Hypergolic Reaction - Periodic Videos


Pete shows us a fiery reaction that doesn't need a match. For more on hypergolic reactions see our Lunar Lift-Off video.


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Caesium or Cesium - Periodic Table of Videos


Here it is - five grams of caesium in water... But did you know caesium (aka cesium) is also used to define the length of a second? For extra footage and replays of the reaction visit www.youtube.com More chemistry at www.periodicvideos.com Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com And on Twitter at twitter.com Periodic Videos films are by video journalist Brady Haran


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Which element for Christmas?


What element would you like for Christmas? We asked the "Periodic Table of Videos" team, along with a few other people at the University of Nottingham's School of Chemistry! And we'd love to hear from you too!


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Two new elements - Periodic Table of Videos


Chemistry officials have confirmed the creation of two new elements - so now names will be given to elements 114 and 116. More chemistry at www.periodicvideos.com


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Beautiful Elements - Periodic Table of Videos


Tell us which one you like best? Leave us a comment. These portraits of elements are an exhibit was part of "The Elements" exhibition at Science Gallery, Dublin, Ireland. Included are Mercury, Iron, Gold, Platinum, Uranium, Calcium, Carbon, Silicon, Radium, Arsenic, Cobalt, Argon, Copper and Lead. More chemistry at www.periodicvideos.com Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com And on Twitter at twitter.com PS: Here's an officially approved portrait of Gormley's iron sculpture!!!! www.sciencegallery.com


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Favourite Reactions - Viewer Questions


The team describe their favourite and most beautiful chemical reactions, again in response to a viewer question. More chemistry at www.periodicvideos.com Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com And on Twitter at twitter.com Extra info from this video: Barking Dog www.youtube.com Hydrogen www.youtube.com Chemical Garden www.youtube.com Coke cans www.youtube.com CO2 www.youtube.com Sam's CO2 mishap www.flickr.com


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Unusual Periodic Table - Periodic Table of Videos


The Professor encounters a "fantastic" periodic table at a university in Rio, Brazil. Its lay-out is unusual and it contains several elements with surprising symbols, including Vi for Francium. Hi-res pic of the table at www.flickr.com More chemistry at www.periodicvideos.com Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com And on Twitter at twitter.com


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Childhood Chemistry - Viewer Questions


The periodicvideos team recall their first exposure to chemistry - and share a few embarrassing childhood pictures! Extra pics on the blog at periodicvideos.blogspot.com More chemistry at www.periodicvideos.com We're on Facebook at www.facebook.com


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Hydrogen - Periodic Table of Videos


We've updated our hydrogen video by exploding a bigger and better balloon. But what creates the fireball? More chemistry at www.periodicvideos.com Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com And on Twitter at twitter.com Periodic Videos films are by video journalist Brady Haran


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Nuclear Reactors in Japan - Periodic Table of Videos


Following the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, we discuss what is causing problems at the nuclear reactors in Fukushima. More chemistry videos and news at www.periodicvideos.com


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The Elements Song - Periodic Table of Videos


Our version of the most famous chemistry anthem - The Elements by Tom Lehrer. See videos on all the elements at www.periodicvideos.com BLOG (includes editing timeline): periodicvideos.blogspot.com With thanks to Dave Cheeseman: www.davecheeseman.com


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Sapphire Ring - Periodic Table of Videos


Kate Middleton's sapphire, diamond and white gold engagement ring is just an excuse for The Professor to talk about chemistry. The ring was given to her by Prince William and once belonged to Princess Diana. More chemistry at www.periodicvideos.com


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Flerovium and Livermorium - Periodic Table of Videos


Flerovium and Livermorium have been proposed as the names for elements 114 and 116. More chemistry at www.periodicvideos.com Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com And on Twitter at twitter.com Periodic Videos films are by video journalist Brady Haran


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Graphene - Periodic Table of Videos


The Professor discusses graphene as two UK-based scientists win the Physics Nobel Prize for its discovery. More videos at www.periodicvideos.com


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Periodic Videos Goes Live (extra footage)


Raw footage and shots from our filming of the Periodic Table of Videos live show. The main edited highlights video is at www.youtube.com


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Periodic Table of Cupcakes


A birthday present for Professor Martyn Poliakoff. The cakes - baked and decorated by undergraduates at the University of Nottingham - were presented early because The Prof was due to be in Ethiopia his actual birthdate on December 16. Big thanks to Radmila (icing ninja), Emily (with the steady hand), Alice, Rob (assistant cameraman), Aimie (chief organiser), Astrid, and Rebecca (cake whisperer). Photos at www.flickr.com More chemistry at www.periodicvideos.com Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com And on Twitter at twitter.com Periodic Videos films are by video journalist Brady Haran


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Special message from the Periodic Table of Videos


Periodicvideos film-maker Brady Haran with a message to mark our 300th upload. DETAILS OF OUR PAPER IN NATURE CHEMISTRY: periodicvideos.blogspot.com Here's a link to Backstage Science: www.youtube.com More from us www.periodicvideos.com


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Periodic Table Rap - Periodic Table of Videos


We celebrate our 50000th subscriber with a periodic table rap. The full song by Oort Kupier and his own video can be found at www.youtube.com More chemistry at www.periodicvideos.com Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com And on Twitter at twitter.com


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Natural Red 24 - Periodic Table of Videos


Brazilin, or Natural Red 24, is a chemical found in Brazilwood trees. We looked at it during our recent road trip to Brazil. More chemistry at www.periodicvideos.com Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com And on Twitter at twitter.com


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Coke Cans in Acid and Base - Periodic Table of Videos


We put two aluminium Coke cans into Hydrochloric Acid and Sodium Hydroxide. More chemistry at www.periodicvideos.com Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com And on Twitter at twitter.com Periodic Videos films are by video journalist Brady Haran


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Chemistry of Creme Eggs - Periodic Table of Videos


We celebrate Easter in the lab with a light-hearted look at Cadbury Creme Eggs. More chemistry at www.periodicvideos.com Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com And on Twitter at twitter.com Periodic Videos films are by video journalist Brady Haran


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Fire Water - Periodic Table of Videos


What do you get when you mix potassium, diethyl ether and a little bit of water? More chemistry at www.periodicvideos.com Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com And on Twitter at twitter.com Periodic Videos films are by video journalist Brady Haran


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World's Smallest Periodic Table


We etch a tiny periodic table onto a hair belonging to chemistry Professor Martyn Poliakoff. More chemistry at www.periodicvideos.com Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com And on Twitter at twitter.com Periodic Videos films are by video journalist Brady Haran


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Gold from Outer Space - Periodic Table of Videos


The Professor discusses new research suggesting why gold (among other dense metals) is found close to the Earth's surface. Our thanks to everyone at the Central Deborah Gold Mine in Bendigo, especially Joel. www.central-deborah.com More chemistry at www.periodicvideos.com Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com And on Twitter at twitter.com Periodic Videos films are by video journalist Brady Haran


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Yellow Diamond - Periodic Table of Videos


The Sun-Drop diamond has sold for a staggering $10.9 million (plus buyer's premium). A world record for a yellow diamond. We discuss a bit of its science with Professor Martyn Poliakoff. More chemistry at www.periodicvideos.com Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com And on Twitter at twitter.com Periodic Videos films are by video journalist Brady Haran


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'Nasty' chemicals - Viewer Questions


Our chemists say the most common misconception about chemistry is that chemicals are "nasty, toxic and horrible". This is another video in response to a viewer question. More chemistry at www.periodicvideos.com Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com And on Twitter at twitter.com


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Fluorine (version 1) - Periodic Table of Videos


Our new and much improved fluorine video at www.youtube.com Fluorine is a pale yellow gas and is the most reactive element. Videos about all the elements at www.periodicvideos.com


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Chemical Reactions


Links to full videos below. Just some of the chemical reactions performed so far by The Periodic Table of Videos. More chemistry at www.periodicvideos.com Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com And on Twitter at twitter.com Periodic Videos films are by video journalist Brady Haran Music in this video courtesy of www.vate.com.mx FULL LIST OF REACTIONS WON'T FIT IN THE VIDEO DESCRIPTION, BUT CAN BE FOUND AT periodicvideos.blogspot.com Here are the ones I think will be most requested? 0.00 Sulfur Barking Dog: www.youtube.com 0.02 Hydrogen: www.youtube.com 0.03 Apollo Lunar Lift-Off Chemistry: www.youtube.com 0.06 Pete's Coloured Flames: www.youtube.com 0.11 Magnesium: www.youtube.com 0.12 Cake Blowing Up: www.youtube.com 0.16 Pistol Gunpowder: Not in a video yet? 0.17 White Phosphorus: www.youtube.com 0.20 Helium Balloon cooled with Liquid Nitrogen: www.youtube.com 0.24 Liquid Oxygen: www.youtube.com 0.27 Cokes Cans in Acid and Base: www.youtube.com 0.35 Cheeseburger in HCl: www.youtube.com 0.36 Aqua Regia dissolves gold: www.youtube.com 0.39 Fluorine and cotton wool: www.youtube.com 0.40 Smashing Liquid Nitrogen Pumpkin: www.youtube.com 0.49 Phosphorus: www.youtube.com 0.50 Caesium (first go): www.youtube.com 0.57 Magnesium in CO2: www.youtube.com 1.01 Krakatoa Tubes: www.youtube.com 1.05 Pumpkin Thermite: www.youtube.com 1.09 Pete's Coloured Flames again: www.youtube.com 1.25 Sulphuric Acid and Sugar: www.youtube.com 1.29 Fluorine and Steel Wool: www.youtube.com 1.35 <b>...</b>


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Periodic Table Art - Periodic Table of Videos


We encounter an artistic periodic table while visiting Bendigo, in Australia. Royal Australian Chemical Institute page about the table: www.raci.org.au More chemistry at www.periodicvideos.com Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com And on Twitter at twitter.com Periodic Videos films are by video journalist Brady Haran


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Coded Strobing Photography: Compressive Sensing of High Speed Periodic Videos


Veeraraghavan, A., Reddy, D., Raskar, R. (2011) IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence. Paper www.umiacs.umd.edu We show that, via temporal modulation, one can observe and capture a high-speed periodic video well beyond the abilities of a low-frame-rate camera. By strobing the exposure with unique sequences within the integration time of each frame, we take coded projections of dynamic events. From a sequence of such frames, we reconstruct a high-speed video of the high-frequency periodic process. Strobing is used in entertainment, medical imaging, and industrial inspection to generate lower beat frequencies. But this is limited to scenes with a detectable single dominant frequency and requires high-intensity lighting. In this paper, we address the problem of sub-Nyquist sampling of periodic signals and show designs to capture and reconstruct such signals. The key result is that for such signals, the Nyquist rate constraint can be imposed on the strobe rate rather than the sensor rate. The technique is based on intentional aliasing of the frequency components of the periodic signal while the reconstruction algorithm exploits recent advances in sparse representations and compressive sensing. We exploit the sparsity of periodic signals in the Fourier domain to develop reconstruction algorithms that are inspired by compressive sensing.


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Methane - Periodic Table of Videos


We look at the molecule methane (CH4). More videos about molecules and elements at www.periodicvideos.com


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Laser Dye at Halloween - Periodic Table of Videos


The periodicvideos team demonstrates a laser dye for Halloween. More chemistry at www.periodicvideos.com Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com And on Twitter at twitter.com Periodic Videos films are by video journalist Brady Haran


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2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry - Periodic Table of Videos


Daniel Shechtman is awarded the Nobel Prize for his discovery of quasicrystals. Discussed here by Professor Martyn Poliakoff and Sixty Symbols' Professor Phil Moriarty. More chemistry at www.periodicvideos.com Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com And on Twitter at twitter.com Periodic Videos films are by video journalist Brady Haran


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Wallabies and Methane - Periodic Table of Videos


New research show wallabies are low "emitters" of methane - unlike cows - and instead produce another chemical during digestion. Filmed at Cleland Wildlife Park, Adelaide, during our recent trip to Australia. More chemistry at www.periodicvideos.com Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com And on Twitter at twitter.com Periodic Videos films are by video journalist Brady Haran


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Angry Chemists - Periodic Table of Videos


UK chemists have written to Prime Minister David Cameron over funding cuts in the field of organic chemistry. The Professor explains why. And here's a link to a letter The Professor himself wrote to Margaret Thatcher... periodicvideos.blogspot.com More chemistry at www.periodicvideos.com Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com And on Twitter at twitter.com


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Thunder & Lightning - Periodic Table of Videos


Thunder & Lightning is a famous chemistry lecture given by experts at the University of Nottingham, including periodicvideos' very own Pete Licence. Here we show some highlights of the lecture with Pete wearing a small camera on his lapel to give you a "lecturer's eye view". More chemistry at www.periodicvideos.com


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Iodine - Periodic Table of Videos


Make sure you have Iodine in your diet, or you may get "Derbyshire Neck". More elements at www.periodicvideos.com


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Iridium and Osmium Discovery - Periodic Table of Videos


Smithson Tennant's discovery of Osmium and Iridium is beautifully documented in the Royal Society archives. Professor Martyn Poliakoff explains. More chemistry at www.periodicvideos.com Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com And on Twitter at twitter.com Periodic Videos films are by video journalist Brady Haran


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Siphon in a Vacuum - Periodic Table of Videos


Successfully operating a siphon in a vacuum, using an exotic ionic liquid that can handle the extreme conditions. With thanks to Adrian Boatwright and Pete Licence. The paper (not free unfortunately) is at pubs.acs.org More chemistry at www.periodicvideos.com Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com And on Twitter at twitter.com Periodic Videos films are by video journalist Brady Haran


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Traffic Lights - Periodic Table of Videos


The traffic light reaction sees a solution change colour from green to red to amber. More at www.periodicvideos.com


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Bioethanol - Periodic Table of Videos


Another video from our recent trip to Brazil - this time discussing the country's famed use of bioethanol as fuel. The Professor finds everything is not as he expected.


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Ununseptium - Periodic Table of Videos


A Russian team announce they've created six atoms of Ununseptium, filling the last remaining gap in our current periodic table of elements. More chemistry at www.periodicvideos.com


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Element Collector - Periodic Table of Videos


The Professor meets a man who collects elements and "builds" periodic table displays.


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Element 120 - Periodic Table of Videos


Attempts to create element 120 raise the issue of the so-called "island of stability". Professor Martyn Poliakoff discusses. Details to see The Prof in Sydney at periodicvideos.blogspot.com More at www.periodicvideos.com


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Mr Dunaiski - Periodic Table of Videos


Here's the teacher and original periodic table which inspired the periodicvideos and sixtysymbols projects. More chemistry at www.periodicvideos.com Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com And on Twitter at twitter.com Periodic Videos films are by video journalist Brady Haran


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The Professor answers more questions


More student questions posed to The Professor at a recent gathering in Asia. Visit our website at www.periodicvideos.com


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Oxygen - Periodic Table of Videos


Our updated Oxygen video features new footage displaying the paramagnetism of liquid oxygen. More chemistry at www.periodicvideos.com Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com And on Twitter at twitter.com Periodic Videos films are by video journalist Brady Haran


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Caesium or Cesium (version 2) - Periodic Table of Videos


An even newer version of our caesium video can be found at www.youtube.com By popular demand, we finally drop some caesium (cesium) into water. Will the reaction match the hype? All the elements on video at www.periodicvideos.com Our previous caesium video is at www.youtube.com More chemistry at www.periodicvideos.com Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com And on Twitter at twitter.com Periodic Videos films are by video journalist Brady Haran


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