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Containers of pink, yellow and blue packaged artificial sweeteners Video

Sweeteners

Failing to wash their hands was these researchers' sweetest decision
Close up of a sea snail Video

Chemistry of Biotoxins: Using Venom From Deadly Snails to Kill Pain

Toxins produced by venomous sea snails
Bottle labeled Ammonia Video

Chemistry of Clean: Ammonia

Just in time for spring cleaning
Bundles of material dyed different colors Video

Synthetic Dye

The unexpected discovery of mauveine, the first synthetic dye
Spools with the word Nylon Video

Fabricating Fabric: Nylon

The first synthetic fiber
Illustration of person's nose detecting smell and brain reacting, with question marks all around Video

Chemistry of Smell: Common Scents

Our sense of smell is a complex set of chemical reactions
Close up of flower Video

Chemistry of Color: Flowers

What humans see as color in flowers
field of green clovers Video

Chemistry of Green: Chlorophyll

Why plants are--or appear to be--green
Illustration of 2 Carvone molecules Video

"Mirror" Molecule: Carvone

The links between molecule structure and physical properties
Jars of spices: basil, cloves, dill, ginger, nutmeg and oregano Video

Chemical Bond Between Cloves and Nutmeg

One bond can make all the difference
Containers of condiments on a refrigerator shelf Video

Cheeseburger Chemistry: Condiments

Chemistry of ketchup, mustard and mayo
Close up of a pickle Video

Cheeseburger Chemistry: Pickles

The process of pickling food
Photo of different types and sizes of tomatoes Video

Cheeseburger Chemistry: Tomatoes

Tomatoes' red color
Variety of cheeses on a platter Video

Cheeseburger Chemistry: Cheese

Chemistry transforming liquid milk into a solid cheese
A cooked hamburger patty on top of a bun Video

Cheeseburger Chemistry: Cooking Burgers

Chemistry in cooking meat
Photo of a hamburger bun Video

Cheeseburger Chemistry: The Bun

Illustrating with the making of bread
Assortment of chocolate candy in different shapes and sizes Video

Chemistry of Chocolate

The chemical reactions that make chocolate
H20 over background of ocean, clouds and sky Video

Chemistry of Water

H2O Molecules Made Clear
oil in ocean Video

How to wash an ocean

Testing chemical dispersants on oil spill cleanup
Hands in soapy water Video

Chemistry of Soap: It's a Wash

How soaps and detergents work to break up grease and dirt
Chemist Mary Wirth Video

Analytical chemist Mary Wirth

Seeing Tiny Cancer "Markers" Sooner: Purdue Chemist Works on the 'Nano' Scale
Fernandez and colleague Video

Chemist Facundo Fernandez

Possible hand-held device to detect harmful medications
Model of molecules Video

Origami chemistry: NYU chemist folds molecules

"Hunter-killer" antibiotics
person putting fuel in car Video

Safer fuel Process

Chemist Elon Ison, who is designing catalysts to make safer, cleaner alternative fuels
Shattered safety glass in car windshield Video

Safety Glass

Truly a smashing success
Model of a single layer of graphene Video

Graphene

Curiosity and Scotch tape
Buckminsterfullerene illustration Video

Diamonds, pencils and buckyballs

A look at Buckminster Fuller
Red leaves on tree branch Video

Chemistry of Changing Leaves

Leaves will have different amounts of pigments, under different conditions
Plastic water and other bottles Video

Polyethylene

The "miracle" material of post-WWII America
Illustration of a fearful looking man under a full moon Video

Chemistry of fear and fright

Fear is a series of responses in the brain and body
Kevlar bullet proof vest in green and brown camouflage Video

Kevlar

A lightweight fiber five times stronger than steel
Carbon dioxide pouring from smokestack Video

Chemistry of CO2: Carbon Dioxide

The bonding of the carbon and oxygen
Candies wrapped in cellophane Video

Cellophane

Fundamental form of protective yet transparent food packaging
Ice frozen on pipes Video

Chemistry of Ice

Crystal lattice
Salt crystals Video

The Chemistry of Salt (NaCl)

The structure and symmetry of crystal lattices
a pack of post it notes Video

Post-it Notes

A lab experiment gone right
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