Month: January 1995
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
ROBOTS – Hazardous Duty
Robots are now being used to save humans from potentially dangerous situations.
January 30, 1995GOLF TECHNOLOGY – The Pingman
This mechanical golfer can hit a hole-in-one every time.
January 27, 1995EROSION-PREVENTION – Benefits
A chemical currently used in food processing can also prevent soil erosion.
January 26, 1995EROSION-PREVENTION – A New Chemical
Through chemistry, scientists may be able to help farms hold on to their soil.
January 25, 1995CONTINUOUS FLOW HEART PUMP – Living Without a Pulse
Do we need a pulse to stay alive? A new device may prove we don’t.
January 24, 1995CONTINUOUS FLOW HEART PUMP – The Mechanism
Patients with heart disease may get a new lease on life, with the help of a newly designed implant pump.
January 23, 1995ROBOTS – Modular Adaptability
Mobile robots are finding new applications outside of assembly lines.
January 20, 1995TERMITE CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES – How Effective?
Can non-toxic methods of exterminating termites do the job effectively?
January 19, 1995TERMITE CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES
Microwaves, electric shocks and liquid nitrogen are some of the new technologies being developed to manage termites.
January 18, 1995TERMITE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY – La Villa Termiti
The owners of this house are developing new ways of killing its inhabitants – termites!
January 17, 1995GOLF – A History of Technology
Over the years, the game of golf has been enhanced through technology.
January 16, 1995CONTINUOUS FLOW HEART PUMP
A compact implanted pump can help victims of heart disease to live without a pulse.
January 13, 1995INDESTRUCTIBLE ALLOY – May We Have the Envelope Please…
We recently asked our listeners to come up with a name for a new metal alloy. Today we’ll hear some of their suggestions.
January 12, 1995SELF-CLEANING RESTROOM – A New Appliance?
At the touch of a button, a new machine can perform everyone’s most-dreaded chore.
January 11, 1995SELF-CLEANING RESTROOM
Dirty public restrooms may be a thing of the past, thanks to this dishwasher-like device.
January 10, 1995LYME DISEASE – A New Vaccine?
A vaccine against Lyme Disease is currently under development.
January 9, 1995LYME DISEASE
A disease that first appeared in the Northeast has made its way across the entire United States.
January 6, 1995DYNAMIC STRIPPING – Hybrid Technology
When gasoline accidentally leaks into the ground, how can you clean it up?
January 5, 1995GAS GUN LAUNCHER
Borrowing an idea from Jules Verne, scientists have developed a gun that can launch projectiles into space.
January 4, 1995DYNAMIC STRIPPING
Scientists are using both steam and electricity to cleanup underground contamination.
January 3, 1995COMPUTERIZED PHOTOGRAPHY – Reinventing the Process
Advances in computer software are revolutionizing modern photography.
January 2, 1995NAVIGATING BY SOUND – Freedom for the Blind
A new invention may soon give blind people the freedom to travel through unfamiliar territory.