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Crowd Pressure: Confused by the terms used in the programme?Creative Commons Image 58/365 -- Thirteen Stone / davidd / CC BY 2.0

By Dr Stephen Serjeant (The Open University), Dr Ian Johnston (The Open University)

02 April 2012

Spot the unusual terminology in Bang's 'Crowd Pressure' episode? Stephen Serjeant and Ian Johnston explain how scientists sometimes abbreviate units when talking to each other  Read more : Crowd Pressure: Confused by the terms used in the programme?

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Dallas Campbell meets Frank Drake Featuring: video, The Open University

By Dallas Campbell (Guest), Dr Frank Drake (Guest)

04 May 2011

If there are other intelligent cultures around the universe, why haven't we met them yet? And why haven't we heard from them? Frank Drake explains.  Read more : Dallas Campbell meets Frank Drake

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An auditory illusion: The Shepard Tone Featuring: activity, Creative Commons Image vernhart under CC-BY-NC-SA licence

11 April 2011

It's been called the sonic barber's pole - but what does the Shepard Tone sound like? Try it for yourself...  Read more : An auditory illusion: The Shepard Tone

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Does glass flow downwards?Creative Commons Image Lawrence OP under CC-BY-NC-ND licence

By Stephen Byrne (Guest)

08 April 2011

Is it true that glass is a liquid, slowly trickling downwards - and is this why old stained glass panels are thicker at the bottom?  Read more : Does glass flow downwards?

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John Zarnecki in conversation with Ralph Lorenz Featuring: video, 

By Professor John Zarnecki (The Open University)

30 March 2011

Professor John Zarnecki reminisces with his old team mate at the Science Museum about their amazing project to land the Huygens probe on Titan.  Read more : John Zarnecki in conversation with Ralph Lorenz

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John Zarnecki on Titan Featuring: video, 

By Professor John Zarnecki (The Open University)

30 March 2011

John Zarnecki talks about what he would do if he could fly to Titan, plus offers insight into the discovery of an ice volcano on...  Read more : John Zarnecki on Titan

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How lenses and mirrors workCreative Commons Image Wagner Machado Carlos Lemes under CC-BY licence

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

10 March 2011

How do lenses and mirrors change the path of light - and what effect do their shapes have?  Read more : How lenses and mirrors work

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Using lasers instead of x-raysMykola Komarovskyy | Dreamstime.com

By The Naked Scientists (Guest)

24 February 2011

You might think lasers are quite dangerous things - but for looking inside a body, they might be much safer than x-rays.  Read more : Using lasers instead of x-rays

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Looking for dirty galaxies Featuring: video,audio, The Open University

By Dr Mattia Negrello (The Open University), Dr Janet Sumner (The Open University)

13 December 2010

The Open University's Mattia Negrello has been using gravitational lensing to seek out dirty galaxies. How does he do it - and, what does it...  Read more : Looking for dirty galaxies

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Making x-rays with sticky tapeCreative Commons Image jimmiehomeschoolmom under CC-BY-NC-SA licence

By The Naked Scientists (Guest), Carlos Camara (Guest)

08 November 2010

A simple roll of sticky tape will generate x-rays. Could this be useful for medical research?  Read more : Making x-rays with sticky tape

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