Bonus: Can we carbon-capture our way out of climate change?
Stereo Chemistry
In this episode of Stereo Chemistry's sister podcast, Inflection Point, hosts David Anderson and Gina Vitale travel back in time to understand how we are capturing carbon at the source and removing existing CO2 from our atmosphere. They also bring in C&EN reporters Alex Scott and Fionna Samuels to explain how CO2-scrubbing technology from a 19th-century submarine is still basically used today and how making the ocean more basic might help us mitigate our emissions. C&EN’s award-winning podcast Inflection Point leans on our 100-year archive to trace headline topics in...
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Uncovered: The Laser Edge of Cryo-Electron Microscopy
Stereo Chemistry
In this episode of C&EN Uncovered, host Craig Bettenhausen speaks with C&EN Senior Editor, Laurel Oldach, about an ultrabright breakthrough in laser technology that may change the way we look at cry-electron microscopy. You can find the Subscribe to Stereo Chemistry now on , , or wherever you listen to podcasts. Credits: Executive producer: David Anderson Host: Craig Bettenhausen Reporter: Laurel Oldach Video + Audio Producer: David Anderson, Jeremy Barr Music: Commercial Flow, Shutterstock Contact Stereo Chemistry: Contact us on social media at @cenmag or email cenfeedback@acs.org....
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C&EN Uncovered: Sustainable Earth Mining in Brazil
Stereo Chemistry
In this episode of C&EN Uncovered, host Craig Bettenhausen speaks with C&EN Editor, Matt Blois, about an article he wrote regarding recent sustainable breakthroughs in Rare Earth Mining. Together, they talk about these claims as well as the potential future of mining for rare earth materials crucial to our technology. You can find the Subscribe to Stereo Chemistry now on , , or wherever you listen to podcasts. CORRECTION: This episode description was updated on July 20, 2026, to correct the reporter's name in the credits. It is Matt Blois, not Ananya Palivela. Credits Executive...
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Inflection Point: Retinol, the magical molecule's bizarre history
Stereo Chemistry
In this episode, hosts David Anderson and Gina Vitale travel as far back as ancient Egypt to unearth the wide-ranging uses of retinol. They also bring in C&EN reporter Craig Bettenhausen to discuss why retinol is such a powerhouse molecule for skin care, and they hear from a contraceptives researcher about how an early candidate for a birth control pill for men affected the retinol pathway. C&EN’s award-winning podcast Inflection Point leans on our 100-year archive to trace headline topics in science today back to their disparate and surprising roots. In each episode, we...
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C&EN Uncovered: A Quantum Milestone
Stereo Chemistry
In this episode of C&EN Uncovered, host Craig Bettenhausen speaks with C&EN Editor, Ananya Palivela, about her featured article about a recent breakthrough in quantum computing. Together, they talk about IBM’s benchmark collaboration with two research laboratories and how it may change the way we look at the Quantum Realm. You can find the link to the article . Subscribe to Stereo Chemistry now on , , or wherever you listen to podcasts. Credits Executive producer: David Anderson Host: Craig Bettenhausen Reporter: Ananya Palivela Video + Audio Producer: David Anderson, Jeremy Barr...
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Bonus: C&EN's Future of Chemistry Designing Out Pollution Panel
Stereo Chemistry
In this bonus episode of Stereo Chemistry, we are featuring a panel discussion from this year's ACS Spring Meeting. Our panelists, Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim, Ann Lee-Jeffs, Juliana Vidal, and Adelina Voutchkova-Kostal discuss the future of chemistry designing out chemistry pollution, outlining key opportunities and challenges and share how all chemists can advance a more sustainable, less wasteful enterprise. Subscribe to Stereo Chemistry now on , , or wherever you listen to podcasts. Credits Executive producer: David Anderson Hosts: Christine Dell'Amore, Liam Conlon Panelists: Mohamed Ateia...
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C&EN Uncovered: Is Vitrification a Clear Solution for Nuclear Waste?
Stereo Chemistry
In this episode of C&EN Uncovered, host Craig Bettenhausen speaks with C&EN Editor, Fionna Samuels, about her featured article detailing a recent breakthrough coming from the Hanford Site: nuclear waste vitrification. Together, they delve into the history of one of the most notorious nuclear production facilities as well as look forward to the future of nuclear energy, waste management, and public transparency. You can find the link to the article . Subscribe to Stereo Chemistry now on , , or wherever you listen to podcasts. Credits Executive producer: David Anderson Host: Craig...
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C&EN Uncovered: From Alchemy to AI, and the Funds Behind It All
Stereo Chemistry
In this episode of C&EN Uncovered, host Craig Bettenhausen speaks with C&EN Editor, Chris Gorski, as well as graphic artist and freelance illustrator, Ryan Inzana, about their collaborative efforts to make one of C&EN’s most innovative articles to date. This illustrative and immersive article dives into the funds behind some of the chemical industry’s most impactful discoveries throughout the centuries. Spanning from early records of Alchemical Experiments to the modern day innovations powered by Artificial Intelligence. You can find the link to the article . Subscribe to...
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Stereo Chemistry revisited: ‘Wicked amazing scientist’ James Harris’s untold story
Stereo Chemistry
Little was publicly known about the first Black scientist to codiscover an element. Chemists may know James Harris as the first Black scientist to be credited with codiscovering an element. In fact, we referenced this in a previous episode of Stereo Chemistry about making superheavy elements. But beyond this memorable factoid, details about this accomplished nuclear chemist are scarce, and most sources repeat the same superficial information. Kristen Frederick-Frost, curator of modern science at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, wants to change that. After discovering that...
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C&EN Uncovered: Behind the scenes of the chaotic COP30
Stereo Chemistry
In this episode of C&EN Uncovered, host Craig Bettenhausen speaks with C&EN Policy and Regulation reporter, Delger Erdenesanaa, about her article talking about the trials and takeaways of the 30th annual United Nations climate summit. Check out on COP30 and the proposed biobased climate solutions and how they may impact the future of the chemical industry and the world. Subscribe to Stereo Chemistry now on , , or wherever you listen to podcasts. Credits Executive producer: David Anderson Host: Craig Bettenhausen Reporter: Delger Erdenesanaa Video + Audio Producer: David...
info_outlineThe 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded on Oct. 8 to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi for their work on metal organic frameworks (MOFs). Senior editor Prachi Patel joins a bonus episode of Stereo Chemistry to discuss what MOFs are, why they are so useful, and how they were discovered.
Check out Prachi’s story on how MOFs won this year’s prize at cenm.ag/chemnobel2025.
Listen to our 2018 Stereo Chemistry episode on MOFs here: http://cenm.ag/moftalk
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Executive producer: David Anderson
Host: Gina Vitale
Reporter: Prachi Patel
Audio editor: Jeremy Barr
Music: Shutterstock
Episode artwork: Lingmei Liu et al.
Episode artwork source: https://www.nature.com/articles/s42004-020-00361-6