The elements of coffee This year around, we had a really great group of students working in the Course on Laboratory Excercises in Radiochemistry. That’s the reason we decided that, instead of doing the regular Neutron Activation Analysis example where we determine the elemental composition of ground coffee, we would go for something slightly more fun: With much skill, […] Share this:Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window)Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading...
A nostalgic exercise in radiation measurements This week I’m running the “Radiochemisches Praktikum” here at the Atominstitut. With only 5 students this week it has been a good experience and some interesting discussions. Our example today is a very nice one we’ve been using for quite a long time. Way back, Prof. Buchtela built a nuclide generator out of a steel […] Share this:Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window)Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading...