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Bouncy Space Station
1 Jul 2007
(c) Przemyslaw BlueShade Idzkiewicz

Water as a Greenhouse Gas

Azi Khatiri spoke to Rod Jones about how water molecules pair up into a dimer - and that this can be an even worse greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide...Professor Rod Jones & Alex Shillings, University of Cambridge
May 2007
(c) NASA

Ozone Hole Revisited

Jonathan Shanklin was part of the team from the British Antarctic Survey who first discovered the hole in the ozone layer. Twenty years on, we caught up with him for an update...Jonathan Shanklin, British Antarctic Survey
May 2007
(c) Gillian Fraser

Kitchen Science Bacteria Challenge - Kitchen vs Toilet

For kitchen science we tried to see if there's any truth to the urban legend that there's more bacteria on a kitchen worksurface than on a toilet seat.Gillian Fraser, University of Cambridge
May 2007
(c) Alvesgaspar

Bees in trouble, Moving Mucous and Cucumber flavoured Tomato!

Richard Van Noorden gives us the lowdown on some of the latest news in ChemistryRichard Van Noorden, Chemistry World
May 2007
(c) Prof. Gordon T. Taylor, Stony Brook University

How increased carbon dioxide levels affect shellfish

Rising carbon dioxide levels usually make us think about the atmosphere, but new research shows that carbon dioxide dissolving in the ocean could have devastating effects on shellfish and other marine organisms. Frederic Gazeau from the Netherlands Institute of Technology
March 2007
 

Silicone in Petrol

We discuss why cars have been failing all over the UK recently, and what was in their petrol to cause the problem.Richard Van Noorden from Chemistry World
March 2007
 

Venomous Vipers, Artificial Kidneys and LSD

Mark looks at snakes, artificial kidneys and how LSD works.Mark Peplow
February 2007
 

The World of Chemistry

Labs on a chip and milk in tea, Dr Mark Peplow, editor of Chemistry World
January 2007
 

The Science of Colour 2

Anna looks at pigments and their sometimes surprising uses.The Dye Industry and How Hair Dye Works - Anna Lacey
December 2006
 

A New Cooling Device

Dr Alex Mischenko, Science Graduate of the Year and CTO of FerroEnergy
October 2006
 

The Science of Catalysts And Catalytic Converters

Dr Emma Schofield, Johnson Matthey Technology Centre
September 2006
 

Hydrogen

A FUEL FOR THE FUTURE? - Professor Fraser Armstrong, Oxford University
September 2006
 

Science Update - Mercury Pollution and Public Transport

Chelsea Wald and Bob Hirshon from AAAS, the science society
September 2006
 

A New Source of Atmospheric Methane

Dr Katey Walter, University of Alaska Fairbanks
September 2006
 

Nuclear Energy: Fission And Fusion

Dr Jeffery Lewins, University of Cambridge
July 2006
 

Sugar-powered Fuel Cells

Professor Lynne Macaskie, University of Birmingham
June 2006
 

Recycling Domestic Waste

Rebecca Weymouth, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Waste Partnership
March 2006
 

Problem Plastics

Dr Peter Barham, University of Bristol
March 2006
 

Effect of Plastic Particles on The Environment

Dr Richard Thompson, University of Plymouth
March 2006
 

The Chemistry of Fireworks

Dr Jacqueline Akhavan, University of Cranfield
November 2005

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