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Chemistry PODCASTS

Chem PODCASTS

Podcasts from eminent scientists & writers on everyday molecules and more sinister ones ...........

7 minute slices of audio chemistry , courtesy of "Chemistry World" and the Royal Society of Chemistry.

The Chemistry of Sulphuric acid Watch/Listen...
From the clouds on Venus to "oil of vitriol" as used by 13th century alchemists, this well-known but dangerous acid has been around for a long time. Time to re-evaluate ?
Modified 22/05/11 by G Luxton | Clicks: 41 | Comments: 0

The Chemistry of Nickel Carbonyl Watch/Listen...
Never heard of it ?
The metal nickel reacts directly with carbon monoxide, forming nickel carbonyl. On breathing it in, it decomposes releasing CO and coating lung tissue with nickel ....... ouch ! But studying led to breakthroughs in our understanding of transition metals.
Modified 22/05/11 by G Luxton | Clicks: 37 | Comments: 0

The Chemistry of Cholesterol Watch/Listen...
Discovered by nobel prize winning chemist Dorothy Hodgkin in the 1930s, but not all "cholesterols" are the same ! Despite its bad rap, it's used extensively in all humans for making bile and sex hormones.
Modified 22/05/11 by G Luxton | Clicks: 48 | Comments: 0

(Atmosphere unit AS) Radicals Watch/Listen...
What are "Free" radicals .........?
There's been a lot of talk about them but what are they and why all the talk .............????
Modified 22/05/11 by G Luxton | Clicks: 57 | Comments: 0

The Chemistry of Silicon Dioxide (sand) Watch/Listen...
Yes - simple sand ! Or is it ...........? Used in the manufacture of glass for thousands of years. It's properties are complex and determined by the arrangement of oxygens around the silicon.
Created 12/04/11 by G Luxton | Clicks: 30 | Comments: 0

The Chemistry of Caffeine Watch/Listen...
The RSC examine some of the urban myths (and more) around the western worlds commonest drug of choice. Harmless diuretic or toxic insect killer, produced by plants to protect themselves ? And how does it "change" your brain ?
Created 12/04/11 by G Luxton | Clicks: 38 | Comments: 0

The Chemistry of Luciferin Watch/Listen...
The chemical that gives fireflies and glow worms their distinctive glow in the dark.
Created 06/04/11 by G Luxton | Clicks: 31 | Comments: 0

The Chemistry of NO Watch/Listen...
NO (Nitric oxide) is weird !
It's produced by the body, but it's a dangerous free-radical. In the not too distant future, we may build mobile phones with NO detectors in them that can give you an indication of how healthy you are ......
Created 28/03/11 by G Luxton | Clicks: 33 | Comments: 0

The Chemistry of AgCNO Watch/Listen...
AgCNO - silver fulminate or silver cyanate ?
2 Compounds with exactly the same formula ........ one a harmless, stable powder ...the other ..... a percussion explosive (tap the table and BANG !!!!). WHY ......?
Created 28/03/11 by G Luxton | Clicks: 29 | Comments: 0

The Chemistry of Nitrogen Triiodide Watch/Listen...
Brian Clegg looks at the chemistry (and chequered history) of Nitrogen triiodide - that most UNstable of chemicals !
Created 27/03/11 by G Luxton | Clicks: 54 | Comments: 0

The Chemistry of Tetradotoxin Watch/Listen...
Fugu !
How does something as harmless as the pufferfish produce such a deadly nerve toxin ......... and how does it affect the brain ? Simon Cotton sheds light in this RSC ChemWorld podcast.
Created 27/03/11 by G Luxton | Clicks: 27 | Comments: 0

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