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BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - What is dry-cleaning?
Ludwigshafen (ots) - When a shirt gets dirty, you usually just have to chuck it in the washing machine, add a little laundry detergent, and let the combination of water and soap do the rest. But some pieces of clothing are too delicate to put in there. As the name implies, dry-cleaning doesn't use any water - or any soap, for that matter. In ...
One AudiomoreBASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - Why does ice melt when you sprinkle salt on it?
Ludwigshafen (ots) - Every winter it's the same old problem: Ice and snow wreak havoc with traffic. To battle the slick roads, the winter services people are out there day and night spreading salt on the streets. In entertaining episodes our Chemical Reporter answers questions of our Podcast ...
One AudiomoreBASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - How does a plasma monitor work?
Ludwigshafen (ots) - In simple terms, behind the glass on the front of a plasma screen you'll find a whole lot of tiny cells that are filled with one of the 'noble' gases, generally neon or xenon. Each of these cells represents a single point - a pixel. If a voltage is applied to the gas, then it ...
One AudiomoreBASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - What is shoe polish made of?
Ludwigshafen (ots) - If you want your leather shoes to continue to look clean and snazzy, then there's no way around it: you have to polish them occasionally. The polish that you apply contains both fats - lipids - and wax. The lipids make the leather soft and smooth, while the wax protects it from ...
One AudiomoreChristliches Jugenddorfwerk Deutschlands gemeinnütziger e. V. (CJD)
CJD - die Chancengeber zum Weltkindertag: Für eine Pädagogik des Zutrauens
Ebersbach (ots) - Am morgigen 20. November feiern die Vereinten Nationen den Tag der Rechte des Kindes (Weltkindertag). Als einer der größten Bildungsträger im Land fordert das Christliche Jugenddorfwerk Deutschlands e. V. (CJD) eine Pädagogik, die auf mehr Zutrauen in Kinder und Jugendliche basiert. "Das trifft auch und gerade auf junge Menschen zu, die am Rand ...
moreBASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - How does a glow stick work?
Ludwigshafen (ots) - Although the way glow sticks work at first seems almost magical, it's actually pretty simple. They provide a purely chemical source of light. A glow stick is a sealed, see-through plastic pipe containing a fluorescent dye and two different liquids. In entertaining episodes our ...
One AudiomoreBASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - What are liquid crystals?
Ludwigshafen (ots) - After the advent of liquid crystal displays, or LCDs, everybody nowadays has at least heard the term 'liquid crystal'. The high-tech screens are everywhere: in computer monitors, cell phones, digital cameras, and calculators. In entertaining episodes our Chemical Reporter ...
One AudiomoreBASF Podcast: Food Fortification - Using Vitamins to Counter Malnutrition
Ludwigshafen (ots) - In this podcast you will learn how food fortification can help prevent children going blind. According to UNICEF, 40 to 60 percent of children and young people in developing nations are affected by a lack of vitamin A. This makes it the most widespread form of malnutrition. ...
One AudiomoreBASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - What is cling film made of?
Ludwigshafen (ots) - Cling film - also called plastic wrap - has to be pretty versatile. It should stretch a lot without tearing, it should keep out the germs, and it has to seal in moisture and aroma to keep those cold cuts from drying out and that chunk of French cheese from smelling up the ...
One AudiomoreBASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - What are emulsifiers?
Ludwigshafen (ots) - If you put the oil and water together in a single glass, then they act like a couple of suspicious neighbors. Each quickly finds its own level - the oil on top and the water below - and has as little interaction with the other as possible. There's a kind of fence between them that each is unable to overcome on its own: this ...
One AudiomoreBASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - What is mother-of-pearl?
Ludwigshafen (ots) - While taking a walk along the beach, you might have noticed shells that have inner surfaces that shimmer in colorful patterns when they reflect the sunlight. The iridescent substance responsible for it is called nacre, or more commonly: mother-of-pearl. The name says it all, ...
One AudiomoreBASF Podcast: BASF Podcast: Organic Photovoltaics - Flexible and transparent solar cells
Ludwigshafen (ots) - In this podcast you will learn how organic photovoltaics helps to produce solar cells with completely new qualities. In organic photovoltaics dyes are used that are able to convert light into electrical energy. Due to the extremely thin photovoltaic layer, flexible or even ...
One AudiomoreBASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - How does conditioner make your hair soft?
Ludwigshafen (ots) - Hair isn't exactly lying still all the time. It's constantly in motion - we brush it, run our fingers through it, and style it in all kinds of tortuous ways. When we tax it and strain it, the shingles on the outside of a strand of hair can stand up - or even break off. But with ...
One AudiomoreBASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - What are bioplastics?
Ludwigshafen (ots) - Bioplastics might look artificial, but they sure act like they're organic. When you toss them on a compost heap, for example, they simply disappear. There's no magic involved, though. Compostable bioplastics disintegrate in nature without leaving a trace. In entertaining weekly episodes our Chemical Reporter answers questions of ...
One AudiomoreBASF Podcast: Ionic Liquids - Liquid Salts with many Talents
Ludwigshafen (ots) - In this podcast you will learn how the unique characteristics of liquid salts make ionic liquids so interesting for industry. Ionic liquids are molten salts that are also in a liquid form at room temperature. The unique characteristics of these liquid salts are the very thing that makes ionic liquids so interesting for ...
One AudiomoreBASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - How does a drain cleaner work?
Ludwigshafen (ots) - A lot of stuff disappears down the drain that never comes out the other end. If you can't get to the blockage in the pipe to clean it mechanically, then your only choice to get the water flowing again is a drain cleaner. In entertaining weekly episodes our Chemical Reporter ...
One AudiomoreBASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - Why does hair turn grey?
Ludwigshafen (ots) - In campfire stories, you often hear that someone's hair turns grey or white overnight because of a stressful or frightening experience. That's pretty obviously an exaggeration - but what ARE the factors involved when hair loses its young and vibrant tones and assumes that ...
One AudiomoreBASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - Why is sugar sticky?
Ludwigshafen (ots) - Sugar's ability to adhere to a surface pretty impressive. Back in the 1950s, women even used sugar water to hold extravagant hairdos in place - and it made them pretty indestructible. But how does the sugar do it? In entertaining weekly episodes our Chemical Reporter answers questions of our Podcast listeners on Chemistry in our ...
One Audiomoreots.Audio: BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - Why can't you mix oil and water?
Ludwigshafen (ots) - Everyone knows that oil and water just don't mix. But how come? In entertaining weekly episodes our Chemical Reporter answers questions of our Podcast listeners on Chemistry in our everyday life. Direct subscription via RSS-Feed or iTunes (search for ...
One Audiomoreots.Audio: BASF Podcast: Magical colors thanks to nanotechnology
Ludwigshafen (ots) - In this Podcast of "Chemistry of Innovations" you will learn how "colors without dyes" can have effects that are almost magical. Normal color, like we know from everyday life, doesn't change its color impression when you look at it from different directions. With the help of nanotechnology researchers at BASF have now ...
One Audiomoreots.Audio: BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - How does fabric softener make your laundry soft?
Ludwigshafen (ots) - A little fabric softener is a big comfort in a tough world. But what chemical trick is behind the feel of clothes freshly-rinsed with fabric softener?In entertaining weekly episodes our Chemical Reporter answers questions ...
One Audiomoreots.Audio: BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - What does fertilizer have to do with plant growth?
Ludwigshafen (ots) - Fat tomatoes, enormous pumpkins, sunflowers that stretch up into the sky - for some home gardeners, what starts out as a hobby turns into a quest for the colossal. There are even competitions. And to have a chance, an ...
One Audiomoreots.Audio: BASF Podcast: Hydrophobin - The Raincoat of the Fungi
Ludwigshafen (ots) - In this Podcast of "Chemistry of Innovations" you will learn how a fungi-protein called "Hydrophobin" can make surfaces water-repellent. The raincoat on a fungus is not a garment, it is a substance called "Hydrophobin". You will find this protein on the skin of ...
One Audiomoreots.Audio: BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - What's a bullet-proof vest made of?
Ludwigshafen (ots) - To protect themselves from the swords and arrows of their enemies, soldiers throughout the ages have used armor made of different types of material: leather, bronze or iron. Nowadays there are more comfortable ways to keep yourself protected. In entertaining weekly episodes ...
One Audiomoreots.Audio: BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - Why do you get garlic breath?
Ludwigshafen (ots) - Few spices are as treasured and avoided! A clove of garlic is both tasty and healthy, but after you eat it, don't be surprised if even your friends start to give you a wide berth. Quite a few people find the smell of garlic disgusting, and will probably keep their distance. ...
One AudiomoreJournalist Invitation - International Media Webcast
Ingelheim, Germany (ots/PRNewswire) - The science of sexual desire No doubt you've written about it before: Sex - an ever-present topic in newspapers and magazines. Yet, despite the genuine interest in sex, little focus is given to the science behind it and even less so when it comes to female sexual dysfunction, the most common type being Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD). Up to one in ten women suffer from HSDD - ...
moreots.Audio: BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - What does the SAE classification on motor oil cans mean?
Ludwigshafen (ots) - A motor oil's primary function in an engine is to lubricate its moving parts. A thin film of oil keeps the parts from rubbing directly against one another, preventing wear and ensuring smooth motion. To fulfill that ...
One Audiomoreots.Audio: BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - How is leather produced?
Ludwigshafen (ots) - A leather jacket has been through an astonishing transformation. You can't even tell that it was once on the back of a cow. How do you make an elegant piece of leather from rough cattlehide? In entertaining weekly episodes our Chemical Reporter answers questions of our ...
One Audiomoreots.Audio: BASF Podcast - New catalysts for clean diesel vehicles
Ludwigshafen (ots) - In this Podcast you will learn about how catalysts technology can help to make exhaust fumes of diesel vehicles cleaner Today's diesel engines are more than a match for gasoline engines. In terms of design a diesel is much more efficient: It uses less fuel and emits less ...
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