“…This can, e.g., be realized by using a spe-cial double-flask setup in which two aqueous solutions of a salt with two different concentrations (and therefore different densities) are mixed to a solution with continuously changing concentration and density, which is carefully poured in the column. [70,71] The density gradient is then calibrated using several floaters of well known density. Drawing the calibration curve of floater density against floating hight in the column, the density of other samples can be determined by flotation.…”