# chemical breakdown (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover chemical breakdown. Page: Feed: --- ## [UK science department abolished & Ireland's crumbling concrete | The chemical breakdown podcast](https://chemistryworld.libsyn.com/uk-science-department-abolished-irelands-crumbling-concrete-the-chemical-breakdown-podcast) _2026-08-19 · Chemistry World Podcast_ In this episode, we discuss the changes to science policy made by the new UK prime minister and breakdown the chemistry behind crumbling concrete in Ireland. On July 21, new UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham abolished the government's department of science and absorbing its functions into the business department. What does this mean for UK research? And, thousands of Irish buildings are cracking… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryworld/16_-_August_10_final.mp3?dest-id=393838) ## [Thermo Fisher antibody data manipulation & the shrinking chemical recycling industry | The chemical breakdown podcast](https://chemistryworld.libsyn.com/thermo-fisher-antibody-data-manipulation-the-shrinking-chemical-recycling-industry-the-chemical-breakdown-podcast) _2026-08-05 · Chemistry World Podcast_ In this episode, we breakdown the controversy behind a collection of altered images in the online catalogue of one of the largest laboratory suppliers, and discuss the complexity behind chemical recycling of plastics with Frankie Macpherson and Phillip Broadwith. Multinational laboratory supplier Thermo Fisher Scientific has been criticized after hundreds of doctored images of validation Western… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryworld/15_-_July_29_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=393838) ## [50 years after Seveso & changing the way we separate hydrocarbons | The chemical breakdown podcast](https://chemistryworld.libsyn.com/50-years-after-seveso-changing-the-way-we-separate-hydrocarbons-the-chemical-breakdown-podcast) _2026-07-22 · Chemistry World Podcast_ In this episode, we reflect on the lessons learned and the impacts of the Seveso chemical disaster of 1976, and discuss the latest membrane materials that could slash the energy required to refine crude oil with Jamie Durrani and Mason Wakley. Fifty years ago, a major accident at an Italian chemical plant released a cloud of dioxin that spread across 18 square kilometres, exposing 35,000 residents… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryworld/14_-_July_16_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=393838) ## [An update on the Strait of Hormuz & potential explosives at an Antarctic base | The chemical breakdown podcast](https://chemistryworld.libsyn.com/an-update-on-the-strait-of-hormuz-potential-explosives-at-an-antarctic-base-the-chemical-breakdown-podcast) _2026-07-08 · Chemistry World Podcast_ In this episode, we bring the latest from the recent temporary reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and discuss the presence of potential explosives at the historic Antarctic bases of explorers Ernest Shackleton and Robert Scott with Phillip Broadwith and Frances Briggs. The US and Iran have recently signed a form of agreement to temporarily reopen the Strait of Hormuz for shipping. But will this be… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryworld/13_-_July_2_final.mp3?dest-id=393838) ## [A warning for US science & wool's chemical versatility | The chemical breakdown podcast](https://chemistryworld.libsyn.com/marcia-mcnutts-warning-for-us-science-the-chemistry-behind-wools-unique-versatility-the-chemical-breakdown-podcast) _2026-06-24 · Chemistry World Podcast_ This week, we discuss the latest challenges facing US science outlined by president of the US National Academy of Sciences Marcia McNutt in her outgoing address as well as the unique chemistry underpinning wool's incredible properties with Neil Withers and Rebecca Trager. Marcia McNutt gave her final address as president of the US National Academy of Sciences earlier this month, warning of turmoil… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryworld/12_-_June_15_exp_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=393838) ## [Click chemistry marks 25 years & covalent bonding in the actinides | The chemical breakdown podcast](https://chemistryworld.libsyn.com/click-chemistry-marks-25-years-covalent-bonding-in-the-actinides-the-chemical-breakdown-podcast) _2026-06-10 · Chemistry World Podcast_ This week, we look back at how far click chemistry has come in the last 25 years and discuss the strange bonding behaviour of some of the largest elements on the periodic table with Mason Wakley and Frances Briggs. It started as a review paper in 2001 that has since been cited almost 20,000 times, becoming one of the most influential chemistry papers ever written. Click chemistry has… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryworld/The_chemical_breakdown_10_June_2026.mp3?dest-id=393838) ## [Quantum computing & a mysterious contaminant in microplastics research | The chemical breakdown podcast](https://chemistryworld.libsyn.com/quantum-computing-a-mysterious-contaminant-in-microplastics-research) _2026-05-28 · Chemistry World Podcast_ This week, we discuss the latest milestone in quantum computational modelling and reveal the common laboratory item causing strange readings in microplastics research with Frankie Macpherson and Patrick Walter. A new hybrid workflow involving two IBM quantum computers and two powerful supercomputers has allowed researchers to model a protein–ligand system containing up to a record 12,635 atoms.… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryworld/10_-_May_21_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=393838) ## [Battery week 2026: The EV cathode race & battery-recycling | The chemical breakdown podcast](https://chemistryworld.libsyn.com/battery-week-2026-the-ev-cathode-race-battery-recycling-the-chemical-breakdown-podcast) _2026-05-13 · Chemistry World Podcast_ This week, we are celebrating Chemistry World's Battery Week with a special battery-themed episode! We discuss the race between cathode materials for electric vehicles and a new photocatalyst capable of turning plastic waste into hydrogen and value-added chemicals, with Neil Withers and Patrick Walter. A race between competing battery cathode materials is heating up, the winner of which will shape… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryworld/Battery_week_2026__The_EV_cathode_race__battery-recycling_photocatalysts.mp3?dest-id=393838) ## [Vanadium-based medicines & sustainable labs | The chemical breakdown podcast](https://chemistryworld.libsyn.com/vanadium-based-medicines-sustainable-labs-the-chemical-breakdown-podcast) _2026-04-29 · Chemistry World Podcast_ This week, we discuss vanadium's potential in the medical field and the changes you can make in our lab to reduce your carbon footprint, with Jennifer Newton and Emma Pewsey. Many are familiar with vanadium's role in metal production, but did you know that it has a history of research as a potential medicine? We explore the little-known story of vanadium's medical potential. And, how can your lab… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryworld/8_-_April_22_final.mp3?dest-id=393838) ## [Point once, get highlights (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/hXM6g262z3QB) _2026-04-29 · **Sponsored**_ Get minutes worth watching from a whole game — point once ## [Inert materials & the Mary Celeste | The chemical breakdown podcast](https://chemistryworld.libsyn.com/inert-materials-the-mary-celeste-the-chemical-breakdown-podcast) _2026-04-16 · Chemistry World Podcast_ This week, we discuss how to ensure experimental instruments are truly inert and chemistry's answer to the fate of the Mary Celeste, with Phillip Broadwith and Mason Wakley. A new study has demonstrated how unexpected results can arise from experiments using seemingly inert materials. How do we avoid the effects of these accidental reagents? And, scientists may have found the answer behind what… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryworld/7_-_April_9_mixdown_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=393838)