The last element – signing off with gratitude
According to the second law of thermodynamics, the entropy of a system will always increase. For a layperson, this means that all things mus...
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20 of 57 episodesPlastic electronics, digitized materials, and other sustainable solutions
Join us for this look into materials chemistry, developed under the guiding principles of sustainability and a systems approach. Dr. Zlatka...
The rise and adoption of biocatalysis
Some debate that synthetic organic chemistry strategies have become stale, but Dr. Todd Hyster of Princeton University's Hyster Lab disagree...
The metrology aspects of PFAS
Early in her career, Dr. Jessica Reiner realized that she cared more about ensuring the accuracy of the measurements she was making than mak...
The most interesting man in chemistry
Bioconjugation of antibodies to drugs via chemical linkers is how antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) are made. We’re joined by Matt Giese, Seni...
Empowering women in the chemical industry
We're diving into an important topic: the representation of women in STEM careers. Despite making up about 50% of the population, women hold...
An expert-guided tour of battery chemistry
Strap in for this charged up conversation. Battery chemistry is a topic we’ve touched on before and is one we’ve committed to exploring furt...
Mid-season reveal: new episodes on battery tech, PFAS, and sustainability coming soon
Join our host, Dr. Paolo Braiuca, as he chats with some of the most fascinating scientists around the globe doing trailblazing work in a var...
The life-altering impact of one chemist’s sabbatical
Anyone that’s followed this podcast will know that Paolo’s final question to each guest is, “What advice would you like to share with younge...
Cross-coupling, catalysis and one chemist’s move to tech
Most of us don’t grow up across the street from a chemistry building or know from an early age that we want to be a scientist, but Alan Dyke...
Flip the script. Meet your host, Paolo.
Bringing Chemistry to Life is as much about the people behind the science as it is about the science itself. We’ve been remiss in sharing a...
Shining a photochemical light on undergraduate research
With four seasons under our belt, we’ve heard some amazing stories about how our guests have found, or often “stumbled” into, their careers...
A high-performance career in liquid chromatography
After realizing at a young age that rock and roll might be a better hobby than a career, our guest chose chemistry and chromatography as his...
AI and the man catalyzing a bio-revolution
Protein biology has always been grounded in the relationship between structure and function but how we determine structure has changed drama...
Batteries unplugged: past, present and the electrifying future
Electricity undeniably changed the world and enabled countless other technologies. Now, via storage and mobile access to electrical energy,...
The most famous unknown — the periodic table
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C.R.E.A.M. – Chemistry rules everything around me
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The electrifying chemistry of the nitrogen cycle
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From an F in chemistry to 40 years in chemicals
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Electronics for the human body
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