SciFri Radio: Inventions

SciFri Radio: The Beauty and Brains Behind ‘Hedy’s Folly’
A new book looks at the life of the beautiful and brainy movie star Hedy Lamarr.

SciFri Radio: Science Diction: The Origin Of ‘Stethoscope’
Unlike the stethoscope familiar to patients today, the original device was a simple tube.

SciFri Radio: Building A Better Toilet
The challenge: Make a toilet that uses no water, and doesn’t require a septic or sewage system.

SciFri Radio: Balloon Scientists Prepare For Thanksgiving Day Parade
With the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade less than a week away, it’s crunch time for the balloon technicians.

SciFri Radio: Exploring the Tech DIY of ‘Hackerspaces’
Two members of do-it-yourself clubs describe the geeky collectives known as ‘hackerspaces.’

SciFri Radio: ‘Move An Asteroid’ Competition May Help Protect Planet
This year’s ‘Move an Asteroid’ competition winner shares her idea.

SciFri Radio: Water Striders Don’t Stride, They Row
Mechanical engineer David Hu filmed water striders gliding on food coloring and built his own robostrider.

SciFri Radio: An Outhouse For The Sea
This toilet floats. You have to see it to believe it.

SciFri Radio: Students Tackle ‘Kids’ Science Challenge’
Two fourth grade students discuss their award-winning ‘Kids’ Science Challenge’ projects.

SciFri Radio: Video Pick: Flywheel Bicycle
Maxwell von Stein, a 22 year-old Cooper Union grad, built a bicycle that uses a flywheel to store energy.

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SciFri Newsbriefs: Inventions

Newsbrief: A Better Backpack
Over-sized rubberbands can make a 60-pound backpack feel ten pounds lighter.

Newsbrief: Garbage Truck 2.0
Part refinery, part generator, a new portable machine eats trash and makes fuel.

Newsbrief: Better Off Bumpy
At one atom thick, graphene is as thin as it gets, but it's not flat.

Newsbrief: Just One Word
There may indeed be a great future in plastics. A researcher is working on a recipe for a plastic that dissolves in seawater.

Newsbrief: Crystal Ball
Researchers have grown a crystal that bends in light. Under the right rays, the crystal can even catapult a gold ball ninety times heavier than...

Newsbrief: Liquid Mirror Lunar Telescope
Using liquid for the telescope's mirror could let scientists see deeper into the Universe than ever before.

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