SciFri Radio: Techniques and Tools

SciFri Radio: Tracking Bird Migration
Geese head south for the winter, and the swallows return to Capistrano - but how? In this hour, we'll talk about how birds make their migratory...

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

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

SciFri Radio: Cell Phone Microscope
Researchers describe an portable fluorescent microscope they've built using a cell phone and inexpensive parts.

SciFri Radio: A Conversation with Ocean Explorer Bob Ballard
In this segment, Ira talks with undersea explorer Robert Ballard about his life and work, both in exploration and education.

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.

SciFri Radio: What's Next In Web Searching
Developers are set to unveil WolframAlpha, a new type of search engine - and Google is responding with new tricks of its own. We'll look at what's...

SciFri Radio: Wildlife CSI
Ira talks with the author of a new book about animal forensic investigators, and with experts in wildlife crime investigation from the US Fish and...

SciFri Radio: Scientists on Wall Street
When the market was flying high, many mathematicians and physicists made their way from academia and scientific research to the trading floor. Now...

SciFri Radio: Citizen Science: Tracking Climate Change
A consortium of researchers is asking the public to help track signs of a changing climate.

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SciFri Newsbriefs: Techniques and Tools

Newsbrief: A Better Backpack
Over-sized rubberbands can make a 60-pound backpack feel ten pounds lighter.

Newsbrief: Next Great Quake?
Are scientists getting any better at earthquake prediction?

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: Tiny Time Capsule
A tiny ancient crystal is packing the geologic history of the Earth

Newsbrief: Your House, Only Better
Could recycled houses be the next environmental trend?

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