Die Chemie einer Chilischote

Die Idee zu dieser Grafik kam mir, als ich die Chilischoten vor einer verzweifelten, von Blattläusen befallenen Chilipflanze rettete. Ich dachte, es wäre sehr interessant, den Ursprung der Schärfe in Chilipfeffer zu untersuchen, und wie man diese quantifizieren kann.Eine Familie von Verbindungen, ...

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The Chemistry of a Chilli

The idea for this graphic came to me whilst saving the chilli peppers from a forlorn looking, aphid-infested chilli plant that’s probably on its metaphorical last legs. I thought it would be quite interesting to look at the origin of the heat in chilli peppers, and how this can be quantified. A ...

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The Compounds in Red Lipstick

Lipstick is one of the most commonly used cosmetic products – and arange of chemicals are required for its production. The choice of these ingredients is carefully considered to provide the desired colour, glossiness, and indelibility. A single stick of lipstick will contain several hundred ...

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It’s often stated that cooking is much like chemistry, or vice versa. I thought it’d be fun to take that a little further, and look at the major organic compounds present in various different herbs and spices that are frequently used in cooking, so that’s what this poster tries to do. Obviously, ...

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