Oranges and Lemons – Optical Isomerism
OH MY GOD! IT'S MY FIRST POST IN AGES! I'm really sorry I haven't posted at all recently, I've been under a lot of pressure with work from school, especially…
The Chemistry of Chocolate
CHEMISTRY AND CHOCOLATE! THE 2 BEST THINGS IN THE WORLD! Sorry physics. And Johnny Marr. And The Cure. Sorry... IT CAN'T BE THAT COMPLICATED CAN IT? You'd be surprised! Chocolate…
Anodising Aluminium: The Guide I Wish I Had
WHAT IT ANODISING? Aluminium reacts with the air to form a natural layer of aluminium oxide which provides it with decent corrosion resistant surface. Anodising is the process of artificially…
Graphene!
I used to wonder, what can we even use graphene for? A sheet of carbon only an atom thick, what use is it if it's so small? But actually I'm…
Realisation…
I'VE BEEN THINKING A LOT ABOUT PLASTIC RECENTLY Sounds weird but I'm starting to realise how big of a problem plastic is. It started when I scrolled through my twitter…