A Message from the Editor Editor’s Message
Dear Readers,
Welcome to the September issue. Whether we are returning to work after a vacation, departing on a vacation, outlining our personal plans, or transitioning into the new phase of an academic semester, we are all focusing on improvement. By improvement, we may be simplifying a process, enhancing its efficiency, or increasing awareness around it. In the context of measures, the formula of improvement may be considered one part observation mixed into one part strategy.
Thomas Edison said it best: “There’s a way to do it better—find it.”
How are scientists in the domain of analytical chemistry and its related disciplines using targeted research to improve areas such as medicine, materials science, and more? How is technology improving to become better suited for use by a greater number of people, in a greater number of ways?
In this issue, we focus on how critical technology is becoming simplified and more accessible. You can learn about how droplet digital PCR is enhancing cancer genomics to improve the entire scope of personalized medicine. You can read about how portable visible absorption spectroscopy is being made possible by improved resistance to the stress of outside elements during field use. You can also read about how advances in liquid chromatography systems within recent years are improving the process of method development.
It is fair to say that improvement is typically the result of a tactical process. Here at American Laboratory, our focus is to improve our readers’ access to a world of knowledge on technology trends, method development, and personal development. Our tactic is to respond to you, our readers.
How do you read our magazine? How does fit into your quest for knowledge? What are your observations, so that we may use it on our own formula for improvement? We would love to hear from you.
Sincerely,
Emilia Raszkiewicz Managing Editor American Laboratory
eraszkiewicz@comparenetworks.com
AMERICAN LABORATORY • 10 • SEPTEMBER 2014
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