Cathinone: Chemistry in its element
Simon Cotton introduces us to cathinone, the active ingredient in the stimulant Khat
22 Touko 20137min
Digoxin: Chemistry in its element
Emma Stoye on digoxin, a toxic product of foxgloves, and the birth of modern pharmacology
15 Touko 20136min
YBCO - Yttrium Barium Copper Oxide: Chemistry in its element
Neil Withers recalls making this groundbreaking superconductor as a student
8 Touko 20136min
Ferrocene: Chemistry in its element
Lars Öhrström gets his teeth into the first sandwich compound
2 Touko 20137min
Oxalic acid: Chemistry in its element
Lars Öhrström finds a link between Napoleon III and rhubarb
25 Huhti 20138min
Denatonium benzoate: Chemistry in its element
Brian Clegg has a sniff at the bitterest substance known to science
18 Huhti 20137min
Magnesium sulfate: Chemistry in its element
Brian Clegg explains how bath salts may actually be more than just relaxing
10 Huhti 20136min
Vancomycin: Chemistry in its element
Simon Cotton explains the discovery of 'the drug of last resort'
3 Huhti 20137min
