If the goal of National Chemistry Week (NCW) this year was to sweeten the public’s perception of chemistry, it surely succeeded. NCW is the American Chemical Society’s largest annual outreach event, ...

CLEVELAND — There is science behind some of your favorite sweets. Like classic peanut brittle. “What you're seeing going on inside this copper pot is we're boiling the sugar and glucose,” said ...

Oberlin High School Chemistry teacher Terra Burnette thought outside the box in early March as she brought in an interesting item to help with a chemistry lesson: M&M’s candies. “As a way to add a fun ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – “Smitten with Science” at the Great Lakes Science Center blends candy, chemistry and creativity into a hands-on Valentine’s season experience designed to show kids that science can ...

From soft crack to hard ball to cotton candy, you can make a lot of different styles of candy with sucrose. Have you ever wondered about the science and chemical reactions that occur when making your ...

Explore chemistry through the making of this delicate, yet crunchy toffee confection. Sponge candy, a delicate, yet crunchy toffee confection covered in chocolate, is perhaps the sweetest way to ...

Ever wondered why some candy is completely clear? There’s a fascinating chemical and historical reason behind it. In this short, a doctor explains how certain ingredients, reactions, and choices give ...

While the variety of candies seems endless, all of them fall into two main categories: crystalline (typically soft and creamy) and non-crystalline (generally hard and brittle). The deciding factor is ...

Ever wondered what molecules stick around in your breath after eating candy? Ionicon’s applied science team recently took a closer look at the flavor chemistry behind its merchandise gummy bears – ...