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Gray Matter

Meet PopSci's resident mad scientist Theodore Gray, master of concoctions and combustions

Periodic Table: And be sure to check out Theodore Gray's one-of-a-kind periodic table at periodictable.com.

Each month, Popular Science features one of Theodore Gray's DIY (if dangerous) experiments. See the whole list here.

2006

January


Making a Perfect Match

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An Elemental Fascination

Our interactive periodic table showcases 93 element samples from the collection of PopSci contributing editor Theodore Gray, who spent four years assembling and photographing them.

See the interactive Flash verion here or purchase a hard copy.

Sometimes the best things in life are just a big mistake. My writing PopSci's chemistry column the past few years? All based on a complete misunderstanding.

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Titanium in Technicolor

With a battery and a can of soda, you can anodize the surface of titanium to create colors that will last forever

Dept.: Gray Matter
Element: Titanium
Project: Anodizing a titanium birdhouse
Cost: $75
Time: 2 hours
Dabbler | | | | | Master




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