ATOMIC radio is a six-part radio series about the relationship between art, design and the science of X-ray crystallography, featuring conversations with artists, designers and scientists, new writing and original sound artworks.

X-ray crystallography, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2014, when Atomic Radio was originally broadcast, is a science that reveals the invisible, the tiny atomic structures of molecules and crystals – and it has been quietly influencing art and design for decades.

Each episode spotlights a different piece of art or design prompted by the science of atoms, featuring interviews with the designer Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg, artist Conrad Shawcross, science writer Georgina Ferry, the X-ray crystallographer Stephen Curry and many more.

ATOMIC radio was a part of the Resonance 104.4 FM Science Museum residency and part of the 2014 International Year of Crystallography. It was supported by the Science Museum Art Programme.

The series was part of Emily Candela‘s AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Award research between the Royal College of Art and the Science Museum and was made by Emily in collaboration with Chris Dixon, Emmett Glynn and Sam Conran.

Find out more and listen to Atomic Radio here and on iTunes.