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Chemistry World Podcast
July 2009
02.03: Finding the toxic species that seed Alzheimer's?
05.10: Sugars to stop termites in their tracks
08.05: Colin McInnes describes solar sailing
14.41: Super-light molecular sponges soak up hydrogen
16.44: Nanotubes accelerate pollutant uptake by plants
20.53: Chemistry in its Element - Erbium
27.03: Tracking down toxic mushrooms
29.05: Salt crystals drawn into wires
32.23: The chemical conundrum - what did British scientist William Bird Herapath discover in 1852 when he added tincture of iodine to the urine of dogs that had been fed quinine?
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New technique probes Alzheimer's aggregates
14 June 2009
Scientists probe synthetic proteins to identify key toxic species responsible for Alzheimer's plaques
Green method to kill termites
08 June 2009
Sugar derivative that blocks insects' immune system could find application in pest control
Hoisting the solar sail
Flying through space by catching sunlight on ultra-thin sails could revolutionise space travel - and the idea could soon take off, says Ned Stafford
Super sponges soak up gas
09 June 2009
Covalent organic frameworks shown to have high gas adsorption properties for potential applications in fuel storage or carbon capture
Nanotubes boost plant pollutants
10 June 2009
Carbon nanotubes pierce plant cell walls, increasing uptake of atmospheric pollutants
Toxic mushroom molecule discovered
24 May 2009
A simple compound has been found to be the toxic culprit in a highly poisonous Asian mushroom
Salt nanowire surprise
26 May 2009
Normally brittle salt crystals can be pulled into nanowires that extend by more than twice their own length without breaking
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