Conference Review


Clinical Genome Conference 2014: Sick Care vs Health Care in America


by R.L. Stevenson .....................................................................................................30


The conflicts evident in the current health-care system are presented in this review article.


Chemistry


Portable Visible Absorption Spectrometry: Two Dimensions Instead of One


by A. Scheeline .........................................................................................................37


The system described here uses a novel grating, light source, and software technology to allow real-time calibration of absorption and fluorescence spectrometers.


Product Intelligence


Atomic Absorption Spectrometry: The Science of Atomization by L. Genovesi ..........................................................................................................34


Photodiode Array Detectors: An Array of Possibilities for (U)HPLC Detection


by J.P. Roberts ..........................................................................................................40 New Products


Product Highlights ...............................................................................................43 New Products ........................................................................................................44


Departments


Editor’s Page Review of HPLC 2014: Advances in HPLC and So Much More—Part 2


by R.L. Stevenson .......................................................................................................4


Editor’s Message by E. Raszkiewicz......................................................................................................10


Book Review The Boom: How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution and Changed the World ...................................................................................................46


Industry News and Events ...................................................................................47 Advertising Index .................................................................................................48


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