According to the BBC, A contact of Alexander Litvinenko who tested positive for the same substance found in the Russian’s body has shown no evidence of “radiation toxicity”. Mario Scaramella is doing well and showing no signs of illness due to polonium-210. That said, it was reported at lunchtime that he’d received “five times the [...]

I’m totally confused by the specification for a mini format “SD” card I purchased to augment my Pure Evoke 3 digital radio… According the tech sheet: “Operating Temperature: 0 to 65C, Non-Operating Temperature: -20C to 75C” So, it will work from 0 to quite hot but not if it’s between -20 to 75C. But, isn’t [...]

Could the University of Illinois be the source of the world’s spam? It’s unlikely, but nevertheless the web server hosting the chemistry department’s website at Urbana goes by the domain name of “http://montypython.scs.uiuc.edu/”. Watch out for chemists that say, “Ni!”

Thinking of studying graduate chemistry at Bradley University (no relation)? Then, make sure you take a kick-boxing class first and get yourself a decent protective suit before you sign up for the analytical lab. According to the University’s prospectus, one of the compulsory modules on the course includes ultraviolent visible spectroscopy. This presumably involves someone [...]