A week of pride in science

Four important dates mark the calendar from the 15th to the 20th of November. They are days of science and pride, which merge into a joint cause, as they should. The 15th of November if the feast of Saint Albert the Great, patron saint of scientists. Paradoxal as it is, people who devote their life …

Judit Camargo: “Most solar filters are made in China and India and we want to make them here.”

Summer has oficially arrived and in May 2019 Judit Camargo created Roka Furadada, a company that's going to distribute sun cream with smart solar filters that activate according to the radiation they receive. We connect Zoom, as one does nowadays, and see each other for the first time. Judit hasn't been to the hairdresser's during …

LGBT+, science, acids and bases

Today, 5th of July, is LGBT in STEM day (STEM meaning science, technology, engineering and mathematics). A good way to celebrate is watching a video by doctor Lana Vuli, the science queen. In this video, Lana adapts my post about the real neutral pH with an LGBT twist. The tag on your shower gel might …

The multiple names of TNT

There are milions of chemical compounds and each one has its name. But some have more than one or more than two. An example of this is the well-known TNT. Although nowadays there is a system to name compounds according to specific rules, in the past their names were chosen quite randomly. The names that …

Hydrogen and helium broke the periodic table

Hydrogen (H) and helium (He) are two elements with things in common beyond their initial h. They are both gas at room temperature and nonmetals. They are the elements with the lowest atomic number and the most abundant elements in the universe. However, they do have differences. Hydrogen can be combined with most elements of …

Drag queen stories: the periodic table

Yesterday, 7th of February, was the Periodic Table Day. You didn't think I had forgotten, did you? You know I love talking about this wonder of chemical systematisation. But this time it is Lana Vuli who does, with an adaptation of my 12-y/o ramblings. Lana, drag queen scientist since January 2017, lets you know how …