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- 🇬🇧GB · Chemistry#11M to 3M
- 🇺🇸US · Chemistry#21M to 3M
- 🇦🇺AU · Chemistry#51M to 3M
- 🇨🇦CA · Chemistry#7300K to 1M
- 🇩🇪DE · Chemistry#8300K to 1M
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Quantum computing & a mysterious contaminant in microplastics research | The chemical breakdown podcast
May 28, 2026
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Battery week 2026: The EV cathode race & battery-recycling | The chemical breakdown podcast
May 13, 2026
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Vanadium-based medicines & sustainable labs | The chemical breakdown podcast
Apr 29, 2026
24m 05s
Inert materials & the Mary Celeste | The chemical breakdown podcast
Apr 16, 2026
31m 16s
The two states of water & science sleuths | The chemical breakdown podcast
Apr 7, 2026
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/28/26 | Quantum computing & a mysterious contaminant in microplastics research | The chemical breakdown 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. What does this mean for the future of quantum computing? And, a recent study has found an unsuspecting source of contamination in microplastics research, distorting measurements of atmospheric pollution. We discuss the underlying cause. | — | ||||||
| 5/13/26 | Battery week 2026: The EV cathode race & battery-recycling | The chemical breakdown 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 the future of electric vehicles. But which will come out on top? And, we discuss a new photocatalyst that could change the way we recycle plastics and battery acid, demonstrating how waste streams could be transformed into resources. We explore what this could mean for building a truly circular economy. To register for more Battery Week activities, check out: https://www.chemistryworld.com/collections/energy-storage-and-batteries | — | ||||||
| 4/29/26 | Vanadium-based medicines & sustainable labs | The chemical breakdown podcast✨ | vanadiummedicine+3 | Jennifer NewtonEmma Pewsey | vanadiumChemistry World | — | vanadiummedicine+3 | — | 24m 05s | |
| 4/16/26 | Inert materials & the Mary Celeste | The chemical breakdown podcast✨ | inert materialsexperimental instruments+4 | Phillip BroadwithMason Wakley | Mary Celeste | — | inert materialsexperimental instruments+4 | — | 31m 16s | |
| 4/7/26 | The two states of water & science sleuths | The chemical breakdown podcast✨ | water behaviorscience sleuths+3 | Philip RobinsonEmma Pewsey | ImageTwinProofig+5 | — | watersupercooled water+3 | — | 30m 01s | |
| 3/11/26 | Atomic radii & synthetic food dyes | The chemical breakdown podcast✨ | atomic radiisynthetic food dyes+3 | Jennifer NewtonPhillip Broadwith | US | — | atomic radiussynthetic dyes+3 | — | 28m 45s | |
| 2/26/26 | AAAS annual meeting & plasma chemistry | The chemical breakdown podcast✨ | AAAS annual meetingplasma chemistry+3 | Rebecca TragerMason Wakley | American Association for the Advancement of Science | Phoenix | AAASplasma chemistry+4 | — | 30m 04s | |
| 2/11/26 | AlphaGenome & the RNA world hypothesis | The chemical breakdown podcast✨ | AlphaGenomeRNA world hypothesis+3 | Mason WakleyNeil Withers | Google DeepMindChemistry World+1 | — | AlphaGenomeRNA world hypothesis+3 | — | 26m 41s | |
| 6/1/21 | Batteries: The bedrock of the sustainable future✨ | batteriessustainability+3 | — | — | — | batteriessustainable future+4 | Waters Corporation | 21m 33s | |
| 12/21/20 | Cinnamaldehyde: Chemistry in its element✨ | cinnamoncinnamaldehyde+3 | — | cinnamoncinnamaldehyde | Sri Lanka | cinnamoncinnamaldehyde+4 | — | 7m 44s | |
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| 12/11/20 | Azidoazide azide: Chemistry in its element✨ | explosive compoundschemical stability+3 | — | Chemistry WorldAzidoazide azide | — | azidoazide azideexplosive instability+3 | — | 5m 54s | |
| 12/4/20 | Ochre: Chemistry in its element✨ | pigmentshistory of art+3 | — | Ochreone of the most popular songs of the twentieth century | — | ochrepigment+5 | — | 7m 33s | |
| 11/27/20 | Maltodextrin: Chemistry in its element | A sweet compound that provides ample energy for extreme endurance events – find out how maltodextrin helped Anna Ploszajski swim the English channel | — | ||||||
| 11/20/20 | Ionic liquids: Chemistry in its element | Liquid salts, ionic melts, fused salts, or ionic glasses – call them what you like, these much-hyped solvents show great promise. Katrina Krämer speaks to chemical engineer Jason Bara about ionic liquids. | — | ||||||
| 11/13/20 | Chlorhexidine: Chemistry in its element | An antimicrobial compound that kills bacteria and viruses quickly – found in some of the most colourful antiseptic solutions | — | ||||||
| 11/5/20 | Asparagusic acid: Chemistry in its element | Does asparagus give you foul-smelling urine? Helen Arney investigates asparagusic acid, and the lavatorial genetic lottery that controls whether or not you can smell its distinctive aroma | — | ||||||
| 10/30/20 | Glycyrrhizic acid: Chemistry in its element | A sweet treat with a deadly trick for Halloween – glycyrrhizic acid, or glycyrrhizin, is found in black liquorice and sweeter than sucrose, but can cause heart problems and even prove fatal if consumed in excess | — | ||||||
| 10/23/20 | Propofol: Chemistry in its element | Also known as 'milk of amnesia', propofol helps to prevent perception of pain in surgery – just don't forget its dangerous side | — | ||||||
| 10/16/20 | Sofosbuvir: Chemistry in its element | Hepatitis C drug sofosbuvir made waves when first launched – quicker to work and with fewer side effects than existing drugs, but it came with a hefty price tag | — | ||||||
| 10/9/20 | Bedaquiline: Chemistry in its element | Meera Senthilingam makes a welcome return to the podcast with a drug that gives hope to the many sufferers of drug-resistant TB – still one of the world's biggest killers | — | ||||||
| 10/2/20 | Oxybenzone: Chemistry in its element | This summer's extreme weather prompts Katrina Krämer to investigate the history of sunblock and the ingredient blamed by some for bleaching coral reefs | — | ||||||
| 8/7/20 | Gypsum: Chemistry in its element | From Lavoisier's experiments with plaster of paris to the the 'Sistine Chapel of crystals' in Mexico, Mike Freemantle explores the history of gypsum | — | ||||||
| 8/2/20 | Favipiravir: Chemistry in its element | Originally developed to treat flu and marketed in Japan as Avigan, promising Covid-19 trial results have seen countries stockpiling this medication by the millions | — | ||||||
| 7/24/20 | Tannic acid: Chemistry in its element | Tannic acid in green acorns can kill wild animals and livestock, but in this podcast Mike Freemantle makes plain that you can prevent poisoning with pannage pigs. | — | ||||||
| 7/17/20 | Ractopamine: Chemistry in its element | Common in the US but banned in the EU, this animal feed additive makes for muscular pigs and beefy international trade disputes. | — | ||||||
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47 placements across 40 markets.
Chart Positions
47 placements across 40 markets.