SciFri Radio: Inventions

SciFri Radio: The Future of 3D
Blockbuster films use 3D, and 3D televisions are entering the market. But where is the technology headed?

SciFri Radio: All Aboard the Electric Bikes
Spring is in the air, and thoughts turn to bicycles. How about an electric bike?

SciFri Radio: A Solar Deal for China
US-based eSolar has licensed its technology for use in a 2 GW solar thermal power installation in China.

SciFri Radio: Looking Back on the Laser
Optical scientists are celebrating 2010 as the 50th anniversary of the laser.

SciFri Radio: Data Mining in the Mobile World
We'll talk about the potential benefits offered by real-time mobile data mining, and about the risks to privacy.

SciFri Radio: Top Tech Gadgets
We'll talk about the best -- and worst -- geeky gadgets on the technology market this holiday season.

SciFri Radio: Gene Patenting
A case currently in federal court questions whether it should be possible to patent genetic sequences.

SciFri Radio: Solar Sail Spacecraft
The Planetary Society plans to power a spacecraft using the pressure of sunlight reflecting off huge solar sails.

SciFri Radio: Synthetic Biology Competition
We'll get the results of a recent student competition centered around the design and construction of living machines.

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

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SciFri Newsbriefs: Inventions

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

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: 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: Liquid Mirror Lunar Telescope
Using liquid for the telescope's mirror could let scientists see deeper into the Universe than ever before.

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