Just How Small is an Atom? by TEDEducation

Just how small are atoms? And what’s inside them? The answers turn out to be astounding, even for those who think they know. This fast-paced animation uses spectacular metaphors (imagine a blueberry the size of a football stadium!) to give a visceral sense of the building blocks that make our world.

Lesson by Jonathan Bergmann (http://flippedlearning.org/)
Animation by Cognitive Media (http://www.cognitivemedia.co.uk/).
View the full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/just-how-small-is-an-atom

shychemist:

Had a slow lab in chemical engineering. Decided to make the best of it and record a few gifs of the distillation column that was displayed. It was fun to look at. So many bubbles.

Its distilling a mixture of isopropyl alcohol (2-propanol) and normal-propyl alcohol (1-propanol).

ianbrooks:

Tea Chemistry Set by Art Lebedev

Adorned with a traditional Gzhel pattern, this ceramic chemistry set has been repurposed as a Russian tea set. The best kind of science is the type you can drink.

(via: yankodesign)

WHAT.

(via lonecenturion)

14-billion-years-later:

ebullientefflorescence:

kari-shma:

Maria S.C. Lamp by Pani Jurek

Test Tube Lamp.

I want the rain cloud in the doorway. Must make this.

 Oh God this is even better than the plasma chandelier I want when I’m older.

It just occurred to me I need to marry an engineer.

Everything about this is perfect.