Oil, Fuel Cells and Alternative Energy

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

Science Radio, Engineering, Naked Scientists, Natural Sciences, Technology, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness, Medicine, Science

4.6 • 957 Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2006

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Powering the generators for the show this week is Nicky White who describes how oil is formed, how we find and extract oil and how long oil supplies will last, Lynne Macaskie discusses how fuel cells can be run on hydrogen gas created by bacteria and sugary waste, and Peter Hughes explains how his Electro-Kinetic Road Ramp could soon be powering your street lamps. In Science Update, Bob and Chelsea reveal how llama spit can be used to spot the ultimate power-up, caffeine, and in Kitchen Science Derek Thorne and Chris Muirhead reveal a cool way to chop your vegetables... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0	Live from the BBC, the naked scientists.
0:07.0	Coming up this week we'll be meeting the man that's turning speed bumps into electricity.
0:12.0	That's Peter Hughes and he'll be joining us shortly.
0:13.6	Also Lynn McCaskis here from Birmingham and she's turning the waste from a chocolate
0:17.7	factory, Bourneville I believe isn't it Lynn, into something that could be
0:20.5	running your car in future and also we'll be talking to
0:23.4	Nicky White about the oil industry how much of that stuff is there left
0:26.6	where do we get oil from where does it come from and what can we do with it hello my
0:31.0	name's Chris Smith and if you would like to join in
0:33.4	tonight's program. 08-59 25-2,000 is the phone number you can email me
0:38.5	Chris at naked scientist.com and you can send us a text as well the text numbers 07786 20
0:45.3	1960 also here to help me this evening is Phil Rosenberg good evening
0:49.3	hello thanks Chris also today's news we're going to be looking at a cat scan of HIV. This
0:54.8	is going to be the closest look ever, an individual HIV virus. Pretty impressive stuff.
0:59.8	We've also got an online virtual council that's going to convince you to quit smoking
1:05.1	and we're also going to be looking at the pioneer spacecraft that have gone actually way off course
1:09.1	at the moment.
1:11.6	Also into this final piece we're going to be looking at the Japanese space
1:14.4	edge mission to a big pile of floating rubble so listen to that shortly.
1:18.4	And if you would like to ask us any other questions on anything general science, 08
1:24.6	459 25 2000s the phone number, lines do get busy, get your name in the hat to have a
1:30.2	go at any old question right now.
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