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Interviews with Scientists
Interviews about medicine, science, technology and engineering with scientists and researchers internationally...
19 February 2012
We investigate how XUV light in bursts as short as 30 femtoseconds can be used to probe the fundamental properties of...
12 February 2012
Incredible as it sounds, over 70% of the energy released when you burn the fuel in your car gets wasted as heat....
12 February 2012
Traditional power stations are very inefficient, losing lots of energy to the environment. But Thermo-Electric heat...
12 February 2012
Can we trick the immune system into attacking cancer cells by disguising them as bacteria? New research suggests that...
12 February 2012
A new project launched in London this week ahead of the 2012 Olympics to get school children across the country...
12 February 2012
Rivers in cities and towns have had a rough time over the years – often diverted, hidden or lined with concrete. Some...
12 February 2012
Powering space craft is a challenge. Traditional chemical batteries go flat and for deeper space explorations where...
11 February 2012
Exploring the mysterious lives of and a threatened marine mammal.
07 February 2012
Bioluminescence expert Edie Widder chooses a sneaky deep sea fish for Critter of the Month
05 February 2012
The eating habits we develop early in life can be very hard to change. Marion Hetherington discusses why this is and...
05 February 2012
Could diet foods be making you fat? We investigate whether low calorie foods such as sweeteners and low fat...
05 February 2012
Introducing new species has proved disasterous for the Australian ecosystem. So it's no wonder that ecologist...
05 February 2012
How scientists are eavesdropping using electrodes, predicting eruptions using magma, healing wounds with honey and...
05 February 2012
Richard Hollingham explores the hotlist of conservation issues facing the world today...
05 February 2012
We explore how chemists at the University of Bristol are finding new molecules to monitor and treat diabetes...
29 January 2012
When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin brought back the first samples of moon rock in 1969, scientists were surprised to...
29 January 2012
2012 began with gale force winds, localised flooding and travel disruptions in the UK. But not everyone is sorry to...
25 January 2012
Gravitational lensing is allowing us to detect things we otherwise wouldn't be able to see. Oxford University’s...
25 January 2012
Robert Massey returns with a roundup of news from the Royal Astronomical Society. This month; The history of...
25 January 2012
The Mid Infra Red Instrument, or MIRI, is due to fly on the James Webb Space Telescope, and will observe distant...