What can we learn from spiders webs, venom and combs? How do spiders manage to weave intricate webs without getting tangled in them? How can spider's legs help develop next generation nano materials? How can spider venom help us fight back against the opioid crisis? Spider venom is dangerous but it can also help reduce harm in pain management.
Episode 259 - Quantum Computing - Australian of the Year - Prof Michelle Simmons
Episode 258 - Australian biomedical science from labs on a chip to stopping biofilms
Episode 257 - Tracking creatures from the deep with social media and NASA
Episode 256 - Learning from primates about human culture
Episode 255 - Taking the pain out of needles
Episode 254 - Heavy metal stars and interstellar forges
Episode 253 - Smarter food packaging to cut down on waste
Episode 252 - Dinosaurs gliding and swimming like birds
Episode 251 - Mysterious underwater worlds and oceans trapped in time
Episode 250 - Mysterious objects from inside and outside the solar system
Episode 249 - Unexpected journeys in science from spider silk to quantum proteins
Episode 248 - Printing with more colours of the rainbow, solar panel printing and hidden messages
Episode 247 - New techniques for non invasive imaging
Episode 246 - Lessons on resilience from our insect friends
Episode 245 - Making diesel less harmful to our lungs, farms and planet
Episode 244 - Can humour help save lives?
Episode 243 - Missed Nobel Prizes 2017
Episode 242 - Detecting epidemics like Zika and Ebola faster
Episode 241 - What does climate change have in store for our oceans?
Episode 240 - Avoiding spilling coffee - Ignobel Prize '12 and 17 (Fluid Dynamics)
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