The Science of the Seriously Small - The Naked Scientists Podcast
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This week, we're studying the science of the seriously small - nanotechnology. We'll find out how tiny, flexible electronics could be implanted under the skin to restore lost sensation, and how tiny protein covered silicon "diving boards" can show us how superbugs evade antibiotics. Also, how sheets of carbon just one atom thick can be used to read the entire human genome in just a couple of hours, and how nanotech "motherships" can deliver exactly the right amount of drug, directly to where it's needed. Plus, the plant genome that could solve the food crisis, how our fingerprints help us to feel fine textures, and how a new way to make LEDs could slash our household bills. And, as if that wasn't enough, in Kitchen Science Dave will be looking for silver in soot!
The latest Naked Scientists podcast, featuring yours truly...
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TheAlmightyBeev, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 17:51,
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i bet the inventors of
nanotech felt the same way about their grand inventions just as the people who made asbestos were, untill they realised, oh shuddering fuck its killing people. dont trust the nanos!
/carry on
(, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 17:55, Reply)
Lully as ever :)
This is the quality stuff that I love to do listen to in the background :)
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Monty Propps, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 18:07,
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