Wednesday – 25th June

So the 2nd annual #RealTimeChem Week is underway! That mean that, once again, it’s time for the #RealTimeChem awards. This year the three best tweets of the whole week win a fabulous #RealTimeChem Week 2014 branded mug as a prize, which you can find out about on the FAQ!

As in the previous year, the awards are ordered into Ag (10 winners), Au (7 winners) and Pt (3 winners). Please note that within these categories they are in no particular order of favoritism. Those Tweeters who have won a Pt will be the lucky ones with a chance to win the prizes.

So without further ado, onto the 2014 awards.

Wednesday. Hump day of the working week. Half way through the working week. Half way through the awards for #RealTimeChem week. Apparently, “Wednesday’s child is full of woe”, which is pretty unfair on children born on a Wednesday. How about “Wednesday’s child is full of wonder”. What do you think Grumpy Cat?

Okay. Point taken. On with the awards for Wednesday.

Silver Awards

As @chemistLN has found, a good supervisor always know how to motivate you.

My new motivational at my desk, but my PI wants it in the lab. #realtimechem http://t.co/ujyzPkltio

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LN (@ChemistLN) June 25, 2014

Jason Khoury made his own colour chart out of perovskites!

Tunable band gap hybrid perovskites. #RealTimeChem http://t.co/COQrnl9HYa

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Jason Khoury (@JasonKhoury1) June 25, 2014

Chemists are generally big fans of beer and Dr Neil shares the first of hopefully many brewings to come from burly men with supreme facial hair.

Inaugural brewing at @standysbrewing 's new brewery in St Andrews. Definitely #RealTimeChem http://t.co/ife1RtpW44

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Dr Neil (@theyakman) June 25, 2014

Vittorio plays around with magnetite, forming his very own rorschach test. Why does he see a bat? Because he’s Batman!

Magnetite, the dark knight rises. #realtimechem http://t.co/VJnO1rFJkY

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Vittorio Saggiomo (@V_Saggiomo) June 25, 2014

As TehshikYoon shows chemistry isn’t always pretty colours and explosions. Sometimes you can spend a lot of time writing and then an even longer time checking that dissertation/thesis/latest paper. It’s all chemistry.

Editing a dissertation draft. Not quite as pretty as a flask full of crystals, but still #realtimechem for me. http://t.co/s5XaLQNkOU

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Tehshik Yoon (@TehshikYoon) June 25, 2014

If you must do lone working. Make sure people know you are. If possible do it in a way they will definitely remember. I think Erik has that covered.

Made a sign for when I'm working alone in the lab. #RealTimeChem http://t.co/SR7LTdrB3f

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Erik Goebel (@ErikSGoebel) June 25, 2014

TodayInTheLab’s glove box looks sad and a lonely, like its missing its inorganic chemist.

Glovebox looking pretty defeated on this #humpday Wednesday... #RealTimeChem http://t.co/1HP0PyLm2O

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Lab Daily (@TodayInTheLab) June 25, 2014

I’m pretty sure DanySR has been experimenting on Smurfs in the Lab…or blueberries.

I've seen some pretty tasty workups this week. I raise you my blue one! Metal-free. #realtimechem http://t.co/ZsF8p8B7mB

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Daniela Sustac (@DanySR) June 25, 2014

Putting stuff in Liquid Nitrogen. It never gets old does it? As proved by the Conway Group

OK, here are the flowers going into the liquid nitrogen #RealTimeChem telly.com/1M04LGK”

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Stuart Conway (@conway_group) June 25, 2014

Dennymay grew one hell of a keeper of a crystal. Now, just how did you get it out of there?

Slow growth means crystals you could mount on a ring. #realtimechem http://t.co/YV1svPIcem

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Denny (@dennymayo) June 25, 2014

                  Gold Awards                   

I’m pretty sure Organometallica has won the competition for biggest crystals this #RealTimeChem week and got themselves a gold.

Who wants to play "biggest crystals of #realtimechem week?" http://t.co/9w5LnQyLxZ

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  (@Organometallica) June 25, 2014

Paul Coxon lost his wafer, but I think I see the remains of The One Ring.

Weird looking CV plot, so peered inside the furnace and saw my wafer had fallen off. A wasted morning #realtimechem http://t.co/SpcfUGyls8

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Dr Paul Coxon (@paulcoxon) June 25, 2014

@mantalek Starts a round of RealTimeChem haikus. Really capture the feel of those lab moments.

A Haiku for #RealTimeChem : My product's not there This reaction worked last time NMR a mess

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Mitchell Antalek (@mantalek) June 25, 2014

Brian gives us some invaluable advice on just how bad that stench really is. They should put that on the label!

Do not open - Stench! 3-methylindole, aka skatole, aka "essence of stale beer farts". #realtimechem #stinkyscience http://t.co/BC0jmZicA6

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Brian Wagner (@DrummerBoy2112) June 25, 2014

A rather funny tweet from Angelo. I’m sure that all those sample behaved themselves.

Gather around samples, it's measuring time #RealTimeChem @RealTimeChem http://t.co/S7OHSAGx29

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Angelo Frei (@Angelo_Frei) June 25, 2014

Laura Jane shows off the perfect shoes to do chemistry in. I wish there was a J on the Periodic table…

My doodled @TomyTakkies make the perfect lab shoes #RealTimeChem http://t.co/cRLTsmTcQJ

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Laura Jane (@laurajane0103) June 25, 2014

Andreas gave us a proper lesson and a classy looking photo all in one.

Didynium glasses! Block the yellow wavelength emission from sodium when heating glass #glassblowers #realtimechem http://t.co/Z988tPVpOX

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Andres Tretiakov (@Andrestrujado) June 25, 2014

 

Platinum Awards

Note that these three lucky people will be entered into the final Tweet of the Week competition and are in with the chance of winning a #RealTimeChem week 2014 mug!

 

Mmmm Peanut butter. Creamy, creamy peanut butter goodness….oh hell. Chemists and their mistaking products for food tendencies. Beautiful shot though @jgrimesjr

"I've made peanut butter!" Thought the chemist until the strong amine smell nearly knocked him over #realtimechem http://t.co/dBYDhYE9Gp

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John Grimes (@jgrimesjr) June 25, 2014

After all that peanut butter, I should wash it down with Neurotic Chemist’s unknown wine. It’s the only solution. I think it’ll take quite a few samples to determine it’s identity. Yes, quite a few.

For chemists: alcohol is a solution. #RealTimeChem @RealTimeChem http://t.co/4v5LS0pH5l

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Neurotic Chemist (@NeuroticChemist) June 25, 2014

St Stev shows off a classic experiment known as Pharaoh’s serpent. It’s a oldie, but a goody and I really like this before and after shot.

Fun in the lab with Pharaoh's Serpent (decomposition of mercury thiocyanate), coinciding with #RealTimeChem week! http://t.co/Su2kXGtvsO

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St Stev (@ststev) June 25, 2014

 

We are over the hump. Well done again to all of the winners and thank you for taking part in #RealTimeChem week 2014. We’re half way through the awards now, but plenty of time to share some chemistry and have some fun with the rest of the community.

 

-Doctor Galactic & The Lab Coat Cowboy-