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Our Changing World for Thursday 11 April 2019

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  • Bromine - the colour purple and poison gas

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    8:00 AM.The story of bromine is one of the color purple, the Dead Sea and an early poison gas used in the First World War, says Allan Blackman from AUT, in ep 13 of Elemental. Read more Audio

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  • Our Changing World for 11 April 2019

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    9:05 PM.Research into how enzymes are able to speed up reactions as much as they do, and the chemical element cadmium. Audio

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  • Turning up the heat on enzymes

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    Erica Prentice and Vic Arcus in the lab, standing next to the machine they use to test enzyme reactions at different temperatures.

    9:06 PM.Biology professor Vic Arcus is trying to tease out how enzymes are able to speed chemical reactions up. Read more Audio

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  • Cadmium - colour and quantum dots

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    8:00 AM.Cadmium has featured in red traffic lights, rechargeable batteries and now has a role in quantum dots, according to Allan Blackman, from AUT, in ep 14 of Elemental. Read more Audio

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  • Previous Episode: Thursday, 4 April 2019
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