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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

🗓️ 24 January 2013

⏱️ 59 minutes

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WE'RE BACK! And in this first episode of our new series, a sponge for soaking up oil slicks, how dung beetles navigate by starlight, the world's largest jelly, the rebound effect, how dogs came to be, why DNA is the data storage medium of tomorrow. Plus, a heads-up on transparent electronics, including a device that will superimpose a map of the road ahead onto your glasses... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0	The Hello, welcome to the naked scientist with Chris Smith and with Ben Velsler.
0:19.4	Hello in the program this week, a sponge that soaks up oil spills, evidence that Dunbeatles
0:24.8	navigate by following the stars, how mankind came by his best friend and why in the future you
0:30.6	might be storing your computer files in a DNA format.
0:34.0	Plus we're looking at the world of transparent electronics this week
0:38.0	with the scientists making materials that can beam maps of the road ahead
0:41.0	directly onto your retina, or even allow you to
0:44.3	browse the internet through a contact lens but how does it all work? If you would like
0:48.8	to get in touch with us here at the naked scientists then email Chris at the naked
0:53.0	scientist dot com tweet at naked scientists or find us on
0:57.2	Facebook. The Naked Scientists podcast is powered by UKfast
1:02.0	dot co dot UK UK. podcast is
1:08.1	Poured by UK Fast.
1:08.1	Joining us this week for a look at the science news is Laura House from the Royal Society of Chemistry's Chemistry World magazine.
1:15.0	Also Cambridge-based Science Journalist Mark Peplo and Laurie Winkless who's at the National
1:19.7	Physical Laboratory.
1:20.7	Hello to all up oil.
1:28.0	We're looking at soaking up oil spills with sponge which looks a bit like a marshmallow. It's really light and it's got
1:36.3	lots and lots of space just like a sponge but it's very specific for oil so
1:40.6	rather than with your washing up sponge where you'd sort of soak up lots of water and oil at the same time
1:45.3	You can whack this onto the oil layer on top of the water and it will float and it will soak up the oil but it won't soak up any of the water.
1:53.2	Wow how does it work? It's based on some very basic polymers
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