Julian R. Silverman
@manhattanscientist.bsky.social
⚗️ teaching science @ the Fashion Institute 🧼 researching waste-derived materials 🌈
Forthcoming from RSC Books: How and Why Soap Works
#pigments #inks #mordants #paper fan of #gardenindicators
https://sites.google.com/view/sustainable-materials-lab/home
Forthcoming from RSC Books: How and Why Soap Works
#pigments #inks #mordants #paper fan of #gardenindicators
https://sites.google.com/view/sustainable-materials-lab/home
Say what you want about the dispensaries that are everywhere they are definitely a gateway to learning about terpenes.
November 28, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Say what you want about the dispensaries that are everywhere they are definitely a gateway to learning about terpenes.
One of my favorite things is stumbling into a new subway station and finding some great art.
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November 28, 2025 at 1:52 PM
One of my favorite things is stumbling into a new subway station and finding some great art.
🦭 🦭
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Putting together a demo for the talk with:
Chanel No 5
Not a Perfume
Eternity
And the timeless classic: BOD
Chanel No 5
Not a Perfume
Eternity
And the timeless classic: BOD
November 26, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Putting together a demo for the talk with:
Chanel No 5
Not a Perfume
Eternity
And the timeless classic: BOD
Chanel No 5
Not a Perfume
Eternity
And the timeless classic: BOD
Is it the holidays yet?
November 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Is it the holidays yet?
November 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
They love seeing how sharpie makes black from purples and yellow
November 21, 2025 at 1:49 PM
They love seeing how sharpie makes black from purples and yellow
Time for some TLC (tender loving chemistry)
November 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Time for some TLC (tender loving chemistry)
Me right now:
November 18, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Me right now:
Today’s highlight was the students finding a weevil in their dye bath. They rescued him and brought him to an oak tree out front.
November 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Today’s highlight was the students finding a weevil in their dye bath. They rescued him and brought him to an oak tree out front.
This week is iron and oak
Amazing how we get so many colors from iron
Amazing how we get so many colors from iron
November 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
This week is iron and oak
Amazing how we get so many colors from iron
Amazing how we get so many colors from iron
Really loving the detail on this 3M guide to shaving for respirator fitting:
November 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Really loving the detail on this 3M guide to shaving for respirator fitting:
Lots of friendly faces in PA
November 8, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Lots of friendly faces in PA
Just in time for NYC’s ornamental kale season
November 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Just in time for NYC’s ornamental kale season
#gardenindicators in action: testing to see if our student’s soap is safe for the skin
#gardenindicators in print:
How to find acids with flowers: Robert Boyle’s ‘syrrup of violets’ and the chemistry of color indicators
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#gardenindicators in print:
How to find acids with flowers: Robert Boyle’s ‘syrrup of violets’ and the chemistry of color indicators
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
November 7, 2025 at 12:33 PM
#gardenindicators in action: testing to see if our student’s soap is safe for the skin
#gardenindicators in print:
How to find acids with flowers: Robert Boyle’s ‘syrrup of violets’ and the chemistry of color indicators
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#gardenindicators in print:
How to find acids with flowers: Robert Boyle’s ‘syrrup of violets’ and the chemistry of color indicators
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Yesterday students make mozzarella to explore proteins and Thermo/mechano/chemical changes.
One class did better than the others :/
One class did better than the others :/
November 6, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Yesterday students make mozzarella to explore proteins and Thermo/mechano/chemical changes.
One class did better than the others :/
One class did better than the others :/
From ideation to creation
November 1, 2025 at 1:58 PM
From ideation to creation
Very excited to learn that blue light is separate from visible light /s
Is violet light still a thing?
Science miscommunication?
Is violet light still a thing?
Science miscommunication?
October 31, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Very excited to learn that blue light is separate from visible light /s
Is violet light still a thing?
Science miscommunication?
Is violet light still a thing?
Science miscommunication?
Microscale/macroscale
October 31, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Microscale/macroscale
Let there be light and heat: fiber ID
October 30, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Let there be light and heat: fiber ID
Excited to sail this ship.
Is it Halloween yet?
Is it Halloween yet?
October 30, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Excited to sail this ship.
Is it Halloween yet?
Is it Halloween yet?
It went very well 🍃
October 27, 2025 at 8:50 PM
It went very well 🍃
I’ve wondered for a while how we might be able to incorporate an OSHA 40 training into one of our lab classes or our toxicology class…
October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I’ve wondered for a while how we might be able to incorporate an OSHA 40 training into one of our lab classes or our toxicology class…
October 26, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Excited to try a new experiMINT with my students and talk about flavorants and aroma compounds.
October 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Excited to try a new experiMINT with my students and talk about flavorants and aroma compounds.