Quantum Dots made with… olive oil?
Making QDots is a well known reaction that I once did at University. But.. what if we made it unusually difficult for ourselves by refusing to buy proper solvents? Subreddit: / explosionsandfire Merch: https://explosionsandfire.shop/ Join the Discord!! / discord Patreon: / explosionsandfire References: "Phosphine-free synthesis of monodisperse CdSe nanocrystals in olive oil" https://doi.org/10.1039/B607022A Music: All tracks are from the Aphex Twin soundcloud release pile
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Making weird GLS Glass at home
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Electricity Does Not "Split" H₂O. And That's VERY Useful.
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Trying to make a New Yellow pigment
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dont send that Plutonium guy to jail
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beating Chlorine Trifluoride…
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My PhD Thesis is Due. We’re making ice cream
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I Hacked Into The World's Worst E-Bike And Fixed It
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Synthesizing Chicken Noodle Soup From Pure Chemicals
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Jeffrey Epstein: The Secrets of Zorro Ranch
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What If Humanity Never Masters Fusion?
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Making Bismuth Germanate in the microwave
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Getting the Neodymium from Harddrive Magnets
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The World’s Scariest Acid. 100% Perchloric Acid
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Making doped Yt oxide for ‘Upconversion’
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Building a Gifford-McMahon Cryocooler With 3d-Printed Parts
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CsPbBr3 Fluorescent Nanocrystals in my shed
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Cadmium Extraction from NiCd Batteries?
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I turned an old van into a 2-STORY tiny house
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Let’s attempt Tellurium glass (with bright fluorescence!)
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