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๐ Bringing Chemistry Live! ๐ chemistry professor Michal Jurรญฤek content creator Matรบลก Okajฤek https://www.youtube.com/@chemistry.unwrapped-Jur-Okj https://www.instagram.com/chemistry.unwrapped/
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04.03.2026 16:46 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0A huge thank you to @hollandlab.bsky.social for letting us dive into their chemistry! Special thanks to Jason, Eda Nisli, Fan Liu, Stanislav Prytuliak, and James Southwell for their guest appearances, and to Cesare Berton for the molecular animation, as well as @chem.uzh.ch for their support!
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โข๏ธย Antimatter against cancer? YES โ using radioactive chemistry that can findย ๐ฏย and fightย ๐ฅย tumors!
Learn more about the cool research from the @hollandlab.bsky.social
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Big thanks to:
๐ Georg Berger โ for all experiments and the GC-MS measurements
โ๏ธ Shimadzu Schweiz GmbH โ for sponsoring the video production
โ๏ธ ViCAFE โ for providing their space for filming and coffee samples
๐ @chem.uzh.ch University of Zurich โ for their support
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16.02.2026 12:13 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
We boost our day with COFFEE โ๏ธ๐ฅ
But do we really know how much CAFFEINE is in our cup? ๐
In this video, we analyzed how caffeine content ๐งช changes with different water volumes๐ง
Watch to see what we found!
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๐ฌ Year 1 of Chemistry Unwrapped โ 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! ๐
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Big thanks to Olivie Matyaskovรก๐ฉโ๐ฌ for great guest appearance and @chem.uzh.ch at University of Zurich for their support ๐ฉท๐
28.11.2025 16:59 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
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๐ง NO ONION, NO CRY โ Can chemistry stop onion tears?
Yes!
When you cut an onion, alliinase and LFS turn amino acid sulfoxides into syn-propanethial-S-oxide โ the tear-maker. ๐ฌ๐ฅฒ
Suppress LFS, and you get tear-free onions with full flavor. ๐๐ฉโ๐ณ๐งช
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๐ Some smell it, some donโt.
ASPARAGUS divides people into two types. Which one are you? ๐งฌ
Big thanks to @chem.uzh.ch and University of Zurich for support ๐
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22.10.2025 12:13 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Big thanks to the Department of Chemistry at the University of Zurich for their support ๐โจ
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๐ค Can an entire SOCCER field fit inside a TEASPOON of a MOF โ the material for which Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry this year?
๐ฅLearn more about these ultra-porous materials in our latest video!
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Big thanks to @chem.uzh.ch at the University of Zurich for their support ๐โจ
17.10.2025 15:05 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
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17.10.2025 13:29 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Ever WONDERED why perfectly seared steak, roasted coffee, or baked bread SMELL so irresistible?๐๐ฅ
Itโs not just cooking โ itโs chemistry at work! โ๏ธ
The secret is called the MAILLARD reaction, and itโs the science behind flavor.
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Big thanks to Marie Perrin for her amazing guest appearance, to Peter ล tacko and Karl Gademann for the idea and inspiring discussions, to Peter ล tacko also for testing our first experiments, and to the @chem.uzh.ch at UZH for their support ๐โจ
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10.10.2025 15:57 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Big thanks to Paula Widmer for her amazing guest appearance and to the Department of Chemistry at UZH for their support ๐โจ
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VINEGAR CHIPS โ You either love them or hate them. But do you know what they have in common with heating pads?
๐ 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! ๐๐ฅ
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03.10.2025 08:36 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
๐ฌ Can you UNCOOK a boiled EGG? ๐ฅโจ
Proteins unfold & cross-link when you whisk or boil eggs โ from fluffy foam to solid white.
๐ Disulfide bridges lock them.
We cut those bonds with chemistryโฆ and turned egg white back to slime ๐คฏ
#CookingExperiment #ChemistryIsFun
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! ๐๐
04.07.2025 14:18 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
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04.07.2025 14:16 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
PLASTICS changed the world โ but at what COST?
A 2022 study found microplastics in most peopleโs bloodโand even in the breast milk of new mothers. ๐ผ In our experiment, a corrosive dissolved metal in minutes, but the plastic lining stayed intactโso how can nature break it down?
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18.06.2025 13:33 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0๐ฌ Big thanks to Aysan Yilmaz for her fantastic guest appearance and to @chem-uzh-ch.bsky.social and University of Zurich for their support! ๐๐
18.06.2025 13:32 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
๐โโ๏ธ Surferโs #1 Rule: NEVER Pee in Your Wetsuit โ Hereโs 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 great๐
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