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Pokémon Carbon Chemistry: Carbink and Diancie

Posted on February 10, 2020

by Natalie Hudson-Smith For our Halloween blog post back in 2017, I used chemistry to figure out how many moles of gas are in a Gastly, a gaseous ghost/poison-type Pokémon. (Because Pokémon are fantastical creatures, it’s …

Posted in Sustainable NanoTagged aerogel, carbon, crystals, diamonds, geology, Natalie Hudson-Smith, Pokémon

What is Aqua Regia, and what makes it royal?

Posted on December 4, 2018

by Liz Laudadio edited by Joe Buchman Aqua regia, latin for “royal water”, is a fascinating, dangerous, and useful liquid that some of us in the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology use on a regular basis. …

Posted in Sustainable NanoTagged acid, aqua regia, charge, citric acid, gold, history, ions, Joe Buchman, le chatelier's principle, Liz Laudadio, NMC, nobel prize, noble metals, Pokémon, safety

How many moles of gas are in a Pokémon Gastly?

Posted on October 30, 2017

by Natalie Hudson-Smith edited by Joe Buchman This year, Pokémon Go is celebrating the Halloween season with extra spooky Pokémon! As an avid fan of Pokémon as well as a chemist, I wondered, “Is there …

Posted in Sustainable NanoTagged anime, Halloween, iodine, Joe Buchman, mole day, Natalie Hudson-Smith, periodic table, Pokémon3 Comments

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