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Chemistry World Podcast
January 2010
2.08: Non-protein antifreeze helps Arctic beetle chill out
4.22: Mussel proteins inspire new diabetes treatment
6.53: Ben Feringa on the future of molecular machines
14.15: Carbonic acid captured
16.36: Breaking the strongest bonds
19.18: Marco Leona on analytical techniques for studing works of art
26.59: Colour change test for arsenic
28.33: A pharmaceutical named desire
31.55: The chemical conundrum: what chemical compound is used in car engine coolant systems and windscreen washing fluid to prevent it from freezing in cold weather
Read more about this month's stories
Non-protein antifreeze helps Arctic beetle chill out
23 November 2009
Alaskan beetles lead scientists to discover new class of biological antifreeze molecules - the first that do not contain proteins
Mussel proteins inspire new diabetes treatment
10 December 2009
Glue that sticks mussels to rocks inspired scientists to develop a new medical adhesive for an experimental diabetes treatment
Carbonic acid captured
12 November 2009
Researchers have caught a rare glimpse of carbonic acid - and it turns out to be much more acidic than the textbooks say
Breaking the strongest bonds
13 December 2009
Chemists have severed one of the strongest bonds in chemistry - in dinitrogen - and reacted it with carbon monoxide to make useful organic compounds
Colour change test for arsenic
30 November 2009
New colorimetric gold nanoparticle-based test quickly measures arsenic levels in contaminated groundwater to very low concentrations
A pharmaceutical named desire
18 November 2009
A failed antidepressant has been shown to increase women's sex drive
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