—Recognizing alchemy “” In the editorial “Predicting Elements’ Names” (C&EN, March 28, page 3), Bibiana Campos Seijo discussed the task of naming the four new chemical elements. I understand and, of course, agree that such decisions belong to the institutions that discovered these particular elements, but I still regret that, on the periodic table, no element has been named after an alchemist.
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Though mostly known for his development of physics and calculus, “Newton wrote and transcribed about a million words on the subject of alchemy,” notes the IU project’s website. “Newton’s alchemical manuscripts include a rich and diverse set of document types, including laboratory notebooks, indices of alchemical substances, and Newton’s transcriptions from other sources.”
by Craig Bettenhausen | April 18, 2016
.; founder and CEO, Alchemie Education: B.S., chemistry, B.S., education, University of Minnesota; M.S., chemistry, Wayne State University Winter on what gets her creative juices flowing:“For the past two years, I have been transforming the knowledge gained over 20 years teaching high school chemistry into mobile puzzle games for organic chemistry.
by Linda Wang | January 04, 2016
James Bryant Conant Award in High School Chemistry Teaching, sponsored by Thermo Fisher Scientific, Julia Winter, Alchemie Games and Detroit Country Day School, Michigan. Alfred Burger Award in Medicinal Chemistry, sponsored by Gilead Sciences Inc., Richard D. DiMarchi, Indiana University. Arthur C.
by Linda Wang | August 24, 2015
Yet when Lawrence Principe, a historian of alchemy and chemist at Johns Hopkins University, set out to make glass of antimony, a yellow glass touted as a medicine, he thought it wouldn’t be too difficult. “Alchemists wrote that this was rather trivial to make,” he says. “But I wasn’t even close.” Morose-looking gray lumps sat in his vessel instead of transparent golden glass.
by Sarah Everts | August 03, 2015
Alchemical recipes often contain “disguised ingredients and deliberate misinformation,” says Jennifer Rampling, a historian of alchemy at Princeton University. Those wishing to re-create the work of alchemists must learn that “igniting the black dragon” likely means igniting finely powdered lead, she says, or that “dragon’s blood” is mercury sulfide.
by Sarah Everts | August 03, 2015
“This is modern alchemy,” Baran says. “We try to take very low value starting material, and with a minimal amount of effort, convert it to a high-value product, which conceptually is identical to what alchemists were trying to do.” The reaction is not without its limitations, Baran and colleagues point out.
by Bethany Halford | May 21, 2015
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by Craig Bettenhausen | January 19, 2015
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by Jyllian Kemsley | May 05, 2014
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by Sarah Everts | March 24, 2014