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Tech Podcast: 3D printing for the masses?

By Clark Boyd

Technology Podcast 314: "Tea. Early Grey. Hot." That's what Captain Picard would ask for, and (usually) that's what the Star Trek replicator gave him. Well, the Thing-o-Matic's not quite that sophisticated, but it can print 3D objects. On this episode of The World's Technology Podcast, we'll find out if the 3D printing revolution has truly come to our desktops.... more »

Dog Origins, DNA & Identity, Medical Isotope Shortage

By David Baron

Podcast 31: Were dogs domesticated for food? Papua New Guinea's bizarre creatures. Genes and human identity. And hospitals cope with a global shortage of medical isotopes. more »

Vodafone Wireless Winners, UK DNA Database, Swine Flu Questions Answered, and Airplanes!

By Clark Boyd

Technology Podcast 242: On this week's Technology Podcast, we hear about some wireless technologies that could improve lives across the globe. Check out the cell phone that's been modded into a microscope! We also take an in-depth look at Britain's DNA database, and the political ruckus that it's causing. You sent your swine flu questions in, so we take... more »

Spain Uses the Sun, an Inbred Royal Family

By admin

Podcast 10: Spain leads the way in wind and solar energy. An innovative design for cardboard solar ovens. And the genetic demise of the Spanish Hapsburg Dynasty. more »

Three Malaria Stories, plus Pigs and Hippos

By admin

Podcast 7: Fighting malaria, in Cambodia and the United States. A project to map the DNA of every mosquito species. Plus meteorites in Sudan and the revival an ancient harp. more »

New Stem Cell Rules, The First Horsemen

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Podcast 5: New U.S. stem cell rules. Ancient horses. A European pesticide controversy. And a Bolshevik murder mystery solved after nearly a century. more »