Converting carbon dioxide into gasoline, and ‘autofocal’ glasses with lenses that change shape on the fly
Chemists have long known how to convert carbon dioxide into fuels —but up until now, such processes have been too expensive for commercial use. Staff Writer Robert Service talks with host Sarah Crespi about using new filters and catalysts to close the gap between air-derived and fossil-derived gasoline.
Also this week, host Sarah Crespi talks with Nitish Pad manaban of Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, about replacing bifocals with “autofocals.” These auto-focusing glasses track your eye position and measure the distance to the visual target before adjusting the thickness of their liquid lenses. The p...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - July 4, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Science Source Type: podcasts
Converting carbon dioxide into gasoline, and ‘autofocal’ glasses with lenses that change shape on the fly
Chemists have long known how to convert carbon dioxide into fuels —but up until now, such processes have been too expensive for commercial use. Staff Writer Robert Service talks with host Sarah Crespi about using new filters and catalysts to close the gap between air-derived and fossil-derived gasoline. Also this week, host Sarah Crespi talks with Nitish Padm anaban of Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, about replacing bifocals with “autofocals.” These auto-focusing glasses track your eye position and measure the distance to the visual target before adjusting the thickness of their liquid lenses. The pr...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - July 4, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Science Source Type: podcasts
Efficacy & Tolerance Of TAK-788: Patients Had Diarrhea, Nausea, Mild Rash, & Chemical Pancreatitis, Appears To Be More Potent & Specific In Pre-Clinical Studies
Joel Neal MD Of Stanford University Medical Center Discusses Efficacy & Tolerance Of TAK-788: Patients Had Diarrhea, Nausea, Mild Rash, & Chemical Pancreatitis, Appears To Be More Potent & Specific In...
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Added: 06/05/2019 (Source: Oncology Tube)
Source: Oncology Tube - June 6, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: podcasts
"Bac-Trac" -- The Discovery Files
Bacteria's use of "swim and tumble" maneuvers and chemical secretions helps them move toward food or away from poisons as they encounter obstacles, such as those found in the human gastrointestinal tract. The research, which involved an "obstacle course" of microfluidic chambers to experiment on the bacteria, holds implications for not only biology and medicine, but also robotic search and rescue tactics. (Source: The Discovery Files)
Source: The Discovery Files - May 30, 2019 Category: Science Authors: National Science Foundation Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 549: The church of protocadherin
Kartik and Rohit join the TWiV team to present their identification of protocadherin-1 as a cell receptor for New World hantaviruses. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler Guests: Kartik Chandran and Rohit Jandra Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Einstein goes viral (TWiV 314) Michael Rossmann, 88 (virology blog) Protocadherin-1 essential for New World hantavirus entry (Nature) Image credit Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! This episode is sponsored by the 2019 Chem/Bio Defense Science and Technology Conference. Are you ...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - May 26, 2019 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 548: Mice, shrews, and caterpillars
Vincent travels to the European Congress of Virology in Rotterdam and with local co-host Marion Koopmans speak with Martin Beer, Stephan Gunther, and Vera Ross about their careers and their work on Lassa virus, Borna virus, and insect viruses. Hosts: Vincent Racanielloand Marion Koopmans Guests: Martin Beer, Stephan Gunther, and Vera Ros Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode ECV2019 Partnerships not parachutes (TWiV 413) Fatal Borna disease virus infection in transplant recipients (NEJM) Sequencing of 2018 Lassa virus outbreak (Science) Zombie caterpil...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - May 19, 2019 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Nonstick chemicals that stick around and detecting ear infections with smartphones
The groundwater of Rockford, Michigan, is contaminated by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, chemicals found in everything from nonstick pans to dental floss to —in the case of Rockford—waterproofing agents from a shoe factory that shut down in 2009. Science journalist Sara Talpos talks with host Meagan Cantwell about how locals found the potentially health-harming chemicals in their water, and how contamination from nonstick chemicals isn’t limited t o Michigan.
Also this week, host Sarah Crespi talks with Shyamnath Gollakota of the University of Washington in Seattle about his work diagnosing ear infections with...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - May 16, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts
Nonstick chemicals that stick around and detecting ear infections with smartphones
The groundwater of Rockford, Michigan, is contaminated by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, chemicals found in everything from nonstick pans to dental floss to —in the case of Rockford—waterproofing agents from a shoe factory that shut down in 2009. Science journalist Sara Talpos talks with host Meagan Cantwell about how locals found the potentially health-harming chemicals in their water, and how contamination from nonstick chemicals isn’t limited t o Michigan.
Also this week, host Sarah Crespi talks with Shyamnath Gollakota of the University of Washington in Seattle about his work diagnosing ear infections with...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - May 16, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts
Nonstick chemicals that stick around and detecting ear infections with smartphones
The groundwater of Rockford, Michigan, is contaminated by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, chemicals found in everything from nonstick pans to dental floss to —in the case of Rockford—waterproofing agents from a shoe factory that shut down in 2009. Science journalist Sara Talpos talks with host Meagan Cantwell about how locals found the potentially health-harming chemicals in their water, and how contamination from nonstick chemicals isn’t limited t o Michigan. Also this week, host Sarah Crespi talks with Shyamnath Gollakota of the University of Washington in Seattle about his work diagnosing ear infections with ...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - May 16, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts
Nonstick chemicals that stick around and detecting ear infections with smartphones
The groundwater of Rockford, Michigan, is contaminated by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, chemicals found in everything from nonstick pans to dental floss to—in the case of Rockford—waterproofing agents from a shoe factory that shut down in 2009. Science journalist Sara Talpos talks with host Meagan Cantwell about how locals found the potentially health-harming chemicals in their water, and how contamination from nonstick chemicals isn’t limited to Michigan.
Also this week, host Sarah Crespi talks with Shyamnath Gollakota of the University of Washington in Seattle about his work diagnosing ear infections with...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - May 16, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
Nonstick chemicals that stick around and detecting ear infections with smartphones
The groundwater of Rockford, Michigan, is contaminated by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, chemicals found in everything from nonstick pans to dental floss to —in the case of Rockford—waterproofing agents from a shoe factory that shut down in 2009. Science journalist Sara Talpos talks with host Meagan Cantwell about how locals found the potentially health-harming chemicals in their water, and how contamination from nonstick chemicals isn’t limited t o Michigan. Also this week, host Sarah Crespi talks with Shyamnath Gollakota of the University of Washington in Seattle about his work diagnosing ear infections with ...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - May 16, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 547: Upstate virology
Vincent travels to the University at Albany to speak with Cara, Rachel, and Alex about their careers and their work on stress granules, epitranscriptomics, and arboviruses. Host: Vincent Racaniello Guests: Cara Pager, Rachel Netzband, and Alex Ciota Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Five postdocs in North America (TWiV 194) Zika virus subverts stress granules (J Virol) DDX68 modulates miR-122 interaction with HCV RNA (Virol) (+) RNA virus epitranscriptome (Nucl Acids Res) Adaptation of Rabensburg virus to vertebrate hosts (Virol) Effects of Zika vi...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - May 12, 2019 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 546: Delta blues and chitlins
The un-encapsidated TWiV Humans discuss finding hepatitis D virus-related sequences in birds and snakes, and fatal swine acute diarrhoea syndrome caused by a coronavirus of bat origin. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode European Virus Archive ASV early bird registrationends 15 May FDA approves Dengvaxia Divergent hepatitis D-like agentin birds(Viruses) Novel deltavirus in snakes(mBio) SADS-coronavirusin piglets (Nature) Hosts and sources of endemic human corona...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - May 5, 2019 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
"Lair Pollution" -- The Discovery Files
Cooking, cleaning and other routine household activities generate significant levels of volatile and particulate chemicals inside the average home, leading to indoor air quality levels on par with a polluted major city, University of Colorado Boulder researchers have found. In addition, airborne chemicals that originate inside a house don't stay there: Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from products such as shampoo, perfume and cleaning solutions eventually escape outside and contribute to ozone and fine particle formation, making up an even greater source of global atmospheric air pollution than cars and trucks do. (Sourc...
Source: The Discovery Files - March 21, 2019 Category: Science Authors: National Science Foundation Source Type: podcasts
"Screen Saver" -- The Discovery Files
Chemists have found a cheaper way to light up smartphone and TV screens -- using copper rather than iridium -- which could save manufacturers and consumers money without affecting visual quality. Iridium is one of the rarest elements on Earth, its origins possibly a millions-year-old asteroid; copper, on the other hand, is a plentiful metal worldwide. Therefore, substituting copper for iridium could help solve a major supply problem. (Source: The Discovery Files)
Source: The Discovery Files - March 4, 2019 Category: Science Authors: National Science Foundation Source Type: podcasts
