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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · 12h

Big thanks to Marie Perrin for her amazing guest appearance, to Peter Štacko and Karl Gademann for the idea and inspiring discussions, to Peter Štacko also for testing our first experiments, and to the @chem.uzh.ch at UZH for their support 🙏✨

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · 15h

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Vinegar chips and heating pads have more in common than you think! 😮‍💨 #sciencefacts

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · 15h

Big thanks to Paula Widmer for her amazing guest appearance and to the Department of Chemistry at UZH for their support 🙏✨

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · 17h

VINEGAR CHIPS – You either love them or hate them. But do you know what they have in common with heating pads?

👉 In this video, we show how the same chemical that gives vinegar chips their tangy FLAVOR can also create HEAT just by turning into crystals! 💎🔥

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · 7d

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Can you UNCOOK a boiled EGG?

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · 8d

🎬 Can you UNCOOK a boiled EGG? 🥚✨

Proteins unfold & cross-link when you whisk or boil eggs — from fluffy foam to solid white.

🔑 Disulfide bridges lock them.
We cut those bonds with chemistry… and turned egg white back to slime 🤯

#CookingExperiment #ChemistryIsFun

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · Jul 4

Big thanks to @paulawdr.bsky.social for her fantastic guest appearance and to @chem-uzh-ch.bsky.social and University of Zurich for their support! 💗🙏

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · Jul 4

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Plastic: Humanity’s Greatest Invention or Silent Killer? 💀

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · Jul 4

PLASTICS changed the world — but at what COST?

A 2022 study found microplastics in most people’s blood—and even in the breast milk of new mothers. 🍼 In our experiment, a corrosive dissolved metal in minutes, but the plastic lining stayed intact—so how can nature break it down?

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · Jun 18

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🏄‍♂️ Surfer’s #1 Rule: NEVER Pee in Your Wetsuit — Here’s Why!

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · Jun 18

🎬 Big thanks to Aysan Yilmaz for her fantastic guest appearance and to @chem-uzh-ch.bsky.social and University of Zurich for their support! 💗🙏

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · Jun 18

🏄‍♂️ Surfer’s #1 Rule: NEVER Pee in Your Wetsuit — Here’s WHY!

NEOPRENE, invented in the 1930s as a flexible, durable rubber alternative, traps heat with tiny air bubbles.

But those same bubbles also trap bacteria which break down urea into ammonia. And the smell? Not great😅

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · Jun 9

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🧪 GLUE it or 🔧 SCREW it? Let’s test it! 🚗💥

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · Jun 9

Special thanks to our guest scientist Pauline Pfister @paulinepfister.bsky.social 👩‍🔬 ~ PhD in @juriceklab.bsky.social ~ and @chem-uzh-ch.bsky.social University of Zurich for their support 🙏

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · Jun 9

Super GLUE vs. SCREWS 🧪🔧 WHO wins? 🚗💥

From the accidental discovery of Super Glue to modern EPOXY adhesives used by car assembly lines instead of screws. WHY the switch? Because you don’t always need a screw. Sometimes, a little chemistry is enough! 🧪😎

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JuricekLab @juriceklab.bsky.social · May 29

Trung as Roy Plunkett in the latest @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social episode on the discovery of the slipperiest material that we know 👨‍🔬🧪🦎👏 Big things can happen when one is curious and does not stop at ‘nothing’s there’ 💪 Motivation for all of us - let’s never stop exploring 🙌

#teflon #SciComm

chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · May 28

What it's like to be TEFLON? Just imagine you have a PHOBIA of EVERYTHING 😱🤯

In our 10th video, we unwrap the incredible non-stick powers of #Teflon, the slipperiest substance we know. Even nature’s ultimate climbing specialist gecko can’t grip onto this funky material!🦎

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · May 28

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TEFLON Most Terrified Material Ever! 😳

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · May 28

🎬 Featuring Aysan Yilmaz and Trung Tran Ngoc (as Roy Plunkett). Big thanks to Aysan and Trung for your amazing guest performances—and to @chem-uzh-ch.bsky.social and University of Zurich for their support! 💗🙏

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · May 28

What it's like to be TEFLON? Just imagine you have a PHOBIA of EVERYTHING 😱🤯

In our 10th video, we unwrap the incredible non-stick powers of #Teflon, the slipperiest substance we know. Even nature’s ultimate climbing specialist gecko can’t grip onto this funky material!🦎

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · May 26

The POLYMER series festures five videos. With the first video out, explaining the chemistry behind #nylon, there are four more videos to come. Curious which polymers we will dive into? Follow us and find out! :-)

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · May 22

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CHEMISTRY BEHIND PLASTICS 🧪✨

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · May 22

Special thanks to @chem-uzh-ch.bsky.social and University of Zurich for their support ❤️🙏

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · May 22

What are PLASTICS? 🧪✨ Imagine LEGO bricks snapped together to form chains.

In this colorful experiment, we reveal the fascinating chemistry behind plastics using nylon as an example ... and we'll even make it glow in the dark! 💡

Featuring @paulawdr.bsky.social from @juriceklab.bsky.social 👩‍🔬🙏

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · May 19

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🌿 The Science Behind Mint’s Cool Sensation ❄️

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · May 2

Ever wondered why MINT🌿feels COOL❄️?

The answer lies in the unique structure of menthol, which activates the TRPM8 receptor. This activation tricks our brain into perceiving a cooling sensation, even without a drop in temperature🤯

Featuring @paulinepfister.bsky.social @juriceklab.bsky.social

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