Beryllium oxide: Chemistry in its element
Brian Clegg examines the duality that makes beryllium oxide so valuable to the electronics industry
17 Maj 20196min
Methylphenidate (Ritalin): Chemistry in its element
Jamie Durrani diverts his attention to the rise of Ritalin, a drug first identified as a way of improving tennis performance
10 Maj 20196min
Limulus Amebocyte Lysate: Chemistry in its element
Frances Addison takes a look at the discovery that brought horseshoe crabs to the heart of the pharmaceutical industry
3 Maj 20195min
Levothyroxine: Chemistry in its element
Kit Chapman investigates the drug that has been one of the top five prescription medications in the UK every year for the last two decades
26 Apr 20194min
Starch: Chemistry in its element
Inspired by a mention of arrowroot in Jane Austen's Emma, Mike Freemantle investigates how subtle differences in composition mean starch can be resistant dietary fibre or easily-digested nourishment.
19 Apr 20196min
Aniline: Chemistry in its element
How an early synthetic dye chemical came to play a role in a mysterious disease outbreak in 1980s Spain
12 Apr 20197min
Talc, or magnesium silicate: Chemistry in its element
Coating your naked body with powdered magnesium silicate may sound strange, but it's an important part of many bathtime rituals
5 Apr 20196min
Tocopherols: Chemistry in its element
Mike Freemantle discovers sea buckthorns, also called 'beauty berries' because of their high concentration of tocopherols and tocotrienols, collectively known as vitamin E.
29 Mars 20196min
