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A Brief Guide to Doping in Sports
The Rio Olympics are underway, and after a build-up that’s already been marred by the Russian doping scandal, officials will be on the look-out for athletes trying to gain an edge by using performance-enhancing drugs. What types of drugs will they be looking for, and why might athletes be tempted ...
The Chemistry of Cannabis & Synthetic Cannabinoids
In recent years, there’s been an increase in the number of media reports on users of synthetic cannabinoids. Commonly referred to by names such as ‘Spice’ or ‘K2’, the most recent reported case involvedfive UK students being hospitalised after use. But what are the chemicals present in ‘spice’ ...
World Diabetes Day
Glucose, Insulin, & Diabetes
Here’s a mini-graphic taking a quick look at what diabetes is, and the differences between the three main types.
Twelve Famous Female Chemists
March 8 is International Women’s Day. To mark the occasion, here’s a graphic which takes a quick look at a selection ofpioneering female chemists!
The Shapes of Snowflakes
In the Northern Hemisphere at least, the idealised vision of Christmas involves snow. Whilst no one snowflake is exactly the same as another, at least on a molecular level, scientists have none-the-less devised a system of classification for the many types of crystals that snow can form. This ...
How Can Xylitol Gum Help Prevent Tooth Decay?
Tooth decay, also commonly referred to as dental caries, is the result of acidic conditions in the mouth, due tobacterial activity.These conditions lead to the outer layers of the teeth slowly being dissolved, which can eventually lead to holes in the teeth (cavities) in serious cases. To ...
The Chemicals in Cigarette Smoke & Their Effects
That smoking causes cancer is a well known and scientifically proven fact. Everyone knows that nicotine is present in cigarettes, and causes addiction to smoking; however, what’s a little less well known is the range of chemicals contained within cigarette smoke that can lead to carcinogenic ...
Coke & Diet Coke
The Facts and the Fiction
Over the past week, you may well have seen a couple of graphics purporting to explain the effect that drinking a can of Coke or Diet Coke has on your body. They’ve been picked up by arange of online news and media sites, and as a result circulated widely. Unfortunately, althoughsome of the ...
The Chemistry of Blackberry Colour
With blackberry season approaching, here’s a quick graphic looking at blackberry colour chemistry. Posts have been a bit few and far between over the last week or so as I was off at ACS Philadelphia (post on that to come shortly), but the pace will be picking back up again this week!
The Chemistry of Pumpkins
in C&EN
With a week to go until Halloween, it’s time to get carving pumpkins! Before you do, check out this graphic on the chemistry of pumpkins I made for C&EN last year. Stay tuned for more Halloween-related chemistry over the coming week!
