Category: Chemistry

  • Robot Controlled Chemical Evolution

    Robot Controlled Chemical Evolution

    Robot Controlled Chemical Evolution, “It’s life, Jim, but not as we know it.” Glasgow scientists studying Robot Controlled Chemical Evolution have created a robotic system where chemicals can evolve. I read about this in Gizmag, but followed it up with a quick read from the horses mouth at Nature magazine. The featured image is a picture looking…

  • Dry Ice In Water

    Dry Ice In Water

    Observing The Reaction Of Dry Ice In Water I always wanted to try this (put dry ice in water) and last year I got the opportunity. When I bought some meat from Donald Russell it was delivered packed in dry ice. Dry Ice is frozen CO2 i.e. solid carbon dioxide. This dry ice was used to…

  • Tin Whiskers in a Wireless Thermostat Receiver

    Tin Whiskers in a Wireless Thermostat Receiver

    Introduction Tin Whiskers are a crystalline growth made of the element tin. They are in the form of a very thin straight hair with one end attached to the tin from which they are formed. They often form on lead free solder used to fix components to circuit boards now that lead is banned.

  • Relative Densities