Chemistry in its element podcast – compounds – Page 17

  • 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
    Podcast

    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

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

    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

  • Golden poison frog
    Podcast

    Batrachotoxin

    2014-03-26T00:00:00Z

    Stephen Wallace introduces batrachotoxin, a deadly toxin that comes from a beautiful little frog

  • Nebula
    Podcast

    Helium hydride

    2014-03-19T00:00:00Z

    Brian Clegg introduces the first compound to ever exist: Helium hydride

  • Antimicrobial susceptibility testing in petri dish
    Podcast

    Streptomycin

    2014-03-12T00:00:00Z

    Simon Cotton introduces the first antibiotic known to kill TB: streptomycin

  • coloured balls of wool
    Podcast

    Alum

    2014-03-05T00:00:00Z

    Lars Öhrström delves into the history of alum, a compound linked to some of Europe’s most infamous families

  • Leech
    Podcast

    Hirudin

    2014-02-26T00:00:00Z

    Helen Scales investigates hirudin, a powerful anticoagulant found in leech saliva

  • White powder being inhaled through a $10 note
    Podcast

    Ketamine

    2014-02-19T00:00:00Z

    Simon Cotton explores a dance-scene drug that was designed for horses, ketamine

  • Bananas
    Podcast

    Ethene

    2014-02-12T00:00:00Z

    Hayley Birch discovers the compound that links explosive anaesthetics, plastics and ripe bananas: Ethene

  • Milk bottles
    Podcast

    Lactose

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Lactose intolerance leads to unpleasant and antisocial symptoms. Lars Öhrström finds out why

  • Runners
    Podcast

    Tetrahydrogestrinone

    2014-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Simon Cotton investigates tetrahydrogestrinone (THG), a designer steroid that sparked a sporting scandal

  • Hangover
    Podcast

    Acetaldehyde

    2014-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Brian Clegg meets a simple organic compound with a reputation for being something of a bruiser

  • Paracetamol
    Podcast

    Paracetamol

    2014-01-15T00:00:00Z

    Simon Cotton looks back at the history of one of our favourite painkillers, paracetamol

  • Cone snail, Cyprus
    Podcast

    Conotoxins

    2014-01-08T00:00:00Z

    Helen Scales finds out how unique toxins found in deadly cone snail stings could herald the next generation of painkillers

  • Boron nitride
    Podcast

    Boron nitride

    2013-12-17T00:00:00Z

    Brian Clegg explains how the versatile compound boron nitride may be ‘the best kept secret in all of chemistry’

  • Weed killer
    Podcast

    Glyphosate

    2013-12-11T00:00:00Z

    A popular way to weed out unwanted pest plants, Jen Newton introduces glyphosate