Superglue could be used to recycle plastic into more useful products
Interviews with Scientists
Interviews about medicine, science, technology and engineering with scientists and researchers internationally...
05 July 2011
Hugh Hunts explains what needs to be considered when designing a bomb to bounce across water....
26 June 2011
We find out why some people suffer pain from injuries that took place many years ago...
26 June 2011
We explore how to detect damage and deterioration in bridges and other structures to keep them lasting longer...
26 June 2011
Fact Impact: A high-speed run-down of facts about Galaxies
19 June 2011
The Square Kilometre Array, or SKA, should help us to answer some of the big outstanding questions about our universe...
19 June 2011
Radiocarbon dating is an extremely accurate and useful tool to date archaeological finds which contain any previously...
19 June 2011
Underground coal gasification is a way to get useful fuel from otherwise inaccessible coal seams that are simply un-...
19 June 2011
Skyonic have developed “Skymine”, a system that not only extracts CO2 but actually turns it into something they can...
19 June 2011
This week we are in Cambridge’s Museum of Technology to explore the engineering of an iconic bit of coal-fired power –...
12 June 2011
Paul Riley explains how stem cells in the adult heart can be triggered to produce new muscle cells when the heart is...
12 June 2011
Hearing aids work on the general one-size-fits-all principle that if you are finding it hard to hear something you...
12 June 2011
Small particles released by tree leaves can cause brighter whiter clouds to form above forests, altering our climate...
12 June 2011
We're familiar with the idea of friendly bacteria, and foods, drinks and supplements that promote healthy gut...
12 June 2011
Australian researchers - Rob Warren and Barry Marshall - won the Nobel Prize for their discovery in the 1980s of the...
12 June 2011
Harnessing bacteria often involves growing them in large tanks called fermenters or bioreactors; but how do you make...
11 June 2011
How do marine microbes cope with extreme life in the deep sea? And how do scientists study these challenging...
11 June 2011
Pioneering exploration of Indonesia's deep sea uses latest social networking tools to link up a virtual global...
11 June 2011
Bone eating zombie worms feature as our Critter of the Month
05 June 2011
It is a proven fact that if you elevate the amount of CO<sub>2</sub> in the atmosphere this will have the...