Notacon 7

I’ll be in Cleveland April 15-18, speaking at Notacon (I’ll be in the West Room April 16 at 11am).

I went to Notacon last year and had a complete blast, so this year, I’m giving a talk called “Mine’s Smaller Than Yours: Nanotechnology and Chemistry in a DIY Setting.”

I’ll be talking about history of the garage chemist, the recent disappearance, and how easy it is to get started with a basic home chemistry lab.

I’ll also be doing a live chemistry demo of magnetite nanoparticle synthesis and suspension into a true ferrofluid.  I’ll also explain why all the “ferrofluids” on Instructables (and most other places on the ‘net) are not real ferrofluids.