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2022 Nobel Prizes
MP3 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, for discoveries about the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution, Nobel Prize for Chemistry for a new type of chemical engineering or "functional chemistry" called "click chemistry", Nobel Prize for Physics for...
Haiku and Limericks
MP3 download Rodent operated vehicles and Assange in court by Ian Woolf, 11 early career scientists explain their research in Haiku and limerick! Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Fresh Science NSW Enriched environment exposure accelerates rodent driving skills Behavioural...
Editing genetic disease and sports injuries
MP3 download Nuclear corrections and Assange update by Ian Woolf, Adam Culvenor from La Trobe University how surgery doesn't help sports knee injuries, Laurence Wilson from CSIRO,uses CRISPR to edit genetic diseases. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Adam Culvenor...
Electric cars, TB, and mutated whooping cough
MP3 download David Sinclair cures blind mice and makes them young again, Seyedfoad Taghizadeh from Maquarie University designed a intelligent car charger, Elinor Hortle from the Centenary Institute fights Tuberculosis with aspirin, Laurence Luu from University of New South Wales,...
Trauma, pain, and fish
MP3 download Dump deception - nuclear waste dump sneakiness by Ian Woolf, Joel Hoffman reduces trauma for refugees, Lindsay Parker measures chronic pain, Laura Michie sees dams making fish too cold. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Joel Hoffman Lindsay...
Electronic Nose Math Superhero
MP3 download John Teague builds an electro-mechanical board game, Wentian Zhang built an electronic nose, Anne Griebel protects tea tree forests, David Arnold predicts and prevents forest crimes with mathematics. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf John Teague Wentian Zhang...
Superlative hydrogen
MP3 download Hydrogen hijinks, by Ian Woolf, Matthew Laplante talks about his book Superlative: The biology of extremes, Part 2 Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Matthew Laplante CSIRO Hydrogen Roadmap Hydrogen gas trial in western Sydney could unlock $1.7bn...
Fizzy ice cream and musical planes
MP3 download Chimpazee fossils, Chimpanzee genome, Lunar penguin robot to jump around the Moon, by Adam Richardson, Peter Robins, Michael Sun, Jacqui Pfeffer and Chris Stewart Fizzy Ice cream by Matt Clarke, Ian Salmon's Music to keep planes flying, by...
Hearts, strawberries and water
MP3 download Strawberries help Inflammatory Bowel Disease symptoms, Nano-fibre nets catch water from the air by Ian Woolf, Muthu Vellayappan mends hearts with groovy patches. Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf. Muthu Vellayappan...
Bright Sparks 2017 - part 3 poetry
MP3 Meltdown, Spectre and Nuclear detonation news by Ian Woolf, For the final Bright Sparks challenge, the Fresh scientists perform their haiku and limericks, and share the insights they've gained: Mohamed Tashani on vaccines from The University of Sydney, Xufeng...
Bright Sparks 2017 - part 2
MP3 Fresh Scientists: Claire Henry - Ovarian cancer targets, Juliano Morimoto - Fertility and gut bacteria, Rebecca Poulos - Sunlight and cancer, Mohamed Tashani – Making pneumonia vaccine more affordable, and Amy Moss – More chicken with less feed. Haiku...
Bright Sparks 2017 - part 1
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Puppeteer fungus by Ian Woolf, Bright Sparks challenge with Neil Byrne: Jessica Allen on carbon for batteries from thin air, Yik Lung Chan about the affect on babies of tobacco use by parents....
Weird pets, possums and blood vessels
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') 2016 Nobel Prize in Medicine, Wifi emotions by Ian Woolf, Stewart McPherson travels the world documenting nature - part 2, Bright spark challenge: - Edward Waters, University of Notre Dame – Possums: furry...
Rhino horn, mitochondria and GenSpace
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Carnivorous plants fluoresce blue by Ian Woolf, Fresh Science Bright Sparks Challenge: Kyle Ewart identifies rhino horn, Minal Menezes detects mitochondrial diseases, Dr Ellen Jorgenson talks about GenSpace. Production checked by Charles Willock,...
Star-seeking robots touch language
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Eye gazing alters minds by Ian Woolf, Nuria Lorente talks about her star bug telescopic robots, Heba Khamis talks about finding the language of touch in the Bright Spark challenge, Production checked by...
Heatwave detecting cancer
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Clean water from thin air by Ian Woolf, Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick talks about heatwaves - measuring and predicting them, Majid Warkiani talks about developing a blood test for all cancers, Production checked by Charles...
Virtual Observatory defeating salt
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Asthma drug rejuvenates brains by Ian Woolf, Yeshe Fenner talks about Virtual Observatories, Natalie Lister talks about eating potassium to defeat harmful effects of salt in your diet. Nemeses by Jonathan Coulton. Production...
Antarctic astronomy biofuel catalyst
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Murderous meat by Ian Woolf, Michael Burton talks about astronomy in Antarctica, Jessica Stanley talks about her catalyst for converting plant waste into biofuel. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by...
Gene repair, eggs and entropy
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') LHC tests Rainbow Gravity, Daraprim for a dollar by Ian Woolf, Elizabeth Hinde describes how to see genes repaired for Fresh Science, John August talks about the Egg and Entropy, part 2. Production...
The 2005 science trivia special fresh from Alaska
download MP3 The ghost of Diffusions Xmas past! Listen to a classic from the vaults: the 2005 Christmas special! It was an eventful time - we were served a "Cease and Desist order" from using the name "Discovery", and we...
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