Dopamine: Chemistry in its element
Georgia Mills tackles the feel-good neurotransmitter and hormone behind thrill seeking, addiction and mobile gaming
16 Elo 20195min
Hydrogen sulfide: Chemistry in its element
Mike Freemantle finds the connection between Land of Hope and Glory and the noxious, corrosive, flammable gas that stinks of rotten eggs
9 Elo 20196min
Baclofen: Chemistry in its element
One doctor's battle with alcoholism and self-experimentation with baclofen led to a rush of people desperate to try the drug to curb their addictions. But are we simply replacing one problem with anot...
2 Elo 20195min
Polypropylene: Chemistry in its element
Microplastics, including polypropylene, are present in our oceans, on our beaches and even in bottled water. Ian Robertson from PerkinElmer investigates the scale and some solutions
26 Heinä 20198min
Zinc polycarboxylate: Chemistry in its element
Lay back in the chair and say 'Ahh', as Mike Freemantle introduces zinc polycarboxylate dental cement
19 Heinä 20197min
Zircon: Chemistry in its element
The versatile gemstones that give scientists insights into the chemistry of the early Earth, introduced by Brian Clegg
12 Heinä 20196min
Cyclopropane: Chemistry in its element
Chemistry's tastiest bonds for an explosive anaesthetic that was as useful as it was dangerous
5 Heinä 20197min
2C psychedelics: Chemistry in its element
Ben Valsler introduces a class of hallucinogenic phenethylamines, explored by the 'godfather of psychedelics' Alexander Shulgin and sadly implicated in a tragedy at a 2017 music festival
28 Kesä 20196min
