Tagged: chemistry
scientist 69: the science author – Michael Freemantle says WW1 was the chemists war (2014)
The First World War, that began in 1914, put chemists to work. Their chemicals could harm as well as heal … but on balance the outcome was … horrific. As the author of two...
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scientist 68: the crop scientist – Julian Little & products for farming (2014)
This podcast concerns the science of food crops. The growing world population leads to a demand to farm the land several times more effectively than we used to. But growing crops comes with risks....
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scientist 50: the chemical engineer – Mark Haw fluid and process engineering (2013)
Hear about measuring the properties of materials that are not just solids or liquids or gases but are all three in one. The soil under your feet is one such material – it is of course a solid...
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scientist 47: the drug discovery chemist – how medicines are discovered (2012)
In this podcast, a Cambridge chemist talks about drug discovery. Sean McKenna, a scientist in the pharmaceutical industry, describes techniques that take the guesswork out of making pills. We think you will be intrigued...
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scientist 44: the entrepreneur – water and fracking for oil and gas (2013)
Fracking was once uneconomic, but today’s energy crisis has led to new options. As the government has issued licences to drill in the UK, there have been protests in the UK. This podcast wises-up...
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scientist 34: the atmospheric scientist – John Pyle & atmospheric ozone (2012)
We visit the Centre for Atmospheric Science in Cambridge University and speak to Professor John Pyle about modelling the lower atmosphere using supercomputers. Follow-up link: Centre for Atmospheric Science atm.ch.cam.ac.uk See also ‘the earth...
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scientist 31: the science outreacher at Cambridge science centre (2012)
The Cambridge Science Centre is a really useful educational attraction in the city centre. Founder Dr Chris Lennard tells Roger Frost what the centre aims to do for science education. The Cambridge Science Centre opened in 2013 at 18 Jesus Lane,...
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scientist 28: the ice chemist – Robert Mulvanney at British Antarctic Survey (2012)
We hear how British Antarctic Survey scientists drill ice to discover how the world has changed over thousands of years. Dr. Robert Mulvaney of the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge talks to the Science Show’s Roger...
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