Chemistry of the dark arts – Happy Halloween!

Spooky ghosts, scary skeletons and glowing pumpkins! Get in the Halloween spirit by watching some creepy Chemistry experiments.

Three rounded glass vessels are filled with yellow and orange liquid, with jack-o-lantern faces painted on each in black

30 October 2023

Welcome to our Chemistry of the dark arts…

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Watch these chilling experiments conducted by UCL Chemistry staff, and have a spooky Halloween! Narrated by UCL Science & Technology Studies student Andrea Lekare.

Creative producers: Claire Gacki (also camera person), Hannah Shalloe (also video contributor) and Helena Wong. Thank you to Professor Andrea Sella for his inspiration, Cesar Reyes for the thin films and Luka Nunar for the video equipment.