Column chromatography is one of those sweet spots where chemistry turns into both art and strategy—a scientific puzzle that rewards patience, planning, and a dash of intuition. At its core, column chromatography is a separation technique born from the principle that molecules have personalities. Some like to stick; others prefer to drift along. The method …
There are several types of chromatography, and the history is rich with exploration. This is the beginning of a blog series that dives deeper into the lab technique, starting with Mikhail Tsvet, who first started to explore the colourful world around us. History of Chromatography The first chromatography column was invented in 1901 by Russian …
Before geologist and oceanographer, Marie Tharp, proved them wrong, most scientists believed the ocean’s floor was a smooth, flat, unimpressive expanse. But in 1952, Tharp, a brilliant geologist who had been relocated to a cramped basement office in New York City, because of the superstition that women bring bad luck at sea, she was not …