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Chemistry in its element
Chemistry in its element episodes
- Spidroin: Chemistry in its Element
From tacky Hallowe’en decorations to the stuff of an arachnophobe’s nightmares, spiders don’t have the greatest reputation. But, as Kat Arney is here to prove, there’s fascinating chemistry at work in their webs.
7 min - Piperine: Chemistry in its element
Jamie Durrani on the compound that gives pepper its characteristic kick
6 min - Potassium bitartrate: Chemistry in its element
Brian Clegg with the winemaking byproduct that may be lurking in your larder
6 min - Twistacenes: Chemistry in its element
Kat Arney discovers the strange things that happen when organic compounds go round the twist
6 min - Calcium hypochlorite: Chemistry in its element
A component of 'trench atmosphere' and ‘the most powerful antiseptic known’, Mike Freemantle explores calcium hydroxide and the birth of a chemical dynasty
7 min - Indium tin oxide: Chemistry in its element
Swipe, tap, pinch, poke and prod – Neil Withers gets hands on with touchscreen material indium tin oxide, ITO
6 min - BaZnGa: Chemistry in its element
Science imitates art imitating science, as sitcom The big bang theory inspires the creation of a new compound
5 min - Triamcinolone: Chemistry in its element
Concluding our pair of podcasts on a recent cycling scandal, Ben Valsler looks at the steroid triamcinolone
6 min - Acetylcysteine: Chemistry in its element
Acetylcysteine is a versatile drug, helping manage lung conditions and treat paracetamol overdose. But, as Ben Valsler discovers, it has found itself at the centre of a cycling controversy
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A weekly tour of the periodic table, from Chemistry World, the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry.