The Nanoworld Cineplex Movies on self assembly, LEDs, NMR, ferrofluids, DNA, charge coupled devices, and more.
posted by Fred Senese 9/28/2000 9:45:39 PM

Another noble gas conquered. The first synthesis of a compound of argon leaves only two elements - helium and neon - for which no known neutral compound exists.
posted by Fred Senese 9/28/2000 8:20:45 AM

Another noble gas conquered. Synthesis of the first argon compound, HArF, leaves only two elements for which no neutral compound exists.
posted by Fred Senese 9/28/2000 8:01:43 AM

Saturday, September 9, 2000

"God's particle" found." Peter Dornan, professor of physics at Imperial College, London, ran the Cern experiment that recorded most of the images [of the Higgs boson]. "This would rank as one of the leading discoveries of the 21st century," he said. "
posted by Fred Senese 9/9/2000 7:04:05 PM

Greek Chemical Heritage
posted by Fred Senese 9/9/2000 1:44:43 PM

Tuesday, September 5, 2000

Chemical Equations is a Director animation that uses John Hill's puzzle-piece analogy for ionic compounds to show how metathesis equations are balanced.
posted by Fred Senese 9/5/2000 1:04:28 PM

Thursday, August 31, 2000

Muonic atoms- which substitute a muon for an electron- can catalyze a type of "cold" fusion.
posted by Fred Senese 8/31/2000 1:59:36 PM

Sunday, August 27, 2000

We'll do anything to get your attention, kids. Anything.
posted by Fred Senese 8/27/2000 11:42:18 AM

Saturday, August 26, 2000

Molecular Wedges. HIV replication can be prevented by using small molecules that act as a wedge to keep the subunits of key enzymes from assembling correctly. The technique may be useful in combating other diseases and disorders.
posted by Fred Senese 8/26/2000 4:26:32 PM

Wednesday, August 23, 2000

Liquid Nitrogen Demos including the Ping Pong Ball Spinner, Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream, and the Water Egg Trick.
posted by Fred Senese 8/23/2000 5:42:41 AM

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Laboratory Chemical Safety Summaries provide concise directions for handling, storage, first aid, and disposal of 88 common hazardous chemicals, along with toxicity, flammability, reactivity and explosibility data.
posted by Fred Senese 8/23/2000 5:34:25 AM

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