SciFri Radio: Military and Security Technology

SciFri Radio: Drone Technology Reaches New Heights
Experts discuss the military and commercial applications of increasingly sophisticated drones.

SciFri Radio: Debate Persists Over Publishing Bird Flu Studies
A microbiologist and a biosecurity expert debate the risks and benefits of publishing two studies.

SciFri Radio: Scientific Case Still Open On 2001 Anthrax Attacks
New reports question whether scientific evidence against the prime suspect was ready for court.

SciFri Radio: A Look Back At 9/11 In ‘I Heard The Sirens Scream’
A Pulitzer Prize winning science writer gives her account of the days after 9/11.

SciFri Radio: SpaceX Craft To Head To Space Station
The first privately built spacecraft could dock at the International Space Station this year.

SciFri Radio: Cyber Attacks May Be “Acts Of War”
Ira Flatow and guests discuss cyber attacks and the challenges in defining the nature of cyber warfare.

SciFri Radio: Was Stealth Technology Used In Bin Laden Raid?
A helicopter tail left behind after the raid on Osama Bin Laden's hide-out may offer some clues about stealth technology used in the mission.

SciFri Radio: Navigating in a Changing Climate
Will rising sea levels and melting sea ice change the way the Navy operates?

SciFri Radio: Blood Spotting Made Easier
An new thermal infrared camera might make crime scene investigations easier.

SciFri Radio: Military Energy Use
Military leaders are fighting a battle of a different kind -- over rising energy use and logistics issues. We'll talk about efforts to increase...

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SciFri Newsbriefs: Military and Security Technology

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: 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: Ask Ira: Science of Wiretapping
A new law extends the government's authority to wiretap without a warrant. We look at the technology of tapping.

Newsbrief: Insect Attack
Some entomologists worry that insects are an overlooked avenue for terrorist attack.