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Tiny periodic table

Tiny periodic table

March 21, 2019
Shape ID

Shape ID

March 19, 2019
Almost weightless

Almost weightless

March 14, 2019

Dancing droplets

March 12, 2019
Birthday confetti

Birthday confetti

March 7, 2019
Industrial art

Industrial art

March 5, 2019

Lycurgus cup

February 28, 2019
Crystal contest 2018

Crystal contest 2018

February 26, 2019
Gigantic geochemistry

Gigantic geochemistry

February 21, 2019

Fluorescence unmasked

February 19, 2019
Crystal dahlia

Crystal dahlia

February 14, 2019
C’est magnifique!

C’est magnifique!

February 12, 2019
Cotton ball flames

Cotton ball flames

February 7, 2019
Chemical shoes

Chemical shoes

February 5, 2019
Stacking liquids

Stacking liquids

January 31, 2019

Eternal flame

January 29, 2019
Crystal clear

Crystal clear

January 22, 2019
Dat Schlenk line

Dat Schlenk line

January 17, 2019

Orange potion

January 15, 2019
Bronze aged

Bronze aged

January 10, 2019
Golden touch

Golden touch

January 9, 2019
O chemistree 2018

O chemistree 2018

January 7, 2019
Quantum chemistree

Quantum chemistree

January 6, 2019
True colors

True colors

January 2, 2019
Stars of the scorpionate

Stars of the scorpionate

December 20, 2018
Not-so-simple syrup

Not-so-simple syrup

December 18, 2018
Crystal fan art

Crystal fan art

December 13, 2018
Nanoflowers in bloom

Nanoflowers in bloom

December 12, 2018
Shining better together

Shining better together

December 4, 2018
Panning for gold

Panning for gold

November 28, 2018
Brain in a dish

Brain in a dish

November 21, 2018
Jack-o’-ligand

Jack-o’-ligand

November 15, 2018

Metal slug

November 13, 2018
Mirror ball

Mirror ball

November 8, 2018
Crystal labyrinth

Crystal labyrinth

November 7, 2018
Pappardelle Bolognese

Pappardelle Bolognese

November 2, 2018
As above, so below

As above, so below

October 30, 2018
Plastic munchers

Plastic munchers

October 26, 2018
An alchemist’s garden

An alchemist’s garden

October 23, 2018
Let there be light

Let there be light

October 15, 2018
Lab in a box

Lab in a box

October 10, 2018
Hot and cold chemistry

Hot and cold chemistry

October 3, 2018
Eye of Sauron

Eye of Sauron

September 27, 2018

Ye olde centrifuge

September 25, 2018
Crystalline dream

Crystalline dream

September 20, 2018
Psychedelic spirits

Psychedelic spirits

September 18, 2018
Synthetic springtail

Synthetic springtail

September 15, 2018
Homer’s donut

Homer’s donut

September 14, 2018
Nanoparticles get a lift

Nanoparticles get a lift

September 6, 2018
Golden bouquet

Golden bouquet

September 5, 2018
Like cracking a book

Like cracking a book

September 4, 2018
Aurora borealis

Aurora borealis

August 29, 2018
Four-sided molecule, four-sided crystals

Four-sided molecule, four-sided crystals

August 22, 2018

Crystal rain

August 17, 2018
Crystal light bulb

Crystal light bulb

August 14, 2018
What lies beneath

What lies beneath

August 10, 2018
ShanghaiTech Exhibit

ShanghaiTech Exhibit

August 2, 2018
Drop test

Drop test

July 31, 2018
Forming good habits

Forming good habits

July 26, 2018
Flag column chromatography

Flag column chromatography

July 25, 2018
Tiny house

Tiny house

July 19, 2018
Ruthenium rubies

Ruthenium rubies

July 17, 2018
Plastic snack

Plastic snack

July 10, 2018
Scorched worlds

Scorched worlds

July 9, 2018
Simulating cancer

Simulating cancer

July 5, 2018
Heady henna

Heady henna

June 29, 2018
Enchanted rose

Enchanted rose

June 27, 2018
Twisted crystals

Twisted crystals

June 21, 2018
All that glitters isn’t gold

All that glitters isn’t gold

June 19, 2018
Fireworks in a flask

Fireworks in a flask

June 13, 2018
Raise a glass to fluorescence

Raise a glass to fluorescence

June 12, 2018
Letting sparks fly

Letting sparks fly

June 7, 2018
Lapus lattice

Lapus lattice

June 5, 2018
Call of Cthulhu

Call of Cthulhu

June 1, 2018
‘Dusty peacock’

‘Dusty peacock’

May 30, 2018
Water it down, turn it up

Water it down, turn it up

May 24, 2018
Faux ice floes

Faux ice floes

May 23, 2018
Inorganic parrot

Inorganic parrot

May 21, 2018
Sun-kissed rotovaps

Sun-kissed rotovaps

May 10, 2018
I ❤ chromatography

I ❤ chromatography

May 9, 2018
Fluorescence

Fluorescence

May 3, 2018
One fish, two fish, red fish …

One fish, two fish, red fish …

May 3, 2018
A melting liquid

A melting liquid

May 3, 2018
Turns out you can rush art

Turns out you can rush art

May 3, 2018
Frozen

Frozen

May 3, 2018
Enlightened suspension

Enlightened suspension

May 3, 2018
Crystals in bloom

Crystals in bloom

May 3, 2018
in the mix

in the mix

May 3, 2018
‘Crystal Landscape’

‘Crystal Landscape’

May 3, 2018
Colorful chromium

Colorful chromium

May 3, 2018
The search is on

The search is on

May 3, 2018
Totally tubular

Totally tubular

April 27, 2018
Chemical smile

Chemical smile

April 25, 2018
Disco DOM

Disco DOM

April 19, 2018
Nice threads

Nice threads

April 12, 2018
A complicated way to make salt

A complicated way to make salt

April 10, 2018

Tornado in a flask

April 5, 2018
Crystal sisters

Crystal sisters

April 4, 2018
Cracked fractal

Cracked fractal

March 21, 2018
Losing pressure

Losing pressure

March 16, 2018
Blue moon

Blue moon

March 16, 2018
Glowstick goo show and tell

Glowstick goo show and tell

March 8, 2018
The flower in volcanic rock

The flower in volcanic rock

March 6, 2018
Just add borane

Just add borane

March 2, 2018
2-D aquarium

2-D aquarium

February 22, 2018
Dissolving money

Dissolving money

February 20, 2018
Illuminating the way forward

Illuminating the way forward

February 15, 2018

Watching the heat wave

February 14, 2018

Moody goo

February 9, 2018
Sea creatures?

Sea creatures?

February 6, 2018
Beaming with pride

Beaming with pride

January 31, 2018
Brilliant bacteria

Brilliant bacteria

January 30, 2018
Cantina chemistry

Cantina chemistry

January 25, 2018
Color by solvent

Color by solvent

January 23, 2018
Thunder stone

Thunder stone

January 18, 2018
SiC crystal, brah!

SiC crystal, brah!

January 16, 2018
Cobalt snowflakes

Cobalt snowflakes

January 9, 2018
Feelin’ it

Feelin’ it

January 4, 2018
Melting point

Melting point

January 2, 2018
Uranium glass

Uranium glass

December 14, 2017

So pure it pops

December 12, 2017
Otherworldly extraction

Otherworldly extraction

November 29, 2017
Unburstable bubbles

Unburstable bubbles

November 28, 2017
Gathered together

Gathered together

November 21, 2017
Midair crystallization

Midair crystallization

November 17, 2017
Chemistry in Pictures–Big Bird is born

Chemistry in Pictures–Big Bird is born

November 16, 2017
Chemistry in Pictures—Fluorescence in everyday objects

Chemistry in Pictures—Fluorescence in everyday objects

November 16, 2017
Chemistry in Pictures—An icy surprise

Chemistry in Pictures—An icy surprise

November 9, 2017
Chemistry in Pictures–Cruciferous chemistry

Chemistry in Pictures–Cruciferous chemistry

November 7, 2017
Chemistry in Pictures–Blue ribbon crystals

Chemistry in Pictures–Blue ribbon crystals

November 4, 2017
Chemistry in Pictures - Cooling the qubits

Chemistry in Pictures - Cooling the qubits

November 2, 2017
Chemistry in pictures

Chemistry in pictures

January 30, 2017
Chemistry in pictures

Chemistry in pictures

March 21, 2016
Chemistry in Pictures

Chemistry in Pictures

February 15, 2016
Chemistry In Pictures

Chemistry In Pictures

January 18, 2016
Chemistry In Pictures

Chemistry In Pictures

November 16, 2015
Chemistry In Pictures

Chemistry In Pictures

October 19, 2015