Chemistry
From NileRed. Go to https://expressvpn.com/nilered and find out how you can get 3 months free. ——————————————- A few years ago, I saw a video about superconductors and it looked like anti-gravity magic. So, I decided to try and make some superconductors myself and to see if I could re-create the effect myself. In particular, I’ll…
From Reactions. On August 21, 1986, violent explosions rocked Cameroon’s Lake Nyos. A wave of water over 15 meters (around 50 ft) high flattened vegetation along the southern shore, but a second deadly, nearly invisible wave of carbon dioxide blanketed the nearby towns, suffocating residents and animals. In this episode of #Untold, a new #YouTubeLearning…
From Reactions. Maybe you already knew that deadly algal tides discolor ocean waves, deplete the water of oxygen, and release toxins that can kill a huge range of ocean critters, but did you know that the tiny organisms that cause red tides are also an extremely important part of our ecosystem? In this episode of…
From Reactions. When you think “molasses,” you probably think “slow, sticky,” or “totally boring,” but in January, 1919, a tsunami wave of molasses destroyed Boston’s North End, killing 21 people and leaving another 150 injured. In this episode of #Untold, a new #YouTubeLearning series from ACS, PBS, and YouTube, we get into the science behind…
From Reactions. On January 28, 1986, the Challenger Space Shuttle broke apart just 73 seconds into its flight. All seven crew members aboard were killed and space travel was changed forever. In this episode of #Untold, a new #YouTubeLearning series from ACS, PBS, and YouTube, we explain the science behind this tragic, avoidable accident, and…
From Reactions. Out in the deep swims an elusive whale who has never been seen, but has been heard for years. The whale sings a song outside the normal whale-song frequency. Does that mean none of its fellow whales can understand it? In this episode of Untold, we bring you the story of the Loneliest…
From Reactions. How hard could roasting beans at home really be? Sam and George go head-to-head in a coffee roasting competition to find out, and Candy Schibli, the founder of Southeastern Roastery (https://www.southeasternroastery.com/aboutsoutheasternroastery.html#), where she’s also head roaster, provides expert advice.. You might also like: What Makes Coffee So Good? https://youtu.be/ml79faGQg_c White, Green, Black, and…
From Periodic Videos. Researchers discover a new form of Nitrogen. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ Discussed by Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff from the University of Nottingham. Our thanks to Dr Dominique Laniel and his team, which did the research. Check the paper: https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.216001 Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/periodicvideos More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/…
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From Reactions. On July 7th, we’re launching a new Youtube Learning series! Untold is all about science—chemistry, physics, astronomy, and geology—and how it helps us learn about the crazy, fascinating things that happen in the world around us. Untold is hosted by Dr. Alex Dainis, who can’t wait to share stories of exploding lakes, a…
From Periodic Videos. Extra footage with The Prof… from this video about the core of atom bombs: https://youtu.be/QLZMzsRB86E More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ Flyorov’s Office: https://youtu.be/UMa21BUinsI See the first time Sir Martyn told us the Alfie Maddock story (we now think it is more likely that he spilt 10 micrograms, not milligrams,…
From Reactions. Sure, you’ve got a product that says “kills germs” under your sink, but will it really destroy the new coronavirus on surfaces? Turns out that if you’re using a disinfectant like a regular cleaner, you might not actually be disinfecting at all. To make sure you’re destroying 99.9% of viruses and bacteria, doing…
From Reactions. CS gas is one of the most common tear gases used in the United States today, but did you know it’s not actually a gas? We break down why it causes so much pain and the best ways to recover if you’re hit with it. A reminder: we’re not doctors! Please contact yours…
From Periodic Videos. Professor Martyn Poliakoff discusses atom bombs with a Plutonium core – including the crucial role of Gallium. Extra footage from this interview at: https://youtu.be/KyEn4On9S-8 More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ Previous video on Gallium: https://youtu.be/wNf1rBjCaPk Plutonium video: https://youtu.be/89UNPdNtOoE The Making of the Atomic Bomb is a good read: https://amzn.to/3hEu7ds The…
From Reactions. Scientists are considering some less-conventional approaches to tackle the COVID-19 #pandemic. One of those approaches is using #antibodies from llamas to fight off #SARCoV2, or to keep it from infecting you in the first place. We chatted with one scientist behind the research, Daniel Wrapp, and had a surprise for him in store.…
From Periodic Videos. Featuring Professor Martyn Poliakoff from The University of Nottingham. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ The Nature Chemistry paper being discussed is here: https://rdcu.be/bvAnS Support us on Patreon (and have your name on our table): https://www.patreon.com/periodicvideos Some extra footage from this interview is available to Patrons – see here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/37882273…
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From Reactions. Many people are wondering if that bad cold they had back in February or March was actually the new coronavirus. In principle, an antibody test could tell you that, but most of the tests out there right now aren’t very good. We chatted with David Kroll to learn how these tests work, where…
From Periodic Videos. The Professor is surprised to find TWO Ernest Rutherford signatures in a book on his shelves. Check Objectivity at: http://bit.ly/Objectivity More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ Patrons can download hi-res images of the signature and periodic table here (thanks for your support, everyone): https://www.patreon.com/posts/37472419 Ernest Rutherford’s potato masher: https://youtu.be/CGgeBifpvBw Rutherfordium:…
From Periodic Videos. The Professor with a tale to tell – and lessons learned about chickens and Project Blue Peacock. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ Gallium Video: https://youtu.be/N6ccRvKKwZQ Videos on all the elements: http://bit.ly/118elements The Professor speaks in France and Russia: https://youtu.be/sK7i1c0QGsU Featuring Professor Martyn Poliakoff. Chicken animation by Pete McPartlan. With…
From Reactions. Antiviral drugs could help us fight the new coronavirus, but we don’t currently have a highly potent and effective antiviral that cures COVID-19. Why not? We called a few virologists to find out. You might also like: Gilead’s remdesivir gets emergency use authorization based on preliminary data in COVID-19 https://cen.acs.org/pharmaceuticals/drug-development/Data-remdesivir-clinical-trial-offer/98/i17 Cell studies suggest…
From Reactions. The COVID-19 pandemic has scientists considering a few less-conventional options while vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 are being developed. One option might be the oral #polio #vaccine. We chatted with one of the researchers proposing the idea—Dr. Robert Gallo—to understand why a vaccine that hasn’t been used in the US for two decades might provide…
From Periodic Videos. The third of our 2020 Q&A series. See the trilogy at: https://bit.ly/ProfQandA More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ Chemistry computer game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cylNiU0mmHg The Prof is knighted: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilt0xvYnNXU Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/periodicvideos More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos And on Twitter at http://twitter.com/periodicvideos From the School…
From Reactions. The CDC is recommending that the general public wear cloth face masks to help decrease everyone’s chances of getting COVID-19. So how does the virus that causes COVID-19—SARS-CoV-2—spread? And how much could cloth face masks help stop it? We contacted some experts to find out, and to learn what materials work best if…
From Periodic Videos. More viewer questions answered by The Prof… See more here: https://bit.ly/ProfQandA More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ Some clips you saw in this video were (in order of appearance)… Ammonia Fountain: https://youtu.be/NO7V6TMQuBs Hot Charcoal in LOX: https://youtu.be/y7uCBWkrAXo Touch Powder: https://youtu.be/JME_He6PH4M Hydrogen Explosions: https://youtu.be/z7-8gxAXXbU Burning Ping Pong Balls: https://youtu.be/yTN-5nfvTJ0 Accidental Reaction:…
From Reactions. You might have heard that vaccine trials are currently underway in Seattle. What exactly is being tested? How much longer will these tests take? And when can we expect a vaccine against the novel coronavirus? We chat with Dr. Benjamin Neuman, one of the world’s experts on coronavirus, and Daniel Wrapp, one of…
From NileRed. Go to https://buyraycon.com/NileRed for 15% off your order! Brought to you by Raycon. ——————————————- It has taken many months, but I was finally able to make a decent aerogel! Procedure resources: https://www.aerogel.org and https://bit.ly/g4gsf2s Veritasium video: https://youtu.be/AeJ9q45PfD0 Applied Science video: https://youtu.be/X24np30GS2o NileBlue video: https://youtu.be/JslxPjrMzqY Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA ——————————————- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered…
From Reactions. Constantly being told to wash your hands? Us too. So we’re diving into the chemistry behind why soap is so effective against viruses like the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Find us on all these places: Subscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSReactions Facebook! http://facebook.com/ACSReactions Twitter! http://twitter.com/ACSReactions Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/acsreactions/ Executive Producers: George Zaidan Hilary Hudson Producer: Andrew Sobey Writer/Host:…
From Periodic Videos. A little bit extra from our main video at: https://youtu.be/TviX7V-ay5I Special thanks to the Great Courses Plus: http://ow.ly/h2E130qpmJD More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/periodicvideos More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos And on Twitter at http://twitter.com/periodicvideos From the School of Chemistry at…
From Periodic Videos. Here’s a our new video about Indium. Signup for your FREE trial to The Great Courses Plus here: http://ow.ly/h2E130qpmJD More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ A little bit of extra footage can be found at: https://youtu.be/F1YGnH8Cjpc India videos: http://bit.ly/India_Videos Watch videos on every element: http://bit.ly/118elements See purple plutonium at Sellafield:…
From Periodic Videos. Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff answers some viewer questions. See more here: https://bit.ly/ProfQandA More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ Amazon links Primo Levi, The Periodic Table: https://amzn.to/2vqcsTG Owen Matthews, Black Sun: https://amzn.to/2VETCTp Stephen Poliakoff box set: https://amzn.to/38gy0z9 The Professor’s chromium trioxide failure and alarm: https://youtu.be/_HvYJQ5Bofk The Prof’s school visit: https://youtu.be/M8YzIa6Amuc Support…
From NileRed. Visit https://Brilliant.org/NileRed to get 20% off a year of Brilliant Premium! ——————————————- WARNING: Working with uranium and radioactive material is dangerous, and this video is for entertainment/educational purposes only. Please don’t try and repeat what you see. Also, when the project is done, the waste needs to be dealt with and handled properly.…
From Periodic Videos. Check out our Acid Rain demonstration. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/periodicvideos More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ Featuring Sir Martyn Poliakoff and Neil Barnes from the University of Nottingham. Rain drops on Sixty Symbols: https://youtu.be/zpz1NewULzo Cheeseburger in Acid: https://youtu.be/NddZ5ftQb0Q Archive footage courtesy of AP Archive – http://www.aparchive.com/ More chemistry at…
From Reactions. We won’t be releasing any new videos in January and February. Why? We’ll be working hard to develop new content we hope you’ll love. But fear not! We’ll still be posting on social media and in the community tab, so give us a follow to stay up to date. We’re psyched to bring…
From Reactions. Download the PBS Video App: https://www.pbs.org/pbs-video-app/ People have been developing different forms of shark repellent for decades–the military even issued a chemical shark repellent called “Shark Chaser” to pilots, sailors, and astronauts(!) from the end of World War II through the start of the Vietnam War. Thing is… it didn’t really work. Learn…
From Periodic Videos. A brand new video on the element Arsenic. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ Featuring Sir Martyn Poliakoff and Neil Barnes. Arsenic life: https://youtu.be/rQ8jHM8QhU8 With thanks to the AP Archive. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/periodicvideos More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos And on Twitter at http://twitter.com/periodicvideos…
From NileRed. For this video, I’ll be making the world’s first real diamond water. To do this, I’ll be burning diamonds, which are nearly pure carbon (and definitely not "forever"), to make diamond CO2 gas and then using that CO2 to make extremely expensive carbonate water. Contest link: http://bit.ly/2ZwEPd8 Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA…
From Reactions. There are tens of thousands of mushroom species out there, and some of them could kill you. Today we’re going to test how well you can separate the perfectly safe from the perilously poisonous, and dive into the chemistry behind what makes seemingly identical species so different. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSReactions Facebook! http://facebook.com/ACSReactions Twitter! http://twitter.com/ACSReactions…
From Reactions. After you die, your body has quite a few options –– from being turned into a diamond to helping solve a murder. This week, let us break down the possibilities so you can rest easy. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSReactions Facebook! http://facebook.com/ACSReactions Twitter! http://twitter.com/ACSReactions Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/acsreactions/ You might also like: What Happens When You’re About to…
From Reactions. Are bananas actually that slippery? Could spinach give you superhuman strength? And what the heck is Toon Acid? This week, watch some cartoons alongside our writer and host, Sam Jones, and learn whether their chemistry checks out. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSReactions Facebook! http://facebook.com/ACSReactions Twitter! http://twitter.com/ACSReactions Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/acsreactions/ You might also like: The Chemistry of Love…
From Periodic Videos. The X-10 at Oak Ridge was the first continuously-running nuclear reactor. It paved the way to larger-scale Plutonium production…. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ This was recorded behind the scenes at Oak Ridge National Laboratory – https://www.ornl.gov Our thanks to everyone there, especially James Roberto who featured in this…
From NileRed. **Major correction: I wrongly and repeatedly referred to T. Reesei as being a yeast, when it is actually another type of fungus. Yeast is also a type of fungus, so my comments about reaction conditions remain true, but it is incorrect to call T. Reesei a yeast. Or to say that the cellulase…
From Periodic Videos. Exploring how Plutonium-238 is produced. Go to https://wix.com/go/PeriodicVideos to create your own Wix website. See ours at https://www.periodicvideos.net More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ This was recorded behind the scenes at Oak Ridge National Laboratory – https://www.ornl.gov Our thanks to everyone there, especially Bob Wham. More from our trip to…
From Periodic Videos. The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded for work on Lithium Ion Batteries by Akira Yoshino, M. Stanley Whittingham, and John B. Goodenough. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ See our Chemistry Nobel Prize Playlist: http://bit.ly/periodicnobel Lithium Video: https://youtu.be/LfS10ArXTBA Lithium in 7Up: https://youtu.be/ofNN1b7xzFw This video features Darren Walsh, Martyn…
From NileRed. In this video, I make one of my favorite chemicals, which is a nice and carcinogenic chromium-based liquid. Cleanup video: https://youtu.be/b6R2sTjtUFs Sulfuric acid video: https://youtu.be/4DUGRWjdNLI My old chromyl chloride video: https://youtu.be/a0-LwnmW694 Doug’s lab (reference video): https://youtu.be/legoRGAXNP8 Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA ——————————————- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Merch store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.com/collections/nilered NileRed…
From NileRed. Sometime last year, I got really interested in microwave plasma, which can be made from a lot of things like lit matches, aluminum foil or just some grapes. However, when I went searching for more info about it, I really couldn’t find much of anything. There was also no explanation as to why…
From NileRed. Back in October, I tried making ferrofluid but I kept failing and I ended up giving up for a while. Months later though, I got inspired, and I spent an insane amount of time researching ferrofluid and trying to make it. It was a very messy and sometimes frustrating process, but I was…
From NileRed. Cleanup video on my other channel, NileBlue: https://youtu.be/8zilEg_feZA ————————————————- For this video, I make a chemical called manganese heptoxide, which is an unstable and strong oxidizer. It looks for any excuse to decompose and it reacts violently with most organic things. I tested it on a few things like cotton balls and paper,…
From NileRed. Followup video on my other channel: https://youtu.be/NuYDQtev1bE A few months ago, one of my patrons sent me a bunch of old gold jewelry for me to refine. I originally thought that it was going to just be some gold plated stuff, but it turned out to be quite a bit of gold. I…
From NileRed. Metal has no odor and you can’t smell it. But what are we smelling then? It turns out that it’s mostly a chemical called 1-octen-3-one, which is generated when your skin oils react with metal that you’ve touched. I thought this was really interesting, and I decided to try making pure 1-octen-3-one myself…