SciFri Radio: Materials Science

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: Self Assembly for Building Nanoscale Patterns
Researchers have found a way to create high-quality repeating patterns with features just ten nanometers across. We'll talk about why that matters.

SciFri Radio: Art Conservation and Preservation
How do museums protect and preserve artistic and historic artifacts for the ages? We'll talk with the director of the Getty Conservation Institute...

SciFri Radio: Gecko-Inspired Bandages for Medical Use
Researchers have developed an adhesive surgical bandage inspired by the structures on the feet of a gecko.

SciFri Radio: Nanoscale Radio Shows Carbon Electronics Potential
In this segment, Ira talks with researcher John Rogers about the possibilities of electronics based on carbon nanotubes.

SciFri Radio: Printing Living Cells
Can researchers use inkjet technology to build artificial tissues?

SciFri Radio: Small And Unsafe? Concerns About Nanotechnology
How safe are nanoscale materials -- and how strong are the regulations that cover them?

SciFri Radio: Paper Or Plastic? Packaging Goes Green
If you trade in your paper and plastic bags and your bottles for biodegradable packaging, how eco-friendly will you really be?

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Particles of Science

Healing Honey

A new study by researchers at the University of Ottawa suggests that honey helps kill the bacteria that cause chronic sinusitis. Read more about the study.

Free the River

SciFri guest Ivor van Heerden says that perhaps the best thing we can do to protect coastal Louisiana against hurricanes is to let the river run wild. Listen to van Heerden. This allows new wetlands to be created, which can reduce wave energy significantly.

Vaccine Safety

Wary of vaccinations? SciFri guest, Paul Offit, says vaccines are probably more rigorously tested than anything else we consume. Listen to Dr. Offit.

Itsy Bitsy Spacecraft

SciFri guest Aaron Rowe explains the advantages of smaller spacecraft: Listen. Find out about a new development in the micro craft design--a material that can change color depending on whether the craft is in sun or shadow to reflect or absorb light. Listen to Rowe.

SciFri Newsbriefs: Materials Science

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

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

Newsbrief: Spotting Stress in Statues
A new way to target weak spots in statues could also work for bones, engines, and icebergs

Newsbrief: Nanotech Cleans Up
Mopping up oil spills with nanopaper

SciFri Videos: Materials Science

Video: Green Packaging
Ira discusses green packaging with Jane Bickerstaffe, director of the Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment (INCPEN) and Nicole F....

Video: A Recipe for Slime
Want to make slime? Two chemistry students from Hofstra University in Long Island, New York share their recipe. Also, find out how to make the...

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