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Tag Archives: chemical elements
Elements of research
I’ve seen a few periodic tables doing the rounds on Twitter where people have filled in the elements that they’ve worked with. This is not a new thing — I’ve seen these over the last few years — but with it currently … Continue reading
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Tagged #IYPT, #IYPT2019, chemical elements, elements, lab work, periodic table
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Promethium unbound
At some point in the last few years I volunteered to write one of the In Your Element essays that appear on the last page of each issue of Nature Chemistry. Anne, the editor who looks after the series, has … Continue reading
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Tagged aliens, chemical elements, elements, francium, in your element, jacs, nature, periodic table, pnas, prometheus, promethium, przybylskis star, segrè, technetium
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