Chemistry podcasts – Page 22

  • 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
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    Desomorphine

    2014-07-09T00:00:00Z

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

  • Paint splashing
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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

  • Glowsticks
    Podcast

    Diphenyl oxalate

    2014-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Nature has a range of ways to create bioluminescence. Not to be outdone, chemists create their own glow with diphenyl oxalate.

  • Tea
    Podcast

    Tannins

    2014-04-30T00:00:00Z

    They are the compounds that link leather trousers to a nice cup of tea - Brian Clegg introduces tannins

  • Women with baby
    Podcast

    Prolactin

    2014-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Anna Lewcock finds out how pigeons played a major role in discovering an important pituitary hormone, prolactin

  • Luminol
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    Luminol

    2014-04-16T00:00:00Z

    Amongst the fictional forensic equipment shown on television, Brian Clegg notices one distinctly non-fiction stalwart: luminol

  • Laboratory bottles
    Podcast

    Dichloromethane

    2014-04-09T00:00:00Z

    It smells sweet, is potentially lethal and organic chemists rely on it: Emily James on dichloromethane

  • Painting of a women by Renoir
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    Chemistry World podcast - April 2014

    2014-04-04T00:00:00Z

    Why are researchers boycotting a conference? How can Raman spectroscopy reveal the true colours of paintings? And how can shrimp shells help clean the ocean?

  • Piles of colored powders in an Indian market – holi colors
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    Dibromoindigo

    2014-04-02T00:00:00Z

    Purple was once a colour only royalty could afford to wear. Hayley Birch investigates tyrian purple, or dibromoindigo, the original purple dye