This year's National Chemistry Week is going to be pretty sweet. In 2014, NCW's theme is all about candy and the role of chemistry in the confections industry. Yum! Here's a homemade gummy candy kit that I did with my Food Science team a while back. Homemade gummy candies, FTW Get a jump start on the week by finding a candy recipe at Instructables or go more upscale with these ideas from Saveur. ... [ Read More ]
The Great Hollow Penny Experiment
Our attempt to make hollow pennies didn't turn out as planned. Which is another way of saying the hollow penny experiment failed, but since I documented our process I figured I'd share it and maybe you'll try it and you can share better photos if things go according to plan. I first read about making hollow pennies from the book, Why Is Milk White? & 200 Other Curious Chemistry Questions It sounded simple enough and I thought I could make ... [ Read More ]