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C&EN Uncovered: Lithium iron phosphate comes to North America
Lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries are cheaper, safer, and longer lasting than batteries made with nickel- and cobalt-based cathodes. In China,…
3 years, 3 months ago
Microplastics pollute our drinking water: What are the risks?
Episode 47
Researchers reported finding microplastics in drinking water nearly 5 years ago, prompting California lawmakers to require monitoring of the state'…
3 years, 4 months ago
C&EN Uncovered: What exascale computing could mean for chemistry
At Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a supercomputer named Frontier has broken the exascale computing barrier, meaning it can calculate more than a mill…
3 years, 4 months ago
Carolyn Bertozzi and Barry Sharpless reflect on winning the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
In this bonus episode of C&EN's Bonding Time, we hear from 2022 chemistry Nobel laureates Carolyn Bertozzi and K. Barry Sharpless, who shared the pri…
3 years, 6 months ago
BONUS: Click and bioorthogonal chemistry win Nobel Prize in Chemistry
The 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Carolyn Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K. Barry Sharpless for their development of click and bioorthogo…
3 years, 8 months ago
Lithium mining's water use sparks bitter conflicts and novel chemistry
Episode 46
Replacing gas cars with electric ones is a main pillar of plans to fight climate change. But the lithium-ion batteries used in electric cars come wit…
3 years, 9 months ago
Bonus: For John Goodenough's 100th birthday, we revisit a fan-favorite interview with the renowned scientist
Famed lithium-ion-battery pioneer and Nobel Prize–winner John Goodenough has achieved yet another milestone—a century on Earth. Goodenough celebrates…
3 years, 11 months ago
Bonus: Jess Wade on Wikipedia and work-life balance
This month, Stereo Chemistry is sharing an episode of the podcast ChemConvos featuring an interview with materials scientist, self-described "Raman s…
4 years ago
Bonus: The sticky science of why we eat so much sugar
Our bodies need sugar to survive. But most of us consume way more than we actually need, and many foods and beverages pack a dose of added sweeteners…
4 years ago
Bonus: There's more to James Harris's story
Chemists may know James Harris as the first Black scientist to be credited with codiscovering an element. In fact, we referenced this in a previous e…
4 years, 1 month ago