SciFri Radio: Technology

SciFri Radio: How Cooking Made Us Human
Primatologist Richard Wrangham argues that cooking allowed humans bigger brains and greater success.

SciFri Radio: Building Circuits Using DNA
Researchers take the first step towards using the structure of DNA to build tiny circuits.

SciFri Radio: Voting Machine Update
A computer scientist discusses the “hack-ability” of voting machines and election security.

SciFri Radio: Rep. Roscoe Bartlett On Grid Security
The Maryland congresman discusses our electrical grid and how to make it more secure.

SciFri Radio: Southern California Utilities Go Solar
Solar experts discuss the politics and technology of new solar installations planned for California.

SciFri Radio: Who Owns Your Digital Data?
From the E-book on your reader to the mp3s on your iPod to your musings on Facebook and Twitter - who owns the bits of data that make up your...

SciFri Radio: Building Functional Fibers
Researchers have been able to build a fabric-based camera out of a mesh of light-sensitive fibers. We'll talk about the wok and efforts to use...

SciFri Radio: Hydrogen Storage in Chicken Feathers?
Researchers say they've come up with a new material for storing hydrogen fuel -- carbonized chicken feathers.

SciFri Radio: Future of Nuclear Energy
Where does nuclear energy fit into the nation's future mix of power sources?

SciFri Radio: New Fusion Facility
Last week, a new fusion research facility was dedicated in California. We'll talk about the lab and what it hopes to achieve.

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SciFri Videos: Technology

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

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Video: Grease Lightning: How Biofuel is Made
How do you turn fat drippings into fuel? Just add chemicals! Watch the biofuel production process from start to finish--from slurping grease at a...

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Video: Postcard From Toy Fair
Science Friday goes booth to booth at Toy Fair--the largest toy trade show in the western hemisphere. Find out what's on the cutting-edge of...

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Video: Cheese: Not the Same Mold Story
Science Friday investigates the secret life of cheese. We visited Hendricks Farms and Dairy in Telford, PA--home to award-winning cheese-maker...

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Video: Robotic Games of Glory
Teens from the tri-state area bring their best bots to a regional competition.

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Video: Fly Flight Simulator
Scientists can learn about how fruit flies fly by putting them in a mini-flight simulator. Björn Brembs, a biologist from the Freie Universität...

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SciFri Newsbriefs: Technology

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

Newsbrief: How Subaru's Going Green
Take a Tour of Subaru’s Zero-Landfill Plant

Newsbrief: Better Medicine Through Cell Phones
Answer that call—your ultrasound results are on the line.

Newsbrief: Nanotech Cleans Up
Mopping up oil spills with nanopaper

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