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A CHEMICAL laboratory of a new type was opened at the Imperial College of Science and Technology by Mr. A. J. Balfour on June 24. The laboratory is fitted with apparatus of a size which will render it necessary for chemical processes to be carried out under conditions closely resembling those which are present on the large scale. Just as the ordinary scientific laboratory contains specimens of all types of apparatus necessary for small-scale work, the new laboratory contains appliances which will enable the student to carry| through the corresponding large-scale operations in a manner which will render it possible for him to study the influence of those factors, such as heat exchange, etc., which are not of vital importance in ordinary laboratory work. Students, and especially research students, whether they intend to follow an academic or an industrial career, will thus obtain a knowledge of large-scale conditions which it has hitherto been possible to acquire only by actual works experience. Moreover, the means for preparing initial material in large quantities will be of the greatest value for the research workers in the chemistry department of the college. It is hoped that a full description of the new laboratory, with illustrations, will appear in a forthcoming number. The equipment was provided by Mr. W. G. Whiffen, an old student of the college.
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Notes. Nature 107, 561–566 (1921). https://doi.org/10.1038/107561b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/107561b0