Tag: chemistry

How Lava Lamps Work

March 15, 2024 admin

By Henry Dieckhaus Lava lamps! Who doesn’t love those bubbly little jars of fun-colored magical goo? These fascinating contraptions, originally […]

Your Cells are Left-handed: The Chirality of Living Things

October 27, 2023 admin

By Henry Dieckhaus Approximately 10% of people identify as left-handed if asked to write a sentence or throw a ball […]

Calorie

Glossary

March 17, 2023March 17, 2023 admin

(noun. /KAL-or-ee/) by Mariah Jones What does it mean? A calorie is a unit of energy. One calorie is the […]

Mouthwatering Munchables: The Maillard Reaction

March 6, 2023 admin

by Siena Mantooth Crispy french fries, toasted brioche rolls, seared steak – what makes all these foods taste incredible? The […]

Alkaline diet, yay or nay?

November 18, 2022 admin

by Mariah Jones In a world of having access to information at our fingertips we can become easily influenced. There […]

Fluorescence

Glossary

November 18, 2022November 18, 2022 admin

(noun. /floor-ESS-uns/) By Rami Major What does it mean? Light travels in waves. The length of these waves (also called […]

El Legado de las Chicas del Radio

Español

November 18, 2022 admin

Publicado en Noviembre 10, 2022 por Margaret Dedloff (English version) Traducido por Maria X. Cardenas, PhD El radio es un […]

The Legacy of the Radium Girls

November 10, 2022November 18, 2022 admin

by Margaret Dedloff(En Español) Radium is a radioactive metal that can be found naturally in the environment. Radium was discovered […]

It’s All Gouda: The Science of Making Cheese

May 5, 2022August 25, 2022 admin

by Margaret Dedloff We eat cheese as a snack, we put it on our pasta and our pizza, we even […]

Why are Blueberries Blue?

Chemistry and Earth Science

April 22, 2022July 23, 2023 admin

by Taylor Tibbs Versión en Español I can think back to the hot summers of my childhood bickering with my […]

Smelling Sulfur: the Chemical Culprit behind Eggs, Skunks, and Garlic Breath

April 8, 2022 admin

by Bree Iskandar All of us are familiar with the distinctly unpleasant smells of rotten eggs, garlic breath, skunk spray, […]

Wavelength

Glossary

April 8, 2022April 22, 2022 admin

(noun. /WAYV-length/) by Amy Aponte What does it mean? Waves transmit energy from one point to another in the form […]

Yield

Glossary

February 17, 2022February 17, 2022 admin

(noun. /yeeld/) by Anna Wheless What does it mean? In chemistry and biochemistry labs, scientists may set up chemical reactions […]

The Chemistry of Tie-Dye

May 4, 2021May 4, 2021 admin

by Katie Acken The Chemistry of Tie-Dye If you’ve tie-dyed before, then you’ve actually set up a chemical reaction! This […]

Mass Spectrometry

Techniques

April 30, 2021November 11, 2022 admin

By Yasemin Cole Fun Rating: 4/5 Difficulty Rating: 4/5 What is the general purpose? Mass spectroscopy is a technique used […]

Ligand

Glossary

November 12, 2020February 25, 2021 admin

By Seth Veenbaas (noun. /LIG-uhnd/) What does it mean? In biochemistry, a ligand is a molecule that binds to or […]