Interviews about Chemistry

Astronomers explore a planetary system very similar to our own.

Here today... gone tomorrow?

Could mini robots soon be delivering drugs to specific parts of our bodies?

And get the recipe right every time!

What instruments will be on board the James Webb Space Telescope?

How do scientists identify killer compounds?

Are there potentially poisonous compounds lurking our cupboards that we should be aware of?

Britons have bought 47-million bottles of gin this year, but how is it made?

WARNING: Jelly babies and gingerbread men were harmed in the making of this programme.

We put our panel to the test with a quiz.

Our panel of experts de-bunk some suspicious sounding science.

What won the 2017 Nobel Prize for Chemistry?

What chemicals can we find on the planets outside our solar system?

Goldfish can survive the winter freeze using a genetic trick that allows them to convert lactic acid into alcohol.

A look at bioremediation and how microbes may help us clean up nuclear waste.

A team of real life spidermen at Cambridge University have invented a new, greener, cleaner form of artificial spider...

Harnessing liquid water from water vapour in the air could help millions experiencing water shortages.

Could detecting an atmosphere on an exoplanet suggest life outside our Solar System?

Destroying the cells controlling the build-up of fat tissue causes mice to become obese with no change in diet.

How and why are they so much more efficient than a standard light bulb?

Scientists have tied the world's smallest knot; less than a millionth of a millimetre across.

From bean to cup: how do you brew a coffee?

What happens to a hen's egg left soaking for a day or two in vinegar?

How do we find DNA? And can we use sequencing to work out what's in our smoothie?