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Chemistry in its element

Chemistry World

A weekly tour of the periodic table, from Chemistry World, the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry.

science chemistry

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06:16

Lactose: Chemistry in its element

Chemistry in its element ·

2014/02/05

Lactose intolerance leads to unpleasant and antisocial symptoms. Lars Öhrström finds out why

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07:13

Tetrahydrogestrinone: Chemistry in its element

Chemistry in its element ·

2014/01/29

Simon Cotton investigates tetrahydrogestrinone (THG), a designer steroid that sparked a sporting scandal

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06:28

Acetaldehyde: Chemistry in its element

Chemistry in its element ·

2014/01/22

Brian Clegg meets a simple organic compound with a reputation for being something of a bruiser

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06:07

Paracetamol: Chemistry in its element

Chemistry in its element ·

2014/01/15

Simon Cotton looks back at the history of one of our favourite painkillers, paracetamol

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05:05

Conotoxins: Chemistry in its element

Chemistry in its element ·

2014/01/08

Helen Scales finds out how unique toxins found in deadly cone snail stings could herald the next generation of painkillers

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07:22

Boron nitride: Chemistry in its element

Chemistry in its element ·

2013/12/17

Brian Clegg explains how the versatile compound boron nitride may be 'the best kept secret in all of chemistry'

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05:47

Glyphosate: Chemistry in its element

Chemistry in its element ·

2013/12/11

A popular way to weed out unwanted pest plants, Jen Newton introduces Glyphosate

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05:10

Guaiacol: Chemistry in its element

Chemistry in its element ·

2013/12/04

This week, Ben Valsler investigates the smoky compound that links whisky, kippers, bacon, hot dogs, coffee, creosote and cough syrup

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06:56

Hexenal: Chemistry in its element

Chemistry in its element ·

2013/11/27

For many, it's the smell of spring and summer. But hexenal - responsible for the aroma of freshly cut grass - makes Simon Cotton think of cricket.

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06:36

Potassium bromide: Chemistry in its element

Chemistry in its element ·

2013/11/20

Did chemistry help control tension in the trenches? Brian Clegg investigates potassium bromide

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05:39

Napalm: Chemistry in its element

Chemistry in its element ·

2013/11/13

A devastating weapon indelibly associated with Apocalypse Now and the Vietnam war, Simon Cotton introduces Napalm

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04:21

Tamoxifen: Chemistry in its element

Chemistry in its element ·

2013/11/06

Tamoxifen can treat and prevent one type of breast cancer, without the side effects of chemotherapy. Andrew Holding explains more

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05:23

Phenylthiocarbamide: Chemistry in its element

Chemistry in its element ·

2013/10/30

By tasting fantastically bitter, but only to some, phenylthiocarbamide (or PTC) exposed the genetics of taste

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04:49

Nitinol: Chemistry in its element

Chemistry in its element ·

2013/10/23

Sitting on your glasses is no longer a death sentence for spectacles, thanks to shape memory alloys like nitinol

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03:42

Titin: Chemistry in its element

Chemistry in its element ·

2013/10/16

It's a massive molecular record breaker. Andrew Holding introduces Titin, the largest protein in the human body

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05:33

Spanish fly: Chemistry in its element

Chemistry in its element ·

2013/10/10

Helen Scales looks at cantharidin, the active ingredient in this famous aphrodisiac

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05:52

Serotonin: Chemistry in its element

Chemistry in its element ·

2013/10/02

Serotonin, the 'happy molecule', may be at the root of depression, but Hayley Birch finds we still have a lot to learn

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08:08

Thujone: Chemistry in its element

Chemistry in its element ·

2013/09/25

Wrongly blamed for murders and hallucinations, Simon Cotton raises a glass of absinthe to this week's compound: Thujone

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05:44

Ambergris: Chemistry in its element

Chemistry in its element ·

2013/09/18

How can whale waste make you a fortune? This week, Helen Scales searches for Ambergris

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07:19

Wilkinson's Catalyst: Chemistry in its element

Chemistry in its element ·

2013/09/06

Simon Cotton introduces the dynamic Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson, and the catalyst that carries his name

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