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Podcast for 28 October 2011

October 28, 2011

SCIENCE UNDERWATER - Why the seas of the future may belong to jellyfish, why fish tanks can be …

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Future Wheelchairs

January 17, 2011

Engineers are designing electric-powered wheelchairs that can identify and respond to the type of …

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Negative Pressure

June 14, 2007

Vacuums don't only clean carpets. They can help wounds heal, too.

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Changing Physics

November 28, 2006

A listener asks: Was physics different when the universe was young?

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Melting Ice Caps

August 15, 2006

Will global warming ever advance beyond repair?

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Gaming Information

August 7, 2006

Video games are chock full of information--story lines, character traits, and maps, to name a few. …

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Feeling Machine

July 24, 2006

A new computer program addresses teenage girls' emotional needs

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Alcohol and Colds

June 22, 2006

We answer this listener's question: Can a shot of alcohol stop a cold in its tracks?

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The Microbes Below

June 13, 2006

To study underground bacteria, scientists have been pretty much just digging holes. Until now.

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Fermenter

May 30, 2006

What do beer and vaccines have in common?

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Cells Alive

May 11, 2006

You probably have heard that hair is made up of dead cells. But are living cells really …

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Calcium and Stroke

April 27, 2006

Everyone knows that calcium helps build and maintain strong and healthy bones. But it also has …

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