Highly sensitive research in the Antarctic
Mücke-Merlau, 23 March 2021 / One of the biggest issues in science has always been sample purity. When it comes to protecting valuable finds or samples from contamination, many research groups therefore like to use the metal-free working environments provided by MK Versuchsanlagen und Laborbedarf e.K. from Mücke-Merlau in Central Hesse. This is now also the case for the scientists on board the research vessel Polarstern, which is used to explore the polar oceans and supply the research facilities Koldewey Station in the Arctic and Neumayer Station in the Antarctic. The ship is operated by the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) in Bremerhaven. (…)