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The Good Old America (1)

2024.07.01
The first time I traveled to the US for work was around 1984, during PITTCON. It was just before the release of the HPLC photodiode array detector. Atlantic City was a town of boardwalks and casinos. I found bre… 黒澤伸行

Photo of multiple analytical instruments, including a mass spectrometer, installed on a laboratory bench in a white research lab.

The Untold Story of HPLC: Why Did Dr. James L. Waters Create HPLC?

2024.07.01
From the late 1970s to the 1980s, the HPLC market expanded significantly as a method for low-molecular-weight separation and measurem… 黒澤伸行

Photo of multiple analytical instruments, including a mass spectrometer, installed on a laboratory bench in a white research lab.

Naming of HPLC Columns

2024.07.01
Since the introduction of rigid gels for reversed-phase partitioning in the 1970s, analytical performance for compounds in polar solutions improved significantly. This led to a historic surge in demand for HPLC, parti… 黒澤伸行

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Powers of 10/ Coffee breake 02

2024.08.01
I have always wondered about the meaning of the number “10.” Humanity relies on the decimal system for all calculations, but this method of calculation is a representation of numbers in the analog world. Meanwhile,… 黒澤伸行

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Proposal for ProZania / Coffee Break 01

2024.07.01
Humans are creatures that sustain life while being influenced by numerous environments. Even single cells seem to function within the context of alliances with surrounding cells. Genes, being blueprints for cellular rol… 黒澤伸行