Chemistry podcasts – Page 12

  • Frankenstein – Annotated for scientists, engineers and creators of all kinds front cover
    Podcast

    Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus – Book club

    2017-08-07T15:44:00Z

    If you’re thinking of making a monster from dead body parts then this week’s book club podcast is for you

  • Red-bellied Piranha, mouth open to show the teeth
    Podcast

    Piranha solution

    2017-08-04T12:13:00Z

    When you need to get your glassware extremely clean, you need a cleaning solution with real ‘bite’

  • Wooden floorboards
    Podcast

    Lignin

    2017-07-27T17:06:00Z

    Wood has been vital in the development of human civilisation. Brian Clegg looks at the compound at its heart

  • Soldiers wearing WW1 gas masks. L-R: American, British. French, German. 1917-18.
    Podcast

    Diphenylchlorarsine

    2017-07-21T17:14:00Z

    One of the few technical mistakes the Germans made in the first world war

  • Gold crown with gemstones
    Podcast

    Aqua regia

    2017-07-13T16:23:00Z

    Capable of dissolving gold and platinum to help make 99.999% pure metals, aqua regia deserves its royal status

  • A rustic cheeseboard
    Podcast

    Chymosin

    2017-07-06T16:18:00Z

    The enzyme that helps us turn milk into cheese is also responsible for the biggest commercial success story of any genetically modified organism

  • Jorge Cham & Daniel Whiteson – We Have No Idea
    Podcast

    We Have No Idea by Jorge Cham and Daniel Whiteson – Book club

    2017-07-04T09:07:00Z

    Everything you need to know about everything we don’t yet know

  • Young black and white cat with bottles of milk
    Podcast

    Casein

    2017-06-28T13:27:00Z

    One of the most popular plastics of the early 20th century was accidentally invented by a cat, as Kat Arney finds out.

  • Blue domestic LED light bulbs
    Podcast

    Gallium nitride

    2017-06-22T13:57:00Z

    Despite early setbacks, this conducting crystal shows great promise across a wide range of electronics

  • An image of a powder with a faint blue glow
    Podcast

    Caesium chloride

    2017-06-14T16:37:00Z

    A compound found in mineral water that is also used in medical treatments and solar cells

  • Fabrication of hierarchical biomimetic polymeric nanostructured surfaces - nanosphere monolayer film on the surface of a liquid covering
    Podcast

    Rotaxanes

    2017-06-07T14:47:00Z

    A group of compounds that resemble machine parts could pave the way for molecular robots

  • The death of expertise - Index
    Podcast

    The Death of Expertise by Tom Nichols – Book club

    2017-06-07T13:41:00Z

    Apparently we’ve all had enough of experts. We discuss how we came to think we know it all

  • The scab on a grazed knee, healing nicely
    Podcast

    Fibrin and fibrinogen

    2017-05-31T12:05:00Z

    From scabby knees to life-threatening strokes, this important protein is the fundamental link in the complex molecular chain that forms blood clots

  • An image of two men clinking whiskey glasses
    Podcast

    Propylene glycol

    2017-05-24T10:59:00Z

    How a batch of cinnamon whiskey led to total recall

  • View from the top of paint, tools and plastic scale model
    Podcast

    Butanone

    2017-05-17T16:01:00Z

    Butanone or methyl ethyl ketone is better known to many as the polystyrene cement that keeps scale models secure

  • A hand pulls back the curtain to reveal the bright lights of an empty stage
    Podcast

    Propranolol hydrochloride

    2017-05-14T08:00:00Z

    Stave off stage fright with a simple compound that revolutionised drug development

  • Trees in autumn
    Podcast

    Anthocyanins

    2017-05-07T07:00:00Z

    The pigments responsible for the rich colours of autumn leaves

  • CW0517 - Reviews - Bring Back The King
    Podcast

    Bring Back the King by Helen Pilcher – Book club

    2017-05-02T15:58:00Z

    We discuss Bring back the king by Helen Pilcher and learn of the difficulties and possible benefits of bringing animals back from extinction

  • Example of MOF-5
    Podcast

    MOFs: Metal–organic frameworks

    2017-04-27T12:25:00Z

    Katrina Krämer examines these extremely versatile materials and speaks to MOF pioneer Omar Yaghi

  • Orange and black striped caterpillars of the Cinnabar Moth, on wild yellow ragwort flowers
    Podcast

    Ragwort alkaloids

    2017-04-19T15:35:00Z

    Pyrrolizidine alkaloids from Ragworts and other plants are popular with pollinators but a potent poison to livestock, as Mike Freemantle discovers