Chemical Industry Weekly Innovation Round-Up, Dec. 9

Bayer is moving ever closer to commercializing its CO2-to-Polyols technology.

At GPCA, industry leaders discussed the central role innovation will play in meeting sustainability challenges.

Samsung and Unidym have signed licensing deal for printable carbon electronics, including carbon nanotubes.

Beyond Chemical Week….

NASA has discovered a new microbe that raises questions about the possibility of extraterrestrial life. Salon has a run-down.

Science Daily takes a look at new methods of oil extraction, which are purported to be "greener, cheaper and more efficient."