Droppin' Science » Nano

A Better View Rap

Martin — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 09:47:55 +0000

Check out this rap, as featured at the end of pod 10, by Jon Chase called A Better View. Along with the tune is loads of footage and images from the Science Photo Library made into a jaw-dropping music video.

Droppin’ Science 5

Martin — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:05:36 +0000

The latest on M&Ms, the HIV genome, transparent Aluminium and cheap nuclear fusion in the news. Plus the coolest objects shrunk to nanoscales, the science behind Will Ferrell’s new movie, some tips on how to boost your brain and plenty more.

Nano Guitar

Martin — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:00:33 +0000

In pod 5 we counted down the Top 5 objects shrunk down to nano-scales and here is our winner: the nanoguitar. It was made back in 1997 by a team at Cornell who sculpted it out of a single crystal of silicon on an oxide substrate. At 10 micrometers long it truly is the world’s smallest guitar and has six strings about 100 atoms wide, which when plucked using a laser beam produce a note 40 octaves above human hearing.

Hear about the nanoguitar and the rest of our nano-object in Pod 5.

Droppin’ Science 3

Martin — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:00:29 +0000

News on sperm and brain cells, beer bellies, Inspector Gadget and a tiny robot. Plus some cringe-worthy science chat-up lines, funny molecule names, the science behind attraction and new movie Moon as well as tackling an age old question on the street.