Warfarin: Chemistry in its element
Katrina Krämer asks if an essential blood-thinning medicine ended Joseph Stalin's 30-year rule over the Soviet Union
28 Jun 20187min
Kerosene: Chemistry in its element
Discover bat-borne-bombs and a classic chemistry textbook, as Mike Freemantle examines the history of kerosene
21 Jun 20186min
Iron sulfides: Chemistry in its element
One mineral form may look like gold, but Brian Clegg isn't fooled by the value of iron sulfides
14 Jun 20186min
Spidroin: Chemistry in its Element
From tacky Hallowe'en decorations to the stuff of an arachnophobe's nightmares, spiders don't have the greatest reputation. But, as Kat Arney is here to prove, there's fascinating chemistry at work in...
7 Jun 20186min
Piperine: Chemistry in its element
Jamie Durrani on the compound that gives pepper its characteristic kick
31 Mai 20185min
Potassium bitartrate: Chemistry in its element
Brian Clegg with the winemaking byproduct that may be lurking in your larder
24 Mai 20186min
Twistacenes: Chemistry in its element
Kat Arney discovers the strange things that happen when organic compounds go round the twist
17 Mai 20185min
Calcium hypochlorite: Chemistry in its element
A component of 'trench atmosphere' and 'the most powerful antiseptic known', Mike Freemantle explores calcium hydroxide and the birth of a chemical dynasty
10 Mai 20186min
