Chemistry
Archive on 4. Chemists' Dirty Secret. Audio, 57 minutes
The weapons of war born in the laboratory.
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- Posted3 January 2019
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- Posted13 December 2018
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- Posted6 November 2018
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- Posted3 October 2018
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- Posted3 October 2018
Discovery. In Their Element, Sodium. Audio, 27 minutes
Why sodium powers everything we do
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Discovery. In Their Element, Iron. Audio, 27 minutes
How iron has shaped human biology and culture
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Discovery. In Their Element, Fluorine. Audio, 27 minutes
How the feared element ended up giving us better teeth, mood and health
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- Posted16 August 2018
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- Posted11 August 2018
In Their Element. Series 3, Sodium: The key to life. Audio, 28 minutes
Sodium, the explosive alkali metal that is crucial for all life on Earth.
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Discovery. Science Stories: Series 6, Making Natural Products in the Lab. Audio, 27 minutes
How 19th century chemist Wohler made a natural product in the lab
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In Their Element. Series 3, Any Old Iron. Audio, 28 minutes
Beyond war and peace, how iron has shaped human biology and culture.
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In Their Element. Series 3, Fluorine: Chemistry's Tiger. Audio, 28 minutes
Fluorine has a deadly reputation as one of the most reactive of all the elements.
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- Posted19 July 2018
Science Stories. Urea and the Wohler Myth. Audio, 28 minutes
Philip Ball tells the story of German chemist Friedrich Wöhler's creation of urea.
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- Posted30 May 2018
Discovery. Can We Use Chemistry to Bake the Perfect Cake? Audio, 27 minutes
And what makes something sharp?
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- Posted22 April 2018
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- Posted20 April 2018
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- Posted12 March 2018
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- Posted2 March 2018
The Life Scientific. Richard Henderson zooms in on the molecules of life. Audio, 30 minutes
2017 Nobel Prize-winner Richard Henderson on how he zoomed in on the molecules of life.
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