Chemistry podcasts – Page 22

  • A jet aeroplane being sprayed with antifreeze
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    Glycerol

    2014-08-27T00:00:00Z

    Simon Cotton describes one of his favourite school chemistry experiments, involving this week’s compound: Glycerol

  • An electron micrograph of a cell
    Podcast

    Osmium tetraoxide

    2014-08-20T00:00:00Z

    It’s highly toxic but essential for studying detailed structures of cells. Brian Clegg introduces osmium tetraoxide

  • Burning of magnesium/Mg ribbon
    Podcast

    Magnesium oxide

    2014-08-13T00:00:00Z

    You may have created it in a fiery flash or taken it to soothe a burning stomach. Simon Cotton on magnesium oxide

  • Antifreeze-glycoproteins_shutterstock_153639434_300tb
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    Antifreeze glycoproteins

    2014-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Why don’t fish freeze in sub-zero seas? Helen Scales introduces the compounds that protect them - antifreeze glycoproteins

  • Martyn Poliakoff
    Podcast

    Chemistry World podcast - August 2014

    2014-08-05T00:00:00Z

    This month, how artificial comets may explain the origins of asymmetry in life. Plus, we speak to Martyn Poliakoff

  • Banana sweets
    Podcast

    Isoamyl acetate

    2014-07-30T00:00:00Z

    It makes a sweet banana-flavoured treat, but can ruin home brewed beer; Jenna Bilbrey introduces isoamyl acetate

  • Baby bottle
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    Bisphenol A

    2014-07-23T00:00:00Z

    The science is far from settled, but this week’s compound – bisphenol A – is facing bans across the world

  • A man working on pressure washer to cleaning boat hull barnacles antifouling and seaweed at the harbor
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    Tributyltin

    2014-07-16T00:00:00Z

    Helen Scales investigates tributyltin, banned from use as anti-fouling paint for causing ‘imposex’ in marine life

  • Desomorphine
    Podcast

    Desomorphine

    2014-07-09T00:00:00Z

    From potential painkiller to kitchen-cooked heroin replacement, Nate Adams tracks the history of desomorphine

  • Paint splashing
    Podcast

    Chemistry World podcast - July 2014

    2014-07-02T00:00:00Z

    We speak to artist Briony Marshall and art detective Warren Warren about the more artistic sides of chemistry

  • Shark
    Podcast

    Squalene

    2014-07-02T00:00:00Z

    It helps keep sharks afloat, but may be partly responsible for their declining numbers: Helen Scales introduces squalene

  • Blood bags
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    Albumin

    2014-06-25T00:00:00Z

    Nathan Adams introduces a confusingly-named protein that’s essential for keeping blood flowing: albumin

  • Cinnabar
    Podcast

    Vermilion

    2014-06-18T00:00:00Z

    Neil Withers finds out how vermilion has been keeping human civilisation looking bright and beautifully red for centuries

  • Pyridine
    Podcast

    Pyridine

    2014-06-11T00:00:00Z

    Brian Clegg holds his nose to examine one of the real workhorses of the organic chemistry lab: Pyridine

  • Cells
    Podcast

    Cytochrome P450

    2014-06-04T00:00:00Z

    Nathan Adams investigates some of the most important molecular machines within our cells, the cytochrome p450 enzymes

  • Tom Brown
    Podcast

    Chemistry World podcast - June 2014

    2014-06-02T00:00:00Z

    We speak to Tom Brown, the 2014 Chemistry World Entrepreneur of the Year, and find out why cells spend so much time doing nothing

  • Ammonium dichromate volcano
    Podcast

    Ammonium dichromate

    2014-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Brian Clegg reminisces about indoor fireworks and Vesuvian fire with this week’s compound: ammonium dichromate

  • Alarm clock
    Podcast

    Melatonin

    2014-05-22T00:00:00Z

    Meet melatonin, the ‘Dracula of hormones’, essential in regulating the body’s natural circadian rhythm

  • Socks
    Podcast

    Naphthalene

    2014-05-14T00:00:00Z

    Once a fusty way of keeping moths out of clothes, Brian Clegg explains how naphthalene may have helped bring life to Earth

  • Phil Baran
    Podcast

    Chemistry World podcast - May 2014

    2014-05-08T00:00:00Z

    We speak to the ‘sultan of synthesis’, Phil Baran, and Peter James explains how labs can save cash on energy bills