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trends in analytical chemistry, vol. 15, no. 1, 7996 v frared (NIR) spectroscopy to labora- tory measurements and implementa- tion of NIR as a sensor for in-line process control strategies. Gerhard Schomhurg, Head of the Chromatography Department at the Max Planck Institute for Kohlenfor- schung, Mulheim-Ruhr, Germany, will receive the Keene I? Dimick Award for his judicious miniaturiza- tion and clever chemistry to enable diverse applications in gas chromato- graphy. Robert G. Messerschmidt, Chief Executive and Chief Technical Qf- ficer, CIC Photonics, Albuquerque, New Mexico, will receive the Wil- liams-wright Award for his outstand- ing development of the IT-IR microscope, and its application to the identification of interplanetary dust particles; and the first application of Hadamard-transforms to imaging with the FT-IR microscope. R. Mark Wightman, of the Univer- sity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is the Charles N. Reilly Awardee for his innovative work in neurochemical analysis and microvoltammetric elec- trodes. Lou Coury, Professor of Chemistry at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, will be the recipient of the 1996 Young Investigator Award, given by the Society for Electroanalytical Chemistry, for his work on the effects of ultrasound on electrode reactions. Ira W. Levin, Division Deputy Di- rector at the National Institutes of Health, will receive the Bomem-Mi- chelson Award for his applications of Raman and spectroscopic techniques to explore lipid bilayer processes. Materials Research Materials researchers are investigat- ing the structures of complex polymers, superconductors and biol- ogical macromolecules with sensitive, penetrating neutron beams that often give otherwise unobtainable informa- tion. Industry, academic and government researchers annually con- duct hundreds of studies on a wide range of advanced materials at NIST’s neutron research facilities. Summaries of activities at the NIST research reactor for fiscal year 1994 are now available from the Na- tional Technical Information Service. A 149-page report, Reactor Radiation Technical Activities 1994 (NISTIR 5583) gives descriptions of NIST technical activities as well as research programs at the NIST reactor sup- ported by industry and academia. A more detailed 171-page report, NIST Reactor: Summary of Activities, Oc- tober 1993 through September 1994 (NISTIR 5594) covers the same acti- vities. Each publication is available for $27 prepaid. Order NISTIR 5583 by PB 95-209888 and NISTIR 5594 by PB 95-220430 from NTIS, Springfield, Va. 22161, (703) 4874650. LC - doing more for less With the ever-increasing demands on analytical instrumentation for both routine QA/QC analyses and ad- vanced R&D applications, together with a proliferation of regulatory burdens, any new LC system must be easy to learn and use, cost less to oper- ate, maintain and repair, be more reliable, meet regulatory/quality standards and deliver higher perform- ance. Recent developments show that manufacturers are indeed striving to meet these onerous requirements. An example is the new HP 1100 Series from Hewlett-Packard, which replaces their HP 1050 and 1090 sys- tems. In addition to supporting methods and applications that run on the cur- rent systems, the HP 1100 has new features such as a binary high-press- ure gradient pump with high perform- ance even at very low flow-rates, working with 1 or 2 mm i.d. columns, an on-line vacuum degasser, a new autosampler (with sample prepara- tion facility) for improved precision, a new thermostated column compart- ment operable from 10°C below am- bient to +80°C, a variable-wave- length detector with a new optical design for improved baseline stability and S/N ratio and a diode-array detec- tor with a wide wavelength range from 190 to950 nm, using two lamps (deute- rium and tungsten) and a 1024-elc- ment array; there is a programmable slit with keyboard setting of the slit width and high spectral resolution. For, e.g., pharmaceutical, environ- mental and food laboratories, vali- dated results can be generated very quickly. Software for operational qualification and performance vcrifi- cation performs a complete system check-out in less than 4 hours, and there is improved software for auto- mated method validation and pcrfor- mance qualification. An integrated design with fewer parts (60% electronics common), reuse of parts, and the use of novel E-PAC plastic foam packaging with 60-90% reductions in mechanical parts, screw joints and assembly and disassembly times have cut ownership costs and halved maintenance times. US patents on STN Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) has announced that complete page im- ages of all US patents issued from January 1,1993, to the present are now available online through USPAT- FULL on STN International. USPATFULL page images can bc easily downloaded, viewed, and printed using STN Express and may also be viewed using any TIFF viewer. Page images will also be available for mail, e-mail and fax through the PRINT function, currently scheduled for early 1996. Modem speeds of 14.4K bps or higher are recommended to download page images in a reasonable time frame. However, the front page of a typical patent can be downloaded using a 9600 bps modem for about $2 in connect time charges.

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trends in analytical chemistry, vol. 15, no. 1, 7996 v

frared (NIR) spectroscopy to labora- tory measurements and implementa- tion of NIR as a sensor for in-line process control strategies.

Gerhard Schomhurg, Head of the Chromatography Department at the Max Planck Institute for Kohlenfor- schung, Mulheim-Ruhr, Germany, will receive the Keene I? Dimick Award for his judicious miniaturiza- tion and clever chemistry to enable diverse applications in gas chromato- graphy.

Robert G. Messerschmidt, Chief Executive and Chief Technical Qf- ficer, CIC Photonics, Albuquerque, New Mexico, will receive the Wil- liams-wright Award for his outstand- ing development of the IT-IR microscope, and its application to the identification of interplanetary dust particles; and the first application of Hadamard-transforms to imaging with the FT-IR microscope.

R. Mark Wightman, of the Univer- sity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is the Charles N. Reilly Awardee for his innovative work in neurochemical analysis and microvoltammetric elec- trodes.

Lou Coury, Professor of Chemistry at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, will be the recipient of the 1996 Young Investigator Award, given by the Society for Electroanalytical Chemistry, for his work on the effects of ultrasound on electrode reactions.

Ira W. Levin, Division Deputy Di- rector at the National Institutes of Health, will receive the Bomem-Mi- chelson Award for his applications of Raman and spectroscopic techniques to explore lipid bilayer processes.

Materials Research

Materials researchers are investigat- ing the structures of complex polymers, superconductors and biol- ogical macromolecules with sensitive, penetrating neutron beams that often give otherwise unobtainable informa- tion. Industry, academic and government researchers annually con- duct hundreds of studies on a wide

range of advanced materials at NIST’s neutron research facilities.

Summaries of activities at the NIST research reactor for fiscal year 1994 are now available from the Na- tional Technical Information Service. A 149-page report, Reactor Radiation Technical Activities 1994 (NISTIR 5583) gives descriptions of NIST technical activities as well as research programs at the NIST reactor sup- ported by industry and academia. A more detailed 171-page report, NIST Reactor: Summary of Activities, Oc- tober 1993 through September 1994 (NISTIR 5594) covers the same acti- vities.

Each publication is available for $27 prepaid. Order NISTIR 5583 by PB 95-209888 and NISTIR 5594 by PB 95-220430 from NTIS, Springfield, Va. 22161, (703) 4874650.

LC - doing more for less

With the ever-increasing demands on analytical instrumentation for both routine QA/QC analyses and ad- vanced R&D applications, together with a proliferation of regulatory burdens, any new LC system must be easy to learn and use, cost less to oper- ate, maintain and repair, be more reliable, meet regulatory/quality standards and deliver higher perform- ance. Recent developments show that manufacturers are indeed striving to meet these onerous requirements.

An example is the new HP 1100 Series from Hewlett-Packard, which replaces their HP 1050 and 1090 sys- tems.

In addition to supporting methods and applications that run on the cur- rent systems, the HP 1100 has new features such as a binary high-press- ure gradient pump with high perform- ance even at very low flow-rates, working with 1 or 2 mm i.d. columns, an on-line vacuum degasser, a new autosampler (with sample prepara- tion facility) for improved precision, a new thermostated column compart-

ment operable from 10°C below am- bient to +80°C, a variable-wave- length detector with a new optical design for improved baseline stability and S/N ratio and a diode-array detec- tor with a wide wavelength range from 190 to950 nm, using two lamps (deute- rium and tungsten) and a 1024-elc- ment array; there is a programmable slit with keyboard setting of the slit width and high spectral resolution.

For, e.g., pharmaceutical, environ- mental and food laboratories, vali- dated results can be generated very quickly. Software for operational qualification and performance vcrifi- cation performs a complete system check-out in less than 4 hours, and there is improved software for auto- mated method validation and pcrfor- mance qualification.

An integrated design with fewer parts (60% electronics common), reuse of parts, and the use of novel E-PAC plastic foam packaging with 60-90% reductions in mechanical parts, screw joints and assembly and disassembly times have cut ownership costs and halved maintenance times.

US patents on STN

Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) has announced that complete page im- ages of all US patents issued from January 1,1993, to the present are now available online through USPAT- FULL on STN International.

USPATFULL page images can bc easily downloaded, viewed, and printed using STN Express and may also be viewed using any TIFF viewer. Page images will also be available for mail, e-mail and fax through the PRINT function, currently scheduled for early 1996.

Modem speeds of 14.4K bps or higher are recommended to download page images in a reasonable time frame. However, the front page of a typical patent can be downloaded using a 9600 bps modem for about $2 in connect time charges.