Looking at the history of tobacco consumption – from chewing and snuffing to smoking
The Chemistry of Tobacco – Part 1
The Chemistry of Breaking Bad Goes Viral
A spontaneous idea for an article results in overwhelming positive feedback the authors hadn’t expected
The Biochemistry of Peppers
How is it that only plants from the genus Capsicum are able to synthesize compounds that sting one’s tongue so intensely?
Diet Coke and Mentos Fountain
The startling reaction of Diet Coke and Mentos sweets was a mystery for many years
Beer and Baby Oil: The Chemistry of Everyday Objects
Professor A. Flint and K. Anscheit developed chemistry experiments for secondary school students using everyday objects
Vitamin C Deficiency
It took hundred of years and a long sequence of small advantages and missed opportunities to discover the importance of vitamin C
Go Beyond Traditional Ways
Uwe Freiherr von Lukas, Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics, Rostock, talks about Germany's first science soap
The Chemistry of Breaking Bad
The multi-award-winning TV series is demanding, exciting, amusing, often shocking, and made with great attention to chemistry details
Chemical Poems: Hydrogen
Poems based on the natural properties of each of the elements of the periodic table
The Oktoberfest Rearrangement
A closer look at the chemical role hops play in the beer-brewing process shows how beer owes its marvelous flavor to a great deal of chemistry