Faraday Discussions on Nanotechnology

The most recent Faraday Discussions from the Royal Society of Chemistry focuses on nanotechnology--more specifically, molecular wires and nanoscale conductors. UMass Amherst users have online access to Faraday Discussions via the library catalog, and RSC has also made several articles from this issue freely available to all.

If you use feedreader software like My Yahoo, Bloglines, or FeedDemon, you can subscribe to RSS feeds for RSC journals, including Faraday Discussions--more info.

(via Dana Roth, PAMNet)

The language of chemistry?

A little dead-of-winter fun....

Dr. Mark Nandor, a math teacher at the Wellington School in Columbus, OH, has come up with what he describes as "an exhaustive list of 'chemical symbol words.'" These are words that can be spelled entirely using chemical symbols.

The longest such word Dr. Nandor came up with is NoNRePReSeNTaTiONaLiSmS.

(via Slashdot)