Chemistry World Podcast

This month we learn of the problems that arise from mining rare metals in David Abraham's The Elements of Power

In this space special, we learn how to study comets surfaces, and speak to a Nobel Prize winner about his 20-year-old pr... Read more

This month we consider the dawning of a new epoch as we discuss Gaia Vince's Adventures in the Anthropocene

We speak to Jason Sello about the hunt for new antibiotics, and Monique Simmonds explains the chemical role of botanical... Read more

May 2012 podcast from Chemistry World - the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry.

We discover 300 years of chemistry in Edinburgh with Eleanor Campbell, and explore the secrets of the main group element... Read more

April 2012 podcast from Chemistry World - the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Michelle Francl helps us tackle chemophobia, and we discover the history, art and science of alloys with David Dye

March 2012 podcast from Chemistry World - the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry.

We speak to the 'sultan of synthesis', Phil Baran, and Peter James explains how labs can save cash on energy bills

January 2013 podcast from Chemistry World - the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry.

We ask, does graphene live up to the hype, and discuss injectable electronics that unfold in the brain

October 2012 podcast from Chemistry World - the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Geoffrey Kibby on mushroom chemistry, Paul Midgley illuminates 3D imaging and the team cover the latest news

We speak to Paul Clarke about the challenges of natural product synthesis and discuss the pros and cons of perovskite so... Read more

Robert Lovitt tells us about algae biotechnology, Patrick Holland discusses nitrogen fixing chemistry and the team cover... Read more

We discover how spin chemistry guides migrating birds and explore the science of cheese

We speak to Tom Brown, the 2014 Chemistry World Entrepreneur of the Year, and find out why cells spend so much time doin... Read more

How do you smell? We discuss a controversial theory about odour detection, and investigate forensic toxicology

Mark Mascal talks about bio-derived chemicals, John Lindon introduces the Phenome Centre and the team cover the latest n... Read more