Chemistry in its element podcast – compounds – Page 12
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PodcastHaloperidol
It failed as a painkiller, but Haldol rapidly became an essential medicine for schizophrenia. Raychelle Burks explains more
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PodcastCadmium telluride
It may not be the best material for solar cells but it has some distinct advantages
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PodcastUranium dioxide
This week’s compound has had a glowing career in the arts and a runaway success in the energy sector
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PodcastFluorescein
Kat Arney discovers the compound that first coloured the Chicago river green for St Patrick’s Day
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PodcastSodium hypochlorite
What do hygienic work surfaces have in common with 19th century French violins? Brian Clegg finds out.
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PodcastBrominated vegetable oil
Too much cola can mess with your brain. The effects of excess brominated vegetable oil explained
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PodcastOseltamivir
Oseltamivir, or Tamiflu, stockpiling during the 2009 H1N1 epidemic highlighted significant problems with drugs trials policy
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PodcastFlibanserin
Flibanserin was touted to be the female Viagra. Martha Henriques explains why it failed to live up to the hype.
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PodcastCalcium carbide
Michael Freemantle tells us of discovery that lit the homes and put the food on the table of millions of people
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PodcastEctoparasiticides
Martha Henriques explains how compounds developed to keep parasites at bay may be protecting rhinos from poachers
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PodcastTaq Polymerase
Kat Arney reveals how high temperature bacteria provide us with the molecule that speeds up DNA sequencing
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