Chemistry podcasts – Page 32

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    January 2011

    2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Chemistry World Podcast - January 2011 00:12- Introduction 01:15- No stone left unturned in oil hunt 03:45- Mystery of diamond polishing solved? 06:50- Jack Lifton on the importance of rare earth elements ...

  • White Salt Shaker
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    Salt

    2010-12-29T00:00:00Z

    Brian Clegg highlights the many uses of this salty compound

  • Intravenous drip
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    Salvarsan

    2010-12-22T00:00:00Z

    Giving us the history behind the first man-made chemotherapy agent, Phil Robinson talks us through Salvarsan

  • SF6 gas tank on the floor
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    Sulfur hexafluoride

    2010-12-15T00:00:00Z

    Andrea Sella explains the history of this potent greenhouse gas

  • Silicone sealant
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    Silicones

    2010-12-08T00:00:00Z

    Tim Harrison explores the world of Silicones - a compound with many uses

  • Podcast

    December 2010

    2010-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Chemistry World Podcast - December 201000:12- Introduction01:26- Using host-guest chemistry as molecular velcro04:45- Nanotubes defuse explosives08:09- University of Bayreuth's Thomas Scheibel untangles the web of research on artificially reproducing the properties of spiders silk ...

  • Hand drawing chemical structures with chalk
    Podcast

    Silver fulminate and cyanate

    2010-12-01T00:00:00Z

     Andrea Sella reveals the history behind the symbol of the chemist - the stick diagram

  • Vintage camera and photos on a wooden table
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    Silver nitrate

    2010-11-24T00:00:00Z

    Phillip Broadwith captures the history of Silver Nitrate

  • Close up of wine glasses on a wooden table
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    Silicon dioxide

    2010-11-17T00:00:00Z

    Brian Clegg raises a glass to the chemistry of silicon dioxide

  • Strychnos nux vomica tree
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    Strychnine

    2010-11-10T00:00:00Z

    This week, Simon Cotton takes us into the world of cloaks and daggers by focusing on the poisonous compound Strychnine

  • Scoop of white powder
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    Sulfanilamide

    2010-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Simon Cotton pays a tribute to the compound that saved thousands of lives during a decade when penicillin was not available

  • Podcast

    November 2010

    2010-11-01T00:00:00Z

    Chemistry World Podcast -November 201000:12- Introduction01:20- Non-stick chewing gum hits the market 03:33- Graphene scoops the physics Nobel 07:18- University of Bristol's Richard Evershed explains how isotope ratios in bone collagen can give away the diet habits of ancient populations ...

  • Vintage gas mask buried in the sand
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    Sulfur mustard

    2010-10-27T00:00:00Z

    Deployed in the first world war and named for their distinctive ordour, Brian Clegg talks us through the most terrible agents of chemical warfare 

  • Jelly beans on a table
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    Tartrazine

    2010-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Brian Clegg explores the compound that colours our world

  • Cancer patients receiving chemotherapy treatment in a hospital
    Podcast

    Taxol

    2010-10-13T00:00:00Z

     A crucial compound in chemotherapy - John Mann explores the anticancer drug Taxol 

  • A bottle of Testosterone and a syringe against a white background
    Podcast

    Testosterone

    2010-10-06T00:00:00Z

     A compound that is appreciated by many athletes, Simon Cotton investigates Testosterone

  • Podcast

    October 2010

    2010-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Chemistry World Podcast -October 201000:12- Introduction01:20 - Cement chemistry partly to blame in BP oil spill 04:33 - In full flight: making cruise emissions count 06:55 - Universityof Essex's Chris Cooper gives us an overview of the current research into artificial blood 14:38 - Oyster glue's secret ingredient 17:38 - ...

  • TETRACYCLINE generic drug pills in a prescription bottle
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    Tetracycline

    2010-09-29T00:00:00Z

    Simon Cotton travels back to 1945 where a sample of Missouri soil produced a golden yellow antibiotic

  • Puffer fish on a black background
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    Tetrodotoxin

    2010-09-22T00:00:00Z


    This week Simon Cotton investigates Tetrodoxotin (TTX), a poisonous chemical obtained from the fugu fish

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    Podcast

    Thalidomide

    2010-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Simon Cotton introduces the story of Thalidomide - a compound that caused some disastrous consequencs