SciFri Radio: Chemistry

SciFri Radio: No Small Matter
How do you take pictures of objects that are too small to photograph? We'll talk with the authors of an image-heavy book about nanoscience.

SciFri Radio: BPA and the FDA
Last Friday, the Food and Drug Administration announced that it was seeking further information about the potential health effects of bisphenol-A,...

SciFri Radio: Chemistry And Personal Solar Power
We'll talk with an MIT chemist working on ways to improve solar energy.

SciFri Radio: Uncovering Hidden Paintings
X-ray technology revealed an illustration underneath N.C. Wyeth's painting 'Family Portrait.'

SciFri Radio: The Cheese Chronicles
Author and cheese expert Liz Thorpe explains the science of cheesemaking.

SciFri Radio: Some Projects to Try on Your Summer Vacation (Or Perhaps Not)
We'll give you some ideas for safe -- and not so safe -- science experiments that you may be tempted to try at home.

SciFri Radio: Concrete and Carbon
How big a role does concrete manufacture play in greenhouse gas emissions? New research says it may be less than previously thought.

SciFri Radio: Nobel Chemist Harry Kroto and Buckyballs
We'll talk with chemist Harry Kroto about his discovery of buckyballs in the 1980s, and about new nano applications today, such as buckypaper.

SciFri Radio: Chemistry News Roundup
We'll get a roundup of research being presented at this week's American Chemical Society meeting in Philadelphia.

SciFri Radio: Deep-Sea Carbon Sequestration
Could porous rocks deep in the ocean floor be a place to stash unwanted carbon dioxide?

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SciFri Newsbriefs: Chemistry

Newsbrief: Crystal Ball
Researchers have grown a crystal that bends in light. Under the right rays, the crystal can even catapult a gold ball ninety times heavier than...

Newsbrief: Toxic Sponge
Researchers invented a new material that sucks mercury and other heavy metals out of polluted water.

Newsbrief: A Natural Attraction
Scientists making new adhesives are looking to nature for recipes.

Newsbrief: The End of the Drip Line?
Researchers try to find the heaviest isotope of them all.

Newsbrief: Chemical Leaks when Water is Hot
Study shows that when exposed to hot water, more bisphenol A leaks out.

Newsbrief: 3D, Without the Glasses
One step closer to glasses-free 3D movies.

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