Month: March 1995
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE – Beyond Science Fiction
Machines with artificial intelligence will have a subtle, but real influence on our daily lives.
March 30, 1995WOOD RECYCLER
An 82-year-old inventor has come up with a novel way to re-use waste wood.
March 29, 1995PHYTOREMEDIATION – Cleaning Up Toxins with Plants
Scientists are enlisting plants in the clean-up of toxic waste.
March 28, 1995FUSION – A Sustainable Reaction
As with starting a fire, the ultimate goal of a fusion power plant is to create a reaction that can sustain itself.
March 27, 1995FUSION – A Milestone
Scientists recently set a world record in the production of fusion energy.
March 24, 1995COMPUTER SPEECH THERAPY – Applications
A computer program instructs the hearing impaired by displaying the correct position of the lips, mouth and toungue during speech.
March 23, 1995COMPUTER SPEECH THERAPY
Learning a foreign language may be easier in the future, thanks to a new computer program.
March 22, 1995CORONA REACTOR – Destroying Pollutants
An alternative to incinerating hazardous waste may be to burn the toxic chemicals at room temperature!
March 21, 1995CORONA REACTOR
A new device uses an electrical flame to destroy hazardous waste.
March 20, 1995BIOENGINEERING – Environmental Chemistry
Plants may replace petroleum as a source for chemicals used in manufacturing.
March 17, 1995BIOENGINEERING – Replacing Benzene
Scientists hope to use a genetically-engineered bacteria to replace toxic chemicals in manufacturing processes.
March 16, 1995CYSTIC FIBROSIS – Designing a New Treatment
Recent test results suggest that treating cystic fibrosis with gene therapy may be effective. But is it safe?
March 15, 1995GENE THERAPY
Is it possible to ‘correct’ defective genes in humans?
March 14, 1995CYSTIC FIBROSIS
Cystic Fibrosis is a debiliatating inherited disease. Currently only the symptoms can be treated, but scientists are now on the track of a cure.
March 13, 1995TISSUE CULTURE TESTING – Benefits
With only a small tissue sample, scientists can safely determine the effects of drugs and other chemicals on the rest of the body.
March 10, 1995TISSUE CULTURE TESTING
Scientists are studying human cells by listening to them move.
March 9, 1995ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
How will intelligent machines be used in the future?
March 8, 1995ATOMIC PROCESSING MICROSCOPE – Photovoltaics
Instead of focusing on the sun, a new photovoltaic cell converts the heat from your car into electricity.
March 7, 1995ATOMIC PROCESSING MICROSCOPE
Scientists can now see and manipulate individual atoms.
March 6, 1995ANIMAL-DERIVED MEDICINE – The Frog Treatment
A chemical derived from a frog is now being developed to treat diabetic ulcers.
March 3, 1995ANIMAL-DERIVED MEDICINE – New Sources of Antibiotics
As new strains of bacteria develop resistance to current drugs, scientists are looking to the animal kingdom for help.
March 2, 1995ANIMAL-DERIVED MEDICINE
Animals may be an untapped resource for new medicine.
March 1, 1995WAVE GUIDE SYNTHESIZERS – Hybrid Sounds
With the help of a new synthesizer, musicians can play an organ pipe with a violin bow, or a cello with a clarinet reed.