Month: May 1995
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
BRAIN ACTUATED CONTROL
Look Mom – no hands! In some laboratories, test subjects are operating machines with their thoughts.
May 30, 1995MOSQUITO SOUND TRAP – Benefits
Male mosquitoes can’t resist the sound of a female’s wingbeats – and by exploiting this fact, scientists hope to control mosquito populations.
May 29, 1995SOLAR DETOXIFICATION – Applications
Office buildings, dry cleaners and paint shops may one day be a bit cleaner thanks to a solar reactor that destroys toxic emissions.
May 26, 1995SOLAR DETOXIFICATION
Using sunlight, a new device can turn hazardous waste into carbon dioxide and water.
May 25, 1995MOSQUITO SOUND TRAP
By mimicking the sound of a female’s wingbeats, a new trap lures and kills male mosquitoes.
May 24, 1995ANIMAL TRANSGENICS – A New Source of Drugs
Can animals be used to produce human drugs safely and effectively?
May 23, 1995ANIMAL TRANSGENICS – Benefits
Pharmaceutical companies may soon use animals to help produce their medicine.
May 22, 1995ANIMAL TRANSGENICS – Milking Medicine
Some special animals are being used as living factories to manufacture useful drugs.
May 19, 1995PREDATOR URINE – Commercializing a New Repellent
Scientists are developing a humane and natural way to deter animal pests.
May 18, 1995PREDATOR URINE – A Natural Deterrent
Hungry mountain beavers can be particularly destructive to young trees. But there’s one smell that’ll keep them away.
May 17, 1995TRANSGENIC FISH – Monitoring Pollution
What’s the best way to monitor water systems for pollution? Why not ask a fish?
May 16, 1995GRIDCORE – Uses
A building panel made out of recycled products may replace plywood and sheetrock.
May 15, 1995GRIDCORE – Creative Recycling
Architects looked to the recycling bin when they designed a new building material.
May 12, 1995MICROSURGERY – Genetic Engineering
Scientists can change the characteristics of a plant by operating on it with a laser.
May 11, 1995RADIO IMMUNOTHERAPY – Pros and Cons
An experimental cancer treatment could provide an alternative to surgery and chemotherapy.
May 10, 1995RADIO IMMUNOTHERAPY – New Hope for Cancer Patients
Leukemia and other diseases may one day be treated with special cancer-seeking antibodies.
May 9, 1995HOT SPRINGS BACTERIA – DNA Fingerprinting
Enzymes originally discovered in a hot spring are now being used to fight crime.
May 8, 1995MICROSURGERY – A Window to the Cell
Microsurgeons hope to one day cure disease, cell by cell.
May 5, 1995RADIO IMMUNOTHERAPY
Scientists are enlisting the body’s own immune system in the fight against cancer.
May 4, 1995MICROSURGERY
It’s now possible for scientists to operate on individual living cells.
May 3, 1995HI-TECH SNEAKERS – Natural Design
Even shoe designers have been inspired by nature.
May 2, 1995HI-TECH SNEAKERS – Future
Sneakers have greatly improved over the years, and designers have some new ideas for the future.
May 1, 1995HI-TECH SNEAKERS – To Each His Own
Athletic shoes are being custom-made for virtually every sport.