The Column - December 7, 2010 - (Page Bellyband) 7 December 2010 Volume 6 Issue 22 Cover Story 2 Instrumental Innovations A comprehensive review of a selection of companies’ most instrumental innovation/research or scientific breakthrough in 2010. Regulars 14 News An IC detector, an HPLC system donation to a university, poisonous dwarf frogs and the questionable merits of organic food are in the news this week. 16 Tips & Tricks: GPC/SEC Peak Identification in GPC/SEC Daniela Held, PSS Polymer Standards Service GmbH, Mainz, Germany. 21 CHROMacademy Find out what’s new on CHROMacademy — the professional development site for chromatographers. 22 Instrumental innovations from 2010 Training Courses and Events ballyscanlon/Getty Images http://www.dataapex.com/news.php?dokument=151&promotion=MKT00800 http://www.dataapex.com http://www.dataapex.com/?promotion=MKT00800 Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of The Column - December 7, 2010 The Column - December 7, 2010 Table of Contents Instrumental Innovations News Tips & Tricks: GPC/SEC CHROMacademy Training Courses and Events Staff The Column - December 7, 2010 http://digital.findanalytichem.com/nxtbooks/advanstaruk/thecolumn030713_v2 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