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The last decade has seen a series of advances in the field of liquid chromatography tha t have resulted in improvements for many clinical diagnostic services. These innovations have included the expansion of superficially porous particle columns, new or improved stationary phase options, and user-friendly multiple-channel high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) instrument options tha t allow sequential analysis-- a boon for low- and moderate-throughput laboratories with limited hardware. As a result, diagnostic services are able to offer faster turnaround times and measure analytes in patient types and disease states tha t were previously problematic. This article presents examples of the impact these innovations have had in a number of hospital settings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Features several digital video entries presented in the Siggraph 2003 exhibition in the U.S. Theme of 8 bits or less video by Patrick Lichty; Creator of Quantum Entanglement video; Creation of Metagonal Dry Brush Stroke by Jean-Pierre Hebert.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Retreat On Refinery Reform" in the January 27, 2014 issue.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to topics in previous issues including a tanker contract received by Airbus from the U.S. military, the Lockheed Martin/General Atomics protest of the U.S. Navy Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) award to Northrop Grumman, and the impact of burning of fossil fuels on the airline industry.