The University of Nottingham has produced a series of YouTube videos, each about a different element. Here’s their YouTube channel (via BoingBoing), and here is their website for more information. I poked around a bit and found out that there’s a documentary being made about the scientists, and they’re posting wonderful snippets here. They’re really […]
If you decide to hang out indoors this week, take a look at this Florida State University gallery of phytochemical micrographs– micrographs are photographs taken through microscopes; phytochemicals are chemicals produced by plants. Capsaicin – This chili pepper-derived spice packs the wallop in your hot tamale, but it is also a digestive aid, a topical […]
The DEA sometimes needlessly restricts what we can and cannot do when it comes to chemistry. Watch as Phil Torrone and Bob Thompson foil the DEA once again! To download Home Chemistry: Make Iodine MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes. @ The Maker store — The Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments For students, […]
A classic project for those rainy sundays – the two most common approaches to making invisible ink in the kitchen: Write a message with lemon juice or, then heat with a lamp/oven/iron to decode (but not burn!) as seen above. or Write your message with baking soda + water mixture, allow to dry, and decode […]
Another good item for the ever-growing “How to make a memorable business card” category: Sean writes – I work part time as an organic chemistry tutor. I designed this laser-cut business card to include a drawing template to help my students with one of the most difficult diagrams they must master in o-chem. Both the […]
Put a Gummi Bear into molten potassium chlorate and the results are impressively violent (e.g. candy bear screaming is involved). And you thought microwaving Peeps was fun. Gummy Bear in molten potassium chlorate – [via] Link
