Gustau Catalan from The Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology tells us about new findings in the field of piezo-resistive materials, Zoe Gamble brings us another science experiment you can try at home, we meet statistician Orla Burke and Chris North talks partial solar eclipses and the latest results from the Planck satellite.
Pythagoras' Trousers
The Science & Technology Radio Show
Piezo-resistive materials, flame experiments & astronomy
Standard Podcast: Digital vellum, state of engineering & Welsh manufacturing apprentice awards
This week, Tom Crick comments on Google’s Vint Cerf’s comments about us moving into a digital dark age, Paul Jackson from Engineering UK explains the findings of this year’s State of Engineering report, we meet space engineer Abbie Hutty from Airbus Defence & Space and one of this year’s Welsh Manufacturing Apprentice Award winners James Brearley joins Rhys in the studio along with Paul Byard from EEF to talk about the importance of apprentices in the Welsh manufacturing sector.
Grey seals, giant tortoises & Darwin Day
This week, Guillaume Meric tells us how we may be making British grey seals ill, our reporter Beth Berry visits the Galápagos tortoises at London Zoo, we meet engineer Rob Edmunds from Selex ES and Oort Kuiper performs a special rap to celebrate International Darwin Day. Click here for an extended version of Beth Berry’s tortoise report.
QE Prize, Magnets & Kate Bellingham
We hear from this year’s winner of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for engineering Dr Robert Langer, Neil Monteiro explains how magnets work, we meet chemical engineer Yasmin Ali and Rhys talks to science presenter Kate Bellingham.
Ultravision, floating bubbles & astronomy roundup
Rhys talks to Dr Neil Warren about his Ultravision technology designed to remove smoke during surgical operations, Huw James shares an experiment you can try at home involving floating bubbles, we meet Dr Luis (Nando) Ochoa and Chris North, Ed Gomez and Hugh Lang round up the latest news from the world of astronomy.
Skeptical roundup, bar headed geese & electric cars
Dean Burnett rounds up some recent news stories that have caught his skeptical eye, Becca Smithers reports on new research into bar headed geese, we meet Gary McGee and James McKemey from looks at recent sales trends of electric cars.
2015 Tech Trends, the Quagga & SmashFest UK
Kris Sangani looks back over the consumer technology trends of 2014 and makes some predictions for 2015, Beth Berry reports on the Quagga skeleton, we meet Mathieu Lucquiaud and Yasmin Ali tells us about SmashFest UK.
Seeing Stars, loud animals & Mind Maps
Jana Horoc from the National Museum of Wales, Cardiff tells about an exciting stargazing event taking place this weekend, Neil Monteiro reveals what the loudest animal is, we meet engineer Phil Stephenson and Rhys talks to inventor of the mind map, Tony Buzan.
Science Review of 2014
Beth Berry and Becca Smithers join Rhys to discuss the biggest science stories from the last twelve months.
2014 Christmas Quiz
Leanne Gunn and Mat Allen join Rhys for a festive science quiz.
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