A long list of small, useful things (links):
- Stories of scientists in East Germany, from Sarah Everts.
- Welcome, "Not the Lab", to the chemblogosphere! This post on utility in federally-funded research has stuck with me.
- Jess writes about carbon capture technology; I think there's real work here for organic chemists.
- Which celebrity would you like to be in your lab photo shoot?
- 10 nitrogens in a row!
- I loved this post on a flame by Th'Gaussling.
- C&EN's Christmas gift guide, including elemental Uncle Goose blocks. (Very sturdy, high quality.)
- Chemical-free food (yikes!)
- A great article on polonium-210 by Deborah Blum
- Milkshake's post on ultrafiltration in polymer chemistry was excellent.
- Looking forward to answers from Dr. Freddy's AMA.
- John thinks about reshoring, and whether it will happen. I am skeptical, but hopeful.
- This Dennis Curran commentary in Nature Chemistry (subscription needed) was very pointed, I thought, and only sort of jokey . It came with a fun picture from the journal's hard working staff.
- Via Liberal Arts Chemistry, this story of a young woman who just wanted her B.Sc. in chemistry is really lovely.
Did I miss anything? Readers, let me know in the comments.
I love ultrafiltration for water soluble polymers. Too few chemists are familiar with the process.
ReplyDeleteI liked that 'scientists in East Germany' story (especially Merkel's husband!). Back when I was growing up, I thought the wall was punishment for the Germans (along with the GDR) for WW2 and they deserved it. I never thought that when I grew up I would later learn how to speak German fluently and visit Berlin and have East German friends. The world has changed a lot the last twenty years.
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