Did you realise modern candle wicks are a marvel of engineering? The Professor takes a look at candle chemistry in this special video for Halloween. See all our videos at http://www.periodicv ideos.com/
See some real life uranium in this new video about element number 92 - the so-called "bogeyman of the periodic table". Videos like this about all the elements at http://www.periodicv ideos.com/
Our older video about uranim is at http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=02DVY0_SF uw
What was this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry all about? Our professor watches the live announcement then talks in simple terms about the winners.
Two previous winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry are fans of our YouTube videos. Read their testimonials at http://www.periodicv ideos.com/features.h tm
What role does helium play in the Large Hadron Collider? We ask this question after a helium leak shuts down the LHC. Videos about all the elements at http://www.periodicv ideos.com/
Our normal helium video is at http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=a8FJEiI5e 6Q
A special feature, with clips from each of our 118 element videos squeezed into 10 minutes. This was made to be shown at a local media centre in Nottingham, but we wanted to share it with YouTube also. See the full-length versions of our videos at http://www.periodicv ideos.com/
With Olympic fever sweeping the world, we compare the medals (and metals) athletes compete for - namely gold, silver and bronze. Videos about every element on the periodic table at http://www.periodicv ideos.com/
An updated version of our video about Xenon, marking the recent death of chemist Neil Bartlett who performed a famous experiment with the gas. Videos about all the elements at http://www.periodicv ideos.com/
Our original Xenon video can be found at http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=OvmhYx6it RE
Ready for a big bang? Hydrogen is the first element on the periodic table and the most abundant element in the universe. http://www.periodicv ideos.com/
What would you do if you spilt the UK's entire stock of plutonium onto your wooden work bench? Videos (and more fun stories) about all the elements at http://www.periodicv ideos.com/
Potassium is an "evil" element, but it's crucial to life. In this video see some violent explosions and the gentle creation of a potassium mirror. All our element videos at http://www.periodicv ideos.com/
By popular demand, we finally drop some caesium (cesium) into water. Will the reaction match the hype?
All the elements on video at http://www.periodicv ideos.com/
Our previous caesium video is at http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=GDMUb5mQs jo
Throwing Francium into water would be "the YouTube video of the century" according to our favourite chemistry professor! But is it possible? Videos of all the elements can be found at our website http://www.periodicv ideos.com/
Is zinc boring? We ask this question in our latest version of the video about this element. We've got videos about all 118 elements at http://www.periodicv ideos.com/
A new Bismuth video, including a better sample of Bimuth crystal and some information about its radioactivity. All the elements in our sereis at http://www.periodicv ideos.com/
Professor Martyn Poliakoff discusses the Periodic Table of Videos project as we enter the next phase of making films. See our website and all our films at http://www.periodicv ideos.com/
The Professor pays tribute to his late colleague John Salthouse, who was famous for his explosive demonstration lectures. More videos at http://www.periodicv ideos.com/
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