New Year, new leadership style in the chemical sciences
As COVID drags on, mining the movie Ground Hog Day for inspiration can be surprisingly productive. Read one chemist’s take on what he discovered.
Read More >>ChemiSTEAM 2021: The Shrike
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Learn more about how sci-fi reflects the scientific process from Stephanie Gallant, as she discusses her 2nd Place ChemiSTEAM 2021 piece, The Shrike.
Read More >>ChemiSTEAM 2021: Microscopic kaleidoscope
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Learn more about how Microscopic kaleidoscope joins science and art from Zvart Ajoyan, as they discuss their ChemiSTEAM 2021 piece.
Read More >>The Temptation of Prostaglandin F (FP) Receptor
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Learn more about how Salvador Dali and the dimensionality of chemistry are connected from Brendan Burkett as he discusses his ChemiSTEAM piece, The Temptation of Prostaglandin F (FP) Receptor.
Read More >>ChemiSTEAM 2021: Silver crystal fern
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Learn more about teaching the beauty of chemistry, and making it accessible, from Andres Tretiakov, as he discusses his ChemiSTEAM piece “Silver Crystal Fern.”
Read More >>ChemiSTEAM 2021: A Journey to Pure Hexagonal Crystals
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“A Journey to Pure Hexagonal Crystals” received an honourable mention at ChemiSTEAM 2021. Every time that I show this type of picture to lab mates and friends they are intrigued...
Read More >>ChemiSTEAM 2021: Quinine – The bite is in the bark!
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Learn more about the history, science, and art of quinine from ChemiSTEAM 2021’s First Place winner Adam Cook, as he discuss his ChemiSTEAM entry.
Read More >>Get ready for ChemiSTEAM 2021
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Despite the cancellation of CCCE 2020 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the associated ChemiSTEAM – Putting the A(rt) in STEM competition ran in virtual format. The contest was organized...
Read More >>ChemiSTEAM 2020: Leaves in the backyard
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Mengnan Guo explains the ChemiSTEAM 2020 piece, “Leaves in the backyard.”
Read More >>ChemiSTEAM 2020: They grow up so fast
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When my ChemiSTEAM submission entitled ‘They grow up so fast!’ received an honorable mention and I was asked to write a short piece about it, I knew I was going...
Read More >>ChemiSTEAM 2020: Sublimation of VO(acac)2
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In this synthesis, we attempted a sublimation of our crude product as an alternative to the usual purification of vanadyl acetylacetonate that involves the recrystallization from dichloromethane and ether. This was a conscious effort to change the synthesis towards methodology that incorporated principles of green chemistry. By making this switch, we tried to make a safer and more efficient synthesis that avoided using dangerous solvents and reduced the waste. I captured this close-up of the sublimed crystals in their vibrant blue and chaotic crystalline texture that showcases this attempt.
Read More >>ChemiSTEAM 2020: Devoid of darkness
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Francisco Yarur explains his ChemiSTEAM 2020 piece "Devoid of Darkness."
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