SciFri Radio: General Engineering

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: A Big Solar Deal for California
Earlier this month, Southern California Edison announced a deal with solar power plant maker BrightSource to install and operate solar power plants...

SciFri Radio: Inspiring Young Engineers
It's National Engineers Week -- we'll check in on the celebration, and talk about how to encourage an interest in engineering among young women.

SciFri Radio: Geothermal Energy
As part of our ongoing series on alternative energy sources, we'll take a look at methods to harvest energy from the heat beneath the surface of...

SciFri Videos: General Engineering

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Video: Chevy Volt
We caught up with Elizabeth Lowery, Vice President for Environment and Energy at General Motors, at the 2007 New York International Auto Show....

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Video: Honda FCX
Among the concept cars at the NY auto show was Honda's FCX concept - a hydrogen fuel cell car. According to Sage Marie, Manager of Honda Public...

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Video: Attack of the Ladybugs
Genzyme Center is "Platinum"-certified building by the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System: this is...

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Video: Live from Cambridge: Greener Cities
On April 27, 2007, Science Friday broadcast live from Genzyme Center in Cambridge, MA. In this clip from the show, Ira discusses Cambridge's...

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Video: Steve Wozniak, and New Inventions
Ira talks with the finalists at the 2007 Modern Marvels Invent Now Challenge in Manhattan. Hear from Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple...

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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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SciFri Newsbriefs: General Engineering

Newsbrief: Garbage Truck 2.0
Part refinery, part generator, a new portable machine eats trash and makes fuel.

Newsbrief: Better Off Bumpy
At one atom thick, graphene is as thin as it gets, but it's not flat.

Newsbrief: Sounds Appetizing
Termites use sound to determine what's for dinner.

Newsbrief: Just One Word
There may indeed be a great future in plastics. A researcher is working on a recipe for a plastic that dissolves in seawater.

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: A Material that Mends Itself
A new polymer, modeled after human skin, can repair itself when it breaks. It's all in the capillaries, the researchers say.

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