var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-27959664-1’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Chemistry is my game. This is where I play.Tumblr (3.0; @atomic-o-licious)http://atomic-o-licious.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/46dc2e15f1c5e73a82551df2df700523/tumblr_mmr60n3sMN1qd8y55o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Students at Northwestern University have developed a method for producing spider silk on an industrial scale.  They hope to use the process to break into the bullet proof vest market since the web is stronger and lighter than Kevlar.  </p> <p>via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://laboratoryequipment.tumblr.com/post/50416340380/silk-is-better-than-kevlar-at-seven-times-the" target="_blank">laboratoryequipment</a>:</p> <p>Read more: <a href="http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2013/05/silk-better-kevlar" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2013/05/silk-better-kevlar" target="_blank">http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2013/05/silk-better-kevlar</a></a></p>http://atomic-o-licious.com/post/50417790772http://atomic-o-licious.com/post/50417790772Tue, 14 May 2013 09:13:00 -0400sciencefibersspider silk<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/oSCX78-8-q0?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://links.laughingsquid.com/post/49369330121/a-boy-and-his-atom-single-molecules-serve-as" target="_blank">laughingsquid</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://laughingsquid.com/a-boy-and-his-atom-single-molecules-serve-as-pixels-in-the-worlds-smallest-animation/" target="_blank">A Boy And His Atom, Single Molecules Serve as Pixels in The World’s Smallest Animation</a></p> </blockquote> <p>Unreal!</p>http://atomic-o-licious.com/post/49370353666http://atomic-o-licious.com/post/49370353666Wed, 01 May 2013 13:44:22 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4b956ede94a4fd4893e3d8b2ffe5b440/tumblr_mm4re7hz5o1ql5q4fo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Cool images of various duplex arrangements: DNA (A, B and Z) and A-RNA.</p>http://atomic-o-licious.com/post/49369677128http://atomic-o-licious.com/post/49369677128Wed, 01 May 2013 13:32:31 -0400double helixdna structurescience There has been misinformation and negative publicity about high-profile chemicals, resulting in...http://atomic-o-licious.com/post/49175124271http://atomic-o-licious.com/post/49175124271Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:51:33 -0400chemicalschemophobia                   “Are you worried about running Broad Street?”  The question pulled me out of a...http://atomic-o-licious.com/post/48615109777http://atomic-o-licious.com/post/48615109777Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:12:00 -0400the broad street runthe boston marathonterrorismbombingresilienceAccording to this report last Friday by Ian Urbina at The New York Times, two bills are being...http://atomic-o-licious.com/post/48118407955http://atomic-o-licious.com/post/48118407955Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:22:16 -0400chemicalsEPATSCA&#8220;Scientific Method of Madness&#8221; via Flocabulary.com http://atomic-o-licious.com/post/47712173885http://atomic-o-licious.com/post/47712173885Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:50:14 -0400<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Kvr9LFzOo50?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>I am crying laughing at this!</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://chroniclesofachemist.tumblr.com/post/47154709066/sulphur-hexafloride-fun-times-nph-put-the" target="_blank">chroniclesofachemist</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Sulphur Hexafloride = fun times.<br/><br/>NPH; “PUT THE LOTION IN THE BASKET”</p> </blockquote>http://atomic-o-licious.com/post/47188740234http://atomic-o-licious.com/post/47188740234Fri, 05 Apr 2013 09:07:35 -0400chemistry<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9a6f9dd3c36eaad8dacf3ccd301f9c27/tumblr_mjq1rlUK0m1qz4cuyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://links.laughingsquid.com/post/45445051397/close-up-photography-of-the-periodic-tables" target="_blank">laughingsquid</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://laughingsquid.com/close-up-photography-of-the-periodic-tables-elements/" target="_blank">Close-Up Photography of the Periodic Table’s Elements</a></p> </blockquote> <p>WHOA!!!</p>http://atomic-o-licious.com/post/45446232759http://atomic-o-licious.com/post/45446232759Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:00:36 -0400chemistryperiodic tableelementsphotographyMe:  So the Academy of Natural Sciences has a summer camp called Sea Monsters.  Do you want to go?...http://atomic-o-licious.com/post/44654972233http://atomic-o-licious.com/post/44654972233Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:11:00 -0500NOAASoundBloopAcoustics<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e3273038582827ac4f1d7c277c594599/tumblr_mj7e3fuseL1qz4cuyo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://links.laughingsquid.com/post/44644890451/bartendro-a-modular-open-source-cocktail" target="_blank">laughingsquid</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://laughingsquid.com/bartendro-a-modular-open-source-cocktail-dispensing-robot/" target="_blank">Bartendro, A Modular & Open Source Cocktail Dispensing Robot</a></p> </blockquote> <p>ICanHaz!!!</p>http://atomic-o-licious.com/post/44651379274http://atomic-o-licious.com/post/44651379274Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:26:24 -0500                                Somehow I came to possess a series of booklets that were produced by...http://atomic-o-licious.com/post/44163177086http://atomic-o-licious.com/post/44163177086Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:22:00 -0500scienceSTEMgirlshistory<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/deee240d507159960c092ecc0ca07376/tumblr_mikvb5tSSz1ql5q4fo1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c1136ecdbb8be667743d20499a9bb419/tumblr_mikvb5tSSz1ql5q4fo2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p>Statue of a Lemur and other animals created from shards of glass.  Beautiful art by <a href="http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/02/shattered-glass-animals-by-marta-klonowska/?src=footer" target="_blank">Marta Klonowska</a>.</p>http://atomic-o-licious.com/post/43648730270http://atomic-o-licious.com/post/43648730270Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:04:17 -0500glassartanimals If you are tired of all the cute, heart themed Valentine&#8217;s stuff being posted today.  Here...http://atomic-o-licious.com/post/43086985748http://atomic-o-licious.com/post/43086985748Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:24:20 -0500sciencetextileschemistrysweatValentine's Day<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/68d8f161c55e9b4fdbe24e01bbdd6def/tumblr_mi63vvt8e11qd8y55o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Microorganism poops gold!  Bacterial Alchemy!</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://laboratoryequipment.tumblr.com/post/43074775100/bacteria-excrete-nanoscale-gold-nuggets-could" target="_blank">laboratoryequipment</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Bacteria Excrete Nanoscale Gold Nuggets</strong><br/><br/>Could scientists one day be panning for gold in a Petri dish? McMaster Univ. researchers have discovered that a gold-dwelling bacterium excretes a small molecule capable of forming solid gold.<br/><br/>Nathan Magarvey and his team have found the bacterium Delftia acidovorans can turn toxic, water-soluble gold – ions of the metal that are dissolved in water – into gold aggregates. “It has long been known that Delftia acidovorans live on gold nuggets in biofilms, though how such bacteria avoid gold-mediated toxicity has been a mystery,” Magarvey says.<br/><br/>Read more: <a href="http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2013/02/bacteria-excrete-nanoscale-gold-nuggets" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2013/02/bacteria-excrete-nanoscale-gold-nuggets" target="_blank">http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2013/02/bacteria-excrete-nanoscale-gold-nuggets</a></a></p> </blockquote>http://atomic-o-licious.com/post/43075844743http://atomic-o-licious.com/post/43075844743Thu, 14 Feb 2013 09:00:55 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/dc2b4d5c066cbd9f6022d8427fe58d8c/tumblr_mhlswzuNIY1qfg7o3o1_r1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.matthen.com/post/42112703604/the-smooth-motion-of-rotating-circles-can-be-used" target="_blank">matthen</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The <strong>smooth motion of rotating circles</strong> can be used to build up <strong>any repeating curve</strong> even one as angular as a <strong>digital square wave</strong>. Each circle spins at a multiple of a <strong>fundamental frequency</strong>, and a method called <strong>Fourier analysis</strong> shows how to pick the radiuses of the circles to make the picture work. <strong>Decomposing signals</strong> like this lies at the heart of a lot of <strong>signal processing</strong>. [<a href="http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/1002/fourier-transform-for-dummies" title="Not that you're a dummy" target="_blank">more</a>] [<a href="http://pastebin.com/JED9UEHy" title="Code to make this in Mathematica" target="_blank">code</a>]</p> </blockquote> <p>Fourier Transform was a topic that, I assumed, marked the end of being able to visualize the concepts in my education.  Until now!</p>http://atomic-o-licious.com/post/42159139382http://atomic-o-licious.com/post/42159139382Sat, 02 Feb 2013 23:10:26 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/136acf0ab02a55e24bf44866cdcfe180/tumblr_mh7252Xv3g1ql5q4fo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cd0dd143b7b8567f541a4c92426b28b3/tumblr_mh7252Xv3g1ql5q4fo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/96ccc80094cd3b17a98a144ba92d09af/tumblr_mh7252Xv3g1ql5q4fo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3884e8af0e14e09b5984dac35a3bfd02/tumblr_mh7252Xv3g1ql5q4fo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>When did we stop wanting to learn?  Do we believe it is futile to learn how a technology functions because it is changing so rapidly?  </p> <p>This booklet was published in 1940 by the public relations department of General Motors.  In order to convey to the public how a headlamp works they produced a 32 page document that explained the electromagnetic spectrum and refractive index.</p> <p>Do you know how a diode works?  Do you think GM would feel compelled to teach you solid state chemistry to help you understand?  Is your mechanic the one who should worry about that?  When did we stop wanting to learn?       </p>http://atomic-o-licious.com/post/41452755638http://atomic-o-licious.com/post/41452755638Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:31:50 -0500scienceopticselectromagnetic spectrumrefractive indexeducation<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1497fa4a89779708082843e62a204073/tumblr_mgsf66VsJz1ql5q4fo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/98ae4d8eece59e7f3d79a13eae2f08f7/tumblr_mgsf66VsJz1ql5q4fo2_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bd48d549e6c0e92d4e6d4584a76c559a/tumblr_mgsf66VsJz1ql5q4fo3_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e9d2e3a3a98a974cdc4b93de0815a78c/tumblr_mgsf66VsJz1ql5q4fo4_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ad20470f03293c0d6d0c0a9bd2472b57/tumblr_mgsf66VsJz1ql5q4fo5_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><span>One in a series of booklets produced by General Motors aimed to educate the public on every aspect of the automobile.   The chemistry of the combustion engine is highlighted here.  The naively simple understanding of the time is particularly poignant 75 years later, now that we know the 2.7 trillion cubic feet of CO</span><span>₂</span><span> produced yearly isn’t making soda water or keeping ice cream cold. </span></p>http://atomic-o-licious.com/post/40783518194http://atomic-o-licious.com/post/40783518194Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:56:00 -0500chemistryscienceautomobilePRGM1938 The artist creates fascinating, feather-light sculptures, by cutting the silhouettes of various...http://atomic-o-licious.com/post/40194813164http://atomic-o-licious.com/post/40194813164Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:46:07 -0500scienceartfeatherssculptureWe all know that three alcoholic beverages in 30 minutes is going to lead to inebriation, but that...http://atomic-o-licious.com/post/40173067399http://atomic-o-licious.com/post/40173067399Thu, 10 Jan 2013 08:46:45 -0500alcoholintoxicationdrunkenness detectorscience