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Chemistry in its element

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Chemistry in its element

Octane

Start your engines! Simon Cotton looks into one of the few chemical names known well to the...

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Fluorides

Sensible approach to dental rot or sinister communist plot? Brian Clegg examines the...

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Prozac

Simon Cotton introduces the first of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants:...

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Sodium thiopental

Once thought to extract the truth and now used to enact the ultimate punishment, this week's...

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Barbituric acid

It may have been largely superceded in the clinic but Phil Robinson discovers there is no rest...

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Rna

RNA may be less famous than it's more stable cousin, but is central to cellular function

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Hydrofluoric acid

Breaking Bad may have exaggerated its body-dissolving effects, but Katrina Krämer finds the truth...

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Borax

From lemon-fresh detergent to home made silly putty, Jenna Bilbrey expounds the virtues of borax

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Pedot

Brian Clegg introduces the 'ogres' that make up transparent electronics

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Grubbs catalyst

Nina Notman describes the dance of olefin metathesis, and how the tempo is set by Grubbs' catalysts

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Titanium nitride

Brian Clegg explains how titanium nitride could protect artificial joints and pimp out your ride

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Tungsten carbide

Matt Gunther introduces the alloy that links armour-piercing bullets and ball point pens:...

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Paraquat

Brian Clegg introduces a weedkiller whose name has entered public consciousness – Paraquat

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Frankincense and myrrh

In this seasonal podcast, we look at the compounds found in frankincense and myrrh

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Isoniazid

Nina Notman introduces isoniazid - an antibiotic key to treating tuberculosis

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Aspartame

Could this be the sweetener that causes the most online panic?

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Cannabicyclohexanol

Used to make synthetic cannabis, cannabicyclohexanol may be more risky than its non-synthetic...

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Tramadol

Simon Cotton introduces the painkiller tramadol – could this be the next banned drug in...

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Insulin

A protein with an impressive roster of 'firsts': Anna Lewcock introduces insulin

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Psilocybin & Mescaline

Simon Cotton explores our hallucinogenic horizons with psilocybin and mescaline

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