Professor D. Rabinovich, USA, on his interest in chemistry stamps, and what it takes to get people excited about chemistry
Author Archive for: Vera Koester (632)
What Happens When Bananas Ripen?
Bringing ripe bananas to the market is not so easy, and what happens in the fruit during ripening?
François Stanislas Cloez (1817 – 1883)
Pioneer in analytical chemistry who worked with essential oils, identifies eucalyptol, prepared cyanamide, and analyzed the famous Orgueil meteorite
A European Chemist, If Not A World Citizen
Chemistry Europe Fellows award ceremony during the Corona pandemic
Wilhelm Haarmann (1847 – 1931)
Co-discoverer of the first synthesis of vanillin
The Chemistry of Fireworks
The video shows what happens during fireworks and how chemistry is involved
Paul Immerwahr (1866 – 1926)
Brother of Clara Immerwahr who provided the stimulus and money for the syntheses of the insecticide pyrethrum and artificial pepper
Recipe for Lebkuchen
German gingerbread is soft and moist and is made with nuts and a special spice mixture, the Lebkuchen spice
Sourdough Chemistry
A stable symbiotic culture of lactic acid bacteria and yeasts used as a leavening agent
Recipe for Vanilla Anise Cookies (Anisplätzchen)
Another kitchen experiment: The cookies must develop "feet"