Naked Science Scrapbook
Sarah Castor-Perry, The Naked Scientists
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How does DNA fingerprinting work? - Science Scrapbook 11.10.27
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10/26/11 • 5 min
| How do we tell people apart by using their DNA? From murder investigations to paternity testing, DNA fingerprinting is an essential tool in the modern world. But how is it carried out? Find out in the latest Naked Science Scrapbook! |
What is the Higgs boson? - Science Scrapbook 13.10.07
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10/06/13 • 5 min
| Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider have found evidence of a new fundamental particle, that could be the much sought-after Higgs boson. In this Naked Science Scrapbook we find out what a Higgs boson actually is, and why finding it could help us understand the structure of the universe a little bit better... |
How do we use Microbes to make Biohydrogen? - Science Scrapbook 12.08.16
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08/15/12 • 5 min
| Hydrogen could be a key clean fuel of the future, powering cars, planes and technology. The challenge facing us before we can switch to this energy-dense fuel has been to produce it cleanly and efficiently. Now a team at the University of Birmingham have developed a way of harnessing the power of microbes to make it for us... |
What is an Alloy? - Science Scrapbook 12.05.18
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05/18/12 • 6 min
| A lot of the metals we use every day, from car wheels to cutlery, are made from alloys. In this Naked Science Scrapbook we find out how alloys are made and how we change their properties to suit our needs. Plus we discover why alloys have a vital role to play when we fly off on holiday... |
How do lasers work? - Science Scrapbook 12.02.17
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02/17/12 • 5 min
| From DVD players and supermarket scanners to laser pointers and Bond movies, lasers are part of our lives. But just how do they work? In this Naked Science Scrapbook we find out how excitable atoms produce the laser beams and how those beams are used to perform surgery, send information through the internet and even measure the distance to the moon! |
How does autofocus work? - Science Scrapbook 11.11.24
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11/24/11 • 4 min
| Millions of people now own compact digital cameras and camera phones that will automatically focus on parts of a scene, without having to turn a focus wheel. But how does autofocus work? In this Naked Science Scrapbook we find out how battleship technology has found its way into cameras and why some autofocus cameras use ultrasound to figure out what to focus on... |
How Does Laser Eye Surgery Work? - Science Scrapbook 11.08.12
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08/11/11 • 4 min
| Why are some people short sighted and some people long sighted? And how do we use something more usually associated with a Bond villain to correct someone's eyesight? Find out in the latest Naked Science Scrapbook! |
How does a plane stay in the air? - Science Scrapbook 11.07.12
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07/11/11 • 3 min
| Being able to fly off on holiday is something we may take for granted. But how does the big metal tube you're flying in stay up in the air? We'll find out in the latest Naked Science Scrapbook. Plus we'll see that if the plane's engines stop working, you won't just plummet out of the sky... |
Why are copper compounds colourful? - Science Scrapbook 11.03.04
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03/04/11 • 4 min
| Copper compounds can be blue, green, yellow, brown and black - so how does it produce so many different colours? We find out the answer to this, plus why copper's flame test is green... |
How does a microwave work? - Science Scrapbook 12.02.03
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02/03/12 • 4 min
| Most of us have a microwave oven in our kitchen. They make heating up leftovers and the dreaded readymeal much faster than a conventional oven. In this Naked Science Scrapbook, we find out how the microwave oven produce the microwaves, and how they actually cook the food, plus how popcorn played a key role in the invention of the microwave oven... |
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FAQ
How many episodes does Naked Science Scrapbook have?
Naked Science Scrapbook currently has 31 episodes available.
What topics does Naked Science Scrapbook cover?
The podcast is about Natural Sciences, Podcasts, Technology and Science.
What is the most popular episode on Naked Science Scrapbook?
The episode title 'What is the Higgs boson? - Science Scrapbook 13.10.07' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Naked Science Scrapbook?
The average episode length on Naked Science Scrapbook is 5 minutes.
How often are episodes of Naked Science Scrapbook released?
Episodes of Naked Science Scrapbook are typically released every 17 days.
When was the first episode of Naked Science Scrapbook?
The first episode of Naked Science Scrapbook was released on Dec 11, 2010.
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