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A weekly tour of the periodic table, from Chemistry World, the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry.... more
FAQs about Chemistry in its element:How many episodes does Chemistry in its element have?The podcast currently has 625 episodes available.
November 20, 2013Potassium bromide: Chemistry in its elementDid chemistry help control tension in the trenches? Brian Clegg investigates potassium bromide...more7minPlay
November 13, 2013Napalm: Chemistry in its elementA devastating weapon indelibly associated with Apocalypse Now and the Vietnam war, Simon Cotton introduces Napalm...more6minPlay
November 06, 2013Tamoxifen: Chemistry in its elementTamoxifen can treat and prevent one type of breast cancer, without the side effects of chemotherapy. Andrew Holding explains more...more5minPlay
October 30, 2013Phenylthiocarbamide: Chemistry in its elementBy tasting fantastically bitter, but only to some, phenylthiocarbamide (or PTC) exposed the genetics of taste...more6minPlay
October 23, 2013Nitinol: Chemistry in its elementSitting on your glasses is no longer a death sentence for spectacles, thanks to shape memory alloys like nitinol...more5minPlay
October 16, 2013Titin: Chemistry in its elementIt's a massive molecular record breaker. Andrew Holding introduces Titin, the largest protein in the human body...more4minPlay
October 10, 2013Spanish fly: Chemistry in its elementHelen Scales looks at cantharidin, the active ingredient in this famous aphrodisiac...more6minPlay
October 02, 2013Serotonin: Chemistry in its elementSerotonin, the 'happy molecule', may be at the root of depression, but Hayley Birch finds we still have a lot to learn...more6minPlay
September 25, 2013Thujone: Chemistry in its elementWrongly blamed for murders and hallucinations, Simon Cotton raises a glass of absinthe to this week's compound: Thujone...more9minPlay
September 18, 2013Ambergris: Chemistry in its elementHow can whale waste make you a fortune? This week, Helen Scales searches for Ambergris...more6minPlay
FAQs about Chemistry in its element:How many episodes does Chemistry in its element have?The podcast currently has 625 episodes available.