This chunk of glass could store two million books for 10,000 years
00:46 Data stored in glassNature: Microsoft Research Project Silica TeamNature: Microsoft team creates 'revolutionary' data storage system that lasts for millennia08:09 Research HighlightsNature: Para...
18 Feb 21min
Briefing Chat: Caffeine slows brain ageing, suggests decades of data
In this episode:00:26 Moderate caffeine intake might reduce dementia risk, study suggestsNature: Coffee linked to slower brain ageing in study of 130,000 people04:15 Using AI to work out the rules of ...
13 Feb 9min
These hungry immune cells tidy sleeping flies' brains
In this episode:00:46 The immune cells that eat waste fats from fruit flies’ brainsNature: Cho et al.10:21 Research HighlightsNature: Beetle is locked into an eternal dance ― with an antNature: Super-...
11 Feb 25min
Briefing Chat: 'External lungs' keep man alive for 48 hours until transplant
In this episode:00:42 External, artificial-lung system keeps patient alive for transplantNature: 48 hours without lungs: artificial organ kept man alive until transplant06:22 How lung cancer in mice h...
6 Feb 11min
These mysterious ridges could help skin regenerate
00:46 Understanding how rete ridges form in the skinNature: Thompson et al.09:32 Research HighlightsNature: Genetically engineered ‘stinkweed’ comes up roses for making seed oilNature: Largest galaxy ...
4 Feb 22min
Briefing Chat: What Brazilian centenarians could reveal about the science of ageing
In this episode:00:36 Study probes genetics of extreme longevityNature: Still working at 107: supercentenarian study probes genetics of extreme longevity05:32 Controlling fluorescent proteins’ brightn...
30 Jan 10min
How your brain chemistry rewards hard work
00:46 Why completing difficult tasks feels rewardingNature: Touponse et al.11:34 Research HighlightsNature: Disappearing ‘planet’ reveals a solar system’s turbulent timesNature: Getting to the (square...
28 Jan 24min
Audio long read: ‘I rarely get outside’ — scientists ditch fieldwork in the age of AI
This is an audio version of our Feature: ‘I rarely get outside’: scientists ditch fieldwork in the age of AI Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
26 Jan 18min
