Science Selections
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Science Selections From Popular Scientific Journals
Episodes
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Edge of the Internet - Jun, 2013 Scientific American
02/06/2013 Duration: 15minThe Web needs to radically change the way it handles information, says head of Bell Labs Research. By Larry Greenemeier
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Periodic Table Cracks - Jun, 2013 Sci Am
26/05/2013 Duration: 21minElement 117 filled the last gap in the periodic table. But even as it's completed, the table may be losing its power. By Eric Scerri
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CDMA - May, 2013 IEEE Spectrum
19/05/2013 Duration: 20minCaptain of CDMA. Irwin Jacobs wins 2013 IEEE Medal of Honor for his pioneering work on cell phone systems." By Tekla S. Perry
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To Print the Impossible - May, 2013 Scientific American
12/05/2013 Duration: 12minWill three dimensional printing transform conventional manufacturing? By Larry Greenemeier.
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Germany Takes the Lead in HVDC - May, 2013 IEEE Spectrum
06/05/2013 Duration: 28minNew developments in high-voltage DC electronics could herald an epic shift in energy delivery." By Peter Fairley.
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Seeds of Dementia - May, 2013 Scientific American
28/04/2013 Duration: 26min"A chain reaction of toxic proteins may help explain Alzheimer's and other killers..." by Lary C. Walker and Mathias Jucker.
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Ghostly Beacons - Apr, 2013 Scientific American
20/04/2013 Duration: 25min"Neutrinos, the strangest beasts in the particle zoo, may soon open the way to unexplored realms" by various authors
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Love Among the Dinosaurs - Apr, 2013 Scientific American
13/04/2013 Duration: 18min"Scientists are starting to crack the once imponderable mystery of how the big reptiles had sex." by Brian Switek.
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Anguish of the Abandoned Child - Apr 2013 Scientific American
07/04/2013 Duration: 22min"Study of orphaned Romanian children reveals scars from first years spent without a loving, responsive caregiver." by various authors
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The Threat from Pox Viruses - Mar, 2013 Scientific American
30/03/2013 Duration: 24min"Smallpox may be gone, but its viral cousins - monkeypox and cowpox - are staging a comeback." by Sonia Shah
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Text Mining Spat - Mar, 20, 2013 Nature
23/03/2013 Duration: 12min"Scientists and publishers clash over licences that would let machines read research papers." by Richard Van Noorden
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My "Augmediated" Life - Mar, 2013 IEEE Spectrum
17/03/2013 Duration: 22min"Steve Mann: My "Augmediated" Life. What IâÂÂve learned from 35 years of wearing computerized eyewear." by Steve Mann.
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The End of Orange Juice - Mar, 2013 Scientific American
09/03/2013 Duration: 28min"A devastating disease is killing citrus trees from Florida to California." by Anna Kuchment
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The Origins of Creativity - Mar, 2013 Scientific American
02/03/2013 Duration: 28min"Evidence of ancient ingenuity forces us to reconsider when our ancestors started thinking out of the box." by Heather Pringle
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Secrets of Primitive Meteorites - Feb, 2013 Scientific American
24/02/2013 Duration: 21min"Study of chondrites, provide details of what our neighborhood in space was like before planets formed." by Alan E. Rubin.
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Renewable Energy - Popular Mechanics On-Line
17/02/2013 Duration: 13min"The Renewable Energy Nobody is Talking About" by John Ackerly; "Why You Should Use a Pellet Stove" by Joseph Truini
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Translational Research - Feb, 2013 Nature
09/02/2013 Duration: 20min"Christopher Austin, director of NIH's Translational Research Centre, must jump-start drug-development." by Meredith Wadman.
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Electronics on Paper - Feb, 2013 IEEE Spectrum
03/02/2013 Duration: 25min"Paper electronics could pave the way to a new generation of cheap, flexible gadgets." by Andrew J. Steckl.
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The Battery Powered Bullet - Feb, 2013 Scientific American
26/01/2013 Duration: 18min"Few petroleum-powered cars have ever surpassed 400 mph. A group of students plans to do it with electric power." by Gregory Mone.
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Quantum Dots Go on Display - Jan, 2013 Nature
19/01/2013 Duration: 08min"Adoption by TV makers could expand the market for light-emitting nanocrystals." by Katherine Bourzac.