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August 16, 2017
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Open to the World
August 11, 2017
Chromatography in Poland has always been a strength – but the fall of the curtain has brought new opportunities for collaboration.
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Science Without Borders
August 11, 2017
Working (and living) behind the Iron Curtain wasn’t easy; fortunately, good chemistry is applicable all over the world.
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A Barrier to Learning
August 11, 2017
For a young researcher, restrictions were stifling, but we made best use of the resources we had.
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Necessity is the Mother of Invention
August 11, 2017
In Cold War-era Russia, one could be successful... if one was innovative.
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The Separation of Science: Science Finds a Way
August 11, 2017
Ahead of ISSS 2017 in Vienna, the city where East meets West, five researchers share stories from behind the Iron Curtain – and consider how life changed when it fell.
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Light at the Museum
August 11, 2017
Synchrotron-based large-area x-ray fluorescence (SR-XRF) and diffraction (SR-XRD) mapping has uncovered unexpected trace elements in ancient manuscript fragments. Louisa Smieska (Metropolitan Museum of Art) and Ruth Mullett (Cornell University) talk us through the process of analysis and the significance of their discovery. And give us a taste of how they navigate this complex interdisciplinary field.
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Bringing Light to the Darkness
August 11, 2017
Light is not only a crucial element in any painting – it has the power to reveal new insights about an artwork or artifact. Here, we meet analytical scientists who are bringing some of the mysteries of art out of the shadows.
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Joining Forces: Rise of the Omics
August 11, 2017
Our series profiling academia–industry collaborations continues by looking at how Thermo Fisher Scientific is supporting the University of Birmingham’s metabolomics research program.
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Science Gets Personal
August 11, 2017
To better understand the evolution of the field, we are collecting the human stories of key figures in separation science
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