Reclaiming Wasted Watts - Thermoelectric Generators

Reclaiming Wasted Watts - Thermoelectric Generators

Over two-thirds of the energy in the fuel you put into your car is wasted, most of it in the form of heat that exits along the exhaust pipe. The same is true of large-scale power stations, which are only 50% efficient at best. But now researchers are bringing 200 year old physics to bear against the problem by developing thermoelectric generators (TEGs) that can turn waste heat into useful electricity and this week we find out how. Plus, news that disguising cancer cells as Salmonella could hold the key to producing effective anti-cancer vaccines, why the Y chromosome boosts heart attack risk,... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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Egg-cellent Easter Science

Egg-cellent Easter Science

The Naked Scientists take a special holiday look at some egg-cellent Easter science, including a breakthrough in how to unboil an egg, the genetically modified chickens that can't catch bird flu and w...

6 Apr 201553min

Whodunnit? Fascinating Forensics

Whodunnit? Fascinating Forensics

From crime scene to court room and all the evidence in between. Join Chris Smith and Ginny Smith at our reconstructed crime scene to find out how science is used to help solve a forensic investigation...

31 Mars 201559min

Brain on fire

Brain on fire

This week, how rogue antibodies turned one woman's existence into a living nightmare of delusions, hallucinations and paranoia, we examine the evidence that ME - or chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) - mi...

24 Mars 201555min

Chasing Rainbows: The Quest to Understand Light

Chasing Rainbows: The Quest to Understand Light

Is it a particle? Or is it a wave? This week we're looking at light. From its earliest origins and what it can reveal about the Big Bang, to why Newton prodded his eye with a needle to probe the origi...

17 Mars 201553min

The Life Parasitic

The Life Parasitic

This week, the world of parasites. We find out what's living in you and on you, how these invaders hijack your immune system and how they can even control the behaviours and body shapes of their hosts...

10 Mars 201555min

Eureka Streaker: Experiments that Changed the World

Eureka Streaker: Experiments that Changed the World

From Archimedes leaping from his bath shouting Eureka, to Isaac Newton's falling apples and Volta's piles that produced electricity on tap, this week we recreate some of the scientific experiments tha...

3 Mars 201559min

Marijuana: Risk or Remedy?

Marijuana: Risk or Remedy?

Cannabis is as controversial as it is complicated. Does smoking it cause schizophrenia, and can chemicals from the plant cure cancer? Plus in the news, the new breed of chemicals that are putting our ...

24 Feb 201558min

Your Smartphone: What's it Saying to Cyber-Criminals?

Your Smartphone: What's it Saying to Cyber-Criminals?

This week, how we're haemorrhaging personal information through our smartphones. We hear how snoopers can eavesdrop on your mobile signals while you're out in public to track down your home address. A...

17 Feb 201554min

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