Chemistry Shorts®
@chemistryshorts
A film series that communicates the breadth & depth of chemistry’s impact on humankind. Each film comes with a lesson plan to integrate it into the classroom!
Our newest film, "Energy to Spare," uses exploding #batteries, bowling showdowns, and electrifying animations to give a primer on how batteries work and explore how scientists are revolutionizing battery technology for the renewable energy age. youtu.be/eHwcBh_Zup0
"Cracking Chirality" highlights exciting research that can be used as a starting point to discuss the chemical origins of life, molecular chirality, electron spin, magnetism, and more! Film and curriculum at chemistryshorts.org. youtu.be/Wv9IAX75SKE
Learn more about how chemists are vital to making the perfect pint of ice cream by watching "Frosty Formulations" here: youtu.be/T77j9ySP0tk
@ChemistryShorts films, sponsored by @dreyfusfndn, show the vital role the chemical sciences play in the biggest issues facing the world. Each film is accompanied by a lesson plan to integrate the science behind these innovations into the classroom. chemistryshorts.org
Did you know a polymer is a chain of monomers that are connected in series? Learn more by watching "Under the Skin": youtu.be/lpFwQ2CCMys
How can we work with nature to solve problems? @francesarnold of @Caltech explains in "Driving Reactions": youtube.com/watch?v=kTG85c…
Partial coalescence is the secret to beautiful, delicious, creamy ice cream! Learn more by watching "Frosty Fomulations" with Dr. @MayaWarren: youtu.be/T77j9ySP0tk
Dr. Dimitar Sasselov of @Harvard explains his research into some of the biggest questions of life in our film, "Cracking Chirality": youtu.be/Wv9IAX75SKE
Today is the first day of summer! ☀️🏖️ Cool down by watching our film on the chemistry of ice cream: "Frosty Formulations" youtu.be/T77j9ySP0tk
Scientist @Maher_Elkady of @uclachem is looking into a new type of battery: the zinc-ion battery! He explains this technology in our short film "Energy to Spare": youtube.com/watch?v=eHwcBh…
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In the "Untapped Potential" experiment, students take on the role of a water quality engineer, attempting to create drinkable water from simulated sea water. Check out the experiment and full lesson plan here: chemistryshorts.org/wp-content/upl…
Congratulations to the star of our film "Mighty Microbes" - Ariel Furst (@afurst1) of @MIT - on being named one of @cenmag's 2025 Talented 12! 🎉 🎉 cen.acs.org/environment/su…
Plastics last in the environment for thousands of years, but newly designed enzymes can break them down. Learn more about the exciting promise of directed evolution by watching "Driving Reactions."
Did you know that chemistry is required for better battery development? Learn more by watching "Energy to Spare": youtube.com/watch?v=eHwcBh…
Why are the nucleic acids that hold genetic information in all of life right-handed, while the amino acids that they encode left-handed? "Cracking Chirality" looks at research that may be the key: youtu.be/Wv9IAX75SKE
Did you know that #CRISPR stands for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats? Learn more about the technology by watching "Rewriting Life"
We're thrilled that the series was honored with two awards at the 2025 Sci-On! Film Festival: - Best Chemistry Film: "Cracking Chirality" - Science + Imagination Award: "Frosty Formulations" sci-on.org/winners.html
Just watched "Driving Reactions" and want to learn more about directed evolution? Check out featured scientist @FrancesArnold's Nobel Prize lecture here: youtube.com/watch?v=6hOZ5e…