Episode 037 You can light fires with wood, but how about wood that emits light without burning? Scientists from New Zealand recently took thin sheets ...

Episode 036 To satisfy our future need for energy, it will be increasingly important to use renewable energy sources, such as sunlight. Plants have be...

Episode 035 Nanotechnology is considered an example of the latest in modern science. But you might be surprised to know that one particular kind of na...

Episode 034 Got your cell phone with you? I thought so. Like many other everyday electronic devices we cannot live without, your phone contains tiny a...

Episode 033 Looking for a new way to kill germs? Nanotechnology might hold the answer. Bacteria are becoming more resistant to current drugs, making i...

Episode 032 Chemical bonds are small, so small in fact that we can’t see them with the most powerful optical microscopes. That’s because the wavelengt...

Episode 031 These days, you can use a 3D printer to make almost anything – from a missing part for a broken toy to a prosthetic leg! Zooming down to t...

Episode 030 The 1930s radio version of the great fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes, often exclaimed “Elementary, my dear Watson!” when he reached a...

Episode 029 Got the blues? Well, someone who’s really blue -- but likes it -- is the cobalt blue tarantula. This large spider gets its color not from ...

Episode 028 Teeth make eating possible, sharks scary, and smiles pretty. But when you have a cavity, you need to see a dentist. For over 200 years, de...