# The chemical breakdown & Chemistry in its element A podcast by Chemistry World. The chemical breakdown is your biweekly source of the latest chemistry news, featuring discussions by our Chemistry World writers on the most exciting announcements and innovations in the field. Plus the full archive of Chemistry in its element – the audio tour of the periodic table and beyond. From Chemistry World, the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Feed: https://rss.libsyn.com/shows/84867/destinations/405840.xml ## Latest episodes - [A salmon-safe alternative to 6PPD & the first known example of naturally produced MOFs | The chemical breakdown podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/b3efcb9f72bb) (2026-10-28, 25 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/21_-_October_22_final.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [Waterproof white inspired by nature & low-stakes mistakes | The chemical breakdown podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/afe902831854) (2026-10-14, 39 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/20_-_October_1_final.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [Nobel prize in chemistry 2026: predictions | The chemical breakdown podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/9297e6e48b37) (2026-09-30, 40 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/19_-_September_25_Nobel_final.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [Drugging the 'undruggable' cancer proteins & conserving the Bayeux Tapestry | The chemical breakdown podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/16abbc3a87f3) (2026-09-16, 32 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/18_-_September_9_assembly_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [Advances in CAR-T cancer therapy & carbon materials' hidden defects | The chemical breakdown podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/4855280c67ff) (2026-09-02, 34 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/17_-_August_27_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [UK science department abolished & Ireland's crumbling concrete | The chemical breakdown podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/ee003d11fcc3) (2026-08-19, 32 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/16_-_August_10_final.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [Thermo Fisher antibody data manipulation & the shrinking chemical recycling industry | The chemical breakdown podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/d870fa7a7d94) (2026-08-05, 30 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/15_-_July_29_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [50 years after Seveso & changing the way we separate hydrocarbons | The chemical breakdown podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/f522d04472bc) (2026-07-22, 35 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/14_-_July_16_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [An update on the Strait of Hormuz & potential explosives at an Antarctic base | The chemical breakdown podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/20029161c7dc) (2026-07-08, 28 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/13_-_July_2_final.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [A warning for US science & wool's chemical versatility | The chemical breakdown podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/243b68de46cb) (2026-06-24, 31 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/12_-_June_15_exp_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [Click chemistry marks 25 years & covalent bonding in the actinides | The chemical breakdown podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/b569371468df) (2026-06-10, 28 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/The_chemical_breakdown_10_June_2026.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [Quantum computing & a mysterious contaminant in microplastics research | The chemical breakdown podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/86dd3b9c6099) (2026-05-28, 35 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/10_-_May_21_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [Battery week 2026: The EV cathode race & battery-recycling | The chemical breakdown podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/5ef13fb613eb) (2026-05-13, 25 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/Battery_week_2026__The_EV_cathode_race__battery-recycling_photocatalysts.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [Vanadium-based medicines & sustainable labs | The chemical breakdown podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/74ddad59074f) (2026-04-29, 25 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/8_-_April_22_final.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [Inert materials & the Mary Celeste | The chemical breakdown podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/fcde302844ab) (2026-04-16, 32 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/7_-_April_9_mixdown_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [The two states of water & science sleuths | The chemical breakdown podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/96d93da6aaf9) (2026-04-07, 31 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/6_-_Mar_26_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [Atomic radii & synthetic food dyes | The chemical breakdown podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/4b83401ec0c4) (2026-03-11, 29 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/5_-_Mar_5_BRV_edit_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [AAAS annual meeting & plasma chemistry | The chemical breakdown podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/cfe2ae1b5f4d) (2026-02-26, 31 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/4_-_Feb_19_final_BRV_edit_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [AlphaGenome & the RNA world hypothesis | The chemical breakdown podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/460a681e3558) (2026-02-11, 27 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/Chemical_breakdown_20260211.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [Batteries: The bedrock of the sustainable future](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/145acbc62a51) (2021-06-01, 22 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/Batteries_for_a_sustainable_future_CiiE_edition.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [Cinnamaldehyde: Chemistry in its element](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/47f1421bccc1) (2020-12-21, 8 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/Ciie_Cinnamaldehyde.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [Azidoazide azide: Chemistry in its element](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/5413e2e8bcd5) (2020-12-11, 6 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/Ciie_Azidoazide_azide.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [Ochre: Chemistry in its element](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/c2531b838c21) (2020-12-04, 8 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/Ciie_ochre.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [Maltodextrin: Chemistry in its element](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/2979a7f6d463) (2020-11-27, 8 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/Ciie_Maltodextrin.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [Ionic liquids: Chemistry in its element](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/1e3ccfafaba3) (2020-11-20, 12 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/Ciie_ionic_liquids.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [Chlorhexidine: Chemistry in its element](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/0c78652c9c31) (2020-11-13, 9 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/Ciie_Chlorhexidine.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [Asparagusic acid: Chemistry in its element](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/749e43092d93) (2020-11-05, 8 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/Ciie_Asparagusic_acid.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [Glycyrrhizic acid: Chemistry in its element](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/5687c357bb74) (2020-10-30, 7 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/Ciie_glycyrrhizic_acid.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [Propofol: Chemistry in its element](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/f66e88196b61) (2020-10-23, 7 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/ciie_propofol.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [Sofosbuvir: Chemistry in its element](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/af4b28711e82) (2020-10-16, 7 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/Ciie_sofosbuvir.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [Bedaquiline: Chemistry in its element](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/7f80314fd587) (2020-10-09, 10 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/Ciie_bedaquiline.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [Oxybenzone: Chemistry in its element](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/4c5ac3269831) (2020-10-02, 13 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/Ciie_Oxybenzone.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [Gypsum: Chemistry in its element](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/489e0b6f395d) (2020-08-07, 9 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/Ciie_Gypsum.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [Favipiravir: Chemistry in its element](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/083194fbbc84) (2020-08-02, 8 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/Ciie_Favipiravir.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [Tannic acid: Chemistry in its element](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/47a717ec7922) (2020-07-24, 9 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/Ciie_Tannic_acid.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [Ractopamine: Chemistry in its element](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/825f8d7fce91) (2020-07-17, 8 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/Ciie_ractopamine.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [Hexasilabenzene: Chemistry in its element](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/a09980d7c889) (2020-07-10, 7 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/Ciie_Hexasilabenzene.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [2AP (2-acetyl-1-pyrroline): Chemistry in its element](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/6a6f12568c26) (2020-07-03, 6 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/Ciie_2AP.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [Dexamethasone: Chemistry in its element](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/9e4bb2339737) (2020-06-26, 7 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/Ciie_Dexamethasone.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [Porcelain: Chemistry in its element](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/85528b70ec2e) (2020-06-19, 7 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/Ciie_porcelain.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [Feldspar: Chemistry in its element](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/65bea771a657) (2020-06-12, 8 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/Ciie_Feldspar.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [Cimetidine: Chemistry in its element](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/2fc3363c4c59) (2020-06-05, 8 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/Ciie_cimetidine.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [Fexinidazole: Chemistry in its element](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/3d6d15e16b59) (2020-05-29, 7 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/Ciie_fexinidazole.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [DMT – Dimethyltryptamine: Chemistry in its element](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/53de130dd720) (2020-05-22, 8 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/Ciie_DMT.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [Chlorine dioxide: Chemistry in its element](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/9083dfdee8e8) (2020-05-15, 9 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/Ciie_Chlorine_dioxide.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [Oleic acid: Chemistry in its element](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/6694cd22ca86) (2020-05-08, 8 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/Ciie_oleic_acid.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [Interferon beta: Chemistry in its element](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/de743c9589da) (2020-05-01, 7 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/Ciie_Interferon_beta.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [Ritonavir: Chemistry in its element](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/3f712b753cf4) (2020-04-24, 12 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/Ciie_ritonavir.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [Lopinavir: Chemistry in its element](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/8bcf3d0e639d) (2020-04-17, 7 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/Ciie_Lopinavir.mp3?dest-id=405840 - [Remdesivir: Chemistry in its element](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995/4d88a1d39824) (2020-04-03, 7 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chemistryinitselement/Ciie_Remdesivir.mp3?dest-id=405840 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. 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