Tungsten (new) - Periodic Table of Videos
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Published 2024-03-28
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This video features Professor Martyn Poliakoff, Neil Barnes and Alex Kibler. It was filmed, edited and produced by Brady Haran.
Thanks to Midwest Tungsten Service for the cube of Tungsten which now sits proudly in Neil's office - shop.tungsten.com/tungsten-cube/
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All Comments (21)
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I've always appreciated how much the professor recognizes Neil's skill and work and how much he tries to get everyone else to understand how important he is.
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Wow, Professor Martyn hasn't aged at all in 15+ years.
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"Neil wanted something more spectacular." The opening sentence in every OSHA report at Nottingham. :)
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“Neil is obsessed by size. He was amazed how small it was” -The Professor (2024)
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As a retired technician myself I always appreciated getting some acknowledgment of my skills but it happened far too little during my 30 years working life. So it is gratifying to have someone of Professor Poliakoff's standing acknowledge our work.
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22 minute video about tungsten!? That's a W
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I worked as a lab tech for years in the polymers industry and we were certainly looked over in terms of credit for the things that we had to do. Thank you, Neil. For all that you do for not just these videos, but for science and the university and everything else. We appreciate you.
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I don't know why but, even if I've never heard Neil speak, I picture him as a child in a candy store when he does experiments, like, on the outside, he looks completely professional and composed, but on the inside, there's this kid that's super jumping with joy every time he gets to do experiments.
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Appreciation comment for Neil and all the technicians out there!
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"If you're ever swimming in mercury, use a molybdenum life jacket." xD
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I hope the young kids watching these videos understand just how incredibly lucky we are that the professor is still working and still healthy and that they can go back and watch a decade and a half worth of videos! That is a gift that will be timeless and given freely to the entire world!
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Thank you from all the Technicians. I don’t know if I’ve ever felt more recognized than watching the end of this video
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isopropanol was mentioned. Ever considered doing videos on alcohol? Ethanol, methanol, propanol, isopropanol , and whatever others. It'd be interesting to see where a lab might prefer one to the others for specific experiments.
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Many thanks Professor Martyn and Neil and Brady for a truly fascinating exploration of tungsten’s properties. The demonstrations were magnificent. I had to laugh out load when the professor commented that after a year the university’s suppliers were unable to supply powdered tungsten but when ordered on Amazon it arrived within a couple of days. Surely herein lies a tale!
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Nice to see a call out for Neil for the work he did in helping make this video. All to often, lab techs are overlooked but the knowledge and experience they possess from years of working in the labs makes them an invaluable resource that should be appreciated much more. Great video too. 👍
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I worked as a technician and am always surprised how under recognized the profession is. That said, there is a huge variation in what technicians do and are able to do, I was basically a postdoc working as a technician. :) Just was never interested in the higher position as I wanted to work in science all my life (didn't happen in the end, but long enough). In space, technicians would be extremely valuable as well, there's a way larger pool to choose from then just university grads.
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You guys have always done a good job of showing Neil as a critical member of your team. That's one of the things I like about this channel.
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Chemistry is the world's most valuable form of "screwing around."
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Thanks for the shout-out to technicians. It made me realise that probably why I am watching this is because at school in the mid-sixties I was a lab monitor for a while, then my first job was as a Medical Laboratory Technologist, where we did the tests, and differentiated ourselves from the Technicians, who maintained the equipment, then later worked for decades as a Telephone Exchange Technician, which I enjoyed. Always Safety First.
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As an ex technician that made me feel very happy and warm inside. Nice one Mr P !
