Serotonin: Chemistry in its element
Serotonin, the 'happy molecule', may be at the root of depression, but Hayley Birch finds we still have a lot to learn
2 Okt 20135min
Thujone: Chemistry in its element
Wrongly blamed for murders and hallucinations, Simon Cotton raises a glass of absinthe to this week's compound: Thujone
25 Sep 20138min
Ambergris: Chemistry in its element
How can whale waste make you a fortune? This week, Helen Scales searches for Ambergris
18 Sep 20135min
Wilkinson's Catalyst: Chemistry in its element
Simon Cotton introduces the dynamic Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson, and the catalyst that carries his name
6 Sep 20137min
Atropine: Chemistry in its element
The poison from deadly nightshade, used in a recent attempted murder - Dan Johnson introduces atropine
4 Sep 20136min
Zinc oxide: Chemistry in its element
Brian Clegg is taken back to his childhood by zinc oxide
28 Aug 20137min
Polyacetylene: Chemistry in its element
David Lindsay explores the first of the conducting organic polymers, polyacetylene
21 Aug 20136min
Chitin: Chemistry in its element
It's the compound that creates a lucrative market from leftover lobster. Emma Stoye introduces chitin
14 Aug 20134min
