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06. New materials from plants

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Botanic Garden Chemistry Audio Tour
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The lotus plant has inspired the development of new self-cleaning materials.
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Botanic Garden Chemistry Audio Tour
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James McCullagh
Keywords
Lotus effect
biomimetics
self-cleaning glass
Department: Botanic Garden
Date Added: 18/10/2012
Duration: 00:02:18

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05. Energy from the sun

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How plants use energy from the sun to make food from carbon dioxide and water.
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Botanic Garden Chemistry Audio Tour
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Alison Parkin
Keywords
water
carbon dioxide
Photosynthesis
oxygen
sugar
Department: Botanic Garden
Date Added: 18/10/2012
Duration: 00:02:32

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04. Robert Robinson, a revolutionary chemist

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Sir Robert Robinson used the Botanic Garden in his research investigating the structures of alkaloids derived from plants.
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Botanic Garden Chemistry Audio Tour
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Ed Anderson
Keywords
morphine
magdalen college
Robert Robinson
retrosynthesis
Alkaloid
Waynflete professor
poppy
Department: Botanic Garden
Date Added: 18/10/2012
Duration: 00:02:54

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03. Take care with the word organic

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Hear what the word organic means to a chemist.
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Botanic Garden Chemistry Audio Tour
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Alison Foster
Keywords
Chemicals
Organic
Department: Botanic Garden
Date Added: 18/10/2012
Duration: 00:00:37

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02. A few words about chemicals

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Everything is made of chemicals - whether they are from a natural source or not.
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Botanic Garden Chemistry Audio Tour
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Alison Foster
Keywords
Chemicals
natural sources
Department: Botanic Garden
Date Added: 18/10/2012
Duration: 00:00:27

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01. Welcome and Introduction

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Botanic Garden Chemistry Audio Tour
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A welcome to the Botanic Garden and the Chemistry at the Garden audio trail from the Senior Curator, Dr Alison Foster.
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Botanic Garden Chemistry Audio Tour
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Alison Foster
Keywords
medicinal plants
taste
Nature's palette
Botanic Garden
smell
colour
Department: Botanic Garden
Date Added: 18/10/2012
Duration: 00:00:59

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Botanic Garden Chemistry Audio Tour

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A chemistry tour of the Oxford University Botanic Garden.

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Some people visit the Web. Other people live there.

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Engage: Social Media Talks
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Using his own research on what motivates individuals to become more 'Resident' online, David White will explore the pros and cons of developing a professional online persona and what it takes to get started.
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Engage: Social Media Talks
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David White
Keywords
online profile
social media
engage
twitter
linkedin
facebook
oxford
Department: IT Services
Date Added: 18/10/2012
Duration: 00:49:14

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Would you blog the truth?

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Peter Gill discusses the power of the blog for knowledge exchange and communicating the truth behind health research findings to wider audiences.
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Engage: Social Media Talks
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Peter Gill
Keywords
social media
engage
twitter
Medicine
oxford
blogging
Department: IT Services
Date Added: 18/10/2012
Duration: 00:51:33

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What does Marcus du Sautoy do with Social Media?

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At the launch of the 'Engage' programme, Professor Marcus du Sautoy discusses the role that digital technologies play in his work as the Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science and Professor of Mathematics at Oxford University.
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Engage: Social Media Talks
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Marcus du Sautoy
Keywords
social media
engage
twitter
maths
facebook
oxford
du sautoy
Department: IT Services
Date Added: 18/10/2012
Duration: 00:56:11

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