Periodycal – The Compound Interest Newsletter

Hello! It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Again! I’m pretty sure I had a similar newsletter lapse around the same time last year. Effectively a newsletter hibernation of sorts, really, sluggishly lurching back into action now spring has arrived. Anyway, there’s a lot to catch you up on, including a few months of Periodic Graphics in C&EN, a look at so-called “forever chemicals” and where to find them, and a collaboration with the University of Oxford’s Periodically podcast.

Welcome to a Halloween special of the Periodycal newsletter! This edition is packed with Halloween chemistry infographics, old and new. From vampirism to candy corn, skeletons to spider webs, there’s something spooky for all. Plus there’s the usual round-up of chemistry news stories that I’ve found interesting and more! Thanks for reading Periodycal – The Compound Interest Newsletter! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.

Welcome to another edition of the Periodycal newsletter! This edition is a packed one as I’ve had a fairly productive month, so there are three new graphics for you to enjoy on auroras, inkcap mushrooms and pet kibble. As well as that there’s a new project I’m quite excited about that I’ve started working on.

Hello and welcome to another edition of the Periodycal newsletter! As summer winds down, we’re taking a look at some last-minute summer-themed hair chemistry as well as the science behind the air you breathe on flights to holiday destinations. There’s also a neat new resource that puts air pollution in context and the usual round-ups of interesting chemistry news and features.

Hi everyone! Thank you all for your patience in waiting for another edition of Periodycal. As sometimes happens, I got busy, got anxious about keeping up with some form of newsletter schedule, panicked, and then neglected it for a few months. The good news is that this edition is now crammed with graphics from the past few months, from polaroid photos to diarrhoea and constipation remedies.

Hello and welcome to another edition of the Periodycal newsletter! It’s Valentine’s Day, so this month’s newsletter has some love chemistry for those of you who love chemistry (see what I did there?). There’s also a new graphic on Chinese Lunar New Year customs and the chemistry behind them and a chance to win a Periodic Graphics tote bag.

It’s getting a bit late in the year for “Happy New Year”, but Happy New Year anyway, and welcome to a belated new edition of the Periodycal newsletter! I took a bit of an unintended winter break there, partly due to my decision to reboot the Chemistry Advent series over the Christmas period (more on that below).

Welcome to a slightly belated November edition of the Periodycal newsletter! This month sees the launch of a new project highlighting the work of scientists with disabilities, a new trick-or-treat inspired graphic on candy corn, and more revamped graphics from yesteryear. That’s along with the usual round-ups of chemistry news stories and/or features I’ve found interesting over the past month, and upcoming events or national days which I happen to have tie-in graphics for.

Welcome to October’s edition of the Periodycal newsletter! This month’s content includes a look at the history and mysterious workings of superconductors, a refresh of a classic graphic on the colours of autumn leaves, and a look back at last year’s Nobel Prize-winning research as this year’s awards kick off. Plus there’s the usual run-down of chemistry tie-ins for events in the coming month and a round-up of selected chemistry news stories and features.