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
Indole: Chemistry in its element
Kat Arney investigates a potent chemical that might explain the brain-bending powers of bacteria
31 Mai 20195min
Amber: Chemistry in its element
Mike Freemantle introduces amber – the valuable organic gemstone that invests unwary insects in a durable tomb
24 Mai 20196min
Beryllium oxide: Chemistry in its element
Brian Clegg examines the duality that makes beryllium oxide so valuable to the electronics industry
17 Mai 20196min
