Chemistry podcasts – Page 33

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    July 2010

    2010-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Chemistry World Podcast - July 201000:12- Introduction01:29- Vodka's molecular cocktail 05:04- Antibacterial silver nanoparticles grown in bacteria 08:03- Todd Sacktor from SUNY Downstate Medical Center, New York, US, explains how memories can be wiped clean away ...

  • Slices of oranges arranged on a table
    Podcast

    Vitamin C

    2010-06-30T00:00:00Z

    A compound that played a significant role in our naval history – here's Vitamin C

  • A bottle of vitamin d capsules spilling out onto a white table
    Podcast

    Vitamin D

    2010-06-23T00:00:00Z

    David Lindsay shines a light on a compound that's crucial for human health

  • An image showing a droplet of water
    Podcast

    Water

    2010-06-16T00:00:00Z

    Brian Clegg dives into Earth's defining feature

  • Periodic table of the elements – 89 – Actinium
    Podcast

    Actinium

    2010-06-09T00:00:00Z

    A primordial element, and one of the first additions to Mendeleev's periodic table

  • Periodic table of the elements – 13 – Aluminium
    Podcast

    Aluminium

    2010-06-02T00:00:00Z

    Kira Weissman introduces the most abundant metal in the Earth's crust: aluminium

  • Podcast

    June 2010

    2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Chemistry World Podcast - June 201000:12- Introduction 01:23- Chemical secrets of dinobird revealed 04:35- Frosty asteroid surprises astronomers 07:45- Mohan Srinivasarao, Georgia Intitute of Technology, US, on why butterfly wings appear coloured ...

  • Periodic table of the elements – 95 – Americium
    Podcast

    Americium

    2010-05-26T00:00:00Z

    Brian Clegg discusses a substance that was first introduced to the world via a kids' radio show

  • Periodic table of the elements – 51 – Antimony
    Podcast

    Antimony

    2010-05-19T00:00:00Z

    Phil Ball introduces an element that once sparked a long and bitter war

  • Periodic table of the elements – 18 – Argon
    Podcast

    Argon

    2010-05-12T00:00:00Z

    John Emsley introduces an element with uses that range from double glazing to laser eye surgery

  • Periodic table of the elements – 33 – Arsenic
    Podcast

    Arsenic

    2010-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Bea Perks introduces a deadly poison that also finds use in paints, fireworks and medicine

  • Podcast

    May 2010

    2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

    Chemistry World Podcast - May 2010 00:12- Introduction01:14- Mars meteorite gets a boost of youth 03:38- Going for silver - green plastic production 06:40- Hunter Waite and Tim Griffin chat about using mass spectrometry in space and up volcanoes ...

  • Periodic table of the elements – 85 – Astatine
    Podcast

    Astatine

    2010-04-28T00:00:00Z

    Mark Peplow introduces the element often described as the rarest naturally occurring element in the world

  • Periodic table of the elements – 56 – Barium
    Podcast

    Barium

    2010-04-21T00:00:00Z

    RoAdina Payton discusses a metallic alkaline earth metal that is never found in nature in its pure form

  • Periodic table of the elements – 97 – Berkelium
    Podcast

    Berkelium

    2010-04-14T00:00:00Z

    Eric Scerri introduces one of only two elements named after a university

  • Periodic table of the elements – 4 – Beryllium
    Podcast

    Beryllium

    2010-04-07T00:00:00Z

    Richard Van Noorden introduces an element that has given us gorgeous gemstones, spark proof tools for the oil industry and a deadly lung condition

  • Podcast

    April 2010

    2010-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Chemistry World Podcast - April 2010 00:12 - Introduction 01:15 - Striking algal oil 03:56 - Cause of thalidomide deformities uncovered 06:54 - Nadarajah Narendran of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York talks about white LED lighting for the home 14:18 - Silver sputtered nano chips mimic brain synapse ...

  • Periodic table of the elements – 83 – Bismuth
    Podcast

    Bismuth

    2010-03-31T00:00:00Z

    The story of a heavy metal that could make spoons vanish in a hot cup of Victorian tea

  • Periodic table of the elements – 107 – Bohrium
    Podcast

    Bohrium

    2010-03-24T00:00:00Z

    Eric Scerri tells the story of a transuranium element first synthesised by cold fusion in 1981

  • Periodic table of the elements – 5 – Boron
    Podcast

    Boron

    2010-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Pat Bailey introduces an element known for split personalities, parachute molecules, and swapping partners