Chemistry in its element podcast – compounds – Page 15
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PodcastHydrofluoric acid
Breaking Bad may have exaggerated its body-dissolving effects, but Katrina Krämer finds the truth about hydrofluoric acid is just as gruesome
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PodcastGrubbs catalyst
Nina Notman describes the dance of olefin metathesis, and how the tempo is set by Grubbs’ catalysts
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PodcastTitanium nitride
Brian Clegg explains how titanium nitride could protect artificial joints and pimp out your ride
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PodcastTungsten carbide
Matt Gunther introduces the alloy that links armour-piercing bullets and ball point pens: Tungsten carbide
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PodcastFrankincense and myrrh
In this seasonal podcast, we look at the compounds found in frankincense and myrrh
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PodcastCannabicyclohexanol
Used to make synthetic cannabis, cannabicyclohexanol may be more risky than its non-synthetic counterpart
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PodcastPsilocybin & Mescaline
Simon Cotton explores our hallucinogenic horizons with psilocybin and mescaline
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PodcastSelenium dioxide
It smells of ‘rotting horseradish’ but gives glass a magnificent red colour – Brian Clegg shines a light on selenium dioxide
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PodcastHuman growth hormone
Marketed as a path to eternal youth but banned in professional sports, Hayley Simon introduces human growth hormone
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PodcastMagnesium chloride
It may have no common name, but as Brian Clegg explains, magnesium chloride has many common uses
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PodcastAcetone peroxide
Simon Cotton takes us back to a dark day in UK history, to highlight a terrible use of acetone peroxide
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