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friday in the lab
What happen when one of your colleague bring his kid’s RC car in the lab? And what if is friday lunch time? And what about having an iPhone to tape on the car? Here the answer: I realized that some...
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How to release some research pressure? With squash naturally….. (and thanks to Jan for introducing me in squashing stuff) Here some footwork ballet: And here the (power)shots ballet: Unfortunately...
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The 5 Ws
The 5 Ws are the basics of journalism: Who, What, When, Where and Why. These questions are also the minimal set of questions you should ask yourself when writing a paper, a blog post or in general for...
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the Mass of Everything
Another one for #ChemMovieCarnival hosted by See Arr Oh (more information about this movie carnival on his blog here), and the two previous round are here...
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When your labmate becomes a meme
EDIT: part 2 of this story is here It was a (not surprisingly) rainy night in my place. Drinking for (one of my) last farewell party with the working group. Suddenly Giulia captured this amazing “Piotr...
View ArticleIn the Summertime – Chemistry Edition
This post is part of #chemsummer blog carnival (C&EN powered). What’s better than a good summer song? Probably more than 170 chemistry related songs, but that’s another story. One of my favorite...
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You cannot drink a beer in the lab….
“No, no, the beer is not for me… It’s for an experiment…..” CHAPEAU Master of Disguise: http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2013/10/alcoholic-beverages-polymerisation-solvents...
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Finally your non-gmo salt
Salt Himalayan Pink Gourmet FDA No Chemicals Non-gmo Organic Halall Kosher Fine Grind (.5mm) This non-gmo salt have been recently rediscovered (read Twitter). I love sarcasm so, my favorite part of...
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Few of my favorite: Roses and red Violets are blue… You can purchase the full-text of this poem for $34.92 #AcademicValentines — Craig Smail (@craigsmail) February 14, 2015 Shut up. Just shut up. You...
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15 reasons why NOT to date a chemist
Early this week I was reading this “dating advice” on 15 reasons why to date a chemist. Although most of their points are quite good there is always the other side of the coin…. So… 15 reasons why NOT...
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