Science

Real Geeks Dine At A Periodic Table Table

You claim to be interested in science? Do you sit down to eat your dinner at a periodic table table? No? Then be quiet. Because Theo Gray, co-founder of Wolfram Research, out-geeks you, hands down.


December 22, 2010
Science

World’s Smallest Periodic Table Etched Onto Human Hair!

Using focused ion beams, nanoscientists wrote the entire periodic table of elements onto a single human hair, and filmed the whole thing for your edification. As a bonus, watch them etch a Christmas greeting onto a snowflake!


December 3, 2010

Glow-in-the-Dark Uranium Soap

Don’t worry, it’s not radioactive – nor has it been milled from the soaplakes of Chernobyl. But it is ocean scented! And organic. And vegan, and not tested on animals… you get the picture. Just $US7. [PerpetualKid via 7Gadgets]


April 9, 2010

Periodic Table Of Imaginary Sci-Fi Elements

All the life-sapping elements dreamed up by TV shows, movies, authors and game studios are here – including Kryptonite, Element X and Vibranium. Classified by media, energy potential and origin, naturally. [RussellWalks via Urlesque via Neatorama via Kotaku]


April 8, 2010
Science

Element “Ununseptium” To Fill Periodic Table Gap

Welcome, ununseptium. With 117 protons, it is the latest super-heavy element, a discovery that fills a gap in the current periodic table of elements, and bolsters the idea that we may yet find an “island of stability” among heavyweight atoms


March 30, 2010
Science

The Periodic Table Of All The Periodic Tables

There. Now, your desire to see every object in the world into periodic tables has been granted: A periodic table of all the nerdgasmic, brilliant, and absurd periodic tables in the internets. [Keaggy - Thanks Mike!]


March 17, 2010
Entertainment

The Periodic Table Of Sci-Fi

I think I would’ve done a lot better in 10th grade Chemistry if we’d studied the Periodic Table of Sci-Fi Film and Television. And I get the feeling I’m not the only one. Click to biggie-size. [The Daily What]


October 10, 2009
Science

The Circular Periodic Table Of Elements

Researcher Mohd Abubakr says that his circular periodic table is better than Mendeleev’s. I’d have given him Nobel Prize in chemistry — if Obama hadn’t got it first for mixing himself a whiskey with Red Bull onboard Air Force One.


March 24, 2009
Gaming

And Now, The Periodic Table of Game Controllers

Inspired by the Periodic Table of Typefaces, Flickr artist Pixel Fantasy decided to chart out the jungle of game controller button configurations into a similarly geekgasm-inducing chart. It’s mighty pretty in high-res.


March 14, 2009

The Periodic Table of Typefaces

This sits beautifully nestled in my science geek and design geek Venn overlap quadrant: a good place to be.