D, developing new markets, and engaging the public in a new dialogue about the risks and rewards of emerging technology, chemical firms can promote a new wave of innovation and rejuvenate the industry.

Also available in softcover from our online catalog.

Discovery in Our Classrooms: Inquiry and the Nature of Science (PDF, 288KB)

This online book presents the revised proceedings of the fifth Leadership Initiative in Science Education (LISE 5), "Discovery in Our Classrooms: Inquiry and the Nature of Science,"showcasing methods of improving student understanding in science education by highlighting inquiry-based techniques and techniques for teaching the nature of science in classrooms.

Partners in Innovation: Science Education and the
Science Workforce (PDF, 5MB)

This book presents the revised proceedings of the fourth Leadership Initiative in Science Education (LISE 4), "Partners in Innovation: Science Education and the Science Workforce," which gathered educators, industry executives, leaders from professional societies, and government officials to examine the needs of the modern science workforce and the implications for science educators.

Polymers and People: An Informal History
Related to the traveling exhibit of the same name, this online exhibit book shows how polymers and people are the closest partners in everyday life. It begins by introducing the many scientists who developed plastics, rubber, and resins, most notably Wallace Carothers. It then illustrates how polymers are fashioned and outlines their increasing role in our future.

Also available in paperback from our online catalog.

The History and Heritage of Scientific and Technological Information Systems: Proceedings of the 2002 Conference

In November 2002, CHF and the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) hosted their second conference on the history and heritage of scientific and technological information systems. Emphasis for this conference was on systems in the period from World War II up through the early 1990s. Historians of science and technology, information scientists, and scientists in other fields delivered papers on a wide range of topics.

Also available in paperback from our online catalog.

R&D Meets M&A: Proceedings of the 2003 Conference on Innovation and Creativity in Chemical R&D (PDF, 538KB)

In April 2003 a group of chemical industry research directors and technology officers, current and retired CEOs, business analysts, economists, and historians gathered at CHF to discuss the relationship of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) to research and development (R&D) and to address the role of innovation in the chemical industry’s future.

This volume contains an edited set of the presentations and discussions that tackled these issues. Also available in paperback from our online catalog.