Science Podcasts

Rutherford Appleton Central Laser Facility scientist Dr Ceri Brenner enlightens Ginny Smith about the world of lasers...

Physicist Chris Frost explains, at the British Science Festival 2013, how cosmic rays disrupt the everyday technologies...

Do diamonds melt? What is heartburn? What should anglers wear so fish don't see them? Why does holding an aerial...

Simon Cotton introduces the dynamic Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson, and the catalyst that carries his name

In another question and answer edition of the show, the team get to grips with your questions - including can you...

The poison from deadly nightshade, used in a recent attempted murder - Dan Johnson introduces atropine

Would it kill you to have a penny dropped on your head from the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa in...

The 'Walkie Talkie' in London has been damaging cars this week by acting as a parabolic reflector, targeting...

Piquant Paper from Materialchef

In the final show from Australia, we find out how a wetsuit might protect surfers from sharks and a new development in...

We find out what happens in our brains as we dream, why we have them, and what nightmares are all about.

Concerns are being raised about cooling water leaks at Fukushima. But how does a nuclear power station work?

Brian Clegg is taken back to his childhood by zinc oxide

This autumn, the Gaia spacecraft will be launched on a mission to find out where the Milky Way's stars came from.

How can DNA sequencing technology tell us what was put on Australia's first BBQ?

We find out why ice cubes can make fizzy drinks bubble over, by asking a French champagne specialist!

Could trains be built to travel as fast as jet liners?

David Lindsay explores the first of the conducting organic polymers, polyacetylene

Have a gander at this glorious and glistening material... glass

The cocktail party effect, genetic dead relics in inflamation, genetic responses to flu jabs, and stem cells in...

Could other planets make a substance like diamond?

In the first of 3 shows from down under Chris Smith and Victoria Gill find out about the enviroment of one of the world...

It's the compound that creates a lucrative market from leftover lobster. Emma Stoye introduces chitin

Why can some people stay fit as a fiddle, while other seem to catch every bug that's going? The answer lies in our...