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 Jul 20198min
Zinc polycarboxylate: Chemistry in its element
Lay back in the chair and say 'Ahh', as Mike Freemantle introduces zinc polycarboxylate dental cement
19 Jul 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 Jul 20196min
Cyclopropane: Chemistry in its element
Chemistry's tastiest bonds for an explosive anaesthetic that was as useful as it was dangerous
5 Jul 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 Jun 20196min
Azidothymidine: Chemistry in its element
The first drug approved in the US to treat Aids required a completely new approach to clinical trials – Frances Addison explores the history of azidothymidine
21 Jun 20195min
Silver iodide: Chemistry in its element
How the compound that ushered in a photographic revolution has taken to the skies to try to control the weather
14 Jun 20196min
Amantadine: Chemistry in its element
Katrina Krämer investigates how one of the smallest small-molecule drugs around saved Jeanna Giese's life
7 Jun 20196min
