Asafoetida: Chemistry in its element
With a name that literally means rotten resin, asafoetida is a surprising food additive and deodorant
22 Kesä 20166min
Methyl isocyanate: Chemistry in its element
The 1984 accident at Bhopal, India, was the worst in the history of industrial chemistry. It involved a leak of methyl isocyanate
15 Kesä 20167min
Shikimic acid: Chemistry in its element
Kat Arney introduces a biologically ubiquitous compound, important in beating both infectious viruses and invasive weeds
8 Kesä 20166min
Sucrose: Chemistry in its element
The tastiest food additive there is, or the greatest threat to life in the western world?
31 Touko 20166min
Cordite: Chemistry in its element
The Battle of Jutland was fought 100 years ago next week, on May 31st, 1916. A critical role was played by cordite
25 Touko 20166min
Coumarin: Chemistry in its element
Michael Freemantle takes a stroll through 'Jane Austen country' to discover this week's compound: Coumarin
18 Touko 20166min
Tetraethyl lead: Chemistry in its element
For decades, automobile fuel had a dangerous additive: Tetraethyl lead. Matt Gunther explains why a toxic compound was added to our fuel
11 Touko 20166min
Haloperidol: Chemistry in its element
It failed as a painkiller, but Haldol rapidly became an essential medicine for schizophrenia. Raychelle Burks explains more
4 Touko 20167min
