All articles by Brian Clegg – Page 6

  • Lab technician holding up a beaker of nitric acid
    Podcast

    Nitric acid

    2011-06-29T00:00:00Z

    This week, Brian Clegg focuses on a very powerful compound

  • Nitrogen triiodide detonating
    Podcast

    Nitrogen triiodide

    2011-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Brian Clegg introduces a compound that detonates at the touch of a feather

  • Balloon and nitrous oxide canister after use.
    Podcast

    Nitrous oxide

    2011-06-01T00:00:00Z

    From Preistley's early experiments to the latest 'hippy crack' phase, we take a look at the history of laughing gas

  • Man fills up the petrol tank in a car
    Podcast

    Petrol

    2011-04-06T00:00:00Z

    Brian Clegg fuels our knowledge of this widely used compound

  • Potassium permanganate in a beaker
    Podcast

    Potassium permanganate

    2011-03-09T00:00:00Z

    Brian Clegg explores the colourful and versatile chemistry of this multi-talented compound

  • Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, mission specialist, participates in the second of three STS-98 sessions of extravehicular activity
    Podcast

    PTFE

    2011-02-23T00:00:00Z

    Brian Clegg goes to infinity and beyond with this week's compound 

  • Rusty metal railing
    Podcast

    Rust

    2011-01-19T00:00:00Z

    Brian Clegg shares the decaying yet colourful chemistry of rust

  • Sweetener on spoon
    Podcast

    Saccharin

    2011-01-12T00:00:00Z

    Brian Clegg sweetens things up with the world's first artifical sweetener - Saccharin

  • White Salt Shaker
    Podcast

    Salt

    2010-12-29T00:00:00Z

    Brian Clegg highlights the many uses of this salty compound

  • Close up of wine glasses on a wooden table
    Podcast

    Silicon dioxide

    2010-11-17T00:00:00Z

    Brian Clegg raises a glass to the chemistry of silicon dioxide

  • Vintage gas mask buried in the sand
    Podcast

    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
    Podcast

    Tartrazine

    2010-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Brian Clegg explores the compound that colours our world

  • Broken chocolate bar chunks on a solid white background
    Podcast

    Theobromine

    2010-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Brian Clegg explores the bitter compound enjoyed by those of us with a sweet tooth

  • Bottles of olive oil and balsamic vinegar on a wooden table
    Podcast

    Vinegar

    2010-07-07T00:00:00Z

    From cooking to cleaning, Brian Clegg explores a simple but versatile compound 

  • An image showing a droplet of water
    Podcast

    Water

    2010-06-16T00:00:00Z

    Brian Clegg dives into Earth's defining feature

  • Periodic table of the elements – 95 – Americium
    Podcast

    Americium

    2010-05-26T00:00:00Z

    Brian Clegg discusses a substance that was first introduced to the world via a kids' radio show

  • Periodic table of the elements – 98 – Californium
    Podcast

    Californium

    2010-02-10T00:00:00Z

    Brian Clegg tells the story of element 98: californium

  • Periodic table of the elements – 110 – Darmstadtium
    Podcast

    Darmstadtium

    2009-12-16T00:00:00Z

    Brian Clegg explains the fast paced chemistry of darmstadium

  • Periodic table of the elements – 99 – Einsteinium
    Podcast

    Einsteinium

    2009-11-25T00:00:00Z

    The element named after the most famous scientist that has ever lived

  • Periodic table of the elements – 63 – Europium
    Podcast

    Europium

    2009-10-28T00:00:00Z

    The element that put red into colour TV