Science Elements

Science news podcasts from the American Chemical Society

For previous Science Elements episodes, visit the archive.

A weekly digest of cutting
edge research from
the ACS

• Episode 142 – February 1, 2010
  New doubts about the safety of Ginkgo herbal medicines; The secret life of smoke in fostering rebirth and renewal of forests and grasslands; An eco-friendly way of decomposing BPA-containing plastic
  

• Episode 141 – January 25, 2010
  How blueberry juice could improve memory in older adults; Why people older than 50 should be concerned about copper and iron; A blood test for a common mental illness that could be available soon
  

• Episode 140 – January 18, 2010
  Explosive findings about the inner realm of living cells; A vast new liver protein database that could shed light on combating disease; New evidence that dark chocolate helps ease emotional stress
  

• Episode 139 – January 11, 2010
  Explosive findings about the inner realm of living cells; A vast new liver protein database that could shed light on combating disease; New evidence that dark chocolate helps ease emotional stress
  

• Episode 138 – December 28, 2009
  Explosive findings about the inner realm of living cells; A vast new liver protein database that could shed light on combating disease; New evidence that dark chocolate helps ease emotional stress
  

• Episode 137 – December 21, 2009
  Explosive findings about the inner realm of living cells; A vast new liver protein database that could shed light on combating disease; New evidence that dark chocolate helps ease emotional stress
  

• Episode 136 – December 14, 2009
  Explosive findings about the inner realm of living cells; A vast new liver protein database that could shed light on combating disease; New evidence that dark chocolate helps ease emotional stress
  

• Episode 135 – December 7, 2009
  Explosive findings about the inner realm of living cells; A vast new liver protein database that could shed light on combating disease; New evidence that dark chocolate helps ease emotional stress
  

• Episode 134 – November 23, 2009
  Explosive findings about the inner realm of living cells; A vast new liver protein database that could shed light on combating disease; New evidence that dark chocolate helps ease emotional stress
  

• Episode 133 – November 16, 2009
  Explosive findings about the inner realm of living cells; A vast new liver protein database that could shed light on combating disease; New evidence that dark chocolate helps ease emotional stress
  

• Episode 132 – November 9, 2009
  New evidence suggests that an old idea about oil and gas might be right; How personalized solar energy could become a reality; A new test could quickly and easily detect pesticide residues on foods
  

• Episode 131 – Novmeber 2, 2009
  A new study that could turn our notions about household dust inside out; A nanoparticle finding that could knock your socks off; Why disease-causing microbes should be afraid of pumpkins
  

• Episode 130 – October 26, 2009
  Spider web glue could lead to the development of bio-based adhesives; Nanoparticles may boost the growth of tomatoes, pumpkins and other crops; How chemists cracked a culinary conundrum