Polybutene: Chemistry in its element
Kit Chapman discovers the compound that blighted Nixon's second presidential inauguration by littering the route with dead pigeons
9 Nov 20175min
Aflatoxins: Chemistry in its element
Kat Arney investigates the cancer-causing chemicals that could be lurking in that bag of peanuts
2 Nov 20176min
Citral: Chemistry in its element
Brian Clegg freshens up the podcast with a spritz of lemon scent, courtesy of neral and geranial, collectively known as citral
27 Okt 20176min
Neoprene: Chemistry in its element
20 Okt 20176min
Cinnarizine: Chemistry in its element
Neil Withers relives a choppy (and messy) sea voyage to bring us the science of anti-seasickness drug cinnarizine, known in the UK as stugeron
12 Okt 20174min
Sodium dichromate: Chemistry in its element
Discover the compound at the heart of a multi-million dollar legal case and an Oscar–winning role for Julia Roberts
6 Okt 20176min
Coomassie brilliant blue: Chemistry in its element
Kat Arney explains how an attractive blue dye, with a name inspired by the British Empire's military exploits, became the basis of a fundamental lab technique
29 Sep 20175min
Phosphorus chlorides: Chemistry in its element
Brian Clegg on a hugely useful group of compounds that have a distinct dual personality – from household products to chemical weapons
22 Sep 20177min
