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Sold-out supplies, serving a public need and other adventures of doing science during a pandemic – 4 researchers share their experiences

  • Written by Christian L'Orange, Assistant Research Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University
imageLike much else, scientific labs have been shut down by the pandemic.Cavan Images/Cavan via Getty Images

Closures, remote work, supply chain issues and changing priorities have affected almost everyone’s lives at some point during the nearly two years of the coronavirus pandemic. The process of science itself was no exception. The many people...

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