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Podcasts about the chemical elements and molecules that matter. Made for the Royal Society of Chemistry by the Naked Scientists...
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Brian Clegg on sodium sulfate, known as 'the miraculous salt' because of its strong laxative effects.
Tempted by a tipple of home-brewed moonshine? Andrew Turley examines the risks associated with drinking methanol.
Brian Clegg investigates a compound that calms inflamed joints and excites the stressed brain: Cortisol
Ben Valsler examines the chemicals at the heart of one of the latest cosmetic & food additive scare stories:...
Matt Gunther investigates a clear, colourless gas responsible for thousands of deaths in the Great War: Phosgene
It rendered walls of pyramids and helps remove unwanted hair - Brian Clegg introduces a compound with many names -...
From a glamorous necklace to cutting edge body armour - Helen Scales investigates the properties of nacre
Brian Clegg smooths out the wrinkles over the darling of the cosmetic industry, hyaluronic acid
How do mussels stick tight and weather the constant ocean waves? Helen Scales discovers mussel adhesive proteins
Brian Clegg introduces a compound steeped in faded Victorian glamour – acetylene
Simon Cotton examines a compound banned in warfare but still used by police to disperse crowds: CS gas
It's the strongest known biological material and one of the earliest pigments - Helen Scales discovers goethite
Brian Clegg discusses the vitamin found in both breakfast cereal and meteorites: Niacin
Start your engines! Simon Cotton looks into one of the few chemical names known well to the public: Octane
Sensible approach to dental rot or sinister communist plot? Brian Clegg examines the much-maligned fluorides
Simon Cotton introduces the first of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants: Prozac
Once thought to extract the truth and now used to enact the ultimate punishment, this week's compound is sodium...
It may have been largely superceded in the clinic but Phil Robinson discovers there is no rest yet for barbituric acid
RNA may be less famous than it's more stable cousin, but is central to cellular function
Breaking Bad may have exaggerated its body-dissolving effects, but Katrina Krämer finds the truth about hydrofluoric...
From lemon-fresh detergent to home made silly putty, Jenna Bilbrey expounds the virtues of borax
Brian Clegg introduces the 'ogres' that make up transparent electronics
Nina Notman describes the dance of olefin metathesis, and how the tempo is set by Grubbs' catalysts
Brian Clegg explains how titanium nitride could protect artificial joints and pimp out your ride