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Small Modular Nuclear Reactors AGAIN
MP3 From 2022: Are Small Modular Nuclear Reactors the answer? The Liberal-National Party want you to think so. News of a vaccine for hair loss, and a reminder from the original Moon landing. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Can...
Woomera blasts off
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') From 2015: Asteroid moons Earth, Invisible planets sought by Ian Woolf Kerrie Dougherty describes the beginnings of the Woomera Rocket Range. Production checked by Charles Willlock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Asteroid...
Levitating worms, 2023 Nobel Prizes
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Worms hitch rides on bumblebees with electric fields, Nobel Prizes for attosecond lasers, Quantum dots and mRNA vaccines. hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Caenorhabditis elegans transfers across a gap under an electric...
Gravity Maverick - part 2
MP3 download Listen to Dr Viv Robinson boldly explain why the Universe isn't expanding and the Big bang never happened. News of new kind of renewable energy, and preventing long COVID. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Archive of www.universephysics.com...
Unsimulated mint longevity
MP3 Listen to the quantum experiment that proves we're not in a computer simulation, news of Mint for Minds, and Slowing the ageing clocks, with Ian Woolf Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Improvement of cognitive function in wild-type and...
Frontiers of Science part 2
MP3 Listen to part 2 of the audience question and answer session of the Frontiers of Science Forum. Professor Robert Booy, Dr Anna Romanov, Associate Professor Susanna Guatelli and Dr David Bishop, with Ian Woolf. News of prebunking propaganda by...
Frontiers of Science part1
MP3 Listen to part 1 of the audience question and answer session of the Frontiers of Science Forum. Professor Robert Booy, Dr Anna Romanov, Associate Professor Susanna Guatelli and Dr David Bishop, with Ian Woolf. News of energy from thin...
Modelling to Mars!
MP3 Susanna Guatelli uses models to shield astronauts from radiation on their way to Mars, and during their stay on the Moon. Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Associate Professor Susanna Guatelli Dr Susanna Guatelli Frontiers of Science Forum 2023...
Dark Matter Astronaut Training
MP3 From 2007: Professor Joe Silk explains what Dark Matter is, and why it matters, From 2008: Dr Pascal Lee talks about NASA's long-term mission to send people to Mars, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Pasacal Lee Professor Joe...
Machines Behaving Badly - part 2
MP3 Artificial Intelligence software used to find a 25000 times faster shortcut for quantum physics by Ian Woolf, Professor Toby Walsh talks about autonomous weapons and rights for machines in Machines Behaving badly part 2, Ian Woolf plays with the...
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...
Small Modular Reactors
MP3 Vaccine for hair loss, NASA postpones the Moon , Are Small Modular Nuclear Reactors the answer? Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Can you hit rewind on hair loss? Sinclair Dermatology Hair Trials Alopecia Areata Gets FDA-Approved Drug Demonstration...
Nuclear windmill synaesthesia - in memory of Charles Willock
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') In memory of my dear friend and long time Diffusioneer Charles Willock: Nuclear waste physics by Charles Willock, Scientists in Politics by Charles Willock, Patrick Rubie and Ian Woolf, Tilting at Windmills by...
The Physics Behind The Internet
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Nuclear diamond batteries by Ian Woolf, Ben Eggleton explains the science behind the internet. Sound and facts checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Rynos Theme by MacLeod (incompetech.com) Centre...
The Five Forces That Change Everything - part 3
MP3 download 2021 Nobel Prize for Physics for complexity and climate modelling by Ian Woolf, Steven Hoffman, author of The Five Forces That Change Everything talks about automating farming and everything else, preserving the Earth, and self-aware robots - part...
To the Moon with fireworks and geckos
MP3 download From 2007: Mining the Moon by Ian Woolf, Fireworks frenzy by Patrick Rubie Fireworks discussion by Charles Willock, Ian Woolf, Joanne Chang, Lara Davis and Patrick Rubie Gecko-inspired cleaning cloths by Celine Steinfeld hosted and produced by Ian...
Face Mask Physics
MP3 download Ian Bryce applies physics to face masks. Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf...
Tesla suit field brain scanner
MP3 download Invisible man from Canada by Ian Woolf From Singularity Australia Summit 2019: Dimitri Mikhalchuk fits me for a Tesla Suit, Professor Chris Levi develops a field brain scanner for strokes. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Ian wearing...
Future Low Energy Electronic Technology
MP3 download The 2019 Nobel Prizes for Chemistry and Physics by Ian Woolf, Samuel Bladwell explains Future Low Energy Electronic Technologies, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Samuel Bladwell FLEET The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019 The Nobel Prize in...
Quantum dots
MP3 download ANSTO workers hurt again by Ian Woolf, Alison Campbell talks about quantum dots. Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Alison Campbell Molecular Photophysics (MP2) research group ANSTO workers exposed to unique occupational risk Lucas Heights nuclear medicine production...
Poked plant physics Ant venom
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Live bodiless brains by Ian Woolf, Toby Hendy talks about the physics of poked plants, Samira Aili talks about using ant venom to save the world, Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock,...
Science communication and Quantum transistors
MP3 News of bacteria engineered with an electronic switch, Naomi Koh Belic and Noushin Nasiri talk about science communication, Michelle Simmonds explores how transistors work at the quantum level in 2002, Sound and facts checked by Charles Willock, Produced and...
The Science behind the Internet
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Nuclear diamond batteries by Ian Woolf, Ben Eggleton explains the science behind the internet. Sound and facts checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Rynos Theme by MacLeod (incompetech.com) Centre...
Crooke's radiometer mystery
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Virus cures diabetes, Butterfly power, Batteries banned, Cannabis helps aged memories, Drugs for better hearing, Oz Govt hacks phones for welfare money. The mystery of Crooke's radiometer. Everyday physics - keeping your cool....
Voice, micro-algae and CFS
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Chronic Fatigue Syndrome sufferers found to have damaged calcium ion channels and energy generation, by Ian Woolf, Noel Hanna talks about what we know about the voice, George Pappou talks about innovations for...
The origin of life - inevitable?
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Weight lifting is good for your brain by Ian Woolf, Stuart Kauffman talks about the origin of life. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Stuart Kauffman PDF Slideshow...
2016 Ig Nobel Prizes
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') The 2016 IgNobel prizes condensed from 2 hours down to 27 minutes: REPRODUCTION PRIZE [EGYPT] — The effects of wearing polyester, cotton, or wool trousers on the sex life of rats, and humans,...
Retro trivia special
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Ian has the flu this week, so here's the trivia special from 2009: Join Marc West, Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf as we tackle questions in mathematics, biology, popular science and chemistry. Can...
Fine tuning for Life
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Rat robot stingrays have heart by Ian Woolf, Luke Barnes discusses how finely tuned the Universe is for life, Callisto by the Ephemera Ensemble. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by...
Swarm intelligence
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Fair go for CSIRO by Ian Woolf, Tanya Latty talks about applying swarm intelligence, Phil Dooley tells a Physics Fairy Tale at Physics in The Pub. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and...
Heat shock for longer life and Physics poetry
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Autism treated with good guts by Ian Woolf, Mark Febbraio talks about heat shock proteins and longer life, Heather Catchpole recites physics poems in the pub. Production checked by Charles Willock. Produced and...
Cellf - making a musician
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') The science policies of seven parties competing in the Australian Federal Election by Ian Woolf, Guy Ben-Ary talks about Cellf - a dish of living neurons that jams with human musicians. Celff in...
Pursuing pulsars, part 1
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AI, smart watches and augmented reality
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') New physics may have been seen at LHC by Ian Woolf, PatCat talks about Artificial Intelligence, Smart watches and Augmented Reality. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Patrick...
Physics of Music revisited
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') First plants were carnivorous by Ian Woolf. Professor Joe Wolfe from the UNSW speaks to Ian Woolf about the Physics of Music and Voice. Presented and produced by Ian Woolf Hungry algae may...
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...
Dynamics of expectation
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Nobel prize in Medicine for anti-parasite drugs by Ian Woolf Dr Casimir MacGregor talks about the sociology of anti-ageing and stem cell tourism, Glucose, glucose by Science Groove, Production checked by Charles Willock,...
Black holes, worm holes and time machines
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') NICTA is enveloped by CSIRO by Ian Woolf, Geraint Lewis talks about Black holes, worm holes, time machines and the EM drive, Fletcher Thompson talks about his 3D printer designed for the classroom,...
Warp drive and Antigravity
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') MRI can treat cancer as well as diagnose it by Ian Woolf, Professor Geraint Lewis talks about how Relativity may allow faster than light travel by space warp, and antigravity, Edric Hong explains...
Brainwaves and Photonics
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') 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...
Photonics and quadcopters
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') 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...
Breakfast robots and TECHmyway
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Zoomable contact lenses by Ian Woolf, Cameron Clarke explains the connection between robots and breakfast, Rosie Menzies and Jim Cook talk about innovation, and virtual reality at TECHmyWay. Production checked by Charles Willock,...
Woomera blasts off, Asteroid moons Earth
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Asteroid moons Earth, Invisible planets sought by Ian Woolf Kerrie Dougherty describes the beginnings of the Woomera Rocket Range. Production checked by Charles Willlock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Asteroid That Flew...
Cancer, Alzheimers, hearing and oxygen
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') The 2014 Nobel prizes for Medicine, Chemistry and Physics by Ian Woolf, From the 2013 Trans-Tasman Three Minute Thesis Competition: Thomas Fin: Oxygen - a double edged sword for lifeforms, Demi Gow -...
Koalas, robots, and brains
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Cheap flexible solar cells, Randomness chips, and the breaking 2014 Nobel prize for Physics by Ian Woolf, From the Sydney Mini Maker Faire: Elwin tracks Koalas online, Gavin has built a robot coffee...
Social context and Electric cars
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Fruit flies rolled by magnets by Ian Woolf, Ian Sharpe talks about social context, leadership and solving problems for NASA, Mark Taylor talks about Electric cars at the Mini Maker Faire, Production checked...
Galactic Haloes light walls
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Vibrating plants defend themselves, and reflux medicine can cause vitamin B12 deficiency by Ian Woolf, Vanessa Moss explains the halo around the Milky Way Galaxy, Rory McKay talks about projecting light art. Produced...
Play sub-atomic games in Space!
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Pill to help immune system defeat all cancers, and mechanical 3D printer without electricity by Ian Woolf, Paul Sztajer talks about his game of sub-atomic physics - Particulars, Tim Nelson talks about the...
Giant echidnas drive air conditioned thorium cars
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Giant echidnas may still live in WA by Ian Woolf, Vahid Vkiloroaya talks abut solar absorber air conditioning, Thorium cars run on rainbows by Ian Woolf. Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf This...
Biohacking Citizen Science
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Epidermal electronics and Lego Atomic Force Microscopes by Ian Woolf, Andreas Siagian talk about his Indonesian Citizen Science Initiative and Hackteria, Andrew Tuckwell talks about hacking synthetic biology competitions, IGEM and BIOMOD. Hosted...
Valves, rockets and Doctor Who
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') From the Sydney Mini Maker Faire: Steve Price talks about making Valve amplifiers, Lester talks about popup 3D printer workshops, George talks about launching your own rockets Ian Woolf revisits the science of...
Physics of Music special
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') First plants were carnivorous by Ian Woolf. Professor Joe Wolfe from the UNSW speaks to Ian Woolf about the Physics of Music and Voice. Presented and produced by Ian Woolf Hungry algae may...
Sonic Screwdrivers and ingenuity awards
download MP3 Ed Pollit reports on Dental Anxiety, Heart modelling and the Chinese moon mission. Ian Woolf investigates the Science of Doctor Who, The Rolex Awards for Enterprize by Ed Pollitt, Presented and produced by Ian Woolf The Fourth Dimension...
Plutonium credit and IQ
download MP3 Ian Woolf reports on wired rats, Therese Chen reports on electric bees, Ian Woolf reports on publicly available research. From 1999, Carol Oliver reports on credit and nuclear physics, and Lachlan Whatmore reports on the history of the...
Roulette, Nobels, Rocking Science
download MP3 Therese Chen reports on profiting from the physics of Roulette. Ian Woolf reviews "The Eudaemonic Pie" by Thomas Bass about a group of physicists winning at roulette with shoe computers in the 1970's. Ian Woolf reports on Disney's...
Teleportation and Quack Physics!
download MP3 In this weeks Science News, Julie-Anne Popple reports on high heels helping prosthetic design, Ian Woolf discusses Harvard's journal boycott and Therese Chen looks at Harry Potter style blood testing. Dr Boob ponders the ethical and technological implication...
Female physicists and belly button dynamics
MP3 download Victoria Bond spoke to Aileen Woo about gender equity at the University of NSW's physics department, Lachlan Whatmore explores the underwater Hudson Canyon, Victoria Bond spoke to Robert Booy about the importance of vaccine compliance, and the downfall...
Ritzian physics and imaginary friends
MP3 Did you have an imaginary friend? Do you think the scientific establishment is suppressing alternative theories? Caitlin Howlett discusses giraffe evolution and Saturn's moons, and the benefits of imaginary conversations. John August debates the Ritzian alternative to Einstein's relativity...
Forest water, PhD dances, bird flu
MP3 Associate Professor Kendal McGuffie from the Physics department at UTS, tells Ian Woolf about tracking the movement of water by weight to find out how forests use water and effect the climate. Marc West phones Dr Christopher Pettigrew from...
Nanotech, doctoral dancing and pubs
MP3 Ian Woolf interviews UTS Head of Physics Michael Ford about how to make matter do whatever you wish by controlling the size and shape of nano-particles, Marc West goes on a pub crawl of science-related pubs in London, News...
Dark matter and alternative medicine
play now 'The Dark Side of the Cosmos' - Professor Joe Silk interviewed by Ian Woolf 'What's the alternative?' by Patrick Rubie News by Patrick Rubie Presented by Ian Woolf Produced by Patrick Rubie Professor Joe Silk' is the...
Carbon Praise, Internet Goes Sideways
play now Wonderful Carbon by Lachlan Whatmore, Meshing the Internet by Ian Woolf, News by Patrick Rubie: - Space weather - Microwaved plastic - Colour evolution - Artificial skin - Giant penguins Presented by Charles Willock, Produced by Ian...
Nobel laureates and Boxing Kangaroos
Play Now What it takes to win a Nobel prize for Physics - Chris Stewart Animal Olympics and boxing with Kangaroos - Jacqui Hayes News by Marc West, Presented by Matt Clarke, Produced by Matt Clarke with technical support...
Global Consciousness, the man from CERN
Play Now The Global Consciousness Project run by Princeton University. The man from CERN. Presenter: Ian Woolf, News: Marian Carruthers, Matt Clarke asks - Can your mood effect the outcome of random number generators?, Tilly chats to Dr. Brian...
Chris Stewart
In a past life, Chris spent five years studying the physics of quarks, the tiny particles that sit at the heart of protons and neutrons, which in turn make up the nucleus of the atom. After a while, he realised...
Ian Woolf
Ian Woolf lives in Sydney, has a degree in Applied Science, worked as a solar astronomer, software engineer, systems programmer, webmaster, Networking tutor, Computational Theory lecturer and subject coordinator, and Physics lab demonstrator; while changing his career to professional writing...
27th July 2005
Play Now Presented by Matt ClarkeNews by Ian WoolfPhil Dooley interviews Professor Rod Cross about the Physics of sportTaylor Bildstein interviews Martin Richard George about indoor astronomy...
4th August 2005
Play Now Presented by Phil DooleyNews by Jacqui PfefferPhysics of Tennis interview with Professor Rod Cross by Phil DooleyTaylor Bildstein interviews Dr Jane Sargassen about the fluid dynamic engineeringScience chat about eating Kangaroo and Possum meat, with Matt, Phil,...
Ian Woolf
Ian Woolf lives in Sydney, has a degree in Applied Physics, worked as a solar astronomer, software engineer, systems programmer, webmaster, Cisco CCNA tutor, Computational Theory lecturer, and subject coordinator; while changing his career to professional writing and broadcasting. Read...
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