Coal Gasification and Carbon Capture

Coal Gasification and Carbon Capture

This week, we find out how to get useful gas from useless coal, and make money from waste carbon dioxide! Underground coal gasification could allow us to access huge amounts of energy in inaccessible coal seams. We find out how it works as well as exploring a new method for capturing waste carbon and turning it into useful chemicals. In the news, dinosaurs inspire new designs for aircraft, spotting a star being ripped apart by a black hole, and the South African bid for the world's biggest radio telescope. Plus, Diana asks what the point is of "junk" DNA? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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You can teach an old mine new tricks

You can teach an old mine new tricks

In this edition of The Naked Scientists, teaching an old mine new tricks: how old mines are being repurposed in the name of science... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scienti...

3 Syys 202431min

The UK's smoking and vaping plans, and stranded astronauts

The UK's smoking and vaping plans, and stranded astronauts

In this edition of The Naked Scientists: How the UK looks set to take the world's toughest line on smoking; the new study showing that last year's Canadian wildfires pumped more CO2 into the atmospher...

30 Elo 202431min

What is Monkeypox?

What is Monkeypox?

In this episode of The Naked Scientists, we are looking at the outbreak of monkeypox - mPox - in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and fears that it could spread internationally... Like this podcas...

27 Elo 202430min

Alzheimer's treatment shelved, and UK's new spy satellite

Alzheimer's treatment shelved, and UK's new spy satellite

In this edition of The Naked Scientists: the regulator says the Alzheimer's drug lecanemab is safe, but NICE say we can't afford it; also, the UK MOD launches its first Earth-imaging satellite. We tal...

23 Elo 202430min

Cosmetics linked to cancer

Cosmetics linked to cancer

Human pursuit of body perfection and ideal aesthetics means that we're increasingly resorting to cosmetic interventions to achieve the look we're after. But evidence is mounting that some of these cos...

20 Elo 202434min

Mpox crisis deepens, and liquid water on Mars

Mpox crisis deepens, and liquid water on Mars

In the news, we speak to the WHO about the rise in cases of the new variant of Mpox. Also, the final piece of Stonehenge is traced back to its origin, and Nasa's InSight lander finds evidence of liqui...

16 Elo 202432min

Titans of Science: Russell Foster

Titans of Science: Russell Foster

This episode of Titans of Science features body clock guru Russell Foster, who talks all about our body's circadian rhythm, and how paying attention to it is crucial for a healthier and happier life.....

13 Elo 202431min

Ketamine's antidepressant effect, and bee brains find a way

Ketamine's antidepressant effect, and bee brains find a way

In the news podcast, could Chinese scientists have found the mechanism that gives ketamine its antidepressant effect? Also, how a Cambridge researcher has laid the foundations for eliminating a form o...

9 Elo 202429min

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