LASER: Materials Science Podcast

Episodes

1. 21

   Episode 21 – Underground with Dr. Sarah Truebe

   Discussion of what we can learn form caves, how they are studied, and some ethics of studying sensitive cave features.

   Jul 1, 2020

   51m
2. 20

   Episode 20 – Room Temperature Superconductivity Controversy

   Discussion about recent controversy surrounding a claim of room temperature superconductivity. Very exciting claims, but because it isnt verified and there are some questions about the manuscript, this is treated almost as a review of the pre-print, with a short description of data issues found…

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   Aug 17, 2018

   36m
3. 19

   Episode 19 – 2015 Perihelion Edition

   Welcome to 2015! This year's perihelion edition was recorded on the day which the earth is closest to the sun. We cover a diverse list of important scientific and engineering happenings from 2014, and even talk about a little biology and genomics research! (but don't worry, its mostly cool…

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   Feb 3, 2015

   57m
4. 18

   Episode 18 – Space Space Space

   This week we discuss Space X and Boeing contracts to transport NASA astronauts to the International Space Station by 2018, and some new luxuries that will soon be available on the ISS; a 3-D printer, and an espresso machine!

   Oct 14, 2014

   55m
5. 22

   PULSE! #4 – Better Coffee Through Chemistry

   Most coffee-particular people already know that the quality of the water you use is important for good coffee, but a recent paper describes how affecting the specific hard mineral content can have important changes in the relative extraction of specific flavor and strength affecting chemicals in...

   Jun 19, 2014

   23m
6. 17

   Episode 17 – Life, The Universe, and Frogs

   This week on LASER we discuss a realistic computer simulation of a universe, a proposed mechanism for why tin whiskers are destroying our most sensitive computers, and GaInSn liquid metal used to reconnect severed nerves in frogs.

   Jun 5, 2014

   1h 11m
7. 16

   Episode 16 – Sun & Surf

   For our first episode of the summer on LASER: Let's Agree Science & Engineering are Rad, we discuss our own Chris' recently-accepted paper about inorganic ZnS window layers on organic solar cells. These increase the efficiency, and help protect the cell from environmental damage. We then talk…

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   May 16, 2014

   1h 00m
8. 19

   LASER Pulse! #3 – The Heartbleed

   This week's LASER Pulse! is about the Heartbleed computer vulnerability. We cover the basics of the heartbleed bug, why its important, and mention that you really need to CHANGE YOUR PASSWORDS. Because this is a Pulse episode, there are little to no edits (just the intro and outro really), and…

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   Apr 16, 2014

   22m
9. 15

   Episode 15 – Airships for the Future

   The cast of the Technically Speaking Podcast join us to talk with about the future of super rad airships for scientific use--similar to satellites! We also talk about a company planning a new method for extracting Lithium from geothermal vents, to meet the needs of the Tesla Giga-Factory.

   Apr 9, 2014

   1h 24m
10. 14

    Episode 14 – Filters and Photodetectors

    On Episode 14 of LASER we discuss using tree branches as water filters, a new type of super-thin room temperature infrared light detector that uses graphene, and the $1 Origami Microscope.

    Mar 26, 2014

    54m
11. 13

    Episode 13 – Microgravity

    This week is all about Microgravity! Chase and Cameron interview some members of the ASU Dust Devils Experiment about their plans to take dust into microgravity and learn more about how planets are formed! Then we talk about ISS experiments for fighting fires in space and on the ISS, and finally...

    Mar 12, 2014

    1h 04m
12. 12

    Episode 12 – Laserbones

    On this week's show-- Laserbones--Chris and Cameron discuss laser-3-D-Printed materials based on bones (lasers & bones), the use of cremated remains for synthetic diamonds (bones), and potential space mirror technologies made out of laser-trapped polystyrene beads (lasers)! We also have our first...

    Feb 27, 2014

    55m