Sir Martyn Poliakoff

Professor Martyn Poliakoff, from our Periodic Videos series, has been awarded a knighthood in the New Year's Honours List.

The UK Government's citation for Sir Martyn says: 

"Professor Poliakoff is an inorganic chemist, whose work has been taken up by industry, notably in the construction of the world’s first multi-reaction supercritical fluid plant. He is a global leader in the field of green and sustainable chemistry and his work in engaging the public with chemistry has been recognised internationally, including through the Periodic Table of Videos on YouTube. As Vice-President and Foreign Secretary of the Royal Society, he is a key ambassador for the UK scientific community."

Here's our YouTube video on the news...

And here's a BBC news report on the announcement.

Videos of 2014

It's that time of year, when people post "best of 2014" lists, so here are some from me.

MOST WATCHED OF 2014
1. Cheeseburger in Acid (2012)
2. Cake Cutting
3. Minus a Tweflth
4. Chihuahua Bubbles
5. Dangerous Chemical (2012)

MOST WATCHED OF 2014 (that were uploaded in 2014)
1. Cake Cutting
2. Minus a Tweflth
3. Chihuahua Bubbles
4. Unlock Car with Brain
5. Pi is Beautiful

MOST ATTENTION (ie: total minutes watched)
1. Cake Cutting
2. Minus a Tweflth
3. Cheeseburger in Acid (2012)
4. Real Plutonium (2012)
5. Epic Circles

Hillary Suspension Bridge

Here is the Hillary Suspension Bridge, which I can be heard discussing from time to time (including Episode 27 of Hello Internet).

The Bridge, usually crossed early on the second day of a trek to Everest Base Camp, is the beginning of the steep climb to Namche Bazaar.

A strange part of crossing bridges like this is sharing them with animals. The video below was filmed on a nearby bridge on the trek to base camp.