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  1. _Hideki Shirakawa, Who Helped Turn a Lab Error Into a Nobel, Dies at 90_

    “…someone accidentally added 1,000 times too much catalyst to the reaction to create the polyacetylene. Instead of getting a black powdery substance, as expected, the result was a silvery film that looked more like metal than plastic. Dr. Shirakawa was intrigued by the result and began studying the unusual material to better understand its properties.”

    Most of my lab mistakes turned out to be mere blunders. I don't recall ever stumbling upon something *interesting* as a result… how about y'all?

    nytimes.com/2026/09/04/science

  2. _Hideki Shirakawa, Who Helped Turn a Lab Error Into a Nobel, Dies at 90_

    “…someone accidentally added 1,000 times too much catalyst to the reaction to create the polyacetylene. Instead of getting a black powdery substance, as expected, the result was a silvery film that looked more like metal than plastic. Dr. Shirakawa was intrigued by the result and began studying the unusual material to better understand its properties.”

    Most of my lab mistakes turned out to be mere blunders. I don't recall ever stumbling upon something *interesting* as a result… how about y'all?

    #Chemistry #PolymerChemistry #Chemiverse

    nytimes.com/2026/09/04/science

  3. Spent a lovely morning visiting the Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. They have an Alice in Wonderland theme going on at present. Beautiful old style Victorian building on the outside, modernized here and there, with incredible exhibits #Pittsburgh #Conservatories