IUPAC's confirmation of four new elements, 113, 115, 117 and 118, was announced a couple of days ago with very little fanfare, and in the process,...
Four new elements, as predicted
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Announcing an exciting new book project
Very exciting news! A couple of weeks ago I signed a contract with the Hachette Book Group USA, to adapt Sam Kean’s Disappearing Spoon for young...
Science On Tap #dingleelements
Here's the Slide Deck form last night's #dingleelements Science on Tap Talk at National Mechanics here in Philadelphia. . @adchempages...
Four new elements for the periodic table very soon?
Well maybe not, but there seems to be a decent chance that at least two of the elements that are currently not formally recognized by IUPAC, could...
The Spirit of the Question
My recent conversation with Eric Scerri that spawned this post, was initially provoked by his article from the previous week in Scientific American....
4s & 3d, 3d & 4s, Cu & Cr, sloppy Aufbau & Eric Scerri!
Yeah, that's an inelegant title to say the least, but behind it is an elegant piece of chemistry that is struggling to get recognition. Yesterday I...
Are there really only, ’92 naturally occurring elements’?
This question recently came up on the AP Chemistry listserv, and rather than answering it there (where I like to keep things strictly AP Chem if I...
Mr. Dingle, what is that on your office door?
It's the The University of Nottingham's Periodic Table of QR codes. You may know that the UoN has made a great collection of short, vignette videos...
Those confounded names and symbols!
Zach Weiner takes on the elements and the stress of the chemistry test in this, Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal Strip. Whilst reading Weiner's...
US Patent awarded for a 3D Periodic Table
Over the years I've seen many renditions of the periodic table (some of which have even been in three dimensions) and here's the latest...
