Prussian Blue: Discovery and Betrayal – Part 3
Who leaked the secret recipe for Prussian blue?
Prussian Blue: Discovery and Betrayal – Part 2
How Johann Konrad Dippel almost ruined the Prussian blue business
Prussian Blue: Discovery and Betrayal – Part 1
Around 1700, Berlin was a colorful center of innovation – a scene that led to the discovery of the century: Prussian blue
Emil Fischer’s Unsolved Case: Cleared Up after 120 Years – Part 2
The unpredictable properties of both crystalline forms of Fischer's hydrazone
The Molecular Marvels of Hulk and She-Hulk
The hypothetical science behind the transformation of Bruce Banner and his cousin into green superheroes
Emil Fischer’s Unsolved Case: Cleared Up after 120 Years – Part 1
We go back to 1896 and look over Emil Fischer's shoulder as he determines the melting point of his capricious hydrazone
When Corpses Meet Forensic Pathologists – Part 3
Case history 2: When hallucinogens become deadly
When Corpses Meet Forensic Pathologists – Part 2
Forensic toxicology case history: Choose your pills wisely
When Corpses Meet Forensic Pathologists – Part 1
A look behind the scenes at two cases that illustrate the different approaches used in forensic toxicology
Why Do Cash Registers Not Need Ink Cartridges?
How does the thermal printing process for receipts, parking tickets, and the like work?
Deciphering the Genetic Code: The Most Beautiful False Theory in Biochemistry – Part 3
Does Nature use only 20 amino acids?
Deciphering the Genetic Code: The Most Beautiful False Theory in Biochemistry – Part 2
How the experimental verification of the genetic code was accomplished
Deciphering the Genetic Code: The Most Beautiful False Theory in Biochemistry – Part 1
Countless scientists contributed to its clarification with brilliance, ingenuity, intuition, and luck
Smart Glasses: Tool or Toy? – Part 2
Useful science apps for smart glasses and challenges of their use in the lab
Smart Glasses: Tool or Toy? – Part 1
Latest research into laboratory applications for smart glasses
Cheryl Dembe: A Woman Who Didn't Give Up
An inspirational example of not letting obstacles discourage you, but using them as stepping stones instead
What Controls our Choice of Food? – Part 2
Which food components might modify brain activity patterns and induce compulsive eating?
What Controls our Choice of Food? – Part 1
How food components interact with the GABA type A receptor and the search for neuroactive food ingredients
Sir Hans Adolf Krebs (1900 – 1981) – Part 3
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1953 and Krebs' thoughts about life as a displaced person