You want to know why the clouds sometimes cling to the mountain? Here you will find the answers! Tip: You can enlarge the image by clicking the gray box in the top right! Do you have time for some experiments?
Die Messung des Luftdrucks ist auch mit der kostenlosen App „PhyPhox“ möglich. Diese App kann nahezu alle Daten der Smartphone-Sensoren auf Wunsch auslesen. Viele moderne Smartphones messen auch den Luftdruck. Hier können Sie die App herunterladen: iPhone-Nutzer:innen finden die App im Apple-App-Store: Android-Nutzer:innen finden die…
Seit gestern liegen die SpottingScience-Bierdeckel beim Pin-of-Science-Festival aus. In Österreich stellen die insgesamt 4 Motive die diesjährigen Festival-Bierdeckel dar.
UV light, which also causes sunburn in summer, provides enough energy to stimulate the quinine molecule. This is what gives the tonic water its bluish glow when exposed to UV light. In this case, we understand excitation to mean that an electron of the molecule…
Of course, the different ingredients are responsible for the taste of the gin. So juniper and several other substances. At the molecular level, however, one group is particularly responsible for the taste, the monoterpenes. The group of monoterpenes is relatively large. What they all have…
Gin is a spirit made from juniper. The name probably goes back to the French name of juniper, genévrier. Today, gin – like many other spirits – is mainly produced by using or combining three different processes (maceration, percolation and distillation). Maceration (also cold extraction)…
Wet and dry soap foam are different. Wet foam is made up of tightly packed round bubbles that barely touch. The layer of water between the bubbles is clearly visible. However, due to gravity, this water drains downwards. In addition, the pressure of the large…
You’ve probably already noticed that the beer foam is different for different types of beer. Some form a huge head of foam, while others show almost nothing. Try timelapse video to see how well you can judge different types of beer! So why do beer…
Nasser und trockener Seifenschaum unterscheidet sich. Nasser Schaum besteht aus dicht gepackten runden Blasen besteht, die sich knapp berühren. Deutlich erkennbar ist die Wasserschicht zwischen den Blasen. Aufgrund der Schwerkraft fließt dieses Wasser jedoch nach unten ab. Zusätzlich sorgt der Druck der großen Blasen dafür,…
