Nuclear Fusion

Nuclear Fusion

This week, we're exploring Nuclear Fusion, the power source of the sun. What is it and how can it help us on Earth? We visit the JET fusion facility to watch a test firing, we hear how lasers can be used to kickstart the process and how a new spherical fusion system could be outputting power within a decade. Plus, in the news, what lights up the Universe, how people are no smarter than pigeons when it comes to gambling and how the eyes can forewarn of forthcoming dementia... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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Christmas Question and Answer and the Star of Bethlehem

Christmas Question and Answer and the Star of Bethlehem

In the final show of 2006, Chris, Dave and Kat answer all your science questions including why poppadoms curl upwards in the pan, how seedless grapes grow, and if lightning really does strike twice. T...

17 Joulu 20061h 5min

Dark Matter, Northern Lights and Mars in 3D

Dark Matter, Northern Lights and Mars in 3D

Shedding light on the deepest depths of the universe is Gerry Gilmore, who talks about the Big Bang and the mystery of dark matter. We also hear from Peter Muller and Giulio del Zanna about 3-D imagin...

10 Joulu 20061h 1min

Naked Science Question and Answer and Polonium Poisoning

Naked Science Question and Answer and Polonium Poisoning

Dr Chris, Dr Dave and Dr Phil answer all your questions on science, technology and medicine, including why spiders do not run out of silk, what the universe is expanding into, what a flame looks like ...

3 Joulu 200657min

Repairing the Retina and Spinal Cord

Repairing the Retina and Spinal Cord

Repairing damage in the nervous system is incredibly challenging, but our guests this week have some promising solutions. Consultant ophthalmologist Robert MacLaren and colleagues at University Colleg...

26 Marras 200655min

Science in Antarctica

Science in Antarctica

As winter approaches, we take a trip down south to look at some of the cool research going on in Antarctica. Jane Francis talks about six-foot penguins and a time when Antarctica was warm and ice-free...

19 Marras 200655min

The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music

This week we explore the science of sound including the mathematics of music and the geometry of jazz with mathematicians Tim Gowers, from Cambridge University, and Robin Wilson from the Open Universi...

12 Marras 200656min

Naked Science Question and Answer and Record Breaking Fireworks

Naked Science Question and Answer and Record Breaking Fireworks

Why scratch your head at science when Dr Chris, Dr Dave and Dr Kat are here to answer all you questions?! In this weeks question and answer special, we discover why liquid washing tablets don't dissol...

5 Marras 200655min

Superconductivity and Cooling Devices

Superconductivity and Cooling Devices

This week we take a look at some super cool science, as Tim Jackson describes how superconductors work, what they are, and how superconductors are helping astronomers get a clearer view of the univers...

29 Loka 200655min

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