Goethite: Chemistry in its element
It's the strongest known biological material and one of the earliest pigments - Helen Scales discovers goethite
16 Apr 20155min
Niacin: Chemistry in its element
Brian Clegg discusses the vitamin found in both breakfast cereal and meteorites: Niacin
8 Apr 20156min
Octane: Chemistry in its element
Start your engines! Simon Cotton looks into one of the few chemical names known well to the public: Octane
1 Apr 20157min
Fluorides: Chemistry in its element
Sensible approach to dental rot or sinister communist plot? Brian Clegg examines the much-maligned fluorides
25 Mar 20157min
Prozac: Chemistry in its element
Simon Cotton introduces the first of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants: Prozac
18 Mar 20156min
Sodium thiopental: Chemistry in its element
Once thought to extract the truth and now used to enact the ultimate punishment, this week's compound is sodium thiopental
11 Mar 20156min
Barbituric acid: Chemistry in its element
It may have been largely superceded in the clinic but Phil Robinson discovers there is no rest yet for barbituric acid
4 Mar 20158min
RNA: Chemistry in its element
RNA may be less famous than it's more stable cousin, but is central to cellular function
25 Feb 20155min
