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First humans in China 1.7 million years ago
Stone tools and 2 front teeth, found decades ago, were recently dated by paleoanthropologists. It's evidence that the first humans arrived in China 1.7 million years ago.
October 26, 2008
Robots pump more iron with fuel-powered muscles
Nanoscientist Ray Baughman is steering humanoid robots towards a power system that mimics our own human muscles and doesn't need to be plugged in to recharge.
October 24, 2008
Sleep needed to downscale the brain’s synapses
Chiara Cirelli is working to understand the function of sleep. She believes we need sleep to refresh our synapses, which connect brain cells.
October 23, 2008
Smelling sounds with the help of hypnosis
Smelling sounds? Sure, it's possible. Sometimes hypnosis can mingle your senses. You can smell a hand clapping, for example. Read more here.
October 22, 2008
Can nanotech help meet the energy challenge?
Nanotech has the potential to help us produce more energy, says Shell scientist Sergio Kapusta. Hear Kapusta talk about the applications of nanotechnology to renewable energy.
October 19, 2008
Beef production has high cost to climate
Beef production has a high impact on climate. Eating less red meat can help cut back on the greenhouse gas emissions now implicated in climate change.
October 18, 2008
Training astronauts to diagnosis their injuries in space
Scott Dulchavsky developed a technique to train space crews to diagnose astronauts' injuries in a matter of seconds.
October 16, 2008
Biofuels challenging, but necessary next step
Biofuels could be a significant contributor to reducing future carbon dioxide emissions, says biochemist Mike Goosey of Shell's Thornton Research and Technology Center in the UK.
October 15, 2008
Michael Pollan predicts a food culture revolution in the U.S.
Michael Pollan believes we in the U.S. are due for a revolution in the way we eat. Hear Pollan talk about food scandals related to the way certain foods are processed and prepared.
October 11, 2008
Next gen of biofuels with Mike Goosey
Biochemist Mike Goosey of Shell describes the search for non-food sources for the 'next generation' of biofuels and the development of processes to convert them to fuel.
October 10, 2008
