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Hands up those of you who found chemistry the most exciting science lesson at High School. Bunson burners, loud bangs, colour changing and - 听of course - the smells! It鈥檚 so much fun when you鈥檙e thirteen. And yet, as we get older, chemistry becomes rather muted and challenging for most of us. On Science Caf茅 this week, Adam Walton听visits Cardiff University鈥檚 School of Chemistry to meet a couple of scientists who are performing a bit of wizardry in the field.听听Prof Thomas Wirth last month received the prestigious Bader Award, from the Royal Society of Chemistry,听for his pioneering work with iodine听reagents. And Prof Graham Hutchings has been nominated a Regius Professor听as part of Her Majesty the Queen's 90th Birthday honours.听Prof Hutchings is听head of the听Cardiff Catlysis Institute, which works with tiny particles of gold.听听We learn how both scientists听are helping to create greener, more environmentally friendly processes in medicine and industry.听听