Chemistry podcasts – Page 21

  • Isoniazid (isonicotinylhydrazine, INH) tuberculosis antibiotic, chemical structure
    Podcast

    Isoniazid

    2014-12-17T00:00:00Z

    Nina Notman introduces isoniazid - an antibiotic key to treating tuberculosis

  • Adding artificial sweetener to a drink
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    Aspartame

    2014-12-10T00:00:00Z

    Could this be the sweetener that causes the most online panic?

  • Explosion
    Podcast

    Chemistry World podcast - December 2014

    2014-12-04T00:00:00Z

    How nitrogen can make green explosives and why molecular communication might produce chatty nanobots

  • Spice - synthetic cannabis
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    Cannabicyclohexanol

    2014-12-03T00:00:00Z

    Used to make synthetic cannabis, cannabicyclohexanol may be more risky than its non-synthetic counterpart

  • Tramadol pills
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    Tramadol

    2014-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Simon Cotton introduces the painkiller tramadol – could this be the next banned drug in competitive cycling?

  • Insulin injection
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    Insulin

    2014-11-19T00:00:00Z

    A protein with an impressive roster of ‘firsts’: Anna Lewcock introduces insulin

  • Lophophora williamsii cactus with flower
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    Psilocybin & Mescaline

    2014-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Simon Cotton explores our hallucinogenic horizons with psilocybin and mescaline

  • stained-glass window
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    Selenium dioxide

    2014-11-05T00:00:00Z

    It smells of ‘rotting horseradish’ but gives glass a magnificent red colour – Brian Clegg shines a light on selenium dioxide

  • Moon
    Podcast

    Chemistry World podcast - November 2014

    2014-11-03T00:00:00Z

    We speak to Eric Betzig about his Nobel prize-winning research, and find out how thermoelectric materials can be made more efficient

  • Human growth hormone protein structure diagram
    Podcast

    Human growth hormone

    2014-10-29T00:00:00Z

    Marketed as a path to eternal youth but banned in professional sports, Hayley Simon introduces human growth hormone

  • tofu
    Podcast

    Magnesium chloride

    2014-10-23T00:00:00Z

    It may have no common name, but as Brian Clegg explains, magnesium chloride has many common uses

  • A bus destroyed by the London terrorism attack in 2005
    Podcast

    Acetone peroxide

    2014-10-15T00:00:00Z

    Simon Cotton takes us back to a dark day in UK history, to highlight a terrible use of acetone peroxide

  • Exchanging tablets in nightclub
    Podcast

    MDMA

    2014-10-09T00:00:00Z

    The drug that fuelled rave culture may yet be a treatment for PTSD. Hayley Simon introduces MDMA

  • orchid flower
    Podcast

    Chemistry World podcast - October 2014

    2014-10-03T00:00:00Z

    We speak to Jason Sello about the hunt for new antibiotics, and Monique Simmonds explains the chemical role of botanical gardens

  • Saturn and Titan
    Podcast

    Ethane

    2014-10-02T00:00:00Z

    Why would a simple molecule used to produce plastics excite astronomers? Brian Clegg introduces ethane

  • A very old mobile phone
    Podcast

    Tantalum pentoxide

    2014-09-24T00:00:00Z

    Lars Öhrström explains how tantalum(V)oxide banished ‘the brick’ and allows your mobile phone to fit in your pocket

  • Seaweed
    Podcast

    Sodium alginate

    2014-09-17T00:00:00Z

    When Brian Clegg’s acid reflux strikes, he knows he can rely on help from this compound: Sodium alginate

  • A pile of fish
    Podcast

    Trimethylamine

    2014-09-10T00:00:00Z

    It reeks of rotting fish but finds use in a range of applications - Jenna Bilbrey introduces trimethylamine

  • Synthesis in bubble wrap
    Podcast

    Chemistry World podcast - September 2014

    2014-09-05T00:00:00Z

    We speak to Paul Clarke about the challenges of natural product synthesis and discuss the pros and cons of perovskite solar cells

  • a bar of soap
    Podcast

    Phenol

    2014-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Phenol, that mainstay of the chemical industry, was a familiar smell around the house in soap. Brian Clegg reveals all