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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🍋 You don't want to run out of vitamin C. Why? Because it protects our cells from oxidative damage. That's why our body needs a constant supply. 💚 Great collaboration with the UZH Social Media Team. Thank you for your support! 🙌 @chem.uzh.ch @michaljuricek.bsky.social @chemsky.bsky.social

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🔬 Experiments, discoveries and the magic of chemistry everywhere 💥⚡️🔥

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

🥤 What is the secret behind the world's most iconic drink? Let's look at the chemistry of Coca-Cola together. Maybe the most powerful ingredient was never in the bottle... 😉 #CocaCola #Chemistry #Branding #GCMS #ScienceCommunication #chemsky @chemsky.bsky.social

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

See it with your own eyes! 👀 How your sunscreen really works! ☀️🧴 👇Using just a simple highlighter, we made UV protection visible.👇 #Chemistry #Sunscreen #UVProtection #SPF #SunProtectingFactor @chem.uzh.ch

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

🍦Ever tried making your own ice cream? You had all the right ingredients, but it still turned out icy instead of creamy. The secret isn't just what you put into it. It’s how fast you freeze it. #LiquidNitrogen #IceCream #FrozenBanana #FoodScience #ChemistryUnwrapped

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

🖥️➡️📱 Remember when monitors occupied half your desk? Today, you carry one in your pocket — with pixels smaller than the width of a human hair. In our latest video, we show how to build a simple OLED device. ⚛️⚡ @michaljuricek.bsky.social @chem.uzh.ch @chemsky.bsky.social #ChemSky

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

🧪 Can we take caffeine out without killing the flavor? ☕ Decaf might be the perfect drink when we want to avoid a racing heart ❤️⚡, but decaffeination is far more sophisticated than it sounds. @chem.uzh.ch @michaljuricek.bsky.social @juriceklab.bsky.social #CoffeeScience #CaffeineFree

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

🧼🤫 Soap’s dirty little secret? It’s made from fat. 🙃 That might sound strange, but it’s exactly why soap works so well. ⚗️ #chemsky #Fat #Chemistry #SoapScience #Saponification #Micelles @michaljuricek.bsky.social @juriceklab.bsky.social @chemsky.bsky.social

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

👻💊🔦🎯 Medicines without side effects? Yes! Chemistry can make drugs active only where they’re needed. How? With photocages acting like invisibility cloaks and near-infrared light as the trigger. Curious? Check out the work of @pstacko.bsky.social www.stacko.group @chem.uzh.ch

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

🪼🔆 Can we GLOW like a jellyfish? YES! We just need the right chemistry.🧪 @chem.uzh.ch @michaljuricek.bsky.social @juriceklab.bsky.social

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

👀🦐 Which world is more COLORFUL: ours or the one seen through the eyes of a mantis shrimp? In this video, we discuss that having more receptors doesn’t necessarily mean seeing more colors. And color isn’t just about what we see. It’s about how molecules interact with light. @chem.uzh.ch

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

☢️ Antimatter against cancer? YES – using radioactive chemistry that can find 🎯 and fight 💥 tumors! Learn more about the cool research from the @hollandlab.bsky.social @chem.uzh.ch @michaljuricek.bsky.social @juriceklab.bsky.social

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

We boost our day with COFFEE ☕️🔥 But do we really know how much CAFFEINE is in our cup? 👀 In this video, we analyzed how caffeine content 🧪 changes with different water volumes💧 Watch to see what we found! @chem.uzh.ch @michaljuricek.bsky.social

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

🎬 Year 1 of Chemistry Unwrapped — 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! 🙏 @michaljuricek.bsky.social @chem.uzh.ch

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

🧅💧 NO ONION, NO CRY — Can chemistry stop onion tears? Yes! When you cut an onion, alliinase and LFS turn amino acid sulfoxides into syn-propanethial-S-oxide — the tear-maker. 🔬🥲 Suppress LFS, and you get tear-free onions with full flavor. 🙌👩‍🍳🧪 @michaljuricek.bsky.social @chem.uzh.ch #chemsky

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

👃 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

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

🤔 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

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

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

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

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

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

🎬 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

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

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?

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

🏄‍♂️ 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

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

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

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JuricekLab @juriceklab.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

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

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

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

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

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

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

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 👩‍🔬🙏

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

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

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

🧬 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

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

🕶️ 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

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

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

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

☀️🔥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

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

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

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

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

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

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

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

🔬 Experiments, discoveries and the magic of chemistry everywhere 💥⚡️🔥

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