Red wine…

…is a very useful and pleasurable indulgence we at tpog.net do take pleasure in. barrique red wines are amongst our favorites, so this news item had our hearts sparkling

Apparently Italian winemakers are moving away from using oak barrels to age their red wine, and looking to acacia, cherry, chestnut and mulberry instead. All […]

Polymer chemistry - wtf?

For all those readers out there who are no polymer chemists. I hope there are some, there must be: 2 out of 4 regular readers are also authors of this blog; both are polymer chemists. And since statistics say we only have 10% polymer chemists out there, you all are not.So, please check out this […]

Polymer Chemistry is the Home Depot of Chemistry?

Polymer Chemistry- The Home Depot of Chemistry. You are going to get your hands dirty. Also, have fun doing it yourself and trying to figure out what’s going on when (not ‘if’, ‘when’) it doesn’t work. The literature is not going to help you much with the “why”- it’ll just show you what to do. […]

In memoriam: Leslie Orgel

It just came to my attention that Leslie Orgel is dead. He died on October 27th 2007 as an 80 year old scientist who has certainly left a great impression, was recognized as a great mind and a generous human being.

Leslie Orgel was also known for his “second rule”, which states that “evolution is cleverer […]