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Rare earths' magic comes at a cost (Part 1)
(Part 1/2) This month, Stereo Chemistry is sharing a pair of episodes from Distillations, a podcast from the Science History Institute. We rely on r…
4 years, 10 months ago
Celebrating LGBTQ+ excellence with My Fave Queer Chemist
This month, we're sharing an episode of the podcast My Fave Queer Chemist. Hosted by graduate students Bec Roldan and Geraldo Duran-Camacho, the show…
4 years, 11 months ago
Searching for Mars' missing water
Episode 41
More than 50 years of missions to Mars paint a clear picture of a cold, dry, desert planet. And at the same time, photographs, minerals, and other da…
5 years, 1 month ago
Reducing toxic metals in food
Episode 40
Toxic elements like lead, arsenic, mercury, and cadmium in food are not a new problem. But when they show up in pureed vegetables and other foods int…
5 years, 2 months ago
How research on aging could keep us healthier longer
Episode 39
Living longer has been a human obsession for centuries, but while medical science has helped extend average life span, not all those extra years can …
5 years, 3 months ago
Nobel laureates Frances Arnold and Jennifer Doudna on prizes, pandemics, and Jimmy Page
Episode 38
Where do you take your career after you've won all of science's biggest prizes? In this episode of Stereo Chemistry, C&EN executive editor Lisa Jarvi…
5 years, 4 months ago
Historians pursue centuries-old chemical secrets—Green reading glass, Bologna stones, and Greek fire
Episode 37
Researchers want to invent the technologies of the future, but there are plenty of chemical questions lurking in the past. In this episode of Stereo …
5 years, 5 months ago
How will Biden's election impact chemistry?
Episode 36
As we prepare for a new US president, many chemists are wondering how the administration change may affect them and their work. Will President-Elect …
5 years, 6 months ago
Grad students, lab injuries, and workers' compensation—it's complicated
Episode 35
Many grad students may be surprised to learn their university's policies for reimbursing medical fees for lab injuries do not cover grad students, or…
5 years, 7 months ago
Chemists confront the helium shortage
Episode 34
Helium shortage 3.0 is winding down. But 2021 is likely to bring more changes to the global market for this critical, non-renewable gas. And even if …
5 years, 8 months ago