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Kids are happy to get to ask whatever they want
Episode 24
For its latest episode, Stereo Chemistry handed its recorders over to kid journalists interviewing grown-up chemists about cutting-edge research. Lis…
6 years, 10 months ago
That's a hell of a lot of explosive material
Episode 23
Rocket propellant research had its heyday in the mid-20th century, when the space race and the Cold War meant chemists had plenty of money and long l…
6 years, 11 months ago
I didn't know they were going to be worth billions—A conversation with John Goodenough
Episode 22
Without fail, the name John Goodenough crops up during Nobel Prize season. Many scientists believe he's deserving of chemistry's top honor. The Unive…
7 years, 1 month ago
Culture always starts at the top, but it also starts from the bottom
Episode 21
In our last episode of Stereo Chemistry, we talked to chemists who had survived accidents at the bench to learn what went wrong and what lessons we c…
7 years, 1 month ago
What happens when you take risks?
Episode 20
Research science is full of hazards. Chemists and safety professionals do their best to minimize the danger, but accidents do happen and the stakes c…
7 years, 2 months ago
This is a mess. But there might also be gasoline in here.
Episode 19
In the aftermath of a building fire, investigators study the scene for clues to the fire's cause. They look for burn patterns and suspicious material…
7 years, 3 months ago
Our job is to make sure we have the data
Episode 18
Robots in the ocean are giving scientists more details about processes above and below the surface that affect our weather, our food supply, and more…
7 years, 4 months ago
If you want to change the element, you have to change the nucleus
Episode 17
In honor of the International Year of the Periodic Table, Stereo Chemistry explores the stories behind some of the elements in this episode. C&EN and…
7 years, 5 months ago
It's all of these things that none of us get trained for
Episode 16
Being a chemistry professor is Jen Heemstra's dream job. How she got there was a bit of a nightmare. But now she's running her own team at Emory Univ…
7 years, 6 months ago
Being scientists together in a relationship is the very best thing in the world
Episode 15
They say love is a many-splendored thing, and we have to agree. In the latest episode of Stereo Chemistry, love unites rotovap romance, intimate feel…
7 years, 7 months ago