Imperial's Professor Andrew Livingston gives listeners the low-down on membranes and how they are used to make many products we need in our daily lives.

Dr Daryl Williams, Director of the Pilot Plant Project, talks about Imperial's £2 million Carbon Pilot Plant and Mr Martin Grady, from ABB, discusses his company's investment in training the next generation of Imperial engineers

Professor Ann Muggeridge delivers her inaugural lecture on getting the last drops out of the planet's ever-decreasing oil reserves.

Professor Ramon Vilar shows how understanding the chemistry of metals in living organisms will lead to new medical treatments and diagnostic tools.

Prof Tom Faunce of Australian National University speaks as part of the Energy Futures Lab lecture series. More details: http://goo.gl/zPuFD

Colin Smith goes behind the scenes at the new carbon capture facility on campus, where students will be trained in advanced technologies. (Extract 3 of 5 from the Imperial College Podcast 18 April 2012)

Professor Dame Julia Higgins on her career in polymer science and plastic bags.

Professor Sergei Kazarian and colleagues discuss what chemical photography can glean from a fingerprint, at the Royal Society's Summer Exhibition.