ACS Science Elements
Summary: Science Elements describes cutting-edge research from the American Chemical Society, including ACS's 35 peer reviewed journals and Chemical & Engineering News. This weekly podcast features discoveries in medicine and health, nutrition, energy, the environment and other fields that span science's horizons from astronomy to zoology.
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- Copyright: Copyright American Chemical Society 2014
Podcasts:
November 16, 2017 - Mussels could help keep dirty water from fouling streams and rivers.
November 15, 2017 - Firefighting increases exposure to carcinogens.
November 13, 2017 - Viruses embedded in new ‘sugar-glass’ coating could help kill bacteria found in food.
November 09, 2017 - ‘Star Wars’ parody inadvertently produces something scientifically useful.
November 08, 2017 - A little more than a hundred years ago, the world's fast-growing population was outstripping humanity's ability to feed itself. Mass starvation was only averted when a pair of brilliant German scientists developed a new chemical process to snatch nitrogen gas from the air and use it to make modern fertilizers. As science writer Thomas Hager explains in this episode of Science Elements, it's a story of wars, greed, bird droppings and a discovery that continues to dramatically shape our lives today. Music: "Wash Out" by Broke for Free, licensed under Creative Commons CC-BY 3.0.
November 06, 2017 - Gender and gut differences could influence nicotine’s hold.
November 02, 2017 - Burned popcorn inspires quest for new energy-storage material.
November 01, 2017 - A compound banned in soaps products, sticks around.
October 30, 2017 - Discovery offers clues to overcoming drug-resistance in blood cancers.
October 26, 2017 - Scientists detect a surprising source for antibiotic resistant genes in bacteria.
October 25, 2017 - In this Halloween feature episode, learn how a Dickens novel ignited a Victorian chemical controversy.
October 23, 2017 - Researchers unmask key odorants in the ‘champagne’ of beef.
October 19, 2017 - Protein database could help detect ‘fake’ fish.
October 18, 2017 - Ancient Chinese ink could lead to new types of cancer treatment.
October 16, 2017 - New leather manufacturing process produces less pollution.
