Carbon nanotubes
Chemistry of C60
The Carbon Revolution 1 – many forms
The differences in the structures and properties of the various allotropes of carbon are clearly explained.
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How the production of new polymers has made long- and skate-boarding possible.
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Jonathan shows how a sheet of graphite (hexagons) can be modified to make closed cages and tubes. In real life the smallest of these tubes are only 1/100,000,000 meter in diameter - a nanometer (nm) - hence they are called nanotubes. Depending on....
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Jess gives a lively account of her work which involves the study of how uranium organ-metallics can catalyse unusual and useful reactions. She is a PhD student at the University of Sussex, UK.
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In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, fireworks offered some intriguing possibilities for scientific research among the experimental philosophers of the Royal Society. What was the nature of fire? How did combustion work? Why did gunpowder exp....
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Over the past few years some of the first examples of synthetic molecular level machines and motors Ñ all be they primitive by biological standards Ñhave been developed. These molecules respond to light, chemical and electrical stimuli, inducing mo....
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Start at 15:00 minutes. Dr Jeremy Spencer examines the role of flavonoid-rich foods which have been shown to promote a healthy heart and improve our mind and mood.
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Basic research in science has greatly increased our understanding of nature, expanded frontiers of inquiry, shown us how little we know, triggered creative waves of invention and innovation, and prompted technological breakthroughs that were inconcei....
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The world faces the fundamental problems of increasing waste and decreasing resources as it tries to cope with the increasing consumption of a growing population. It is clear that these challenges can only be met through a fundamentally different a....
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Sustainability is not just about carbon or carbon dioxide, it is also about the sustainable use of the planet's finite mineral and material resources. The availability, affordability and sustainable of supply of a number of important chemical element....
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