Play the "Guests from NanoDays!" audio
April 2010
Across the country this March, NanoDays celebrated all things tiny. Today's guests include Dr. George Whitesides from Harvard University talking about developing simple medical diagnostics and Dr. Don Ingber from Harvard University explaining how to manipulate cells on the nanoscale.
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Play the "World Water Week | Self-cleaning Clothing" audio
March 2008
This week, we'll hear about World Water Week and the International Sanitation Year. We'll also hear about how nanotechnology is being used to create clothing that can clean itself.
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Play the "Elevator to Space | Photographing Lightning" audio
October 2008
This week we will be looking to the sky. First, we will hear about new efforts to build a space elevator. Then we will learn about how existing high-speed photography helps us discover new information about lightning.
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Play the "The MBTA Hack | It's Alive!?" audio
August 2008
On this episode we will learn about some of the technology behind the MBTA Charlie Card hack. Also, new evidence once again questions whether or not viruses may actually be alive.
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Play the "Complex Carbon Footprints | Preservatives for Radiation Protection" audio
February 2008
This week, we'll take a big-picture look at the concept of a carbon footprint, and we'll learn how an ingredient in potato chips could save you from an atomic bomb.
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Play the "DNA-Powered Dating Service | Implanting Artificial Eyes" audio
February 2008
This week, we'll celebrate Valentine's Day with a look a a new dating service that matches users based on their DNA, and I'll go on location to hear about a new implantable artificial retina.
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Play the "New Electric Trucks in Maui" audio
January 2009
Electric vehicles are becoming more and more prominent, however the long recharging time is often a drawback. Today we will learn how the new lithium titanate battery in the Phoenix Motorcar can be recharged in less than ten minutes.
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Play the "Potential for Pencils and Electric Eels" audio
November 2008
This week we will discover a new way to peel the layers away from a pencil on the nanoscale and then use the remaining graphene sheets for many varied applications. We will also learn how an electric eel generates electricity and about some interesting applications for that knowledge.
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Play the "An Atomic Pen | The Color Purple" audio
November 2008
This week we will learn how to write letters on the atomic scale. We will also find out how to make a purple tomato and what benefits that has for us.
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Play the "Mercury Cleanup | Poisonous Bismuth" audio
July 2008
This week's episode is very elemental. We will hear about a new way to clean up mercury. We will also learn about how our own bodies may be making poisonous bismuth compounds.
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