Chemistry & Sports

Chemistry & Sports

Author: ChemistryViews

A growing compilation of articles on chemistry related to sports

 

Spotlight: Tales of Olympic Marathons,
ChemistryViews 2024.
https://doi.org/10.1002/chemv.202400072
Strychnine and brandy instead of water, women in the marathon, from about 40 km to exactly 42.195 km, hyponatremia, cannabinoid receptors

Quiz: Olympic Torch Quiz,
ChemistryViews 2021.
https://doi.org/10.1002/chemv.202100066
How much do you know about the background of the reliable and media-effective transport of the flame?

Video: What is a Football Shirt Made Of?,
ChemistryViews 2018.
https://doi.org/10.1002/chemv.201800050
The video looks at the different materials football shirts are made of and the properties of these materials

Clever Picture: The Science of Football,
ChemistryViews 2012.
https://doi.org/10.1002/chemv.201200063
What would a football game be without chemistry?

Spotlight: Faking It: The Science of Artificial Snow,
Victoria Barton,
ChemistryViews 2016.
https://doi.org/10.1002/chemv.201600017
Considering the rising temperatures and the costs of snowmaking, does it have a future?

Video: The Chemistry of Pools,
Celine Henk,
ChemistryViews 2018.
https://doi.org/10.1002/chemv.201800057
Chlorinating agents are commonly used to keep pools clean and sanitary. Find out how they work, why pools have this distinct smell and much more …

Clever Picture: The Chemical Journey of the Olympic Torch,
ChemistryViews 2012.
https://doi.org/10.1002/chemv.201200086
Each of the 34 designs of the official Olympic torch has relyed on chemistry to stay alight throughout the torch relay

Quiz: World Cup Ball Chemistry Quiz,
ChemistryViews 2018.
https://doi.org/10.1002/chemv.201800130
Test your knowledge of the World Cup ball

   
   

 

 

 

 

 

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