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WolframAlpha: A useful resource for chemistry basics

Among the loads of various ‘concentration calculators’ and ‘grams-versus-moles converters’ that are available online, I think the one provided by WolframAlpha can be quite useful and is nicely done. For example, if you need to know how many moles of iron are present in 5 grams, just query ‘how many moles are in 5 grams [...]

(Not so) old habits: burying and forgetting chemical waste

It’s been a while since last post… I’ve been quite busy for several reasons, such as trying to get some of my research published, taking part at the annual meeting of the Swiss Chemical Society and, last but not least, spending three weeks doing military service – Switzerland still has mandatory military service for [...]