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I am building up an English version of my German Website Chemie im Alltag at http://www.chemie-im-alltag.de. Articles on how chemistry is playing a fundamental role in our lifes will be found here, including articles on the environment, drugs, narcotics, poisons, food, politics in chemistry, nobel prizes, software and chemical industry. Moreover, you can ask questions concerning chemistry and related sciences, which I will try to answer.
Hyaluronic acid, a naturally occuring substance in humans, is being discovered as an anti aging agent by the beauty industry. Its function is based on the same principle that modern diapers use to keep babys dry.
Q10 - what is behind this substance, which is praised as a fountain of youth in many skin creams?
No other medication is responsible for so many fatalities due to careless misuse than Viagra®, although it seems as though it is quickly establishing itself as a lifestyle drug. How would it be then, with garlic as an alternative?
The internet is abuzz with rumors of an allegedly deadly substance produced by the combination of Mentos mints and Diet Coke.
Is resveratrol, an ingredient in red wine, the key to a long life?
Corn based ethanol has been praised as a green fuel alternative. Besides ethical questions, doubts on the climate friendliness of corn based ethanol are being raised now as well.
How does the greenhouse effect work, and how does the emission of carbon dioxide and other gases affect our climate?
The secret of the taste of Kopi Luwak: Palm civets act as biofermenters. They eat the coffee beans and excrete them undigested.
