Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the flare, shown here in a teal color. The flare began at 10:38 PM ET on Jan. 22, peaked at 10:59 PM and ended at 11:34 PM. Credit: NASA/SDO/AIA.

Friday, January 27th, 2012

Hour One- 2pm ET

Magnetic Soap May Help Clean Up Spilled Oil

Scientists have created an iron-containing soap that can be removed from solution with a magnet. (more)

How ‘Space Weather’ Affects Planes And Power Grids

Solar explosions earlier this week sent X-rays and charged particles screaming towards the Earth. (more)

A Mobile Wallet: Cash, Credit, Or... Cell Phone?

Google already offers a way to buy lunch with a phone; cell providers and banks aren’t far behind. (more)

Ode To Ice

Two experts--an ice sculptor and an ice researcher--explain why ice is cool. watch video (more)

Hour Two-3pm ET

Stem Cell Eye Therapy Shows Promise

A study in The Lancet is the first published report on embryonic stem cell use in humans. (more)

Can Science Be Done Without Secrecy?

Physicist Michael Nielsen discusses his book Reinventing Discovery: The New Era of Networked Science. (more)

Ancient Skull Holds Clues to Dog Domestication

Discovery of an ancient skull sheds light on the domestication of dogs. (more)

Science Friday Archives:

SciFri Blogs

That Other electric vehicle Posted January 12, 2012 by Carl Flatow. There’s plenty of concern expressed in the media, right now, about weak consumer demand in...

Grazing Towards a Cooler Climate Posted January 11, 2012 by Neil Wagner. X Which of the following statements is accurate, and which is outlandish? Letting animals graze...

Science and Art in Antarctica Posted January 4, 2012 by Kayla Iacovino. Laura Von Rosk, landscape artist turned Antarctic research and ice diving assistant, spent the last...

Science and the Arts

Beauty In Brains

Whenever I yank meat from a lobster or crack a crab claw, one thought always pops into my head: these look like giant spiders. It doesn’t stop me from eating them (delicious giant spiders), but it does make me think … Continue reading →

Because Science Is Forever

Science writer Carl Zimmer is back on the show this week, to talk about his new book Science Ink: Tattoos of the Science Obsessed (Sterling, 2011). While he doesn’t have any tattoos himself (or any plans to get one) Zimmer … Continue reading →

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