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October 2011

01.05: Microscopy reveals why ketchup squirts

5.07: Toyota create first magnesium-sulfur rechargeable battery

7.20: Paul Shearing explains why you might want to swap your home boiler for a fuel cell

14.30: Two for one - cleaning water and generating energy

17.52: Bacteria responsible for missing 'atmospheric brooms' that sweep the sky clean

20.19: How clean is your car's engine? John Bennett reveals what additives are in your fuel to keep your car running smoothly

27.21: High-throughput catalyst screening for the masses

30.46: Limestone is efficient energy distributor

34.00: Trivia - What's the fastest thing in the universe?

36:20: It's our birthday! the Chemistry World podcast is 5 years old this month


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Ketchup non-Newtonian fluids shear thinning thickening

Microscopy reveals why ketchup squirts

02 September 2011

Researchers claim to have uncovered the particle dynamics behind 'non-Newtonian' fluids


Battery electric car

Toyota create first magnesium-sulfur rechargeable battery

10 August 2011

An electrolyte that pairs magnesium with sulfur is a crucial step on the road to new efficient rechargeable batteries


Fuelling the future

Fuelling the future

Fuel cell vehicles have taken a back seat to battery and hybrid power in recent years. But hydrogen still holds promise in the long term, as Laura Howes finds out


Fuel cell

Two for one - cleaning water and generating energy

18 August 2011

A dual-purpose system degrades organic compounds in wastewater, powering a fuel cell that generates electricity


Tree sky soil bacteria atmosphere

Bacteria responsible for missing 'atmospheric brooms' that sweep the sky clean

19 August 2011

The puzzle of where key chemical species that remove pollutants from the atmosphere come from may have been solved


Engines of innovation

Engines of innovation

Our desire for economical but environmentally friendly transport has driven progress in fuel and oil additives. But as Andy Extance discovers, further development is needed


catalyst

High-throughput catalyst screening for the masses

09 September 2011

Rapid reaction screening approach automates the accidental discovery of new catalytic reactions


Tanker in desert

Limestone is efficient energy distributor

01 September 2011

Solar energy from the desert could be delivered to major cities in limestone batteries


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