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Rideable multicopters transition waves
January 12, 2015 07:30 - 30.3 MBBalanced bladderworts Ian's script read by David Merriman, Ridable multicopters by Ian Woolf, Soliton oscillations by John August, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a donation
Bitcoin rules soliton waves
January 05, 2015 07:30 - 30.3 MBMedical nanobots treat cancer by Ian Woolf Jason Williams tells us why Bitcoins rule, John August explores the history of Solitons. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a donation
2015 - The year of the drone
December 29, 2014 07:30 - 30.3 MBThe news and interviews in this episode were first broadcast on August 25th 2014: Biohackers modify their vision to see more colours by Ian Woolf. Ian Lyons explains how to start flying quadcopter drones, Dominic Fretz talks about OpenROV underwater drones, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a donation
2014 science news review
December 22, 2014 07:30 - 30.3 MBA look back at 2014, through the lens of the Diffusion news headlines of the year, by Ian Woolf. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a donation
Aussie Rockets Worm Lego
December 15, 2014 07:30 - 30.3 MBWorms uploaded to Lego by Ian Woolf, Kerrie Dougherty tells tales of Rockets in Australia before Woomera. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science
Vaping Freematics
December 08, 2014 07:30 - 30.3 MBNASA's Orion goes up and down, Nature pretends to open access by Ian Woolf. Stanley Huang connects analytics from your car to your phone, Is vaping safe? by Ian Woolf. 3 Minute Thesis by Kelly Sun: "Decoding a word in a plant's vocabulary. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science
Solidifier, Ozberry Pi and RoboDojo
December 01, 2014 07:30 - 30.3 MBDiabetes reversed in mice, and CSIRO loses 1000 staff by Ian Woolf, From the Sydney Mini Maker Faire: David Vandenberg talks about Solidifier, John Wulff talks about Ozberry Pi, Justin Maclean talks about Ozberry Pi and the Internet of Things meetup, Adrian talks about RoboDojo and robot nerf guns. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science
Carotenoids - why vegetables are good for you
November 24, 2014 07:30 - 30.3 MBHarvard spying scandals by Ian Woolf, Chris Cazzonelli talks about carotenoids, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science
Primate RNA and pocket communicators
November 17, 2014 07:30 - 30.3 MBMore women linked to less prostate cancer, Mind-controlled genetically engineered implant for mice by Ian Woolf, Leonard Lipovich talks about Primate RNA and evolution, Roche Mathews talks about CreateUNSW, Shane Morris talks about pocket satellite communicators. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science
Non-coding RNA and hand puppets
November 10, 2014 07:30 - 30.3 MBTurn another human into your hand puppet by Ian Woolf Leonard Lipovich explains non-coding RNA, ENCODE and CHARGE, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science
3D Printing for the rest of us
November 03, 2014 07:30 - 30.3 MBBrain inflammation and abnormalities in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome by Ian Woolf, What do you do after you buy a 3D printer? with Shane Morris, Ksenia Gnevsheva's 3 Minute Thesis: Non-native English accents - how malleable are they? Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science
Wildlife Forensics and Water Divining
October 27, 2014 07:30 - 30.3 MBHover-boards are back, by Ian Woolf, Dr Greta Frankham from the Centre for Wildlife Genomics solves environmental crimes with wildlife forensics, Richard Saunders turns a skeptical eye on divining for water, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science
Singing frogs and spliced mice
October 20, 2014 07:30 - 30.3 MBSpliced mice and oral HIV vaccines by Ian Woolf, Dr Jodi Rowley from the Australian Museum Research Institute talks about her search for rare amphibians at Inspiring Science, Gemma Sharp's Three Minute thesis: "Paying for Lip Service", Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science
Cancer, Alzheimers, hearing and oxygen
October 13, 2014 07:30 - 30.3 MBThe 2014 Nobel prizes for Medicine, Chemistry and Physics by Ian Woolf, From the 2013 Trans-Tasman Three Minute Thesis Competition: Thomas Fin: Oxygen - a double edged sword for lifeforms, Demi Gow - Building a better bionic ear, Sharon Savage - Giving words new life in dementia, Lilly Chang - An eye on Alzheimers disease, Kelsey Kennedy - Feeling for cancer, an imaging tool to make breast cancer surgery more effective, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and host...
Koalas, robots and brains
October 06, 2014 07:30 - 30.3 MBCheap flexible solar cells, Randomness chips, and the breaking 2014 Nobel prize for Physics by Ian Woolf, From the Sydney Mini Maker Faire: Elwin tracks Koalas online, Gavin has built a robot coffee table, Alex has built an outdoor autonomous robot. 3 Minute Thesis: Beeps, Burps, and Brains by Shu Yow. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science
Invisibility donuts and Mars Direct
September 29, 2014 07:30 - 30.3 MBInvisibility doughnuts and wearable drones by Ian Woolf, A potted history of Martian exploration, Robert Zubrin talks about Mars Direct and the Case for Mars in 2000. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science
2014 Ig Nobel Prizes - Food
September 22, 2014 07:30 - 30.3 MBMAVEN orbits Mars by Ian Woolf, The 2014 Ig Nobel Prizes - science that first makes you laugh, then make you think, by Ian Woolf Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science
Makers of every generation
September 15, 2014 07:30 - 30.3 MBMachine telepathy? by Ian Woolf From the Sydney Mini Maker Faire: Makers Empire with a system for 5 year olds to make toys with 3D Printers, Three teen roboticists from First Australia with their robots, Joy Suiliman from Electrocraft, Gail Kenning and Cathy Treadway make HandiPockets to stimulate seniors with dementia. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com...
Mood Dress and the End of the World
September 08, 2014 07:30 - 30.3 MBNicaragua got hit! by Ian Woolf, Orsola De Marco talks about what astronomy tells us about how the world ends, Andrew and Ashley Stapleton talk about the Mood Dress, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science
Astronomy for Life and Toydeath
September 01, 2014 07:30 - 30.3 MBNarwhal cheese crowd-funded by Ian Woolf Orsola De Marco talks about Astronomy, life off Earth, and why Pluto isn't a planet, Nick Wishart talks about Toydeath at the Sydney Mini Maker Faire, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science
Drones in the air and underwater
August 25, 2014 07:30 - 30.3 MBSee like a fish by Ian Woolf, Ian Lyons talks about flying quadcopters, Dominic talks about DIY underwater remotely operated vehicles for exploration and education, at the Sydney Mini Maker Faire, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science
Social context and Electric cars
August 18, 2014 07:31 - 30.3 MBFruit flies rolled by magnets by Ian Woolf, Ian Sharpe talks about social context, leadership and solving problems for NASA, Mark Taylor talks about Electric cars at the Sydney Mini Maker Faire, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science
FundScience, Albatross, LoVid
August 11, 2014 07:31 - 30.3 MBRecovering the world's oldest sound recordings, and DIY Flone drones by Ian Woolf, Maria Oh talks about crowd-funding science on FundScience Australia, John August on Albatrosses fly, Tali and Kyle discuss artwork involving synthesizers, arduino controllers, ceramics and dancers, at Dorkbot. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science
Megaphones and Microfluidics
August 04, 2014 07:30 - 30.3 MBSound reconstructed from video vibrations by Ian Woolf, Microfluidics by Meow Ludo Meow Meow, Jenny "Kit" Alaca uses her Listening Voice to tell Ian Woolf about her artful megaphones. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science
Semaphore and legal Biohacking
July 28, 2014 07:30 - 30.3 MB3D printed ice cream, solar cheaper than coal, Sydney Mini Maker Faire and a contradicting study for women's smell choice by Ian Woolf. Meow Ludo Meow Meow talks about how Biohacking is regulated in Australia, Sam Bruce talks about Flagging, where Frances Barrett's semaphore is interpreted by a kinect-powered computer to make music. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science
Fact or Fiction Implants
July 21, 2014 07:30 - 30.3 MBRemote controlled contraceptrives could lead to altered choices by Ian Woolf, Rod Dowler from ANSTO talks about the Fact or Fiction show with Marc West, Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science
Neural Knitworks
July 14, 2014 07:30 - 30.3 MBWriting beats typing for lecture notes by Ian Woolf, Pat Pillai yarns about knitting neurons for brain health. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science
Galactic Haloes light walls
July 07, 2014 07:30 - 30.3 MBVibrating plants defend themselves, and reflux medicine can cause vitamin B12 deficiency by Ian Woolf, Vanessa Moss explains the halo around the Milky Way Galaxy, Rory McKay talks about projecting light art. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science
Play sub-atomic games in Space
June 30, 2014 07:30 - 30.3 MBPill to help immune system defeat all cancers, and mechanical 3D printer without electricity by Ian Woolf, Paul Sztajer talks about his game of sub-atomic physics - Particulars, Tim Nelson talks about the Delta-V Space Start-up accelerator, and Christie McMonigal talks about how to become a science communicator. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science
Giant echidnas drive air conditioned thorium cars
June 23, 2014 07:30 - 30.3 MBGiant echidnas may still live in WA by Ian Woolf, Vahid Vkiloroaya talks abut solar absorber air conditioning, Thorium cars run on rainbows by Ian Woolf. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science
Re-using carbon and Biohack Syd
June 16, 2014 07:30 - 35.1 MBSydney Mini Maker Faire returns, and NASA's mission to Charon by Ian Woolf, Mouse vampire retractions by Ian Woolf, Matt speaks with Ian Woolf about Biohack Syd, Ken Richards talks about his Consensus Greentech award-winning Leaf Energy agricultural waste into carbon technology Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science
Space law and Bee decisions
June 09, 2014 07:30 - 35.1 MBStem cell exhaustion by Ian Woolf. Sara Langston talks about Space law at OrbitOz, James Mackinson analyses honeybee decision-making. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science
Biohacking Citizen Science
June 02, 2014 07:30 - 35.1 MBEpidermal electronics and Lego Atomic Force Microscopes by Ian Woolf, Andraes Siagian talk about his Indonesian Citizen Science Initiative and Hackteria, Andrew Tuckwell talks about hacking synthetic biology competitions, IGEM and BIOMOD. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science
Mission to Earth
May 26, 2014 07:30 - 35.1 MBWild animals love exercise wheels, New dwarf planet discovered, and Venus Express takes a dive by Ian Woolf George Dyke speaks with Ian Woolf about Earth Observation satellites and drones at OrbitOz. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science
3D Printing Way Out West
May 19, 2014 07:30 - 35.1 MBThe Australian Federal budget for science, and Virtual reality meets Kinect by Ian Woolf, Stuart Grover talks about his new 3D printing studio in Parramatta. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science
Infinity and Money part 3
May 12, 2014 07:30 - 35.1 MBFixing broken hearts and adding new letters to the DNA alphabet by Ian Woolf, Marcus Schappi talks to Ian Woolf about building the Internet of things with Microview micro-controllers at Dorkbot, Infinity - take a trip to Hilbert's hotel by Ian Woolf, The third and final installment of Money - science or alchemy? with Joffre Balce Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science
Geo-engineering Art
May 05, 2014 07:30 - 35.1 MBAn introduction to popular geoengineering methods by Ian Woolf, Josh Wodak speaks with Ian Woolf about Climate change, geo-engineering and art. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science
Mapping Robots and printed houses
April 28, 2014 07:30 - 35.1 MBChina, the Netherlands and the US print houses by Ian Woolf, Josh Harle speaks to Ian Woolf about mapping robots and graffiti for art. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science
Powdered alcohol and Money part2
April 21, 2014 07:30 - 35.1 MBGlucosamine for longer life, Powdered alcohol, Solar thermal fuel by Ian Woolf Bitcoin Mining with James Nichols, Money - Science or Alchemy? Part 2 of an interview with economist Joffre Balce, Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science
Spiderman 2 and Money
April 14, 2014 07:30 - 35.1 MBSocial media censorship for Australia, More CSIRO job cuts, #Australiansforcoal trends on twitter by Ian Woolf, Review of the science of SpiderMan 2 by Ian Woolf, Money - Science or Alchemy? Part 1 of an interview with economist Joffre Balce, Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science
Wearable Experiments
April 07, 2014 07:30 - 35.1 MBSuspended animation to be trialled, Changing fonts saves money by Ian Woolf, Ben Moir of Wearable Experiments talks about Fundawear, Navigate jacket, and Fan jersey. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science
Pet CSI, treasure maps and cartilage
March 31, 2014 07:30 - 35.1 MBSpies in your eyes, Mouse muscle gets younger, and Whaling science by Ian Woolf. From FameLab NSW: Vince Polito talks about the psychology of Agency, Al Fathi talks about healing cartilage with new materials, Lydia Tong talks about Pet Forensics, and Andrew Merdith shares his treasure map. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science
Time, Mars and chocolate
March 24, 2014 07:30 - 35.1 MBAustralia and India go to Mars, How dark chocolate saves your heart, Job cuts to the CSIRO staff who earned half a billion dollars, and uncanny robots, by Ian Woolf, About Time by Ian Woolf Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science
Skyrmions and Eternal September
March 17, 2014 07:30 - 35.1 MBMind reading apps for Google glass, and Alcohol without the harm? by Ian Woolf Skyrmions explained by John August, Tales of the internet before the web by Ian Woolf Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science
Set Google Glass to Stun
March 10, 2014 07:30 - 35.1 MBEarclip-type wearable PC by Ian Woolf, Google Glass hands on first impressions by Ian Woolf, Rob Manson from BuildAR.com talks about developing for Google Glass, Part 3 of my interview with Dr Nady Braidy about Ciguatera and aging. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science
Space Beer, OrbitOz and Launchbox
March 03, 2014 07:30 - 35.1 MBMake your phone compute while you sleep with Power To Give, by Ian Woolf, Brian Lim speaks with Ian Woolf about OrbitOz and his company Launchbox, Justin Held spoke with Ian Woolf about Saber Astronautics, Space Beer, satellite engineering and the business of Space, Part 2 of last week's interview with Nady Braidy about his research into reversing aging and curing Ciguatera, Produced and presented by Ian Woolf
Aging Brains and Ciguatera
February 24, 2014 07:30 - 35.1 MBFukushima reactor spills radioactive water yet again by Ian Woolf, Ian Woolf interviews Dr Nady Braidy about how toxins cause age-related brain diseases, and Ciguatera Fish Poison. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf
Embryonic stem cells and crocodiles
February 17, 2014 07:30 - 35.1 MBCrocodiles climb, and use tools, while alligators make video by Ian Woolf, Michael Morris spoke with Ian Woolf about investigating the basic science of embryology to find out how embryonic stem cells become all other cells. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf
Stem cells for ailing hearts
February 10, 2014 07:30 - 35.1 MBFlying snakes by Ian Woolf, Dr Alexis Bosman speaks with Ian Woolf about creating stem cells to understand inherited heart disease. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf
Phish Tales, and Zapping mosquito bites
February 03, 2014 07:30 - 35.1 MBSperm can smell by Ian Woolf, Mosquito bite zapping by Ian Woolf, Phishing tales by Ian Woolf, Produced and presented by Ian Woolf