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NBS standard reference materials. R. Alvarez, S. D. Rasberry, and G. A. Uriano of NBS review the technology of SRM certification, discuss progress in international cooperation, and describe recently issued SRMs of particular interest to analysts
Cybernetic electrochemistry. A cybernetic instrument, according to P. He, J. P. Avery, and L. R. Faulkner, offers advanced communication and control, an ability to interpret results, analytical versatility, and feedback-type decision making
Supercritical fluid chromatography may find its niche as a technique that complements the capabilities of GC and LC, but some feel the jury is still out on SFC. • Lawsuit. Trebor Industries claims its analytical instrument was stolen by a competitor
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ACS award winners. Thomas Isenhour and Csaba Horvath win ACS Awards in Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography. Frank Bovey wins Award in Applied Polymer Science
Local area networks. Ray Dessy and a series of contributors report on some of the different ways local area networks can be implemented in analytical laboratories
Critical reviews. Books on ions, electrodes, and membranes; routine clinical chemistry tests; and scanning electron microscopy and X-ray microanalysis are reviewed by A. M. Yacynych, C. J. Halfman, and F. Laabs
University instrument funding. Increased attention is being directed to making funds available for the replacement of obsolete instrumentation in academia
Producers of analytical PhDs. According to data made available by the ACS Committee on Professional Training through its recent survey and its 1981 graduate directory, graduate analytical research is being pursued with vigor at a substantial number of top institutions
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