Tennessine: Chemistry in its element
Three Tennessee institutions contributed to the discovery of element 117, now fittingly named tennessine
14 Feb 20186min
Livermorium: Chemistry in its element
Meet the Mayor of Livermore, California, and discover how his city has been immortalised on the periodic table
13 Feb 20185min
Moscovium: Chemistry in its element
The US-Russian collaborative superheavy element 'factory' strikes again, but only 100 atoms of element 115 have ever been observed
12 Feb 20185min
Flerovium: Chemistry in its element
How 'hot fusion' research saw an end to cold war tensions
8 Feb 20186min
Nihonium: Chemistry in its element
We catch up with the changes in the periodic table. This time, Kit Chapman discovers the element that realised a Japanese national dream
8 Feb 20188min
Strontium aluminate: Chemistry in its element
Brian Clegg illuminates a glow-in-the-dark compound that defies naming conventions
1 Feb 20186min
Topaz: Chemistry in its element
Mike Freemantle brings us a sparkling mineral and a tale of derring-do on the high seas
26 Jan 20185min
Methaemoglobin and diaphorase 1: Chemistry in its element
Kat Arney discovers the biological chemistry behind a colourful blood disorder
19 Jan 20186min
