Chemistry for the Future: Incredible Machines

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Chemistry for the Future: Incredible Machines episodes

June 23, 2014 X-Ray crystallography: revealing the shape of molecules
Dr Richard Cooper on x-ray crystallography - an incredibly powerful technique for determining the 3D structure of crystals.
6 min
June 19, 2014 The Zeeman Decelerator and ultracold chemistry
The Zeeman Deceleator is used to do ‘ultracold chemistry’ – slowing down molecules in order to study reactions. Katrin Dulitz shows off her amazing machine.
3 min
June 19, 2014 Incredible Machines: Conclusion
Dr Ashley Shepherd concludes the Incredible Machines series by explaining what makes her the most excited about working as a scientist in the Department of Chemistry.
5 min
June 19, 2014 Mass spectrometry: how does it work, and why should you care?
From cutting-edge cancer research to sustainable fish farming, Dr James McCullagh explains the importance of mass spectrometry.
14 min
June 19, 2014 Glassblowing: a beautiful, crucial, trade
Watch glassblower Terri Adams in action as she creates scientific tools from the flames.
9 min
June 19, 2014 Inside NMR Spectroscopy
Dr Tim Claridge takes apart an NMR machine to show us how this technique is used in research with application in human health and beyond.
9 min
June 19, 2014 The Stark Decelerator & ultracold chemistry
The Stark Decelerator was built from scratch in the basement of the Chemistry Department. Dr Brianna Heazelwood shows how this incredible device is used to study molecules.
6 min
June 19, 2014 Incredible Machines: Introduction
Dr Ashley Shepherd introduces the extraordinary machines used by Oxford chemists, and tells us about her work as a surface analyst.
5 min

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It was here in Oxford, in the 1600s, that great minds such as Hooke, Boyle, Willis and Wren laid the foundations of modern experimental science. Like their famous forebears, today’s Oxford scientists continue to undertake world-leading research: making fundamental new discoveries and applying cutting-edge knowledge to the major societal and technological challenges of the day. The research happening right now in the Department of Chemistry is uniquely poised to have a major impact on everything from our health to our energy sources – in other words, it is enabling our shared future. To read more about our research, please visit http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/researchthemes.asp.