ELEMENT OF THE MONTH - AUGUST 2015: EINSTENIUM
The element of August 2015 was EINSTENIUM. This element was discovered by Albert Ghiorso and collegues in 1952 as a component of the...
FIFTY SHADES OF CHEMISTRY AND THEIR APPLICATION IN ART
There has always been a very strong link between chemistry and art. The grinding of the pigments, the use of dispersants and the...
100 YEARS FROM PAUL EHRLICH'S DEATH
Paul Ehrlich was a german scientist who became famous for his numerous discoveries in hematology, immunology and chemotherapy. In 1908 he...
ADDING SUGAR TO YOUR COFFEE CHANGES THE PROPERTIES OF CAFFEINE
If you like to add sugar in your coffee, this will influence caffeine dimerization, which is related to the bitter taste of this drink....
GREEN CHEMISTRY TO EVALUATE COSMETICS
Cosmetics is a huge industry with a massive amount of chemical components that can be used to produce the products. The researcher Josu...
NANOMATERIALS: APPLICATIONS AND CHEMISTRY
Nanomaterials are produced from particles whose size is smaller than 100 nanometers. Nanotechnology involves the design and production of...