Taurine: Chemistry in its element
Kat Arney tells us about the active ingredient in energy drinks
26 Juli 20165min
Picric acid: Chemistry in its element
A yellow dress, of the type worn by Jane Austen, sets Michael Freemantle exploring the chemistry of picric acid
20 Juli 20166min
Spilanthol: Chemistry in its element
It's the active molecule in the plant known as electric daisies or the toothache plant but it might also make your skin smoother
14 Juli 20165min
Thiomersal: Chemistry in its element
Kat Arney introduces the organomercury preservative associated with the current controversy around vaccines
6 Juli 20165min
Ammonium carbonate: Chemistry in its element
Ever taken a whiff of smelling salts? For many years, the compound that contributed the pungent pong was ammonium carbonate
29 Juni 20166min
Asafoetida: Chemistry in its element
With a name that literally means rotten resin, asafoetida is a surprising food additive and deodorant
22 Juni 20166min
Methyl isocyanate: Chemistry in its element
The 1984 accident at Bhopal, India, was the worst in the history of industrial chemistry. It involved a leak of methyl isocyanate
15 Juni 20167min
Shikimic acid: Chemistry in its element
Kat Arney introduces a biologically ubiquitous compound, important in beating both infectious viruses and invasive weeds
8 Juni 20166min
