Innovations
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Innovations Podcast 18th May 2013
On Innovations: you’ll hear how the diagnosis of tuberculosis was fundamentally changed around the world - because of the dogged and protracted work by four Australian scientists; for diabetics a personalised mobile phone app to better record and manage their condition and for beer drinkers an ancient barley’s secret yields up beer that keeps fresher for longer.
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Innovations Podcast 4th May 2013
On Innovations: how an appeal to a young smoker’s vanity convinces a considerable number to stop smoking; when his 2-year-old daughter was left with multiple bruises from a blood collection procedure, the engineer dad has now forever changed the way blood is collected and tested; and the development of a far more accurate test for the horticultural disease fire blight that will protect apple and pear industries globally.
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Innovations Podcast 20th April 2013
On Innovations: the brave new world of the broadband-connected home and how it will change our lives; near-vision restored for the middle-aged with a contact lens worn overnight and, the wheel-chair bound would-be passenger gets easier access to travel with a low-cost modification of a coach seat.
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Innovations Podcast 6th April 2013
On Innovations: all of the world’s internet traffic has suddenly got a whole lot faster; a boost in the fight against tuberculosis as six countries join together to stop its spread and impact in Asia and the Pacific and, the hope for a vaccine against the Tasmanian Devil’s cancer is giving researchers a better understanding of human cancers.
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Innovations Podcast 23rd March 2013
On Innovations: The forever-young pill - a remarkable discovery that could be available within five years; we clean up our waterways with a new way to manage harmful algal blooms and, a new super-strong nanowire composite material that will find its way into applications ranging from dental braces, to mobile phones, to cables
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Innovations Podcast 9th March 2013
On Innovations: With a strategy known as shock and kill, scientists have figured how to wake up the HIV virus in its hiding place within the body - next step - how to kill it. Map a city from the back of a bus; what about a forest or an underground mine - all in 3D with a mobile hand-held rapid laser mapping system. And a new flu drug to safeguard us from the spread of flu viruses and combat any flu pandemic.
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Innovations Podcast 23rd February 2013
On Innovations you’ll hear stories with big consequences for human-kind that range from cutting infection deaths in hospitals and dementia research as it takes a different approach. The Hendra virus vaccine launched last year was one of the biggest scientific achievements and, the printing of nerve and muscle cells to repair damaged tissue in our bodies.
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Innovations Podcast 10th February 2013
On Innovations: a device set to revolutionise the diagnosis and monitoring of sleep disorders from within the home; how rangeland cattle roundups and marketing are going automatic, and how old tyres and plastic are boosting efficiencies in steel-making.
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Innovations Podcast 27th January 2013
A much more accurate map of the world’s earthquake hotspots; weeds zapped with modified microwaves to deliver weed control without chemicals, and a handheld radiation detector that can pinpoint cancerous tissues in the body and contribute to homeland security
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Innovations Podcast 13th January 2013
Food consumes Innovations Sounds of Summer where we put rice through its GI paces to find out how healthy it is - with some surprising results. The fight against food allergies in milk is joined between Australia and South Korean scientists and, students solve the logistics of getting food and aid efficiently and quickly to people who are most in need.
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Innovations Podcast 5th January 2012
Smart ways to create and generate energy: using your glass windows to produce extra electricity. Biofuels made from algae reaching around the world and pigs helping to power China.
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Innovations Podcast 30th December 2012
Some clever medical devices open up our Innovations Sounds Of Summer series. There are the tiny strip sensors to manage diabetes and other chronic diseases. Blood test that spells out your blood type and were inspired by a Harry Potter film. A flashlight that not only zaps bacteria on the spot but could clean your teeth as well.
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Innovations Podcast 16th December 2012
The pancreas stem cell discovery that could make the diabetes needle history; a green light device to help beat jet lag and insomnia. Plus a new tool to address shift worker accidents and illness caused by disturbed body clocks.
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Innovations Podcast 1st December 2012
On Innovations: we close in on a fully self-contained hearing aid that can be self-fitted and aimed at those living in developing countries; food as medicine--after ten years of breeding and selection, nutrient-enriched vegetables to benefit bones, hearts, sight and immunity and, worker safety is at the core of a device developed by a mine manager passionate about safety and getting women into mining.
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Innovations Podcast 18th November 2012
On Innovations: a new laser treatment that could prevent eyesight loss for the one in seven people over 50 at risk of developing macular degeneration ; saving the lives of new mothers and, forgers had better watch out as a new computer automated system closes in on one-hundred per cent accuracy.
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Innovations Podcast 4th November 2012
On Innovations: technologies that promise huge global impact -- when scientists discover a method to turn a readily available food source into a protection against HIV; the quest for a male contraceptive pill gets a wriggle on and, a super-powered yeast on the cusp of producing ethanol and food from the woody, inedible parts of plants.
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Innovations Podcast 21st October 2012
The scarcity of phosphorus is looming as a threat to global food production - questions posed on how to save it, how to recycle it to save our planet. Australian scientists make a new discovery that could help tackle the reef-killing starfish, the crown of thorns; and how do you motivate the 70 per cent of men who are overweight to get fit?
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Innovations Podcast 7th October 2012
On Innovations - Australian biotechnology and medical research at the crossroads as the R&D tax incentive changes and proposed freezing of grants are considered - and anticipation about future directions. Imagine controlling your lighting with your smart-phone - and programming colours, flashing, music integration: eight thousand of the public have by investing in the concept; and, with close-up views of the underwater wonders of the world.
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Innovations Podcast 23rd September 2012
We ask Is it possible to cure multiple sclerosis and meet Australian scientist Andrew Holmes who’s been awarded the Royal Media by the Royal Society in London for his work in light emitting polymers.
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Innovations Podcast 9th September 2012
On Innovations: Molecular farming – turning sugar wastes into profits; for the first time researchers simulate the common cold virus, and how an Australian vaccine is helping fight famine in Africa.
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Innovations Podcast 26th August 2012
On Innovations: How do you engineer ‘serendipity’ into an app for a smart device? You’ll also meet the dad who after watching his toddler son playing with plugs and power points set to making a safer power point that saves money too. Is your ambition to pack lighter when travelling? Maybe the tiniest lightest portable washing machine could be the answer.
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Innovations Podcast 12th August 2012
On Innovations: an electronic nose as a non-invasive test for the presence of asbestos cancer; a desire for more effective communication culminates in a new on-line greetings card business; and teaching computers to think better from insight into human expertise gained from the ancient Chinese game of Go.
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Innovation Podcast 15th July 2012
On Innovations: a new tool that alerts to an overloaded worker's brain; kick-starting the pen that writes and collaborates on an iPad; and, a low-cost on-the-spot test for HIV that will give the world's 33million sufferers a chance.
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Innovations Podcast 25th March 2012
A showcase of Australian design, discovery, invention, engineering and research skills. Hosted by Radio Australia's Desley Blanch.
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Innovations podcast for 12/2/2012.
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A showcase of Australian design, discovery, invention, engineering and research skills.
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Innovations Podcast 11th MARCH 2012
A showcase of Australian design, discovery, invention, engineering and research skills.
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