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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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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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Breaking Science: Limb length, cancer, freezing water... Featuring: audio, photos.com

By The Naked Scientists (Guest)

06 December 2008

Effects of temperature on limb length, how the egg keeps fertilization to one sperm, and does boiling water freeze faster than cold?  Read more : Breaking Science: Limb length, cancer, freezing water...

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Breaking Science: Laser hearing, chatty females, clean energy... Featuring: audio, photos.com

By The Naked Scientists (Guest)

21 November 2008

Shedding light on deafness, an ocean of clean energy, is Jurassic Park a reality, and do cats always land on their feet?  Read more : Breaking Science: Laser hearing, chatty females, clean energy...

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Breaking Science: Mice memory, X-ray tape ... Featuring: audio, Other - from calendar, cleared for use online

By The Naked Scientists (Guest)

24 October 2008

Erasing memories, amazing butterflies, X-rays from sticky tape and cracking your knuckles – there's something for everyone.  Read more : Breaking Science: Mice memory, X-ray tape ...

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My first five minutes in space Featuring: video,audio, Production team

By Professor John Zarnecki (The Open University)

26 June 2007

X-rays, fireworks and kangaroos - John tells the story of his first five minutes in space.  Read more : My first five minutes in space

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The dirty window Featuring: video,audio, NASA/ESA/JPL-Caltech

By Professor John Zarnecki (The Open University)

26 June 2007

Astronomers have great difficulty looking at the stars. John Zarnecki explains why.  Read more : The dirty window

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X-Ray specsBBC

By The Dramatic Science team (The Open University)

03 August 2006

The role of X-Ray crystallography in the discovery of DNA.  Read more : X-Ray specs

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