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First reported Apr 18 2013 - Updated Apr 18 2013 - 1 reports

Texas disaster: What links fertilisers and explosions?

What makes fertilisers explosive?The element nitrogen, which is present in almost all fertiliser because it is a major plant nutrient. "Nearly every explosive that is used – TNT, nitroglycerin – contains nitrogen," says Martyn Poliakoff, a chemist at ... [Published New Scientist - Apr 18 2013]

Entities: Nitrogen, Martyn Poliakoff, Fertilizer, Detonation

First reported Feb 25 2013 - Updated Feb 25 2013 - 1 reports

University of Nottingham

The world's tiniest periodic table

Tonight, I got to meet Martyn Poliakoff — the fabulously frizzy-haired University of Nottingham chemist who you might recognize from a series of awesome videos about the periodic table that Xeni first blogged about back in 2008 . This is his business ... [Published Boing Boing - Feb 25 2013]

Entities: Periodic Table, Martyn Poliakoff, University of Nottingham

First reported Dec 10 2012 - Updated Dec 11 2012 - 1 reports

Eric Sprott: Silver to Outshine Gold as the Investment of this Decade!

Today news headlines proclaimed "Gold rises" due to Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti's plans to resign, while CNBC cited expectations of future Federal Reserve easing. Regardless of the reason, Gold was barely up, trading just a little above 1,710 ... [Published St George West - Dec 10 2012]

Entities: Silver, Martyn Poliakoff, Day Trading, Paul Tucker

First reported Dec 09 2012 - Updated Dec 10 2012 - 2 reports

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Inside The Bank Of England's Gold Vault

Submitted by Tyler Durden : For those who think any documented presentation of the physical gold held by the world's oldest central bank usually takes place on a movie set in Burbank, CA here is a video featuring University of Nottingham's chemistry ... [Published St George West - Dec 09 2012]

Entities: Martyn Poliakoff, Chemistry, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

First reported Dec 07 2012 - Updated Dec 08 2012 - 1 reports

Bank of England

This Is What $315 Billion Worth Of Gold Looks Like

Filmmaker Brady Haran and chemist Martyn Poliakoff go inside the vaults of the Bank of England , where $315 billion worth of gold bars currently sit. Each shelf consists of one ton of gold, which equates to $56 million of gold. Take a look at the ... [Published Clusterstock - Dec 07 2012]

Entities: Martyn Poliakoff, Bank of England, Reddit

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The element nitrogen, which is present in almost all fertiliser because it is a major plant nutrient. "nearly every explosive that is used – tnt, nitroglycerin – contains nitrogen" says Martyn Poliakoff, a chemist at the University of Nottingham, UK

Texas disaster: What links fertilisers and explosions? [Published New Scientist - Apr 18 2013]

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Texas disaster: What links fertilisers and expl... [Published New Scientist - Apr 18 2013]
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Eric Sprott: Silver to Outshine Gold as the Inv... [Published St George West - Dec 10 2012]
Inside The Bank Of England's Gold Vault [Published St George West - Dec 09 2012]
Inside The Bank Of England's Gold Vault [Published Zero Hedge - Dec 09 2012]
This Is What $315 Billion Worth Of Gold Looks Like [Published Clusterstock - Dec 07 2012]

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The world's tiniest periodic table [Published Boing Boing - Feb 25 2013] Tonight, I got to meet Martyn Poliakoff — the fabulously frizzy-haired University of Nottingham chemist who you might recognize from a series of awesome videos about the periodic table that Xeni first blogged about back in 2008 . This is his business ...
Eric Sprott: Silver to Outshine Gold as the Inv... [Published St George West - Dec 10 2012] Today news headlines proclaimed "Gold rises" due to Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti's plans to resign, while CNBC cited expectations of future Federal Reserve easing. Regardless of the reason, Gold was barely up, trading just a little above 1,710 ...
Inside The Bank Of England's Gold Vault [Published St George West - Dec 09 2012] Submitted by Tyler Durden : For those who think any documented presentation of the physical gold held by the world's oldest central bank usually takes place on a movie set in Burbank, CA here is a video featuring University of Nottingham's chemistry ...
Inside The Bank Of England's Gold Vault [Published Zero Hedge - Dec 09 2012] For those who think any documented presentation of the physical gold held by the world's oldest central bank usually takes place on a movie set in Burbank, CA here is a video featuring University of Nottingham's chemistry professor Professor Martyn ...
This Is What $315 Billion Worth Of Gold Looks Like [Published Clusterstock - Dec 07 2012] Filmmaker Brady Haran and chemist Martyn Poliakoff go inside the vaults of the Bank of England , where $315 billion worth of gold bars currently sit. Each shelf consists of one ton of gold, which equates to $56 million of gold. Take a look at the ...