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chemistry
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Breaking Bread: The Chemistry Of The Food You Eat [INFOGRAPHIC]
08 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Chemicals make the world run… well the entire world is made up of chemicals. If you had to deconstruct everyday food into its chemical makeup, you would be left with an extremely long grocery list of organic compounds that will take longer to read than to eat said food product. Here are some infographics from the blog Compound Interest, which teach you some of the science behind everyday food.
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Check Out These Amazing Chemical Reaction Lifehacks [VIDEO]
28 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The American Chemical Society have created a new series called ‘Reactions’, where they explain the science behind various lifhacks. Watch their first video in the series to see how salt improves the taste of your coffee.
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2011 Nobel Prize Round-Up (Update)
07 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s Nobel Prize Week! Which is when regular people get their egos crushed under the weight of the giants of literature, chemistry, physics, economics, and “peace”. Which sucks. But click through, and you can wow your friends with your knowledge of this year’s Nobel winners, and give that ego a little boost.
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They’ve Invented A Date-Rape-Detecting-Straw
11 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Two Israeli scientists say they have developed a sensor that can accurately detect date-rape drugs in drinks 100 percent of the time – a tiny, drink-stirrer-looking device that, when dipped into your appletini or other refreshing beverage, can detect the presence of dissolved drugs. Nice job, science.
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