Chemistry podcasts – Page 32

  • Vintage gas mask buried in the sand
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    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

  • Cancer patients receiving chemotherapy treatment in a hospital
    Podcast

    Taxol

    2010-10-13T00:00:00Z

     A crucial compound in chemotherapy - John Mann explores the anticancer drug Taxol 

  • A bottle of Testosterone and a syringe against a white background
    Podcast

    Testosterone

    2010-10-06T00:00:00Z

     A compound that is appreciated by many athletes, Simon Cotton investigates Testosterone

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    October 2010

    2010-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Chemistry World Podcast -October 201000:12- Introduction01:20 - Cement chemistry partly to blame in BP oil spill 04:33 - In full flight: making cruise emissions count 06:55 - Universityof Essex's Chris Cooper gives us an overview of the current research into artificial blood 14:38 - Oyster glue's secret ingredient 17:38 - ...

  • TETRACYCLINE generic drug pills in a prescription bottle
    Podcast

    Tetracycline

    2010-09-29T00:00:00Z

    Simon Cotton travels back to 1945 where a sample of Missouri soil produced a golden yellow antibiotic

  • Puffer fish on a black background
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    Tetrodotoxin

    2010-09-22T00:00:00Z


    This week Simon Cotton investigates Tetrodoxotin (TTX), a poisonous chemical obtained from the fugu fish

  • pack of thalidomide tablets
    Podcast

    Thalidomide

    2010-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Simon Cotton introduces the story of Thalidomide - a compound that caused some disastrous consequencs

  • cannabis plant
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    Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)

    2010-09-08T00:00:00Z

    Akshat Rathi introduces one of the key psychoactive ingredients in cannabis

  • 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

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    September 2010

    2010-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Chemistry World Podcast -September 201000:12- Introduction01:15- Recycling CO2 to make plastic 03:15- Snapshots of mystery molecules 06:10- Allison Carey from Yale University, US, on how mosquitoes sniff out meals and the chemicals we might use to stop getting bitten ...

  • Titanium dioxide crystals against a colourful background
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    Titanium dioxide

    2010-08-25T00:00:00Z

    A compound with many uses, Phil Robinson talks us through Titanium Dioxide 

  • TNT explosives on a blue background
    Podcast

    TNT

    2010-08-18T00:00:00Z

    Simon Cotton takes us through the history of an explosive compound

  • Submerged nuclear reactor with blue glow
    Podcast

    UF6

    2010-08-11T00:00:00Z

     Phillip Broadwith investigates a compound that could fuel a nuclear reactor 

  • Phytoplankton sample under a microscope
    Podcast

    Uk37

    2010-08-04T00:00:00Z

    Josh Howgego dives into the importance of the unicellular marine organism Emiliania huxleyi

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    August 2010

    2010-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Chemistry World Podcast - August 201000:12- Introduction01:31- First graphene touch screen 03:10- Microspheres help restore eyesight 06:08- Miles Congreve from Heptares Therapeutics talks about targeting G-protein-coupled receptors to develop new therapeutics ...

  • urea fertilizers in researcher hand, to research on nutrient and fertilizer management
    Podcast

    Urea

    2010-07-28T00:00:00Z

     Ian Le Guillou explores Urea's 300 years old history

  • Antibiotic tablets on a white table
    Podcast

    Vancomycin

    2010-07-21T00:00:00Z

    Simon Cotton explains the chemistry behind Vancomycin, an antibiotic used to treat a number of bacterial infections

  • Vanilla fruit drying
    Podcast

    Vanillin

    2010-07-14T00:00:00Z

    Simon Cotton explores the history of Vanillin 

  • 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