All Chemistry World articles

  • Dioxin
    Podcast

    TCDD or dioxin

    2017-02-11T15:15:00Z Sponsored by

    Matt Gunther looks into TCDD, or dioxin, and the tragic Seveso accident

  • Solvated electrons
    Podcast

    Solvated electrons

    2017-02-02T15:15:00Z

    Blue flashes and metallic water are just some of the tricks associated with the unleashed electron

  • Bacteria resistance
    Podcast

    Book Club - The secret life of fat

    2017-01-24T18:13:00Z

    The secret life of fat: the science behind the body’s greatest puzzle by Sylvia Tara. Hear an extract from the book, and learn why we enoyed it so much.

  • Pancuronium bromide
    Podcast

    Pancuronium bromide

    2017-01-19T18:19:00Z

    This week, a drug that plays a significant role in modern surgery. Katrina Krämer has dug into the archives and discovered the lengths to which some researchers would go in the hunt for better drugs…

  • Eugenol
    Podcast

    Eugenol: seasonally scented

    2016-12-21T16:25:00Z

    The smell of cloves leads a double life as fish anaesthetic and insect attractant

  • Ncec
    Podcast

    Working at the National Chemical Emergency Centre

    2016-08-15T18:02:00Z

    Chemistry World visited the National Chemical Emergency Centre (NCEC) in Oxfordshire, UK to find out about the work they do, what it’s like to work there, the application process for getting a job there, and the training they give their employees.

  • Sodium and water
    Podcast

    Taming the reaction of sodium and water

    2016-08-12T16:03:00Z

    Researchers have restrained the reaction of alkali metals with water to enable a closer look at what’s going on.

  • Guacomole
    Podcast

    Hot Plate - keeping guacamole green

    2016-07-20T15:17:00Z

    This week in Chemistry World Ali Bouzari discussed why it’s so difficult to preserve the green colour of foods.

  • New elements
    Podcast

    Where will the periodic table end?

    2016-06-15T16:07:00Z

    The latest elements to be discovered take the total to 118. Will there be more in the near future? Will we keep adding elements indefinitely? Chemistry World asked the element makers, where will the periodic table end?

  • Chicken stock
    Podcast

    Hot plate - Infusions

    2016-05-23T16:09:00Z

    We look at the effect of temperature on the flavour of chicken stock.