Diffusion Science radio

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All you can eat diet for healthy mice by Ian Woolf,
Graphene propelled by light by Ian Woolf,
Ben Eggleton talks about the International Year of Light,
Quadcopter science by Ian Woolf
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf


Professor Ben Eggleton
Pill of super-protective 'heavy' fat may be key to eternal youth
Isotopic reinforcement of essential polyunsaturated fatty acids diminishes nigrostriatal degeneration in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease
http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/new-class-of-enhanced-health-supplements-179770
Heavy hydrogen keeps yeast looking good

Isotope-Reinforced Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Protect Yeast Cells from Oxidative Stress
Reactive Oxygen Species, Isotope Effect, Essential Nutrients, and Enhanced Longevity
Biochemists develop new method for preventing oxidative damage to cells

The science behind drones - how do they fly?
Gyro sensors - How they work and what's ahead
What is a MultiCopter and How Does it Work

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Robot shops the Darknet by Ian Woolf
Ben Eggleton talks about his research into the physics of light,
Genevieve Steiner talks about using brainwaves to help cure Alzheimer's disease.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf


Genevieve Steiner

Professor Ben Eggleton
International Year Of Light
Frequently Asked Questions about the Darknet
Random Darknet Shopper
Swiss Public Prosecutor seizes and seals work by !Mediengruppe Bitnik
What happens when a software bot goes on a darknet shopping spree?
Here's How a Dark Market Bot Sent Ecstasy to an Art Gallery
Swiss Police Confiscate The Things Purchased Randomly By A Darknet Bot
DELIVERY FOR MR. ASSANGE
Is the Darknet a glimpse into the web of the future?
Shopping list: ecstasy, cloned credit cards, skeleton keys
The Best Things a Random Bot Bought on the Dark Net

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Brain nets to catch your thoughts by Ian Woolf,
Astha Singh talks about Glucosinulates in Broccoli
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Inspiring Australia

Syringe-injectable electronics
Injectable device delivers nano-view of the brain
Injectable brain implant spies on individual neurons
New Injectable Brain Implants Take Us One Step Closer To A Cyborg Future

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Google listening by Ian Woolf,
Canada's space success can teach Australia by Marc Beaudry,
Does the FIV vaccine prevent FIV? by Mark Westman at Famelab.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
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Marc Beaudry
Canadian Space Agency

Debian bug report: chromium: unconditionally downloads binary blob
Google was downloading audio listeners onto computers without consent, say Chromium users - "We don’t know and can’t know what this black box does. But we see reports that the microphone has been activated, and that Chromium considers audio capture permitted"
Google Chrome Listening In To Your Room Shows The Importance Of Privacy Defense In Depth
Opt-out Chrome Hotword Shared Module
Hotword behaviour in chromium v43 (binary blob download)
Did Google spy on Chrome users with secret audio listeners?
Google was downloading audio listeners onto computers without consent, say Chromium users
Google's Chromium on Debian Is Listening In on Your Conversations
Google accused of spying on users with audio listener bundled with Chromium

Chrome Bugs Allow Sites to Listen to Your Private Conversations
Chrome bug allows malicious websites to spy on you

Is your Chrome browser spying on YOU? Expert warns cyber criminals could use Google voice recognition software to listen in on conversations
Malicious intent can turn Chrome speech recognition into spying device

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Healthy high heels, Vaping for minors, Pluto fly-by, and Space lasers for Canberra by Ian Woolf,
Canada in Space with Marc Beaudry,
Singularity by Paul Rhodes,
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Marc Beaudry

Urthecast: See the planet

Outback station to track space junk that threatens satellites
Australia to prevent 'Gravity' space crash with lasers (Update)
New center for space environmemt management announced in Australia
Move space junk with laser shots
Lasers to nudge space junk out harm's way
Space Environment Research Centre
Research Program 4: Preservation of the Space Environment
Electro Optic Systems
Mount Stromlo Observatory near Canberra to get $150m centre to combat space junk
New Australian research centre to remove space junk, save satellites and spacecraft
New Australian Space Environment Management Centre
WA space telescope could track Chinese satellites, missiles
Orbital Debris-Debris Collision Avoidance
Electro Optic Systems Defense - What we do

Engineers have designed high heels that you can actually walk in
The high-powered dream team trying to create a stiletto shoe as comfy as a trainer
The Rocket Scientists Making a More Comfortable High Heel

Get ready for New Horizons’ flyby of Pluto
The Path to Pluto: Mission Timeline
The Venetia Burney Student Dust Counter
KBO Hunting: How Hubble Rescued New Horizons
Increasing Variety on Pluto’s Close Approach Hemisphere, and a ‘Dark Pole’ on Charon

Global Drug Survey shows more are vaping e-cigarettes, while NSW laws stall
E-cigarette: NSW Parliament clamps down on electronic cigarettes, but loopholes remain
Simon Chapman: Why is Big Tobacco investing in e-cigarettes?
No butts about it: Cancer Council, cafe owners welcome new anti-smoking laws coming into effect