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Scientists Have Figured Out How To Unboil An Egg
It has often been said that you can't unscramble an egg. But you might be able to unboil one.When you boil an egg, the heat causes the proteins inside the egg white to tangle and clump together,...
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One Chemical Reaction Makes Food Tasty
There's one chemical reaction that, whether you have an interest in chemistry or not, we all carry out on a regular, maybe even daily, basis. That reaction? The Maillard Reaction. This is a process...
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Traces of human DNA found in NYC subways reveal where you're from
The germs that call New York City’s subways, parks and waterways home are often a reflection of the people who live there and the events that affect daily life, a new study shows.“You can see a...
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These 5 materials have the ability to change the world
The New York World's Fair of 1939-40 was one of the greatest expos the world had ever seen. Visitors to Flushing Meadow Park in Queens were invited to see the "world of tomorrow" giving them a first...
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This is how you unboil an egg
Article: Yuan, T., Ormonde, C., Kudlacek, S., Kunche, S., Smith, J., Brown, W., Pugliese, K., Olsen, T., Iftikhar, M., Raston, C., & Weiss, G. (2015). Shear-Stress-Mediated Refolding of Proteins...
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The science of why flowers smell so good
With Valentine's Day upcoming, part of your Valentine's plan may well involve sending flowers. These come in an array of different colours, and also have a range of different scents. What are the...
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Here's why coffee smells so good
Whether you're a coffee connoisseur or completely unfussy about the manner in which you get your caffeine fix, there's no denying that the smell of freshly-brewed coffee in the morning is an...
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3 chemistry-based hacks to help a dinner party go off without a hitch
Trying to impress a special someone, a group of friends, or a team of colleagues by inviting them over for a delicious dinner can be a great way to show off your cooking skills but can also be...
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Burning these chemicals makes it look like monster tentacles are emerging...
Of all the chemical reactions we've covered within the past few months, the one filmed below probably takes the prize for coolest looking and possibly scariest. After the pile of reactants is lit, it...
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Why the pages of old books and newspapers turn yellow
When I was a kid, my parents had a collection of historic old, yellowed newspapers. For example, I distinctly remember an old Washington Post newspaper sitting on a bookshelf from July 21, 1969 with...
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Liquid metal discovery paves way for shape-shifting robots
It may look like nothing more than a small ball of metal, but the shape-shifting and self-propulsion abilities of a liquid metal alloy discovered by scientists at China's Tsinghua University has...
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We’ve already found some of the ingredients for life in outer space
For the first time, scientists have confirmed what they have long suspected: Complex organic molecules exist in the disks from which planets form.While it is a big step from these observed molecules to...
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Scientists just created the most accurate atomic clock ever
An atomic clock that sets the time by the teensy oscillations of strontium atoms has gotten so precise and stable that it will neither gain nor lose a second for the next 15 billion years.The strontium...
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One in 10 people around the world gets high off designer drugs
Terrifying headlines about synthetic drugs like "bath salts" or those with names like "flakka" that turn people into"naked, paranoid lunatics" make it sound like you'd have to be a raving lunatic to...
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5 ways chemistry has changed the world
Did you know that the discovery of a way to make ammonia was the single most important reason for the world's population explosion from 1.6 billion in 1900 to 7 billion today? Or that polythene, the...
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Here's what everyone gets wrong about aspartame sweetener
Aspartame is the artificial sweetener that people love to hate.It's also one of the most common alternatives to sugar, found in over 6,000 products and sold as NutraSweet® and Equal®.The same amount of...
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Here's the real reason your wet dog smells funky
Most people know the smell. That wet-dog smell.The smell that wafts off a dog after they go for a swim or bath. It's not particularly pleasant.A recent video from the American Chemical Society explains...
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Watch this flowerpot create fire that burns underwater
This flowerpot full of red powder looks pretty innocuous. But when ignited with a strip of magnesium and a blowtorch, it yields a molten metal so hot it keeps burning underwater. The red powder in...
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Chemistry explains why grilling meat makes it taste so much better
Humidity is rising and thermometers are creeping into the triple digits — all signs that the 4th of July is fast approaching.Between dazzling fireworks and delicious cold brews, millions of people will...
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Here's how to pick the best kind of moisturizer to take care of dry skin
If you're hitting the beach and frolicking in the waves this summer, that glowing tan and beach-tussled hair may not be the only thing you're coming home with. That sea salt may be leaving your skin...
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