The level of camaraderie at the CNRS is easy to lose sight of when you are stuck in the lab, but if you look in the right place, you can always seem to find it… Nolwenn Le Breton of the Equipe POMAM (Propriétés Optiques et Magnétiques des Architectures Moléculaires) at l’Institut de Chime de Strasbourg UMR 7177 were looking to donate a granite equipment platform from their lab, complete with historical label :

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A significantly longer discussion with Ulisse UAR2966 occurred, and after considerable packing and work on the part of Nolwenn, the beautiful slab made its way to Nice and to the Astrographe on Mont Gros to live out the rest of its life as an optical table. Thank you Nolwenn!1000053320.jpg