Dr. FerrousPublished today!
Lee, Grace Juwon, and Rebecca M. Jones. 2026. “Shielding through Time: Bridging the History and Teaching of Slater’s Rules.” Journal of Chemical Education
Andy NapperVery nice collection of (organic) chemistry links and resources from @acsorganic
Pretty amazed that they have an advisory board for this resource, and it seems (at first glance) to be pretty up-to-date.
Kudos!
Sam LevineKind of freaked out by having something that I think has both amine & acid functionalities that isn't sitting on the baseline on TLC (using NH4OH treated plates).
TIL "band spectra" is not only a science term; there exists a "Band Spectra". My life is rich is esoterica.
The second round reviews are back for my current in progress paper.
Reviewer 1: Minor revision
Reviewer 2: Do not publish.
My history of divided peer reviews continues. 😆
Me: "For its age this pump looks remarkably clean"
Drains oil, puts in a small amount of fresh oil, runs for 30-45 min, drains again and there is a lot of particulate.
Me: "Hmm"
Opens pump to find out the reason it was clean on the outside was probably because people weren't changing the oil frequently enough.
Mathias MicheelOk das aktuelle Cover der Nachrichten aus der Chemie war dann doch dermaßen witzig schlecht KI-generiert, dass ich dich mal wieder einen Leserbrief schreiben musste. Je länger man draufguckt, umso schlimmer wird es 😅 DER ROBOTER TRÄGT EINE HOSE #AIslop #KIslop #chemiverse #ki #slop
Relatedly if you have one of these lying around the lab and were scratching your head wondering what it was for (I was until yesterday, we have one old one mixed in with the regular stopcocks) I'd be happy to take it/them off your hands if you want to pop it in a padded envelope and ship it.
"How Bell Labs Won Its First Nobel Prize” by Brian Potter.
A great read about the 1925 Davisson and Germer experiment (the canonical “electrons have wave properties” xpt that our chemistry undergrads learn about in physical chemistry class).
Such a long and winding road from inception to realization of what they had discovered. I was unaware of all the details, and found this very enlightening!
#Chemiverse #Chemistry #HistoryOfChemistry
https://www.construction-physics.com/p/how-bell-labs-won-its-first-nobel
