Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Jmol test in Blogger

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Here is a short test to see if I can display a Jmol applet in a blog post.  I don't currently have access to a server to host the jmol ...
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Friday, October 22, 2010

Chiral Drugs on the Chemistry Blog

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Yesterday we started Stereochemistry in my Organic Class, and on Monday Azmanam on the Chemistry Blog had a post on   Chiral Drugs.  Take ...
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Tuesday, September 7, 2010

How Plants Use Caterpillar Spit for Protection

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How do plants protect themselves from the bugs that chew on their leaves?  In the case of the wild tobacco Nicotiana attenuata, when toba...
Sunday, September 5, 2010

How to safely put your hand into really scary liquids - fun with the Leidenfrost effect

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Image via Wikipedia Check out these two videos demonstrating the  Leidenfrost effect .  If you have ever seen drops of water bounce around...
Friday, September 3, 2010

Laboratory Disaster Stories

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Do you need some good reasons to wear your lab goggles?  Check out the Lab Horror Stories thread on Reddit. Image via Wikipedia  Here...
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010

ChemSketch on Linux Again

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Last year I wrote about using ChemSketch on Linux .  It is about the only Windows program that I regularly use these days.  Since switching ...
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Finding Buckyballs in Space

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When you hear about molecules in interstellar space or on the moons of Saturn they tend to be small molecules like methane, ammonia or wa...