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...
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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.
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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.
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Wary of vaccinations? SciFri guest, Paul Offit, says vaccines are probably more rigorously tested than anything else we consume. Listen to Dr. Offit.
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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.
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.
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
Video: Robotic Games of Glory
Teens from the tri-state area bring their best bots to a regional competition.
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