Recycling, Water Use and Problem Plastic

Recycling, Water Use and Problem Plastic

The recycling revolution and the whereabouts of our waste are hot topics this week as David Butler describes a new technique for recycling water, Rebecca Weymouth lifts the lid on what happens to our domestic waste, Peter Barham reveals why plastic is so difficult to recycle, and Richard Thompson discusses how waste plastic threatens the environment. In Kitchen Science Derek turns old chip oil into biodiesel, and from making fuel to running on empty, Anna Lacey asks Andrew Prentice how humans cope with famine. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Avsnitt(1238)

Repelling Pests - Mosquitoes, Moths and Weeds

Repelling Pests - Mosquitoes, Moths and Weeds

Using nature's own tricks, we find out how to avoid mosquito bites, grow more crops and keep the weeds away in this week's Naked Scientists. We find out why mosquitoes prefer some people to others, a...

10 Maj 20081h 4min

Clothed Questions, Naked Answers

Clothed Questions, Naked Answers

Black holes, bright birds and ice evaporating in the freezer all come under scrutiny in this week's Naked Science Question and Answer Show. We also find out why space is so cold, what happens when a n...

3 Maj 200856min

Diamonds and Gemstones

Diamonds and Gemstones

Stunning sapphires, dazzling diamonds and red rubies abound in this week's sparkling edition of the Naked Scientists in which we find out how gemstones are formed, what makes them so beautiful and why...

26 Apr 200856min

Houses of the Future

Houses of the Future

Sustainable Solar power in Sydney, home-generated electricity and green-housing developments go under the microscope this week as we explore the science of sustainable living. Meanwhile Dave goes for ...

19 Apr 200856min

The Science of the Sun

The Science of the Sun

Solar Flares and the Sun's influence on our climate are the burning issues of this week's show. We discover an explosion on the Sun so large that it cut global communications all over the world and r...

12 Apr 200857min

Q&A and the Edinburgh Science Festival

Q&A and the Edinburgh Science Festival

Can cold water cause weight loss, is my mother-in-law turning into a reptile and why doesn't a mobile phone interfere with itself are all answered in this week's Naked Science Question and Answer Extr...

5 Apr 200856min

TB and Magnetic Bacteria

TB and Magnetic Bacteria

This week we visit the Historic city of Edinburgh to put Scottish science under the microscope! We discover the incredible magnetic bacteria and find out how their bio-nano-magnets could help treat c...

30 Mars 200859min

The Cambridge Science Festival

The Cambridge Science Festival

This week, we catch up with the action from this year's Cambridge Science Festival. We find out what you could learn from a plasticine brain and how your next holiday could be literally out-of-this-w...

16 Mars 200859min

Populärt inom Vetenskap

dumma-manniskor
p3-dystopia
svd-nyhetsartiklar
allt-du-velat-veta
kapitalet-en-podd-om-ekonomi
rss-vetenskapsradion-2
medicinvetarna
rss-ufo-bortom-rimligt-tvivel-2
rss-vetenskapsradion
det-morka-psyket
bildningspodden
sexet
paranormalt-med-caroline-giertz
halsorevolutionen
hacka-livet
rss-spraket
har-vi-akt-till-mars-an
dumforklarat
rss-geopodden-2
rss-experimentet