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Chemistry World Podcast
February 2011
1.22: Einstein in your engine
3.20: Silk woven into transistors
5.30: Joseph Jasinski from IBM on harnessing the power of your desktop PC to solve big scientific problems
13.08: Using HIV against itself
16.39: Microfluidic pinball
19.50: Joe Jones from Skyonic on turning CO2 from power plants into baking soda
26.15: Urchins bare their teeth in materials research
28.33: Measuring the strength of garlic
31.20: Who's your chemistry hero? To celebrate the international year of chemistry we want you to nominate your hero - join in on the chemistry world blog
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Einstein in your engine
12 January 2011
Researchers find that up to 85 per cent of the voltage developed by the lead-acid car battery is due to relativistic effects
Silk woven into transistors
05 January 2011
Researchers demonstrate a bio-compatible transistor that could find applications in medicine or flexible electronics
Idle cures
Taking a coffee break could help find cures for cancer or Aids. Katrina Megget looks at the future of research that harnesses the computing power of the World Community Grid
Using HIV against itself
06 January 2011
'Trojan horse' molecule uses HIV to trigger the release of the very drug that could destroy the virus
Microfluidic pinball
07 January 2011
A device set up like a pinball machine guides oil droplets through polymers to build up polymer layers
Rehabilitating captured CO2
Rather than burying it underground, companies are developing processes that use carbon dioxide emissions as chemical starting materials. Andy Extance investigates
Urchins bare their teeth in materials research
07 January 2011
The self-sharpening mechanism used by sea urchin teeth could inspire new self-sharpening tools
Measuring the strength of garlic
16 December 2010
A sensor to gauge garlic strength for the food industry
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