Chemistry podcasts – Page 29

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    November 2011

    2011-11-01T00:00:00Z

    Chemistry World Podcast - November 201101:22- World's longest carbon-carbon bond created04:20- Pitcher plant inspires ultimate non-stick surface07:54- NASA's John Grotzinger discusses the difficulties of getting the Curiosity rover to Mars with its massive payload of analytical instruments, and what it will do when it gets there15:55- Conjuring up gram quantities ...

  • Dental syringe and carpules with dental anesthesia,
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    Lidocaine

    2011-10-26T00:00:00Z

     Lars Öhrström reveals the history of the pain-relieving compound used in dentistry

  • air bubbles in water
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    Lithium carbonate

    2011-10-19T00:00:00Z

    The versatile compound that is fizzing its way into our daily lives

  • 'Pink Elephants on Parade' LSD blotter
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    LSD - Lysergic acid diethylamide

    2011-10-12T00:00:00Z

    The time- and sense-distorting chemistry of LSD

  • Fireflies in the forest
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    Luciferin

    2011-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Katherine Holt lights up this week's episode with luciferin

  • Podcast

    October 2011

    2011-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Chemistry World Podcast -October 2011 1:05 -Microscopy reveals why ketchup squirts 5:07- Toyota create first magnesium-sulfur rechargeable battery 7:20-Paul Shearing explains why you might want to swap your home boiler for a fuel cell 14:30-Two for one - cleaning water and generating energy 17:52-Bacteria responsible for missing 'atmospheric brooms' that ...

  • Lycra sportswear
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    Lycra

    2011-09-28T00:00:00Z

    Brian Clegg stretches out the science of this compound

  • Methamphetamine or crystal meth
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    Methamphetamine

    2011-09-07T00:00:00Z

    A mood enhancing molecule, Simon Cotton investigates the chemistry of Methamphetamine

  • Podcast

    September 2011

    2011-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Chemistry World Podcast - September 20111:05 -Tequila for your fuel tank3:02-Possible origin of chirality in the RNA world6:47-Neil Fox explains why diamond is a chemist's best friend for generating electrical power from sunlight because of its unique properties12:57-Spotlight on polymerisation to repair damaged faces16:15-Nanorobots powered from beneath the skin18:28-Alan Clarke ...

  • Natural gas burning on kitchen gas stove
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    Methane

    2011-08-31T00:00:00Z

    A component of natural gas also associated with ignis fatuus and bovine flatulence: Brian Clegg with methane

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

    Morphine

    2011-08-24T00:00:00Z

    Pain relief: provided by nature, often abused

  • Spraying perfume
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    Muscone

    2011-08-17T00:00:00Z

    Exploring how this compound keeps us smelling fresh and fragrant for longer, here's Josh Howgego

  • Sodium hydroxide ingredient for soap
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    Sodium hydroxide

    2011-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Brian Clegg proves how a lye can be useful in the chemical industry

  • Tamiflu tablets
    Podcast

    Neuraminic acid

    2011-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Josh Howgego explains how this sugary compound is implicated in some of the most significant processes in the human body

  • Podcast

    August 2011

    2011-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Chemistry World Podcast -August 20111:33 - Rollerball writes electronics straight to paper 3:30- Dinosaur smile reveals secret to staying cool 6:05- Julie Forman-Kay reveals that disordered, unfolded proteins are much more functional and much more common than previously thought 13:00- Cells turned into living lasers with fluorescent protein 15:27- A ...

  • Exploding white powder
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    Ammonium nitrate

    2011-07-27T00:00:00Z

    This week's compound is causing a boom

  • Nickel carbonyl in a test tube
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    Nickel carbonyl

    2011-07-20T00:00:00Z

    A stable, yet toxic compound - Bernie Bulkin explores the chemistry of nickel carbonyl

  • Close up of a cigarette
    Podcast

    Nicotine

    2011-07-13T00:00:00Z

    Simon Cotton investigates a very addictive compound

  • A row of asthma inhalers
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    Nitric oxide

    2011-07-06T00:00:00Z

    Phillip Broadwith investigates the simplest of the nitrogen oxides – and Science magazine's 'Molecule of the year' in 1992 – nitric oxide.

  • Podcast

    July 2011

    2011-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Chemistry World Podcast -July 20111:03 - Electron remains stubbornly spherical4:15 - Chemical 'Scotch Tape' separates carbon nanotubes7:42 - Robert Mulvaney is in the British Antarctic Survey cold room talking about what the chemistry of ice can tell us about the atmosphere of the past14:50 - Coin isotopes unravel ancient inflation ...