the lab notebook!

Highlighted notes, journal articles and anecdotes by a happy chemist 22, UK

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The Big List of Useful Skating Links

Websites that we’ve found useful over the years, including resources for news, pictures, etc. Post will be updated occasionally.

More links to resources.

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The Beirut explosion: What is ammonium nitrate and what happens when it explodes? wp.me/p4aPLT-8eo https://ift.tt/30zGdhz

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#Coronavirus has everyone stockpiling hand sanitiser — but how effective is it? This graphic takes a look! https://ift.tt/2PLqUMX #COVID19 https://ift.tt/38jkDhH

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‪Here are four ways to destroy #coronavirus – and the science behind how they work: https://ift.tt/2X4OTex #COVID19 #WashYourHands‬

CORRECTION: The minimum percentage of bleach is 0.1%, not 10%. This has been corrected in the graphic on site. https://ift.tt/2Jr4EnQ

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Elizaveta Shanaeva / Devid Naryzhnyy | free dance | russian junior nationals 2020

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For #IWD2020 here’s another instalment of the ‘Women in Chemistry History’ series! https://ift.tt/3cAbh4J #InternationalWomensDay #eachforequal https://ift.tt/38xQyez

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Recrystallizing a raw product using an infra lamp as a heat source. 

It looks great and it also works well. Instead of a heat gun or an oil bath, we often use infra lamps as heat source during the recrystallization of various products. It is a safe and easy method for heating a flask. 

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How do tests for #coronavirus work? This graphic takes a look at how current tests diagnose #COVID19: https://ift.tt/2QrFY2z https://ift.tt/2WtSVwx

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Hay fever got you reaching for the antihistamines? Here’s how different medicines help relieve allergy symptoms: http://www.compoundchem.com/2014/06/20/hayfever/

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(via The chemistry of the World Cup)

Happy World Cup 2018! (Final: France vs Croatia)

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For International Women’s Day, here are 12 women from chemistry history: wp.me/p4aPLT-2ra and 12 from chemistry present: wp.me/p4aPLT-5w7

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What a lucky shot! While astrophotographer Fritz Helmut Hemmerich was capturing an image of the Andromeda galaxy, a sand-sized rock from deep space crossed right in front of the camera creating this incredible green streak. Or it was just aliens. 👽

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The UK has identified the nerve agent used in Salisbury as a Novichok agent. Here’s what we do (and don’t) know about them: https://wp.me/s4aPLT-novichok

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Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet.

Stephen Hawking (1942 - 2018)  (via agentthirsty)

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Underemployed after uni? Three ways to get a graduate job

Despite high numbers of university leavers, employers struggle to fill graduate roles. Here’s what job seekers need to know

Main points to help get a graduate job:

1. See what employers are looking for

2. Demonstrate core skills

3. Show work experience

Plus my 4th point: sign up to job websites

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This editorial {The Nonsense of Biofuels} promotes the usage of available biomass rather than plant growth for biofuel production.

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The Compound Interest Periodic Table of Data – New Elements Update!

With four new element names officially confirmed last week, it’s past time the Compound Interest Periodic Table of Data was updated to include them! Here’s the updated table with nihoni…

The periodic table now has four new elements: Nihonium (113), Muscovium (115), Tennessine (117) and Oganesson (118)!