A Celitement-flower: an SEM image of the intermediate product from the autoclave, a calcium hydro silicate, which is then milled together with sand in the second step to form the final product. courtesy Peter Stemmermann .

Friday, February 17th, 2012

Hour One- 2pm ET

Desert Military Bases Could Be Boon To Solar

Bases in California could host seven gigawatts of solar power farms, according to a new report. audio available (more)

Should Sugar Be Regulated Like Alcohol?

Pediatrician Robert Lustig says fructose can be as harmful as alcohol, if taken in large quantities. audio available (more)

Air Pollution Ups Risk Of Stroke, Impaired Memory

Exposure to smog may trigger strokes and accelerate cognitive declines, two new studies say. audio available (more)

Where’s The Cuttlefish

Biologist Sarah Zylinski studies how cuttlefish see the world by looking at their skin. audio available watch video (more)

Hour Two-3pm ET

Approved Reactors Could Power Up Nuclear Industry

Federal agency approves a license to build two nuclear reactors designed to provide cooling in absence of electricity. audio available (more)

Concrete’s Role As A Building Block In History

A look at concrete--from its use in the Paleolithic Age to today’s greener alternatives. audio available (more)

Digital Tools Help Document Vanishing Languages

A linguist unveils thousands of audio recordings of words and sentences from dying languages. audio available (more)

Science Friday Archives:

SciFri Blogs

Pigness Posted by Carl Flatow. Former hog farmer, Blake Hurst, wrote an Op-Ed piece that was published in last Sunday’s...

God Speed, John Glenn Posted February 21, 2012 by Ira Flatow. When soon-to-be astronaut Scott Carpenter voiced the soon-to-be very famous phrase, 50 years ago, America...

Awesome apps are apt to ably assist action against climate change Posted February 15, 2012 by Neil Wagner. . Do you love your mobile electronic devices with a passion? Are you deeply concerned...

Science and the Arts

Show Me The Science

This week Science magazine unveiled the winners of the 2011 International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge (sponsored by the AAAS and the NSF). The award “honors recipients who use visual media to promote the understanding of scientific research.” That sounds … Continue reading →

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 →

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