SciFri Radio: Transportation

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: 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: 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: Hydrogen Storage in Chicken Feathers?
Researchers say they've come up with a new material for storing hydrogen fuel -- carbonized chicken feathers.

SciFri Radio: Building a Better Battery
Scientists say a modification to the design of lithium-ion batteries could allow batteries that can charge and discharge in a matter of seconds.

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: Building Greener Cars
Carmakers are working to retool for greener cars -- but many of those vehicles won't be ready to hit the road for years. We'll ask some innovators...

SciFri Radio: Plug-In Cars
While politicians and economists argue over what should be done to shore up the American auto industry, we'll take a look at progress towards a...

SciFri Radio: SpaceX Launch Successful
Last weekend, private space transportation company SpaceX successfully launched a payload into orbit. We'll talk with Elon Musk, the company's...

SciFri Radio: Flash of Genius
In this segment, Ira talks with an author, movie director and actor about the new film 'Flash of Genius,' a story of patents and the intermittent...

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SciFri Videos: Transportation

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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: Grease Lightning: How Biofuel is Made
How do you turn fat drippings into fuel? Just add chemicals! Watch the biofuel production process from start to finish--from slurping grease at a...

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Video: Road Watchers
New Jersey's main arteries are two of the most congested roads in the country--we stop in at the state's brand new Traffic Management and...

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Video: In the Studio: Flash of Genius
Go into the NPR studio in New York and meet the writer, director and lead actor from the new film Flash of Genius. Actor Greg Kinnear plays the...

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Video: Take a Ride in the Car of the Future
Science Friday director Charles Bergquist stops in at the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems at the Javits Center in New York for...

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SciFri Newsbriefs: Transportation

Newsbrief: How Subaru's Going Green
Take a Tour of Subaru’s Zero-Landfill Plant

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