Halloween Fog Posted October 30, 2003 Please upgrade to a newer browser. Download File (mp3) It's a Halloween staple in haunted houses, plays, and movies. But the safety of artificial fog is being questioned tonight.
Power Flowers Posted November 2, 2003 Please upgrade to a newer browser. Download File (mp3) Thinking about splurging on a big flower arrangement for your sweetie, but weighing the price against how long it'll last?
Dirty Emissions? He'll Catch You! Posted November 9, 2003 Please upgrade to a newer browser. Download File (mp3) Are you tied of the yearly ritual of waiting in line for auto emissions testing? Well, there might be a way to avoid it.
One Type Fits All Posted November 9, 2003 Please upgrade to a newer browser. Download File (mp3) It could save your life in an emergency. Researchers may have found a way to create a universal blood type.
Spotting Spores Posted November 16, 2003 Please upgrade to a newer browser. Download File (mp3) Seemingly positive tests for anthrax recently shut down eleven D.C.-area post offices. How could they have been wrong, and how do you actually go about snagging a spore?
Kinder, Gentler Endometriosis Treatment Posted November 23, 2003 Please upgrade to a newer browser. Download File (mp3) One in ten women of reproductive age has excessive tissue growth in the lining of her uterus. It's called endometriosis. Hysterectomy is currently the only way to ensure a cure, but now that is changing.
Football Brain Strain Posted November 27, 2003 Please upgrade to a newer browser. Download File (mp3) There's lots of football on this holiday weekend and that means lots of tackles and possibly, in the course of that, some concussions.
The Future of Flight Posted December 17, 2003 Please upgrade to a newer browser. Download File (mp3) This Wednesday is the hundredth anniversary of the Wright Brothers? first flight in North Carolina. But did you know that history was made locally by the brothers?
The Gilbreth Guide to Holiday Shopping Posted December 20, 2003 Please upgrade to a newer browser. Download File (mp3) The movie "Cheaper By The Dozen" opens Christmas day. Its real-life characters could have probably helped you juggle activities of the season.
The Technology of Time Posted December 27, 2003 Please upgrade to a newer browser. Download File (mp3) 2004 is almost here. The number of time-dependent technologies is increasing all the time, and you probably don?t even know it. It?s time you learned about time.
Joe Gibbs, Head Engineer Posted January 9, 2004 Please upgrade to a newer browser. Download File (mp3) You thought Joe Gibbs was a football coach...or maybe a NASCAR owner? Some see him as an engineer.
http://WTOP.mars Posted January 17, 2004 Please upgrade to a newer browser. Download File (mp3) Years before the President's plan for a human trip to Mars, an Internet pioneer began pushing NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to build an interplanetary Internet.
Check Out That Slow Mo'?It's a Gas! Posted January 25, 2004 Please upgrade to a newer browser. Download File (mp3) This weekend, men across the country are thinking about a TV upgrade in time for the Super Bowl... and they drool over plasma screens.
Architecture of the Cell Posted February 7, 2004 Please upgrade to a newer browser. Download File (mp3) Our understanding of how cells are constructed could change, because one biologist took an art class.
A Broken (Chocolate) Heart Posted February 14, 2004 Please upgrade to a newer browser. Download File (mp3) Chocolate's mysterious properties are supposed to seduce your Valentine, but only if it?s engineered correctly.
Future of the Personal Computer Posted February 21, 2004 Please upgrade to a newer browser. Download File (mp3) One of the most famous television ads in history aired almost exactly twenty years ago, and the computer industry has never looked back.
Taking the Bite Out of an Asteroid Posted February 28, 2004 Please upgrade to a newer browser. Download File (mp3) For several scary hours last month, while we were worried about terrorists, scientists had their eyes on a possible weapon of mass destruction coming from outer space.
Bubble Fusion: Star in a Jar Posted March 6, 2004 Please upgrade to a newer browser. Download File (mp3) It's the holy grail?an unlimited, clean energy source. Fusion powers the sun, but scientists haven't been able to harness it on earth.
Electricity from Mud Posted March 14, 2004 Please upgrade to a newer browser. Download File (mp3) Need power in the middle of nowhere? Like, say, Afghanistan, or the ocean floor? No problem. All you need is mud.
Fallout Forensics Posted March 20, 2004 Please upgrade to a newer browser. Download File (mp3) The anthrax investigation illustrates how hard it is to catch a bio-terrorist. Those who choose nuclear weapons may leave behind even fewer clues.