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Mining metals and minerals from seawater
Episode 49
The modern world runs on electronic devices and energy systems that are powered by valuable elements such as lithium and uranium. There are a limit…
3 years, 2 months ago
C&EN Uncovered: Can tires turn green?
Be they powered by fossil fuels, batteries, or hydrogen, cars are here to stay. So what can be done to make tires greener? In this episode of Ster…
3 years, 3 months ago
Here's what happens when wastewater treatment facilities fail
Episode 48
When two wastewater treatment facilities in Baltimore, Maryland, broke down in early 2021, the surrounding waterways began filling up with sewage. In…
3 years, 4 months ago
Bonus: Executive producer Kerri Jansen hands over the mic
Stereo Chemistry's longtime host Kerri Jansen is stepping down from her role as executive producer of the podcast. Jansen has been with Stereo Chemis…
3 years, 4 months ago
C&EN Uncovered: The battle for Lake Maurepas
Carbon capture and sequestration is the trapping of CO2 emitted by industrial processes and depositing it beneath the Earth's surface. Spurred on b…
3 years, 4 months ago
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, 6 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, 7 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, 8 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, 10 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…
4 years ago