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NileRed

Season 2020 2020

  • 2020-02-15T17:00:00Z on YouTube
  • 6m
  • 48m (8 episodes)
  • United States
I find that chemistry is often taught poorly or without a purpose. Because of this, people tend to lose interest and sometimes even start to hate chemistry. In each video that I make, I try to balance theory with purpose. My goal is to show the natural beauty of chemistry in fun and interesting ways. Chemistry is happening all around us all the time, and there are a lot of really awesome chemicals and reactions out there! In terms of education, I have a BSc in Biochemistry, with a minor in pharmacology. However, I've always been a lot more drawn to applied chemistry. So after finishing my degree, I worked as a lab tech in an organic lab and then as a chemistry grad student. However, I ended up leaving my graduate studies early to focus on this channel. Now, making chemistry videos has become my full-time job.

8 episodes

Season Premiere

2020-02-15T17:00:00Z

2020x01 Making uranium glass

Season Premiere

2020x01 Making uranium glass

  • 2020-02-15T17:00:00Z6m

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WARNING: Working with uranium and radioactive material is dangerous, and this video is for entertainment/educational purposes only. Please don't try and repeat what you see. Also, when the project is done, the waste needs to be dealt with and handled properly. On my second channel, NileBlue, I show what I did with it and you can check it out here: https://youtu.be/7ZUqSnc

2020-03-30T16:00:00Z

2020x02 Making aerogel

2020x02 Making aerogel

  • 2020-03-30T16:00:00Z6m

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It has taken many months, but I was finally able to make a decent aerogel!

Procedure resources: https://www.aerogel.org and https://bit.ly/g4gsf2s

Veritasium video: https://youtu.be/AeJ9q45PfD0
Applied Science video: https://youtu.be/X24np30GS2o
NileBlue video: https://youtu.be/JslxPjrMzqY

Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA

2020x03 Making glow toys from scratch

  • 2020-05-31T16:00:00Z6m

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Note: In my equation for ZnS + O2, please ignore my explanation below it. It doesn't make sense.

Ever since I was a kid, I've been fascinated by things that glow in the dark. I had a few glow toys that I really liked, but I either lost them or gave them away. I could've just bought some new ones, but I thought it would be a lot more fun to make my own from scratch.

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Warning: please don't try this yourself. Any leftover solvent can be very dangerous to ingest.

I've always liked the taste of energy drinks and for years now, I have wanted there to be caffeine-free versions (specifically RedBull). However, it doesn't seem like that is going to happen any time soon, so I decided to try and do it myself.

Old coffee extraction video

2020-08-01T16:00:00Z

2020x05 Making superconductors

2020x05 Making superconductors

  • 2020-08-01T16:00:00Z6m

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A few years ago, I saw a video about superconductors and it looked like anti-gravity magic. So, I decided to try and make some superconductors myself and to see if I could re-create the effect myself.

In particular, I'll be making a YBCO superconductor, which is one of the few practical high-temperature superconductors.

Procedures:
1) One with potential problem: https

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Giveaway: https://gleam.io/hAG82/bath-salt-water-giveaway

By weight, Epsom Salt is actually 53% water and this is something that has always blown my mind. It just felt way too much to be possible and I've finally decided to test it out myself.

Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA

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