Feb 2009

Physical Inorganic Chemistry

I know that most of my chemistry related topics tend to be on very new reports, with this one I am going back a few years... Read More...

SSH Keys - A Huge Timesaver

Remote access to servers is great, but I found myself spending more time entering passwords then working... Read More...

When a Bond Isn't

Many wild molecules have been dreamed up by theoretical chemists in the spirit of challenging the conceptions of a chemical bond... Read More...

Hit by a Bicycle

I was walking home last night, and I got hit by a bicycle! Here’s how it went down...
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Returning

The long weekend was nice, returning from it not so much... Read More...

The Stress Inducer

Today I did something I haven’t done in a while... Read More...

MRSA

Chances are, if you are an organic chemist, you are eventually going to get asked about cancer, or antibiotics, or really any medication... Read More...

Chemistry's Humpty

An article came out today that describes such a radical reconstruction of a molecule that I was reminded of Humpty Dumpty... Read More...

Interesting Quote

The scientific theorist is not to be envied... Read More...

Pathways Career Symposium

Today I attended a symposium put on by the UC Davis... Read More...

Bad Arrows

On more occasions than should be the case, while reading journal articles I’ve run across bad arrows... Read More...

Getting Paid

As you may or may not be aware of, graduate students to not make much money... Read More...

Too Much Chemistry?

The other night I had a dream that made me wonder... Read More...

Lindau Meeting

A trip to a bookstore got me thinking about a fairly recent development. I have been nominated... Read More...