Why is mercury a liquid?

Relates very much to our discussion of IM in CHE 112.

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/the-curious-wavefunction/2013/07/31/what-does-mercury-being-liquid-at-room-temperature-have-to-do-with-einsteins-theory-of-relativity/?WT.mc_id=SA_emailfriend

International REU programs

Study abroad, research...why not both?

Check into it here...but hurry, the deadline is January 31!

http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/global/international-center/programs-by-country/global/global-undergraduate-programs/international-research-experience-for-undergrads--ireu-/ireu-outside-us.html

Here is a resource for finding Chemistry and other REU's

REU stands for Research Experience for Undergraduates

http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/reu_search.jsp

These are typically 10-week programs where a student gets a valuable experience working in a lab, and you typically receive a stipend (most are between $3-6K for the summer).

These are competitive programs, so you should apply early and often!

:)CSM

Found this from Scientific American...

Why so jittery, large amounts of caffeine in food and beverage products.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/media/inline/why-so-jittery_3.jpg

Nice video on Bomb Calorimetry

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxkzTCb1suE

New ACS Webinar-Vroom!

Thursday, October 24, from 2-3pm

http://acswebinars.org/motorcycles-and-cars#

ACS Webinar on YouTube

Students, let me know if you wish to watch this and count for extra credit Webinar!

Chemistry and the Art Detective:

http://youtu.be/eBHhIMEdCy8