For researchers like me, we took the quick shipping of chemical solvents for granted. But supply chain became a staple of office talk as we progressed through the pandemic and shipments that usually took only a week or two stretched into months-long waits.

As of summer 2022, the topic has not gone anywhere. If anything, shortage discussions are more abundant in newsfeeds and social media as journalists and the public try to make sense of the supply chain crisis that began with COVID-19.