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Chemistry World Podcast
June 2010
1.23: Chemical secrets of dinobird revealed
04.35: Frosty asteroid surprises astronomers
07.45: Mohan Srinivasarao, Georgia Intitute of Technology, US, on why butterfly wings appear coloured
14.38: Natural artificial muscles
17.00: Blood type testing for a few pence
19.30: Dianna Bowles, University of York, UK, tells us about current attempts to increase supplies of antimalarial medication
26.38: All clear for e-paper
29.53: Setting traps for uranium
Joke of the month: How much does a molecule of adenosine triphosphate cost? Answer - 80p
Winner: Jon Edwards, London, UK
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Read more about this month's stories
Chemical secrets of dinobird revealed
10 May 2010
High-speed chemical imaging of prehistoric feather and bone confirm the link between dinosaurs and modern birds, say scientists
Frosty asteroid surprises astronomers
28 April 2010
Ice on 24 Themis points to asteroids as a possible source of some of Earth's water
How to disappear completely
Animals use all sorts of optical trickery to make themselves invisible to predators. Hayley Birch finds out how the natural world can help develop new camouflage materials
Natural artificial muscles
05 May 2010
Scientists develop artificial muscle from proteins that mimic elastic and mechanical properties of natural muscle
Blood type testing for a few pence
04 May 2010
Cheap paper test can reveal blood type in a matter of minutes
Cultivating the seeds of hope
There are 250 million cases of malaria each year, and effective medication is expensive and in short supply. Justine Davies explores possible solutions
All clear for e-paper
27 April 2010
A new nano-structured approach to creating electronic paper devices could produce clearer images
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