Every year we do videos for the Nobel Prizes in chemistry and physics.
It is always bit of a mad scramble to find someone who might have something to say at really short notice!
Here are this year's, from Sixty Symbols and Periodic Videos.
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Thursday, 9 October 2014
Wednesday, 9 October 2013
Nobel Prizes of 2013
It has become bit of a tradition for us to post videos very quickly on the day of the physics and chemistry Nobel Prizes.
It's normally a crazy day for me - rushing to post detailed videos within a few hours of the announcements.
In fact I think one of Professor Poliakoff's favourite days of the year is me filming him as he watches online and reacts immediately.
Unfortunately this was not possible this year - I have flown to San Francisco for a conference at YouTube.
We will try to catch up when I get back, although it might take a little while due to other commitments.
Of course, this year's physics prize was awarded for the Higgs Boson, which we have covered in great detail on Sixty Symbols... Here are just some of our videos already:
The chemistry prize looks like largely unchartered territory for periodicvideos, but Professor Poliakoff has already been in touch and promised to speak about it. Other members of the team may also contribute.
Finally, here are our Nobel Prize videos from previous years to keep you occupied.
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
OTHER NOBEL VIDS
It's normally a crazy day for me - rushing to post detailed videos within a few hours of the announcements.
In fact I think one of Professor Poliakoff's favourite days of the year is me filming him as he watches online and reacts immediately.
Unfortunately this was not possible this year - I have flown to San Francisco for a conference at YouTube.
We will try to catch up when I get back, although it might take a little while due to other commitments.
Of course, this year's physics prize was awarded for the Higgs Boson, which we have covered in great detail on Sixty Symbols... Here are just some of our videos already:
The chemistry prize looks like largely unchartered territory for periodicvideos, but Professor Poliakoff has already been in touch and promised to speak about it. Other members of the team may also contribute.
Finally, here are our Nobel Prize videos from previous years to keep you occupied.
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
OTHER NOBEL VIDS
Thursday, 6 October 2011
Quasicrystals and a busy day
At 10.45am yesterday I had never heard of quasicrystals.
By 2pm I'd filmed and edited a video all about them.
Such is the life of a video journalist.
The video was about the awarding of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
It has become an annual tradition that we do "on-the-day videos" about the physics and chemistry Nobel Prizes for periodicvideos and Sixty Symbols.
However the chemistry video turned into bit of a technical nightmare... Mainly due to a combination of fatigue and my eagerness to finish it quickly.
(I had to attend and film an inaugural lecture in the evening, which added to the pressure)
I ended up uploading the film three times before getting it just right (one of the times due to a stupid typo which had the prize awarded in 2001 rather than 2011).
Not my finest hour.
But well done to my professors-on-demand - Martyn Poliakoff and Phil Moriarty - who explained the prize well and immediately!
By 2pm I'd filmed and edited a video all about them.
Such is the life of a video journalist.
The video was about the awarding of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
It has become an annual tradition that we do "on-the-day videos" about the physics and chemistry Nobel Prizes for periodicvideos and Sixty Symbols.
However the chemistry video turned into bit of a technical nightmare... Mainly due to a combination of fatigue and my eagerness to finish it quickly.
(I had to attend and film an inaugural lecture in the evening, which added to the pressure)
I ended up uploading the film three times before getting it just right (one of the times due to a stupid typo which had the prize awarded in 2001 rather than 2011).
Not my finest hour.
But well done to my professors-on-demand - Martyn Poliakoff and Phil Moriarty - who explained the prize well and immediately!
Tuesday, 4 October 2011
Some cool Nobel Prize stuff
Today the Nobel Prize in Physics was announced.
The 2011 winners were Saul Perlmutter, Brian Schmidt and Adam Riess for discovering the accelerating expansion of the universe through the study of supernovae.
Each year Sixty Symbols tries to make videos about the announcement.
This year was easy because some of our Nottingham-based astronomers actually knew the winners.
In fact, our own Mike Merrifield is on quite good terms with co-winner Brian Schmidt.
In our video, Mike sheepishly admits he has doubted an aspect of Brian's work and the two have a long-standing bet about it.
With the Nobel Prize committee's verdict now pubic, Mike concedes he owes his old friend a bottle of whisky.
But there's another fascinating link with today's prize and Sixty Symbols.
Another of our regular contributors and fan favourites - Professor Ed Copeland - was cited in the Nobel Prize committee's announcement (see image).
Unfortunately Ed was not in Nottingham today so I couldn't interview him - but I'll try to catch him soon and find out what it's all about!
The 2011 winners were Saul Perlmutter, Brian Schmidt and Adam Riess for discovering the accelerating expansion of the universe through the study of supernovae.
Each year Sixty Symbols tries to make videos about the announcement.
This year was easy because some of our Nottingham-based astronomers actually knew the winners.
In fact, our own Mike Merrifield is on quite good terms with co-winner Brian Schmidt.
In our video, Mike sheepishly admits he has doubted an aspect of Brian's work and the two have a long-standing bet about it.
With the Nobel Prize committee's verdict now pubic, Mike concedes he owes his old friend a bottle of whisky.
But there's another fascinating link with today's prize and Sixty Symbols.
Another of our regular contributors and fan favourites - Professor Ed Copeland - was cited in the Nobel Prize committee's announcement (see image).
Unfortunately Ed was not in Nottingham today so I couldn't interview him - but I'll try to catch him soon and find out what it's all about!
Nobel Prize Back Catalogue
With the 2011 physics and chemistry Nobel Prizes about to be announced, here's a chance to re-live our previous Nobel Prize videos from Sixty Symbols and Periodic Table of Videos.
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