"The chief appeal of synthetic decking is its low maintenance," he said.
The city's chief manufactures include synthetic fibres, textiles, and electrical equipment.
And the winners were: Bioscience: Craig Venter, chief executive of Synthetic Genomics, for his contributions to genomics.
As Joshua Hoffman, the chief executive of synthetic biology startup Zymergen, explained to Bloomberg when discussing his recent $400 million round led by SoftBank Vision Fund, "We wanted to have some fat on our bones for sure… The time to raise money is when people are giving it to you".
Eric Topol, editor-in-chief of Medscape, interviews Synthetic Neurobiology head Ed Boyden.
Today, pyridine and pyrrole are prepared by synthetic reactions.Their chief commercial interest lies in their conversion to other substances, chiefly dyestuffs and drugs.
Natural varnishes have largely been replaced by varnishes containing synthetic resins, chief among which are the alkyd, polyurethane, phenolic, vinyl, and epoxy resins.
Still, says Emily Leproust, chief executive of the synthetic-DNA firm Twist Bioscience in San Francisco, California, "someone will crack it, and it's going to be great for the field".
Mr. Sawhill was deputy energy secretary under President Jimmy Carter, then became chairman and chief executive of the United States Synthetic Fuels Corporation.
In all, the Chief Coroner is investigating around 20 cases where synthetic cannabis police now prefer the term "synthetic drugs"—is believed to be the cause of death.
