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The chemistry of Game of Thrones

Posted on: March 11, 2016

I started thinking about the cult series “Game of Thrones” a little more; a mixture of little-known and world-renowned actors and actresses, stunning sets and costumes, an incredibly complex story line and, I realised, a whole heap of weird and wonderful chemistry!

Chocolate – not just for chicks!

Posted on: February 12, 2016

We’re prepared to encourage the chocoholics at this time of year! We have some outstanding chocolate goodies up for grabs so read on to find out how to win these for your lab…

women in science

Tweet of the week

Posted on: February 12, 2016

We keep an eye out for interesting chemistry tweets to share and @BuzzFeedScience had a great one recently; 11 Unsung Science Heroines You Really Should Have Heard Of.

The Science of Fluffy Pancakes!

Posted on: February 9, 2016

It seems like the whole world goes pancake mad once a year (or more often if you’re my daughter…) but we’ve taken a look at those lovely light, fluffy pancakes from the USA this year.

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Dmitri Mendeleev – chemistry hero!

Posted on: February 8, 2016

Dmitri Mendeleev, born in 1834 is Russia, was incredibly passionate about Chemistry and wanted to better organise the field. This determination led to his discovery of the periodic law and his creation of the periodic table of 56 elements which was organised by relative atomic masses.

Nacreous Clouds and Our Environment

Posted on: February 4, 2016

Nacreous Clouds appear over the UK, this unusual phenomenon so far South made me think about the environment that we live in and also how at Asynt we work with scientists to make for greener working facilities.

cleaning NMR tubes

Tweet of the week

Posted on: January 12, 2016

We share a clever tip for cleaning NMR tubes from a process chemist in Canada!