From Periodic Videos. Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff discusses some mysterious glassware discovered in a storeroom. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ More videos… Glassblowing: https://youtu.be/JPqGbOwOI58 Hot glass shatters in water: https://youtu.be/vdMlSJGg2s8 Glass and safety specs: https://youtu.be/E6B3uvhrcQk Videos on all 118 elements: http://bit.ly/118elements Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/periodicvideos More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ From the…

From Periodic Videos. We discuss a serious fire at the ion accelerator at GSI, and its various implications for the science community. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ See our full playlist of videos from GSI: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9eEsN9D48mcE6ElMkQcG28EE2EPbJWXI The GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research: https://www.gsi.de/en/start/news FAIR: https://www.gsi.de/en/researchaccelerators/fair Video report on the fire…

From Periodic Videos. This is the full interview with Professor Ariel Anbar from the main video we posted at https://youtu.be/g4BH4rIBqsc — he was a co-author of a paper about Arsenic Life which was later retracted by Science. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ Professor Anbar: https://search.asu.edu/profile/703187 The paper in question (now retracted by…

From Periodic Videos. See the full range of links listed below ↓↓↓ Learn to play Jane Street’s Figgie game and get started at: https://jane-st.co/figgie-periodicvideos (episode sponsor) Full length interview with co-author Ariel Anbar: https://youtu.be/3FwLoYnuok8 Our first video on Arsenic Life 15 years ago: https://youtu.be/rQ8jHM8QhU8 This video features Professor Martyn Poliakoff discussing the issue, with some…

From Periodic Videos. Nearly 10 years after dropping Lithium into 7 Up, we dig out the same batch of Li and try it with the "Zero Sugar" version of 7 Up. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ Bonus content from this video: https://www.patreon.com/posts/147557664 Previous Lithium in 7 Up video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofNN1b7xzFw Information about studying…

From Periodic Videos. A few more questions from a viewer Q&A with The Professor… More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ See also a few earlier videos from this Q&A Kilogram of any element – https://youtu.be/DgVyzPgOhXI Pompous Professor – https://youtu.be/xNbDe0K-p8w Name for 119 – https://youtu.be/o_KU9zd-lhs Also see Niobium – https://youtu.be/2ciPAsVTq6c Roentegenium – https://youtu.be/MTq1hzhCF0g Plutonium…

From Periodic Videos. We road test a newly-designed "bath bomb" which looks strangely familiar. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ Some other videos you might like… The Acid Bathtub in Breaking Bad – https://youtu.be/jA_tde6lUHI Halloween videos – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9eEsN9D48mf8CIYU1wRnWak0lcAnJN1u Videos on all 118 elements: http://bit.ly/118elements Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/periodicvideos More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/…

From Periodic Videos. The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded for the development of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs). More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ The prize was shared between Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi. This video features discussion with Martyn Poliakoff, Ben Pilgrim, Matthew Cliffe, and James Stephenson. Read about…

From Periodic Videos. It’s a new video about Dysprosium, a metal named after its own elusiveness. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/periodicvideos Here’s the latest version our table of patrons: http://periodicvideos.com/patreon_table/table.jpg This video features Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff and senior technician Neil Barnes at the University of Nottingham’s…

From Periodic Videos. Researchers discover a new allotrope of Nitrogen – it’s N6 More on Jane Street internships at https://jane-st.co/internship-pv-25 (episode sponsor) More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ The N6 paper – https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09032-9 Professor Peter Schreiner – https://www.uni-giessen.de/de/fbz/fb08/Inst/organische-chemie/schreiner/prs-group/coworkers/schreiner Discussing the research in this video is also Professor Martyn Polikaoff. An uncut version of…

From Periodic Videos. Satirist and singer Tom Lehrer (writer of The Elements song) dies at the age 97. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ Discussed by Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff. Tom Lehrer performs it: https://youtu.be/AcS3NOQnsQM See our version: https://youtu.be/afFw91fvNJM Daniel Radcliffe’s version on the BBC: https://youtu.be/rSAaiYKF0cs The Japanese version: https://youtu.be/ljsUVDOcYB0 Videos on all…

From Periodic Videos. We’re back at GSI and go directly to the source of its world famous Ion Beam… More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ Featuring Sir Martyn Poliakoff – along with Ralph Hollinger and Stephan Reimann from GSI. A video from a previous trip to Darmstadt: https://youtu.be/z3oY-XHwss8 GSI: https://www.gsi.de/en/about_us See our previous…

From Periodic Videos. Professor Martyn Poliakoff was plunged into darkness by the recent Iberian Peninsula Blackout – but that’s just the start of the story. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ See the paper about Resilience: https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2025/gc/d5gc90103k Videos on all 118 elements: http://bit.ly/118elements Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/periodicvideos More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ From…

From Periodic Videos. The Professor answers more viewer questions – with topics including elements (of course), dreaming, and hair shampoo. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/periodicvideos Our table of Patrons: http://periodicvideos.com/patreon_table/table.jpg Videos on all 118 elements: http://bit.ly/118elements Some previous videos from this Q and A (more soon, especially…

From Periodic Videos. We’re at GSI in Germany where rare samples of enriched isotopes are fashioned into targets for their epic accelerator. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ Featuring Sir Martyn Poliakoff speaking with Dr Bettina Lommel in the Target Lab. A video from a previous trip to Darmstadt: https://youtu.be/z3oY-XHwss8 GSI: https://www.gsi.de/en/about_us GSI…