🎬 Year 1 of Chemistry Unwrapped — wrapped! A huge thank you to the University of Zurich, the Department of Chemistry, and our amazing guests who brought their curiosity, passion, and energy on screen! 🙏 @michaljuricek.bsky.social @chem.uzh.ch

🧅💧 NO ONION, NO CRY — Can chemistry stop onion tears? Yes! When you cut an onion, alliinase and LFS turn amino acid sulfoxides into syn-propanethial-S-oxide — the tear-maker. 🔬🥲 Suppress LFS, and you get tear-free onions with full flavor. 🙌👩‍🍳🧪 @michaljuricek.bsky.social @chem.uzh.ch #chemsky

👃 Some smell it, some don’t. ASPARAGUS divides people into two types. Which one are you? 🧬 Big thanks to @chem.uzh.ch and University of Zurich for support 🙏 #chemsky @michaljuricek.bsky.social

🤔 Can an entire SOCCER field fit inside a TEASPOON of a MOF — the material for which Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry this year? 🎥Learn more about these ultra-porous materials in our latest video! @nobelprize.bsky.social @chem.uzh.ch #chemsky

Ever WONDERED why perfectly seared steak, roasted coffee, or baked bread SMELL so irresistible?👃🔥 It’s not just cooking — it’s chemistry at work! ⚗️ The secret is called the MAILLARD reaction, and it’s the science behind flavor. @chem.uzh.ch @michaljuricek.bsky.social

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! 💎🔥 @chem.uzh.ch @juriceklab.bsky.social

🎬 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

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?

🏄‍♂️ 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😅 @chem-uzh-ch.bsky.social

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! 🧪😎 #ChemSky #SciComm @chem-uzh-ch.bsky.social

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

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!🦎 @chem-uzh-ch.bsky.social

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! :-) #ChemSky #SciComm @chem-uzh-ch.bsky.social @michaljuricek.bsky.social

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 👩‍🔬🙏

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

🧬 When Mirror Images Matter: NEW #chemistryunwrapped video is out !!! How Thalidomide Tragedy underscored the critical importance of chirality in drug design 💊 🧪 🚀 @michaljuricek.bsky.social @chem-uzh-ch.bsky.social @juriceklab.bsky.social #drugdesign #chemistrymatters #chiralityunwrapped

🕶️ Sunglasses Helped Pasteur Discover Chirality? 🤯 The same principle behind polarized sunglasses played a pivotal role in one of science’s groundbreaking discoveries. 👇See this phenomenon in action using sugar and polarizing filters! @michaljuricek.bsky.social @chemuzhch.bsky.social #ChemSky

Ever noticed that some things are not the same as their mirror images?🪞That’s chirality! 🐌 And snails take it very seriously—if their shells don’t spiral the same way, they literally can’t mate! 😳 Big thanks to our guest Alžbeta Runová! 🙏 @michaljuricek.bsky.social @juriceklab.bsky.social

☀️🔥Can sun solve the problems that dinosaurs created? Today, we’ll show you how to turn water into clean hydrogen fuel using solar energy.♻️🚀Watch the experiment! @michaljuricek.bsky.social @juriceklab.bsky.social #PiSky #ChemSky #CleanEnergy #SolarPower #FutureFuel #SciCommChat

Ever wondered if POOP can burn? It’s all thanks to ancient sunlight! ☀️💨 🌱 The energy from the sun is captured by plants. When plants die and are buried for millions of years, they turn into high-energy fuels like coal. Let’s check it out! 🔥 @michaljuricek.bsky.social #ChemSky #PiSky #SciComm

CURIOUS to see photosynthesis in action? 🌿🚀 Watch our second video on ENERGY, where we show you how plants create oxygen and our FOOD from carbon dioxide and water using energy from SUNLIGHT! 🌞 Watch on YouTube in full quality: youtu.be/mg9KIsS14ew?... @michaljuricek.bsky.social #ChemSky #PiSky

Did you know bread is packed with sugar? 🤯 But why doesn’t it taste sweet like gummy bears? 🍬 The answer lies in the science of simple vs. complex carbs! Watch on YouTube in full quality: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdPT... @michaljuricek.bsky.social #chemsky #pisky

🔬 Experiments, discoveries and the magic of chemistry everywhere 💥⚡️🔥