Chemical technology in action

How Hydroxide and Hydronium Ions Ensure Cleanliness in the Bathroom Hygiene plays a more important role than ever in the current situation. Regular hand washing, social distancing, respiratory hygiene and …

How Hot Is It Really? The air that surrounds us everywhere affects our comfort and well-being through its temperature. If it is too hot or too cold, we feel uncomfortable. …

Two Key Characteristics for Hoses and Hose Technology Who doesn’t use them somewhere — hoses — the versatile helpers used in countless applications. They safely transport gases, liquids, and even …

HPLC stands for High Performance Liquid Chromatography. This technique is used for both preparative and analytical separations. In biochemical research, HPLC is especially useful for preparing and analyzing substances with …

If you need to insulate a damaged cable or install new wiring, it’s always a good idea to have a few heat shrink tubes on hand. Thanks to their adaptable …

Prostheses, implants and suture materials all have one requirement in common: they should cause as little adverse effect as possible on the surrounding tissue and on the human body as …

Any substance that is not a pure substance is a mixture of substances. Since very few of the things that surround us are pure substances, the separation of mixtures is …

Sintering is a manufacturing process that has been known and widely used for a very long time. The production of ceramics – such as firing kaolin or shaping clay into …

The Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, is the United States’ federal authority responsible for overseeing the safety of all goods sold within the USA. This oversight includes not just …