| May 4, 2012 |
Techno Animal Roundup
- Researchers are breeding specialized fish that glow when exposed to industrial pollutants.
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| April 27, 2012 |
Podcast for 27 April 2012
- Why some planets are on the run. How to harpoon a comet. And counting penguins from space.
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| April 6, 2012 |
Tech Roundup
- Researchers have designed a camera that can see around corners.
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| April 4, 2012 |
Light Circuits
- Researchers are designing faster, smaller circuits that use light instead of electricity.
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| April 2, 2012 |
Comet Harpoon
- NASA scientists are testing a harpoon that could bring back samples from comets.
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| March 22, 2012 |
Navigating With Smartphones
- A combination of smartphones, GPS and radar could help the blind navigate the cities of the future.
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| March 16, 2012 |
Podcast for 16 March 2012
- SCIENCE OF SOCIETY - Do wealthier people tend to have fewer scruples? The social costs of mass incarceration. Seeing-eye smartphones for the blind. And, new evidence calls an accepted tenet of science into question. Also: how to make plastic from plants.
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| March 9, 2012 |
Podcast for 9 March 2012
- NEW MEDICINE - A rare mutation that protects people from diabetes and cancer. How the pancreas "tastes" sugar. And a new implantable microchip that delivers an osteoporosis drug. Also: chimpanzees may yawn for the same reason humans do.
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| March 7, 2012 |
Plants into Plastic
- A new technique generates two key plastic components from plant material.
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| March 2, 2012 |
Podcast for 2 March 2012
- ALL ABOUT LANGUAGE - Neuroscientists are beginning to reconstruct what we've heard by listening to brainwaves, how scientists measure language delays around the world, using technology to keep endangered languages vibrant, and a musical instrument that allows you to sing...with your hands, Also: decoding the secret language of worms.
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| February 28, 2012 |
Drug Microchip
- An implantable microchip can deliver drugs one day at a time for at least a year.
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| February 24, 2012 |
Nanotech Roundup
- The flight of butterflies could inspire miniature flying robots.
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| February 17, 2012 |
Safer Cookstoves
- Cleaner cookstoves could save millions of lives and slow global warming.
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| February 16, 2012 |
Silver Ink
- A silver ink makes better ultra-thin, printable electronics.
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| February 14, 2012 |
Music-Powered Sensor
- Sound waves from music, particularly rap, could charge up medical implants.
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| December 23, 2011 |
New Materials Roundup
- New fabric coatings could allow clothes to clean and disinfect themselves simply by hanging out in the sun.
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| December 16, 2011 |
Solar Energy Roundup
- Researchers have created a combination of fool’s gold and silicon that could be used to make inexpensive solar cells.
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| December 2, 2011 |
Energy Technology Roundup
- Researchers unveil new designs for longer-life batteries.
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| November 16, 2011 |
Light-Based Pacemaker
- Scientists have designed a pacemaker that restarts the heart with light instead of electricity.
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| November 1, 2011 |
Nanotube Muscles
- Improved artificial muscle fibers can twist at high speeds while carrying heavy loads.
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| September 8, 2011 |
Electronic Skin
- Engineers have packed medical electronics into a thin, stretchy temporary tattoo.
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| August 26, 2011 |
Podcast for 26 August 2011
- FEAR, LIES & SHRINKING BRAINS - Why our brains shrink, but chimps' don't, why computers are better at spotting lies than we are, and an enzyme for fear. Also, medical electronics that resemble tattoos, and how organic chicken farms could be a boon to public health.
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| August 22, 2011 |
Safe Water Software
- New software can quickly flag tainted water supplies.
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| August 19, 2011 |
Podcast for 19 August 2011
- WATER EVERYWHERE - Astronomers have discovered the largest cache of water ever, and researchers are developing new software for detecting contamination of municipal water supplies. Also: Round robots to help safeguard nuclear power plants.
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| August 17, 2011 |
Nuclear Reactor Robots
- Robots offer a safer way to inspect nuclear reactors for defects.
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| August 11, 2011 |
Frog Feet
- A new study reveals how tree frogs clean their feet as they hop.
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| July 29, 2011 |
Tiny Chip Roundup
- The tiniest camera in the world can record the firing of single neurons.
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| July 27, 2011 |
Killer Whale Microphone
- An underwater microphone takes inspiration from the ears of killer whales.
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| July 25, 2011 |
Loudest Animal
- The mating calls of an insect called the water boatman are much louder than expected given the bug’s diminutive size.
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| July 18, 2011 |
Bat Navigation
- Bats have tiny hairs on their wings that help them maneuver in complete darkness.
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| July 8, 2011 |
Podcast for 8 July 2011
- NOISE & NAVIGATION: Bats maneuver in the dark with the help of microscopic wing hairs, researchers expose a dolphin's secret sonar, killer whale ears inspire better microphones, and how a tiny bug with a big sound has eluded biologists for centuries. Also: Do humans have an internal compass?
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| July 6, 2011 |
Waste Heat Cooling
- A prototype cooling system runs on waste heat from car exhaust.
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| June 3, 2011 |
Podcast for 3 June 2011 – Searching for Life in Outer Space
- Astronomers are using new tools to look for life in outer space. And, the search for intelligent life in the universe is targeting the best candidate planets. Also: how tsunamis impact sealife.
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| May 13, 2011 |
Beetle Technology Roundup
- Beetles are inspiring new design technologies.
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| April 15, 2011 |
Microscopic Roundup
- Genetically engineered bacteria could help ferry drugs to where they’re needed most in the body.
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| April 9, 2011 |
Podcast for 8 April 2011
- Football and family violence, rooting out insects, a question of taste, and a bird's eye view for danger.
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| March 30, 2011 |
Self-Aware Robots
- A new generation of robots can learn from its experiences and form a self-image.
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| March 25, 2011 |
Podcast for 25 March 2011
- A new generation of self-conscious robots, how sunshine affects drugs in the body, new research into the prevention of cleft lips, why it's hard to stay focused for long periods of time, and what sound recordings can tell us about the health of natural habitats.
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| March 18, 2011 |
Podcast for 18 March 2011
- An early screening test for autism, a car controlled by thoughts, the safety of fruit seeds, blaming the hero, and testing an ancient Egyptian prosthetic.
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| March 17, 2011 |
Bioprinting
- Modified dot-matrix printers could be used to print replacement tissues and organs.
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| March 16, 2011 |
Thought-Controlled Car
- German scientists have engineered a car that can be driven by thinking.
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| February 21, 2011 |
Storing the Wind
- The Department of Energy is developing new ways to store energy.
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| February 20, 2011 |
Podcast for 20 February 2011
- ANNUAL MEETING SPECIAL: The new science of aeroecology, deconstructing taste preferences, new ways to store energy, and 3-D printers that could one day produce replacement organs.
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| January 27, 2011 |
Sea Urchin Teeth
- The sea urchin's super-sharp could inspire new nano-materials.
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| January 17, 2011 |
Future Wheelchairs
- Engineers are designing electric-powered wheelchairs that can identify and respond to the type of terrain they're on.
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| January 7, 2011 |
Podcast
- NATURE OF INVENTION: Sea urchin teeth could inspire new nano-materials, and hornet stripes could lead to better solar technology. Also: automatic transmissions could revolutionize electric wheelchairs, and there's new research on the genetics of hair color and male pattern baldness.
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E-Book Roundup
- Electronic paper could bring video to newspapers and magazines.
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| December 23, 2010 |
Stonehenge Engineering
- A new hypothesis explains how prehistoric people transported huge slabs of rock to Stonehenge.
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| December 2, 2010 |
Speedy Diodes
- A new processor technology may potentially supplant the silicon chip.
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| November 23, 2010 |
Robot Gripper
- Researchers have engineered a robotic gripper out of balloons and sand that is capable of picking up many kinds of objects.
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