Naked Science Scrapbook

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Drawing out the facts, the Naked Science Scrapbook brings a visual dimension to the world's most mysterious science.

Sarah Castor-Perry, The Naked Scientists


    • Nov 11, 2013 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 4m AVG DURATION
    • 31 EPISODES


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    Where Does the Solar System End? - Science Scrapbook 13.11.12

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2013 2:58


    Launched in 1977 to study the Solar system's gas giant planets, Voyager 1 is still operating. But now it's so far away that the Solar wind has weakened and a deluge of cosmic particles from intergalactic space is assailing it. Now interstellar space awaits. But where does the Solar system end and this new frontier begin?

    What is the Higgs boson? - Science Scrapbook 13.10.07

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2013 5:09


    Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider have found evidence of a new fundamental particle, that could be the much sought-after Higgs boson. In this Naked Science Scrapbook we find out what a Higgs boson actually is, and why finding it could help us understand the structure of the universe a little bit better...

    How do Nerves Carry Information? - Science Scrapbook 13.10.04

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2013 6:40


    What do nerve cells look like, how do they carry information, and how does one nerve connect and communicate with another nerve? Find out in this spine-tingling Naked Science Scrapbook episode...

    How do we use Microbes to make Biohydrogen? - Science Scrapbook 12.08.16

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2012 5:19


    Hydrogen could be a key clean fuel of the future, powering cars, planes and technology. The challenge facing us before we can switch to this energy-dense fuel has been to produce it cleanly and efficiently. Now a team at the University of Birmingham have developed a way of harnessing the power of microbes to make it for us...

    How does the Internet work? - Science Scrapbook 12.07.30

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2012 5:32


    Whether you're watching a YouTube video, downloading an email, buying a birthday present or linking up with friends online, you're sending data across the Internet. But how does "the web" actually work, and what lies behind it? Here, in this Naked Science Scrapbook episode supported by 4D Data Centres, all is revealed...

    What is a fungus? - Science Scrapbook 12.05.25

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2012 5:34


    Fungi are a biologically important, and often overlooked Kingdom of organisms. In this Naked Science Scrapbook we find out what a fungus actually is, how they live and how they cause and fight disease. Plus we see that many of our favourite meals wouldn't be the same without them.

    What is an Alloy? - Science Scrapbook 12.05.18

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2012 6:45


    A lot of the metals we use every day, from car wheels to cutlery, are made from alloys. In this Naked Science Scrapbook we find out how alloys are made and how we change their properties to suit our needs. Plus we discover why alloys have a vital role to play when we fly off on holiday...

    What is Jetlag? - Science Scrapbook 12.04.24

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2012 6:01


    Why do we feel tired or awake at the wrong times when we go on holiday to a different timezone? In this Naked Science Scrapbook we find out how your body clock works, how it is disrupted by long distance travel and if there's any way around getting jetlag.

    What does a data centre do? - Science Scrapbook 12.03.08

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2012 5:03


    When companies can't back up their data themselves, they often turn to data centres. But what do they do? In this Naked Science Scrapbook, supported by 4D Data Centres, we find out how a data centre is designed to minimise environmental impact, and how they can prevent personal information from being stolen...

    How do lasers work? - Science Scrapbook 12.02.17

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2012 5:05


    From DVD players and supermarket scanners to laser pointers and Bond movies, lasers are part of our lives. But just how do they work? In this Naked Science Scrapbook we find out how excitable atoms produce the laser beams and how those beams are used to perform surgery, send information through the internet and even measure the distance to the moon!

    How do thermoelectric generators work? - Science Scrapbook 12.02.10

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2012 5:30


    Huge amounts of energy are lost from power stations and cars as heat. But what if we could harness that heat and turn it into useful electricity? That's what thermoelectric generators or TEGs can help us do. In this Naked Science Scrapbook we find out how they exploit a temperature gradient to produce power and how they're already powering space exploration.

    How does a microwave work? - Science Scrapbook 12.02.03

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2012 4:36


    Most of us have a microwave oven in our kitchen. They make heating up leftovers and the dreaded readymeal much faster than a conventional oven. In this Naked Science Scrapbook, we find out how the microwave oven produce the microwaves, and how they actually cook the food, plus how popcorn played a key role in the invention of the microwave oven...

    Why do sprouts make you fart? - Science Scrapbook 11.12.15

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2011 4:47


    Every Christmas, one vegetable divides opinion - Brussels sprouts. Some of us love them, some of us hate them, but eating them can have some embarrassing consequences. In this Naked science Scrapbook, we find out why sprouts cause flatulence and what makes sprout-induced gas such an offensive addition to the Christmas table...

    How does autofocus work? - Science Scrapbook 11.11.24

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2011 4:56


    Millions of people now own compact digital cameras and camera phones that will automatically focus on parts of a scene, without having to turn a focus wheel. But how does autofocus work? In this Naked Science Scrapbook we find out how battleship technology has found its way into cameras and why some autofocus cameras use ultrasound to figure out what to focus on...

    How does DNA fingerprinting work? - Science Scrapbook 11.10.27

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2011 5:27


    How do we tell people apart by using their DNA? From murder investigations to paternity testing, DNA fingerprinting is an essential tool in the modern world. But how is it carried out? Find out in the latest Naked Science Scrapbook!

    How does a fuel cell work? - Science Scrapbook 11.10.07

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2011 4:01


    Fuel cells may be a major energy source of the future, but how do they work? In the latest Naked Science Scrapbook, we find out how to generate electricity from hydrogen, how fuel cells helped man to get to the moon, and how you could use one to heat your water at home...

    How is cheese made? - Science Scrapbook 11.09.23

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2011 6:05


    Cheese is a major (and tasty) part of our diets and humans have been making it for thousands of years? But how is it made? In this Naked Science Scrapbook, we find out how we go from liquid milk to solid cheese and how the blue mould and pungent smell of blue cheeses is formed.

    Why don't whales get the bends, when divers can? - Science Scrapbook 11.09.06

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2011 7:14


    If a diver surfaces too quickly after a dive, they can get the bends, or decompression sickness, causing excruciating pain and sometimes even death. In this Naked Science Scrapbook, find out what causes the bends, why human divers can get it and why (usually) whales don't...

    How Does Laser Eye Surgery Work? - Science Scrapbook 11.08.12

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2011 4:56


    Why are some people short sighted and some people long sighted? And how do we use something more usually associated with a Bond villain to correct someone's eyesight? Find out in the latest Naked Science Scrapbook!

    How does a plane stay in the air? - Science Scrapbook 11.07.12

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2011 3:15


    Being able to fly off on holiday is something we may take for granted. But how does the big metal tube you're flying in stay up in the air? We'll find out in the latest Naked Science Scrapbook. Plus we'll see that if the plane's engines stop working, you won't just plummet out of the sky...

    How does a jet engine work? - Science Scrapbook 11.06.28

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2011 4:05


    Humans have wanted to fly for thousands of years. Modern jet engines allow us to fly more efficiently, at greater speeds than ever before. In this Naked Science Scrapbook, we'll find out how engineers stop the engines from melting at such high temperatures, and why you couldn't run a plane on coal...

    Why does water expand when it freezes? - Science Scrapbook 11.04.01

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2011 2:31


    Why does ice float in the cool summer drink of your choice? And why don't ponds and lakes freeze from the bottom up, killing all the fish? Find out with the latest Naked Science Scrapbook, where we'll see that it's all down to the weird and wonderful water molecules...

    Can mosquitoes transmit HIV? - Science Scrapbook 11.03.18

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2011 4:06


    Mosquitoes can transmit deadly diseases like malaria.But could they pass on HIV if they drank from an infected person?Find out with the Naked Science Scrapbook!

    Why are copper compounds colourful? - Science Scrapbook 11.03.04

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2011 4:01


    Copper compounds can be blue, green, yellow, brown and black - so how does it produce so many different colours? We find out the answer to this, plus why copper's flame test is green...

    How does a lightbulb work? - Science Scrapbook 11.02.18

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2011 3:32


    What's actually going on in a lightbulb when you switch it on? And why are energy saving bulbs more efficient than normal incandescent ones? Find out in the latest Naked Science Scrapbook.

    Why do Chameleons change colour? - Science Scrapbook 11.02.04

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2011 3:18


    We all know chameleons can change their colour at will, but how do they do it? And is it really because of camouflage?

    Why do storm clouds have flat tops? - Science Scrapbook 11.01.21

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2011 2:50


    Why is a storm cloud flattened on top? In this episode of the Naked Science Scrapbook, we'll find out what causes cumulonimbus clouds to form characteristic anvil shapes...

    How Does a Cake Rise? - Science Scrapbook 11.01.07

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2011 2:35


    What makes a cake rise? In this episode of the Naked Science Scrapbook, we'll find out what ingredients cause a baking cake to go from a gloopy mass to a light fluffy sponge...

    Why does helium make your voice sound funny? - Science Scrapbook 10.12.25

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2010 3:32


    When you breathe in helium, why does your voice sound all funny? Find out in the latest Naked Science Scrapbook!

    Why do onions make you cry? - Science Scrapbook 10.12.19

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2010 3:36


    Why do you start crying after you've chopped into an onion?

    Why don't birds get electrocuted on power lines? - Science Scrapbook 10.12.11

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2010 3:46


    Why don't birds get electrocuted when they sit on high voltage power cables? Find out in the latest Naked Science Scrapbook!

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