Learning About Chemistry

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Meet pioneers of chemistry

Famous scientists in the world of chemistry

From magic to science

Chemistry through history

Age of Alchemy

Experience the golden age of alchemy, an era stranger than fiction and more curious than myth.

1001 Journeys

From alchemy to chemistry

Discover the Lycurgus Cup

Not so new nanotechnology

A Short Story of Vaccination

From smallpox to Covid-19: How immunization has been used to fight germ attacks for centuries.

Ancient Indian Alchemical Lab

Structure and classification

Fundamentals of chemistry

Molecules

Building blocks of everything

The Periodic Table

The history of the classification system

Periodic Table in 3D

Search for the element and see it in 3 dimensions - in AR from your smart device

What's the matter?

Properties of matter

Critical Metals

The Chemistry of Light

Polymers

Nylon: From labs to legs

Minerals in Modern Technology

What's in that phone?

Small Secrets

The domain of nano- and bio-technology

Microcosm with a View

A journey into a world where the rules are different

Chemical changes

Get a reaction

5 Kitchen Experiments

Culinary Science with Prof. Dr. Sibel Ozilgen

Managing Risks

What are the agents of deterioration?

Himalayan Indigo

The story of the blues

Broken Hill Mine

Lead-zinc-silver deposits

A Sweet Story about Salt

The 700-year-old tradition of salt production

Mechanochemistry

The science of the crush

Energy changes

Ch ch ch ch changes

Exothermic Reactions

An exothermic reaction is a reaction that generates heat

Atmosphere and resources

The air that we breathe, the stuff that we need

Planet in Metamorphosis

Human modification of planet Earth

Capturing Carbon

Soil science

Carbon Capture Lab

Take a tour of a carbon capture lab

From kites to cars

Tackling air pollution with design

Welcome to the Anthropocene

The Earth in our hands

Yes Plastic!

Things to rethink

Elemental experiments

Stories of discoveries and real world applications in chemistry

Chemistry in action

Watch chemistry at work

Anne Atkins: Botanist and Photographer

The world's first photobook - but it's not what you think (4 mins)

The Discovery of Penicillin

...and how it was developed as an antibiotic (11 mins)

Inventive Minds: Theresa Dankovich

Germ killing water filter (3 mins)

Kitchen science

Reactive food

5 designs defining the future of food

How will we eat in the future?

5 Baking Experiments

Culinary science

Who Found Umami?

The fifth taste

Who Invented the Refrigerator?

It's older than you think

4 Natural Pigments in Food

Culinary science

Edible Plastic

Making packaging disappear

Who Invented the Ice Cream Cone?

Good enough to eat

Brewery Science

Raise a glass

Precious minerals

Hidden and ostentatious

Downloadable science lesson plans

Lesson plans for teachers to use in class or to give to students to work through at their own pace

A History of Magic

A Brief History of Vaccination

Scientific Superpowers

Female Pioneers in Science

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Virtual Field Trips

Expeditions that cover the worlds of science

Once Upon a Try

Invention and Discovery

A Brief History of Vaccination

A Brief History of Vaccination