A growing collection of articles and videos on eggs and science.

When we rap a knife on the shell of a freshly boiled egg we are seldom aware of what a technical marvel we are dealing with

Egg white or albumen is very suitable as a baking agent, as it forms a voluminous and strong foam

The video shows how to see the yolk in the egg without destroying the egg

The video describes how an egg can float in water – a simple experiment suitable also for small children

Simple experiment that easily can be done in the kitchen with small children

Extinguished candle pulls egg through bottleneck

An egg behaves like a bouncing rubber ball

Boiling the breakfast egg to perfection is far from child’s play

How much do you know about eggs and their chemistry?

Shear stress applied to protein solutions facilitates unfolding and refolding of target proteins

A recycled natural eggshell membrane is a promising porous cathode substrate for improving the performance of Li-S batteries

A cool Easter experiment and a bit of chemistry to go with it

Fluorescent carbon dots can be made by plasma pyrolysis from egg whites or yolks and used as printer ink

The Peculiar Oological Studies of Corentin Louis Kervran (1901–1983)