 Belousov-Zhabotinski Reaction In 1972 Art Winfree (e.g. Science 175 634-6) and I simplified a chemical oscillator (Zaikin and Zhabotinski, Nature 225 535) to the point where it can be made to work reliably for students, with a manageable number (four) of inexpensive components with a shelf life of years. It has the disadvantage that bromine is emitted, but not in dangerous amounts in an airy room. Click here for details of Jack's B-Z reaction kit: |