So I will be missing computer science in order to attend lectures and shadow students at UT. Interestingly enough, the students are learning the same chemistry as we are in class. Granted, they actually have to put what they learn into practice. Yet, their material, such as titrations, acid bases, etc. is really similar to ours here.
The Lecture:
The lecture was about the basics of a lab dealing with Dendrimer-Encapsulated Nanoparticles.
I learned quite a few things.I learned that you can't leave a solution of encapsulated nanoparticles just sitting out because the copper ions will re-ionize by themselves. The lecture also included some talk about technology (I know you like technology). The lab contains UV-vis spectrometers. These special kinds of spectrometers are basically really expensive spectrometers that can measure absorbance on a nano-scale. The data from the spectrometers can be fed into a variety of computer programs. The professor suggested Logger Pro. Logger Pro is one of the best applications for handling input from a variety of sensors.
It's pretty awesome.
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