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From the big bang to neon signs, the elements of the periodic table are all around us. Find out how they impact our bodies and the world around us. Read more Shining a light on the elements

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Chemistry in the making Featuring Video Copyrighted Image The Open University

By Dr Mike Bullivant (The Open University)

07 September 2011

Dr Mike Bullivant looks at Mendeleev's first draft of the Periodic Table  Read more : Chemistry in the making

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Elements of the Periodic Table Featuring Activity Copyrighted Image The Open University

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

26 August 2011

Use this interactive tool to find out how the chemical elements impact on our bodies, the world around us and see how they changed history  Read more : Elements of the Periodic Table

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Putting the elements in order Featuring Video Copyrighted Image The Open University

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

24 August 2011

See how patterns and trends between the chemical elements helped to shape the Periodic Table  Read more : Putting the elements in order

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Sticking points: The science of glue Featuring Video Charles Brutlag | Dreamstime.com

By Professor Peter Taylor (The Open University)

28 March 2011

It might seem a simple substance - but what is it that makes glue sticky?  Read more : Sticking points: The science of glue

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Nobel and nitro, a dynamite story Featuring Video Used with permission

By Jem Stansfield (Guest), Professor Seymour Mauskopf (Guest)

12 October 2010

Explore Nobel's development of dynamite and how a journalistic error was the probable catalyst in his foundation of The Nobel Prizes.   Read more : Nobel and nitro, a dynamite story

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Explosions: How we shook the world Featuring Video BBC

By The Bang Goes The Theory web team (The Open University)

11 October 2010

Bang Goes The Theory's Jem Stansfield is used to creating explosions, but for this explosions special he explores how we have learned to control them...  Read more : Explosions: How we shook the world

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Explosive accuracy Featuring Video BBC

By Dr Sidney Alford (Guest), Jem Stansfield (Guest)

11 October 2010

Explosives expert Dr Sidney Alford joins Jem to explain the art of effective explosions.   Read more : Explosive accuracy

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Fantastic plastic Featuring Video Dreamstime

By Professor Peter Taylor (The Open University)

10 August 2009

It's such a key part of our lives - but what exactly is plastic, and how does it work?  Read more : Fantastic plastic

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Molecular Science: Spectrometry Featuring VideoFeaturing Audio Copyrighted ImageUsed with permission

By The iTunes U team (The Open University)

21 June 2009

Chemistry is of enormous importance in everyday life: almost everything that exists, and all that we see, make and eat is composed of molecules.  Read more :Molecular Science: Spectrometry

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By Dr James Bruce (The Open University)

09 December 2008

James Bruce describes how a natural fluorescent molecule, green fluorescent protein can highlight what is going on inside living cells  Read more : Fluorescence imaging

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