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Beyond its remarkable properties, titanium minerals also look spectacularly.
Exploring click chemistry: its principles, techniques, and groundbreaking applications.
People ask 'is water wet?' as if it were obvious. Really, it's not.
Imagining chemical elements as comic book heroes.
They're actually more similar than you'd think.
Oxidation is Loss, Reduction is Gain (of electrons).
Calling them 'fatter atoms' is considered rude.
A.k.a why our lakes are not completely frozen over and why your ice floats in your cocktail.
The time of the uu's is over!
It turns out you don't have to look further than gold jewelry to experience Einstein's relativity.
Borax is a versatile mineral that has been used for centuries for a variety of purposes, from cleaning to preserving food.
From ancient civilizations to modern day, the allure of gold has never waned. But where does this precious metal actually come from?
The science behind the Statue of Liberty's iconic green color.
The unlikely story of how an unusual material became entwined with a country's identity.
That's a huge mark made by a tiny number.
An unassuming, yet extremely important alloy.
Materials scientists have never been able to replicate the quality of true Damascus blades to a tee.
AM-III also works as a semiconductor, allowing it to transfer electrical current.
Hard water can ruin your washing machine, but also your hair and skin. On the flipside, it's great for drinking!
Concrete in some Roman piers is not only still viable today but stronger than it ever was. Its secret sauce? Seawater.
They really tie the room together.
So shiny.
It's sustainable and surprisingly versatile!
The blessing and the curse of plastic.
This technique is currently our key to the past.
Let's take a look at this pretty unique substance which permeates our bodies.
The two look identical but they can be quite different.
Who doesn't love a good meal?
You gotta crack some plankton to make crude oil.
It's chemical warfare!
Some are surprising, some are dangerous -- but all amazing chemical reactions. Don't try this at home!
We drink it, we bathe in it, but it's stranger than you'd think.
Oh yeah, chemistry!
It’s one of the most common confusions in the English language. In short, silicon is the chemical element Si, while silicone is a synthetic polymer. Although it appears like the words are synonyms and can be used interchangeably, they’re not and they designate completely different things. Let’s detail a bit on what each of them are, […]
The discovery of green fluorescent proteins heralded a revolution in cell biology, enabling researchers to monitor cellular processes by applying themselves to a variety of protein and enzyme targets. Over the years, they’ve enabled thousands of successful experiments, triggering events that ultimately saved many lives. In 1961, Osamu Shimomura and Frank Johnson, working at the Friday Harbor […]
Concrete practically surrounds us, but how many of us really know what it is?
The next time you throw away an aluminium can, picture the can half full of gasoline. That's how much energy goes into making it, and how much energy will have to be spent to produce a new one rather than recycle.
Such materials combine the best properties of glass and metals into one amazing product.
Watch the video all to the end – it starts off a bit slow, but it gets pretty rad towards the end. I’m not sure what I was expecting to happen… but it clearly wasn’t this: So what’s happening here? Well, it’s plain to see that a bunch of dark particles precipitate at the bottom […]
Coffee beans undergo several processes before they become the delicious brew we all know. The coffee beans we’re used to seeing, the brown ones with a delightful flavor, are roasted. Raw coffee beans have a different color and smell very differently. So what makes roasted coffee look, smell, and taste so different from raw coffee? The […]
