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Buy your own GLOWING FISH!
>The "Trojan gene" theory, for example, proposes that a transgenic fish altered to grow faster an ...
11-6-2006 at 18:24
by: neutrino
Determining percentage of alcohol mixtures.
Oh yes, I'd forgotten about that. Thinking doesn't work so well at 3 AM. :P Not bad for something I ...
11-6-2006 at 07:02
by: neutrino
Ca(NO3)2
Don't expect that much from that last reaction. There was a lot of debate about how to prepare dry n ...
11-6-2006 at 06:56
by: neutrino
Extraction of caffeine from tea or coffee!
[quote][i]Originally posted by chemoleo[/i]
In this prep, I wouldnt be worried about the lead, beca ...
10-6-2006 at 23:12
by: neutrino
about a microscope
What is the maximum useful magnification for an optical microscope? Things of a certain size (about ...
10-6-2006 at 22:54
by: neutrino
hydrogen from electrolysis
Full power is being produced by the alternator continuously regardless of how much is actually neede ...
10-6-2006 at 22:46
by: neutrino
Determining percentage of alcohol mixtures.
Mix the alcohols with another inert chemical with a boiling point much higher (at least 80*C higher) ...
10-6-2006 at 22:11
by: neutrino
Handling Nitrogen Triiodide NI3
Two notes to add:

Nitrogen trichloride is EXTREMELY dangerous. Any contact with organic material ...
10-6-2006 at 22:01
by: neutrino
Chloroform
The acetone + hypochlorite synthesis produces small amounts of carbon tetrachloride, a carcinogen. E ...
9-6-2006 at 12:06
by: neutrino
hydrogen from electrolysis
There seems to be some confusion around. Please answer one question tommy: where is the power from t ...
8-6-2006 at 18:40
by: neutrino
Question on making CH3NO2?
>For obtaining nitroalkanes (R-NO2) one has to nitrate alkanes with HNO3, NO2 or other suitable r ...
8-6-2006 at 14:40
by: neutrino
Water purity tests
Commercial test kits for this are readily available. I think it would be far cheaper and easier to j ...
6-6-2006 at 06:04
by: neutrino
Ammonium Sulphate
You could always heat it:

(NH<sub>4</sub>;)<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</ ...
6-6-2006 at 06:00
by: neutrino
Benzene, toluene distillation speed?
I would assume benzene because benzene is a smaller molecule than toluene. Thus it has fewer dispers ...
6-6-2006 at 05:56
by: neutrino
Red Flash Powder
>why does everyone immediately jump down whoever's neck with "BE CAREFUL DON'T BLOW YOURSELF UPP! ...
6-6-2006 at 05:51
by: neutrino
Melting point and chemical degradation
A little hot though.

Think about water and ice. They are different phases of matter, but that's a ...
4-6-2006 at 17:22
by: neutrino
Catalysts for H2O2
Potassium permanganate will react with hydrogen peroxide to form manganese dioxide. If you are conce ...
4-6-2006 at 12:14
by: neutrino
Removing the superoxide from potassium metal
To take the oxide off my sodium I melt it under oil and suck the metal into a heated pasteur pipette ...
2-6-2006 at 15:20
by: neutrino
Handling Nitrogen Triiodide NI3
That must have been a massive explosion. 1 liter of NI<sub>3</sub> mixture leveling a be ...
2-6-2006 at 15:17
by: neutrino
What grows on planet x with a fluorine atmosphere
Not much would survive with a fluorine atmosphere. SiO<sub>2</sub> would react with the ...
2-6-2006 at 15:06
by: neutrino
Binaries ( reactive targets)
Ammonium perchlorate is stable, unlike the chlorate.

Perchlorate can sensitize AN? I didn't know ...
2-6-2006 at 14:46
by: neutrino
Isolation of flavonoids (anthocyanidins ) from red cabbage juice
You can't boil it to dryness. You get a semi-liquid sludge. Although it is a pain in the ass to hand ...
2-6-2006 at 14:43
by: neutrino
DCM/HNO3 separation
There was a HUGE amount of discussion over at RS about this method. As I remember, the DCM simply be ...
2-6-2006 at 02:24
by: neutrino
Wired Magazine has an article about Amateur Chemistry
The important things are that

1. The article was in a positive tone.
2. The article was read by ...
1-6-2006 at 16:52
by: neutrino
Wired Magazine has an article about Amateur Chemistry
>“We want to give kids lessons that tie in to their real-world experiences without having them ...
1-6-2006 at 02:27
by: neutrino
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