chemistry.unwrapped
@chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social
🌟 Bringing Chemistry Live! 🌟
chemistry professor Michal Juríček
content creator Matúš Okajček
https://www.youtube.com/@chemistry.unwrapped-Jur-Okj
https://www.instagram.com/chemistry.unwrapped/
chemistry professor Michal Juríček
content creator Matúš Okajček
https://www.youtube.com/@chemistry.unwrapped-Jur-Okj
https://www.instagram.com/chemistry.unwrapped/
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🔬 Experiments, discoveries and the magic of chemistry everywhere 💥⚡️🔥
👃 Some smell it, some don’t.
ASPARAGUS divides people into two types. Which one are you? 🧬
Big thanks to @chem.uzh.ch and University of Zurich for support 🙏
#chemsky @michaljuricek.bsky.social
ASPARAGUS divides people into two types. Which one are you? 🧬
Big thanks to @chem.uzh.ch and University of Zurich for support 🙏
#chemsky @michaljuricek.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
👃 Some smell it, some don’t.
ASPARAGUS divides people into two types. Which one are you? 🧬
Big thanks to @chem.uzh.ch and University of Zurich for support 🙏
#chemsky @michaljuricek.bsky.social
ASPARAGUS divides people into two types. Which one are you? 🧬
Big thanks to @chem.uzh.ch and University of Zurich for support 🙏
#chemsky @michaljuricek.bsky.social
🤔 Can an entire SOCCER field fit inside a TEASPOON of a MOF — the material for which Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry this year?
🎥Learn more about these ultra-porous materials in our latest video!
@nobelprize.bsky.social @chem.uzh.ch #chemsky
🎥Learn more about these ultra-porous materials in our latest video!
@nobelprize.bsky.social @chem.uzh.ch #chemsky
October 22, 2025 at 12:12 PM
🤔 Can an entire SOCCER field fit inside a TEASPOON of a MOF — the material for which Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry this year?
🎥Learn more about these ultra-porous materials in our latest video!
@nobelprize.bsky.social @chem.uzh.ch #chemsky
🎥Learn more about these ultra-porous materials in our latest video!
@nobelprize.bsky.social @chem.uzh.ch #chemsky
Ever WONDERED why perfectly seared steak, roasted coffee, or baked bread SMELL so irresistible?👃🔥
It’s not just cooking — it’s chemistry at work! ⚗️
The secret is called the MAILLARD reaction, and it’s the science behind flavor.
@chem.uzh.ch @michaljuricek.bsky.social
It’s not just cooking — it’s chemistry at work! ⚗️
The secret is called the MAILLARD reaction, and it’s the science behind flavor.
@chem.uzh.ch @michaljuricek.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Ever WONDERED why perfectly seared steak, roasted coffee, or baked bread SMELL so irresistible?👃🔥
It’s not just cooking — it’s chemistry at work! ⚗️
The secret is called the MAILLARD reaction, and it’s the science behind flavor.
@chem.uzh.ch @michaljuricek.bsky.social
It’s not just cooking — it’s chemistry at work! ⚗️
The secret is called the MAILLARD reaction, and it’s the science behind flavor.
@chem.uzh.ch @michaljuricek.bsky.social
VINEGAR CHIPS – You either love them or hate them. But do you know what they have in common with heating pads?
👉 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! 💎🔥
@chem.uzh.ch @juriceklab.bsky.social
👉 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! 💎🔥
@chem.uzh.ch @juriceklab.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
VINEGAR CHIPS – You either love them or hate them. But do you know what they have in common with heating pads?
👉 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! 💎🔥
@chem.uzh.ch @juriceklab.bsky.social
👉 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! 💎🔥
@chem.uzh.ch @juriceklab.bsky.social
🎬 Can you UNCOOK a boiled EGG? 🥚✨
Proteins unfold & cross-link when you whisk or boil eggs — from fluffy foam to solid white.
🔑 Disulfide bridges lock them.
We cut those bonds with chemistry… and turned egg white back to slime 🤯
#CookingExperiment #ChemistryIsFun
Proteins unfold & cross-link when you whisk or boil eggs — from fluffy foam to solid white.
🔑 Disulfide bridges lock them.
We cut those bonds with chemistry… and turned egg white back to slime 🤯
#CookingExperiment #ChemistryIsFun
October 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
🎬 Can you UNCOOK a boiled EGG? 🥚✨
Proteins unfold & cross-link when you whisk or boil eggs — from fluffy foam to solid white.
🔑 Disulfide bridges lock them.
We cut those bonds with chemistry… and turned egg white back to slime 🤯
#CookingExperiment #ChemistryIsFun
Proteins unfold & cross-link when you whisk or boil eggs — from fluffy foam to solid white.
🔑 Disulfide bridges lock them.
We cut those bonds with chemistry… and turned egg white back to slime 🤯
#CookingExperiment #ChemistryIsFun
PLASTICS changed the world — but at what COST?
A 2022 study found microplastics in most people’s blood—and even in the breast milk of new mothers. 🍼 In our experiment, a corrosive dissolved metal in minutes, but the plastic lining stayed intact—so how can nature break it down?
A 2022 study found microplastics in most people’s blood—and even in the breast milk of new mothers. 🍼 In our experiment, a corrosive dissolved metal in minutes, but the plastic lining stayed intact—so how can nature break it down?
July 4, 2025 at 2:16 PM
PLASTICS changed the world — but at what COST?
A 2022 study found microplastics in most people’s blood—and even in the breast milk of new mothers. 🍼 In our experiment, a corrosive dissolved metal in minutes, but the plastic lining stayed intact—so how can nature break it down?
A 2022 study found microplastics in most people’s blood—and even in the breast milk of new mothers. 🍼 In our experiment, a corrosive dissolved metal in minutes, but the plastic lining stayed intact—so how can nature break it down?
🏄♂️ Surfer’s #1 Rule: NEVER Pee in Your Wetsuit — Here’s 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 great😅
@chem-uzh-ch.bsky.social
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 great😅
@chem-uzh-ch.bsky.social
June 18, 2025 at 1:27 PM
🏄♂️ Surfer’s #1 Rule: NEVER Pee in Your Wetsuit — Here’s 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 great😅
@chem-uzh-ch.bsky.social
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 great😅
@chem-uzh-ch.bsky.social
Super GLUE vs. SCREWS 🧪🔧 WHO wins? 🚗💥
From the accidental discovery of Super Glue to modern EPOXY adhesives used by car assembly lines instead of screws. WHY the switch? Because you don’t always need a screw. Sometimes, a little chemistry is enough! 🧪😎
#ChemSky #SciComm
@chem-uzh-ch.bsky.social
From the accidental discovery of Super Glue to modern EPOXY adhesives used by car assembly lines instead of screws. WHY the switch? Because you don’t always need a screw. Sometimes, a little chemistry is enough! 🧪😎
#ChemSky #SciComm
@chem-uzh-ch.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Super GLUE vs. SCREWS 🧪🔧 WHO wins? 🚗💥
From the accidental discovery of Super Glue to modern EPOXY adhesives used by car assembly lines instead of screws. WHY the switch? Because you don’t always need a screw. Sometimes, a little chemistry is enough! 🧪😎
#ChemSky #SciComm
@chem-uzh-ch.bsky.social
From the accidental discovery of Super Glue to modern EPOXY adhesives used by car assembly lines instead of screws. WHY the switch? Because you don’t always need a screw. Sometimes, a little chemistry is enough! 🧪😎
#ChemSky #SciComm
@chem-uzh-ch.bsky.social
Reposted by chemistry.unwrapped
Trung as Roy Plunkett in the latest @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social episode on the discovery of the slipperiest material that we know 👨🔬🧪🦎👏 Big things can happen when one is curious and does not stop at ‘nothing’s there’ 💪 Motivation for all of us - let’s never stop exploring 🙌
#teflon #SciComm
#teflon #SciComm
What it's like to be TEFLON? Just imagine you have a PHOBIA of EVERYTHING 😱🤯
In our 10th video, we unwrap the incredible non-stick powers of #Teflon, the slipperiest substance we know. Even nature’s ultimate climbing specialist gecko can’t grip onto this funky material!🦎
@chem-uzh-ch.bsky.social
In our 10th video, we unwrap the incredible non-stick powers of #Teflon, the slipperiest substance we know. Even nature’s ultimate climbing specialist gecko can’t grip onto this funky material!🦎
@chem-uzh-ch.bsky.social
May 29, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Trung as Roy Plunkett in the latest @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social episode on the discovery of the slipperiest material that we know 👨🔬🧪🦎👏 Big things can happen when one is curious and does not stop at ‘nothing’s there’ 💪 Motivation for all of us - let’s never stop exploring 🙌
#teflon #SciComm
#teflon #SciComm
What it's like to be TEFLON? Just imagine you have a PHOBIA of EVERYTHING 😱🤯
In our 10th video, we unwrap the incredible non-stick powers of #Teflon, the slipperiest substance we know. Even nature’s ultimate climbing specialist gecko can’t grip onto this funky material!🦎
@chem-uzh-ch.bsky.social
In our 10th video, we unwrap the incredible non-stick powers of #Teflon, the slipperiest substance we know. Even nature’s ultimate climbing specialist gecko can’t grip onto this funky material!🦎
@chem-uzh-ch.bsky.social
May 28, 2025 at 10:02 AM
What it's like to be TEFLON? Just imagine you have a PHOBIA of EVERYTHING 😱🤯
In our 10th video, we unwrap the incredible non-stick powers of #Teflon, the slipperiest substance we know. Even nature’s ultimate climbing specialist gecko can’t grip onto this funky material!🦎
@chem-uzh-ch.bsky.social
In our 10th video, we unwrap the incredible non-stick powers of #Teflon, the slipperiest substance we know. Even nature’s ultimate climbing specialist gecko can’t grip onto this funky material!🦎
@chem-uzh-ch.bsky.social
The POLYMER series festures five videos. With the first video out, explaining the chemistry behind #nylon, there are four more videos to come. Curious which polymers we will dive into? Follow us and find out! :-)
#ChemSky #SciComm
@chem-uzh-ch.bsky.social
@michaljuricek.bsky.social
#ChemSky #SciComm
@chem-uzh-ch.bsky.social
@michaljuricek.bsky.social
May 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The POLYMER series festures five videos. With the first video out, explaining the chemistry behind #nylon, there are four more videos to come. Curious which polymers we will dive into? Follow us and find out! :-)
#ChemSky #SciComm
@chem-uzh-ch.bsky.social
@michaljuricek.bsky.social
#ChemSky #SciComm
@chem-uzh-ch.bsky.social
@michaljuricek.bsky.social
What are PLASTICS? 🧪✨ Imagine LEGO bricks snapped together to form chains.
In this colorful experiment, we reveal the fascinating chemistry behind plastics using nylon as an example ... and we'll even make it glow in the dark! 💡
Featuring @paulawdr.bsky.social from @juriceklab.bsky.social 👩🔬🙏
In this colorful experiment, we reveal the fascinating chemistry behind plastics using nylon as an example ... and we'll even make it glow in the dark! 💡
Featuring @paulawdr.bsky.social from @juriceklab.bsky.social 👩🔬🙏
May 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
What are PLASTICS? 🧪✨ Imagine LEGO bricks snapped together to form chains.
In this colorful experiment, we reveal the fascinating chemistry behind plastics using nylon as an example ... and we'll even make it glow in the dark! 💡
Featuring @paulawdr.bsky.social from @juriceklab.bsky.social 👩🔬🙏
In this colorful experiment, we reveal the fascinating chemistry behind plastics using nylon as an example ... and we'll even make it glow in the dark! 💡
Featuring @paulawdr.bsky.social from @juriceklab.bsky.social 👩🔬🙏
Ever wondered why MINT🌿feels COOL❄️?
The answer lies in the unique structure of menthol, which activates the TRPM8 receptor. This activation tricks our brain into perceiving a cooling sensation, even without a drop in temperature🤯
Featuring @paulinepfister.bsky.social @juriceklab.bsky.social
The answer lies in the unique structure of menthol, which activates the TRPM8 receptor. This activation tricks our brain into perceiving a cooling sensation, even without a drop in temperature🤯
Featuring @paulinepfister.bsky.social @juriceklab.bsky.social
May 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Ever wondered why MINT🌿feels COOL❄️?
The answer lies in the unique structure of menthol, which activates the TRPM8 receptor. This activation tricks our brain into perceiving a cooling sensation, even without a drop in temperature🤯
Featuring @paulinepfister.bsky.social @juriceklab.bsky.social
The answer lies in the unique structure of menthol, which activates the TRPM8 receptor. This activation tricks our brain into perceiving a cooling sensation, even without a drop in temperature🤯
Featuring @paulinepfister.bsky.social @juriceklab.bsky.social
🧬 When Mirror Images Matter: NEW #chemistryunwrapped video is out !!!
How Thalidomide Tragedy underscored the critical importance of chirality in drug design 💊 🧪 🚀
@michaljuricek.bsky.social @chem-uzh-ch.bsky.social @juriceklab.bsky.social #drugdesign #chemistrymatters #chiralityunwrapped
How Thalidomide Tragedy underscored the critical importance of chirality in drug design 💊 🧪 🚀
@michaljuricek.bsky.social @chem-uzh-ch.bsky.social @juriceklab.bsky.social #drugdesign #chemistrymatters #chiralityunwrapped
April 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM
🧬 When Mirror Images Matter: NEW #chemistryunwrapped video is out !!!
How Thalidomide Tragedy underscored the critical importance of chirality in drug design 💊 🧪 🚀
@michaljuricek.bsky.social @chem-uzh-ch.bsky.social @juriceklab.bsky.social #drugdesign #chemistrymatters #chiralityunwrapped
How Thalidomide Tragedy underscored the critical importance of chirality in drug design 💊 🧪 🚀
@michaljuricek.bsky.social @chem-uzh-ch.bsky.social @juriceklab.bsky.social #drugdesign #chemistrymatters #chiralityunwrapped
🕶️ Sunglasses Helped Pasteur Discover Chirality? 🤯
The same principle behind polarized sunglasses played a pivotal role in one of science’s groundbreaking discoveries.
👇See this phenomenon in action using sugar and polarizing filters!
@michaljuricek.bsky.social @chemuzhch.bsky.social #ChemSky
The same principle behind polarized sunglasses played a pivotal role in one of science’s groundbreaking discoveries.
👇See this phenomenon in action using sugar and polarizing filters!
@michaljuricek.bsky.social @chemuzhch.bsky.social #ChemSky
April 16, 2025 at 10:52 AM
🕶️ Sunglasses Helped Pasteur Discover Chirality? 🤯
The same principle behind polarized sunglasses played a pivotal role in one of science’s groundbreaking discoveries.
👇See this phenomenon in action using sugar and polarizing filters!
@michaljuricek.bsky.social @chemuzhch.bsky.social #ChemSky
The same principle behind polarized sunglasses played a pivotal role in one of science’s groundbreaking discoveries.
👇See this phenomenon in action using sugar and polarizing filters!
@michaljuricek.bsky.social @chemuzhch.bsky.social #ChemSky
Ever noticed that some things are not the same as their mirror images?🪞That’s chirality!
🐌 And snails take it very seriously—if their shells don’t spiral the same way, they literally can’t mate! 😳
Big thanks to our guest Alžbeta Runová! 🙏
@michaljuricek.bsky.social @juriceklab.bsky.social
🐌 And snails take it very seriously—if their shells don’t spiral the same way, they literally can’t mate! 😳
Big thanks to our guest Alžbeta Runová! 🙏
@michaljuricek.bsky.social @juriceklab.bsky.social
April 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Ever noticed that some things are not the same as their mirror images?🪞That’s chirality!
🐌 And snails take it very seriously—if their shells don’t spiral the same way, they literally can’t mate! 😳
Big thanks to our guest Alžbeta Runová! 🙏
@michaljuricek.bsky.social @juriceklab.bsky.social
🐌 And snails take it very seriously—if their shells don’t spiral the same way, they literally can’t mate! 😳
Big thanks to our guest Alžbeta Runová! 🙏
@michaljuricek.bsky.social @juriceklab.bsky.social
☀️🔥Can sun solve the problems that dinosaurs created? Today, we’ll show you how to turn water into clean hydrogen fuel using solar energy.♻️🚀Watch the experiment!
@michaljuricek.bsky.social @juriceklab.bsky.social #PiSky #ChemSky #CleanEnergy #SolarPower #FutureFuel #SciCommChat
@michaljuricek.bsky.social @juriceklab.bsky.social #PiSky #ChemSky #CleanEnergy #SolarPower #FutureFuel #SciCommChat
March 31, 2025 at 10:42 AM
☀️🔥Can sun solve the problems that dinosaurs created? Today, we’ll show you how to turn water into clean hydrogen fuel using solar energy.♻️🚀Watch the experiment!
@michaljuricek.bsky.social @juriceklab.bsky.social #PiSky #ChemSky #CleanEnergy #SolarPower #FutureFuel #SciCommChat
@michaljuricek.bsky.social @juriceklab.bsky.social #PiSky #ChemSky #CleanEnergy #SolarPower #FutureFuel #SciCommChat
Ever wondered if POOP can burn? It’s all thanks to ancient sunlight! ☀️💨 🌱
The energy from the sun is captured by plants. When plants die and are buried for millions of years, they turn into high-energy fuels like coal. Let’s check it out! 🔥
@michaljuricek.bsky.social #ChemSky #PiSky #SciComm
The energy from the sun is captured by plants. When plants die and are buried for millions of years, they turn into high-energy fuels like coal. Let’s check it out! 🔥
@michaljuricek.bsky.social #ChemSky #PiSky #SciComm
March 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Ever wondered if POOP can burn? It’s all thanks to ancient sunlight! ☀️💨 🌱
The energy from the sun is captured by plants. When plants die and are buried for millions of years, they turn into high-energy fuels like coal. Let’s check it out! 🔥
@michaljuricek.bsky.social #ChemSky #PiSky #SciComm
The energy from the sun is captured by plants. When plants die and are buried for millions of years, they turn into high-energy fuels like coal. Let’s check it out! 🔥
@michaljuricek.bsky.social #ChemSky #PiSky #SciComm
CURIOUS to see photosynthesis in action? 🌿🚀
Watch our second video on ENERGY, where we show you how plants create oxygen and our FOOD from carbon dioxide and water using energy from SUNLIGHT! 🌞
Watch on YouTube in full quality:
youtu.be/mg9KIsS14ew?...
@michaljuricek.bsky.social #ChemSky #PiSky
Watch our second video on ENERGY, where we show you how plants create oxygen and our FOOD from carbon dioxide and water using energy from SUNLIGHT! 🌞
Watch on YouTube in full quality:
youtu.be/mg9KIsS14ew?...
@michaljuricek.bsky.social #ChemSky #PiSky
March 24, 2025 at 8:31 AM
CURIOUS to see photosynthesis in action? 🌿🚀
Watch our second video on ENERGY, where we show you how plants create oxygen and our FOOD from carbon dioxide and water using energy from SUNLIGHT! 🌞
Watch on YouTube in full quality:
youtu.be/mg9KIsS14ew?...
@michaljuricek.bsky.social #ChemSky #PiSky
Watch our second video on ENERGY, where we show you how plants create oxygen and our FOOD from carbon dioxide and water using energy from SUNLIGHT! 🌞
Watch on YouTube in full quality:
youtu.be/mg9KIsS14ew?...
@michaljuricek.bsky.social #ChemSky #PiSky
Did you know bread is packed with sugar? 🤯 But why doesn’t it taste sweet like gummy bears? 🍬 The answer lies in the science of simple vs. complex carbs!
Watch on YouTube in full quality:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdPT...
@michaljuricek.bsky.social #chemsky #pisky
Watch on YouTube in full quality:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdPT...
@michaljuricek.bsky.social #chemsky #pisky
March 19, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Did you know bread is packed with sugar? 🤯 But why doesn’t it taste sweet like gummy bears? 🍬 The answer lies in the science of simple vs. complex carbs!
Watch on YouTube in full quality:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdPT...
@michaljuricek.bsky.social #chemsky #pisky
Watch on YouTube in full quality:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdPT...
@michaljuricek.bsky.social #chemsky #pisky
🔬 Experiments, discoveries and the magic of chemistry everywhere 💥⚡️🔥
March 18, 2025 at 10:11 PM
🔬 Experiments, discoveries and the magic of chemistry everywhere 💥⚡️🔥