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Antifreeze from fleas, silk optics for food safety, plants head for the hills, heavy metals that won't go away, and more.
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FIGHTING CANCER: An unlikely source for a new leukemia therapy. Also: new technologies illuminate cancer surgery and sniff out skin cancer.
Energy Roundup
New technology could yield alternative energy sources from water.
Germ-Resistant Kevlar
A new coating could make Kevlar fabrics resistant to biological agents.
New Energy
A Nobel laureate says the key to solving the energy crisis is to take bold, risky steps and seek diverse solutions.
Solar Concentrators
New technology could make solar panels far more cost-effective.
Glass Roundup
If metal could be designed to harden like glass does, a new, nearly unbreakable material could result.
Seeing in STEREO
Solar physicists see the sun in 3-D with NASA's STEREO Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory.
Toad Tongues
The toad's super-fast tongue is inspiring the design of new medical and industrial technologies.
Asteroid Deflection
A new research center will look for ways to deflect incoming asteroids.
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COMPUTERS & BIOLOGY: Both bacteria and beetles promise to speed up computing, a computer game that could lead to a cure for deadly diseases, and more.
Bacterial Computing
Bacteria may be the backbone of some future supercomputers.
Photonic Beetle
A Brazilian beetle provides a model for optical computer components.
GLAST (Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope)
A new space telescope will give astronomers an unprecedented view of the universe.
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YEAR OF THE FROG - Special Extended Podcast: Zoos and aquariums tackle the amphibian extinction crisis, an amphibian missing link is found, toad tongues and frog claws, and more.
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CO2's dangerous overlooked cousin, the origins of the southern hemisphere, why magnetic credit cards don't stick to the fridge and why so many white cats are deaf.
Magnetic Stripe
A listener asks why credit cards with magnetic stripes don't stick to the fridge.
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MEDICINE & TECHNOLOGY: CSI in the hospital, remote medicine with cellular phones, a better gas mask, the influence of cancer cells, and an upsurge in gestational diabetes.
Escape Hood
A lightweight hood provides emergency protection against biological or chemical threats.
Loud Mammal Roundup
North American right whales are on the brink of extinction. Could a new whale detection system save them?
Beetle Roundup
An innocuous-looking beetle may have been partially responsible for the formation of the vast Chihuahuan desert in Mexico.
Most Powerful Laser
The world's most powerful laser can create miniature stars right in the laboratory.
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RADIATION: The world's most powerful laser, radiation dangers for astronauts, a new drug fights radiation poisoning, and the lifespan of the sun.
Bacteria Climate Roundup
The Kalahari desert is not as lifeless as you might think.