Urushiol: Chemistry in its element
Kat Arney introduces a two-faced tree sap that can cause nasty rashes or be made into beautiful Japanese furniture
5 Apr 20175min
Mercuric chloride: Chemistry in its element
Through an early ointment for spots through a medicine for syphilitic Victorians, Michael Freemantle traces the history of highly toxic mercuric chloride
31 Mars 20176min
Nepetalactone: Chemistry in its element
The catnip compound that felines go crazy for could have exciting uses for humans, too, as Kat Arney finds out
22 Mars 20175min
Spermine and spermidine: Chemistry in its element
Kiki Sanford explores how polyamines found in semen could be related to a long and healthy life
15 Mars 20178min
Mustine: Chemistry in its element
Michael Freemantle on chemical weapons and the birth of cancer chemotherapy
8 Mars 20176min
CiiE: Molybdenum disulphide
Forming layers just three atoms deep, molybdenum disulfide shows potential in filtration, flexible screens and minuscule transistors
1 Mars 20177min
Arsenic trioxide: Chemistry in its element
Kit Chapman explains how a 'daft' pharmacy mix up led to a series of poisonings in Victorian Britain
22 Feb 20175min
Darcin: Chemistry in its element
Jane Austen's Mr Darcy lends his name to a pheromone that lets mice feel the love, as Kat Arney discovers
15 Feb 20176min
