All articles by Simon Cotton – Page 3

  • Review

    What's it like to be a chemist?

    2011-08-30T08:39:09Z

    Letters to a young chemist

  • A freshly-scored opium poppy seedpod bleeding latex.
    Podcast

    Morphine

    2011-08-24T00:00:00Z

    Pain relief: provided by nature, often abused

  • Close up of a cigarette
    Podcast

    Nicotine

    2011-07-13T00:00:00Z

    Simon Cotton investigates a very addictive compound

  • Stainless steel silos
    Podcast

    Nitrogen dioxide

    2011-06-15T00:00:00Z

    In this week's episode, Simon Cotton explains why nitrogen dioxide is no joke

  • Close up of white nylon ropes
    Podcast

    Nylon

    2011-05-25T00:00:00Z

    Simon Cotton explains the history of nylon and how its discovery met a very tragic ending

  • Mould on jam
    Podcast

    Penicillin

    2011-04-13T00:00:00Z

    A world-changing antibacterial compound born from the horrors of war

  • Woman holding a plastic bag with groceries
    Podcast

    Polythene

    2011-03-23T00:00:00Z

    From plastic bags to milk bottles and to children's toys, Simon Cotton highlights the history and uses of Polythene

  • Strychnos nux vomica tree
    Podcast

    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
    Podcast

    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

  • 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

  • TETRACYCLINE generic drug pills in a prescription bottle
    Podcast

    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
    Podcast

    Tetrodotoxin

    2010-09-22T00:00:00Z


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

  • pack of thalidomide tablets
    Podcast

    Thalidomide

    2010-09-15T00:00:00Z

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

  • TNT explosives on a blue background
    Podcast

    TNT

    2010-08-18T00:00:00Z

    Simon Cotton takes us through the history of an explosive compound

  • Antibiotic tablets on a white table
    Podcast

    Vancomycin

    2010-07-21T00:00:00Z

    Simon Cotton explains the chemistry behind Vancomycin, an antibiotic used to treat a number of bacterial infections

  • Vanilla fruit drying
    Podcast

    Vanillin

    2010-07-14T00:00:00Z

    Simon Cotton explores the history of Vanillin 

  • Slices of oranges arranged on a table
    Podcast

    Vitamin C

    2010-06-30T00:00:00Z

    A compound that played a significant role in our naval history – here's Vitamin C

  • Periodic table of the elements – 105 – Dubnium
    Podcast

    Dubnium

    2009-12-09T00:00:00Z

    The Cold War fight to find new elements

  • Periodic table of the elements – 66 – Dysprosium
    Podcast

    Dysprosium

    2009-12-02T00:00:00Z

    Simon Cotton explains the widely applied chemistry of dysprosium

  • Periodic table of the elements – 64 – Gadolinium
    Podcast

    Gadolinium

    2009-09-30T00:00:00Z

    Simon Cotton introduces an element that may prove useful in the fridges of the future