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We have updated our ALD Periodic Table, please share it so that others can have a quick reference! As always if there is a material that you think we missed please let us know.

Updated 2014 Atomic Layer Deposition periodic table. This chart provides a quick reference for materials that can be deposited with ALD as of 2013.

For those interested in how brandy is made, here is a Discovery news tour.

Hey, There's Chemistry in My Cocktail! [VIDEO] : Discovery News Get a tour of a brandy factory to find out how much science goes into your drink.

For a little entertainment this week we thought we would share a short video for the Brainiac Series. Anyone who has ever thought about taking some Cs home to put in a bucket should find it interesting.

Brainiac Alkali Metals Explosions and science from UK Sky One series Brainiac.

A group at Wake Forest University has created a new lighting solution. It utilizes carbon nanotubes dispersed in an electroluminescent layer. The peer reviewed article is located at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1566119912004831.

Goodbye, fluorescent light bulbs: New lighting technology won't flicker, shatter or burn out Say goodbye to that annoying buzz created by overhead fluorescent light bulbs in your office. Scientists at Wake Forest University have developed a flicker-free, shatterproof alternative for large-scale lighting.

A fun way to learn about historical events in Chemistry.

The discovery of americium (Am) was announced on this day in 1945.

Find out more and explore our chemistry calendar!
http://www.rsc.org/learn-chemistry/collections/chemistry-calendar

To give you something fun to look at this Friday, we found an ant holding a microchip.

http://i.imgur.com/KKUxP.jpg

Visiting the Institute and see his office was a truly inspiring experience. Years ago I was able to stand in the library he used and the classroom he used to teach in. This is a fantastic quote from a very brilliant scientist.

Quantum physics pioneer Niels Bohr won the Nobel Prize in 1922 “for his services in the investigation of the structure of atoms and of the radiation emanating from them”.

Read more: http://bit.ly/RUMtGM via Nobelprize.org and Across the Universe; from quarks to quasars

Scientists at Stanford have developed a plastic that mimics human skin. This may give people with prosthetic limbs the chance to feel through them.

Touch-sensitive plastic skin heals itself Chemists and engineers have created the first synthetic material that is both sensitive to touch and capable of healing itself quickly and repeatedly at room temperature. The advance could lead to smarter prosthetics or more resilient personal electronics that repair themselves.

Surface scientists are finding new inspiration in nature. Nano-structured surfaces may provide new ways to keep surfaces free of contamination or keep liquids flowing freely.

How Butterfly Wings Can Inspire New High-Tech Surfaces Producers: Ohio State has a broadcast studio with Vyvx and ISDN technology. To schedule an expert, contactJoe Camoriano, (614) 378-6478.

A research group has developed a spray on, transparent PV cell.

UCLA's new transparent solar film could be game-changer One of the holy grails of solar cell technology may have been found, with researchers at UCLA announcing they have created a new organic polymer that produces electricity, is nearly transparent and is more durable and malleable than silicon.

Lab on a chip is a fascinating field. The picture below is "lungs on a chip". Researchers are now using living cells inside a small chip in order to test their reaction to molecules.

Engineers are developing "organs-on-a-chip", microchips lined with living cells that mimic the structure and biochemical behaviour of a human organ, making drug screening much easier. The image below belongs to one of the first "lungs-on-a-chip" and it is roughly the size of a memory stick. This technology could also put an end to animal experimentation

Read more: http://hvrd.me/WEjDih and watch an explanatory video here: http://hvrd.me/UxMQEs