SciFri Radio: Military and Security Technology

SciFri Radio: Tracking Near-Earth Objects
The US spends $4 million each year to search for comets or asteroids that could threaten the planet. That's not enough to get the job done,...

SciFri Radio: Facial Recognition
Photo management programs such as Picasa and iPhoto can pick out a snapshot of your cousin Dave from a stack of party pictures -- but what about...

SciFri Radio: Adjusting the Doomsday Clock
Thursday, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists adjusted the minute hand of its Doomsday Clock, a measure of the world's vulnerability to...

SciFri Radio: Inside DARPA
We'll take a look behind the curtain at DARPA, the mysterious Department of Defense research arm.

SciFri Radio: Towards Hydrogen Trains
While some clean energy advocates have suggested fuel cell cars as a technology of the future, development of hydrogen fuel cell technology is...

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: Missile Defense
Earlier this month, North Korea launched a rocket in what officials in North Korea called a satellite launch attempt, but outside observers called...

SciFri Radio: Space Debris
Last week, two satellites collided in orbit around Earth. We'll check in on the after-effects of that collision, and talk about what the lingering...

SciFri Radio: Dr. Atomic Opera
Ira talks with the composer, the director, and the lead of the opera 'Dr. Atomic,' taking the stage this week at New York's Metropolitan Opera.

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SciFri Newsbriefs: Military and Security Technology

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: 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: Ask Ira: Science of Wiretapping
A new law extends the government's authority to wiretap without a warrant. We look at the technology of tapping.

Newsbrief: Insect Attack
Some entomologists worry that insects are an overlooked avenue for terrorist attack.