Andres Jäschke, University of Heidelberg, on working on super high-risk projects and how to deal with failure and unsuccessful experiments in research
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High-Risk, High-Reward Research Projects

Considering the Computer as a Partner in the Discovery Process
Gisbert Schneider, Direktor Singapore-ETH Center, on perseverance in research, the power of the ignorant creativity of the youth, scaffold-hopping and frequent hitter

Connecting and Empowering Early-Career Chemists
Dr. João Borges on his work with chemical societies

How Can a Firefly Glow?
The video explains how bioluminescence works in the firefly and why it glows at all

How Is an Etching Created?
Etching is a printing technique that combines art and chemistry

How to Make an Egg Transparent?
The video shows how to see the yolk in the egg without destroying the egg

What are Patents? How Do You Read Patents?
Research results are published not only as scientific literature, but also in the form of patents. The video shows how to read and use them

How Do Oil Paints Dry?
The drying process of oil-based paints can take several weeks to months or years. Why does it take so long?

What Are Face Masks Made of?
We use them all the time, but what are they actually made of? How does the filter effect work?

Polymer Science Is Far From Being Dead
Markus Antonietti about his research, Staudinger, Faust, the Kitchen Lab of the Max Planck Institute, and the Noodle catalyst