A new Classic Kit story looks through Tillyer’s lenses
Andrea published the first part of his didymium-lens story, tracing Edgar Tillyer and Estelle Glancy’s work on corrective lenses.
chemistryworld.comRead the lens storyAndrea Sella is a UCL chemist, broadcaster and Classic Kit writer who brings chemistry to life through demonstrations, stories and citizen science.
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Andrea published the first part of his didymium-lens story, tracing Edgar Tillyer and Estelle Glancy’s work on corrective lenses.
chemistryworld.comRead the lens storyAndrea described a lecture that estimated the atmosphere’s mass, the carbon dioxide it contains and annual emissions, then related those figures to the world’s population.
Andrea posted that he was about to go on the BBC World Service to discuss chirality, the chemistry of handedness.
Andrea announced a new round of the schools project involving 250 students, 33 schools and 67 primary classes. Students were preparing lesson plans and getting ready to load 700 diffusion tubes.
mastodon.socialSee the project updateAfter announcing the appearance the previous day, Andrea reflected on a lively broadcast with technical hiccups and the pleasure of hearing bassist Gary Crosby play nearby.
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