Chemistry Shorts®

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!

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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.

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@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.

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Did you know a polymer is a chain of monomers that are connected in series?

Learn more by watching "Under the Skin": https://t.co/tzkZlljijO

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How can we work with nature to solve problems?

@francesarnold of @Caltech explains in "Driving Reactions": https://t.co/FHy4RVHs1Q

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"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 https://t.co/zpem3p2ovg.

https://t.co/8hJzuhSBHs

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Partial coalescence is the secret to beautiful, delicious, creamy ice cream! Learn more by watching "Frosty Fomulations" with Dr. @MayaWarren: https://t.co/QKx6JmbAJr

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Dr. Dimitar Sasselov of @Harvard explains his research into some of the biggest questions of life in our film, "Cracking Chirality": https://t.co/8hJzuhSBHs

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Today is the first day of summer! ☀️🏖️

Cool down by watching our film on the chemistry of ice cream: "Frosty Formulations"

https://t.co/QKx6JmbAJr

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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": https://t.co/M4Dc8pusNN

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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: https://t.co/zznz25tQFe

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Congratulations to the star of our film "Mighty Microbes" - Ariel Furst (@afurst1) of @MIT - on being named one of @cenmag's 2025 Talented 12! 🎉 🎉

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Learn more about how chemists are vital to making the perfect pint of ice cream by watching "Frosty Formulations" here: https://t.co/QKx6JmbAJr

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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."

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Did you know that chemistry is required for better battery development? Learn more by watching "Energy to Spare": https://t.co/M4Dc8pusNN

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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: https://t.co/8hJzuhSBHs

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Did you know that #CRISPR stands for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats? Learn more about the technology by watching "Rewriting Life"

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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"

https://t.co/AzOkFJw10t

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Just watched "Driving Reactions" and want to learn more about directed evolution?

Check out featured scientist @FrancesArnold's Nobel Prize lecture here: https://t.co/gzDaZEwxvH

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@SFurkanOzturk61 explains how chiral molecules strongly interact with electron spin using spiral staircases in our newest film "Cracking Chirality." Watch here: https://t.co/8hJzuhSBHs

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Congrats to Hal Alper (@alperlab) of @CockrellSchool at @UTAustin for being awarded the 2025 International Metabolic Engineering award!

Learn more about his work by watching our short film "Driving Reactions."

https://t.co/b71MFmYcGb