== VIDEO ON DEMAND ==
The latest ABC Science video is available at the video on demand website. Here you can find New Inventors, the Experimentals, Health Minutes and more.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/106573/686964/2218/0/
== TOP STORIES FROM NEWS IN SCIENCE == http://abcmail.net.au/t/106573/686964/1759/0/
NANOWIRES PREFER DEEP PURPLE
Silicon nanowires grow more densely when blasted with Deep Purple than any other music tested, says an Australian researcher.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/106573/686964/2219/0/
PERU METEORITES MAY REWRITE RULE BOOKS
A meteorite that struck Peru in September, digging out a deep hole and startling nearby residents, behaved so strangely that scientists may have to rethink what happens when space objects hit planets.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/106573/686964/2220/0/
CRAYFISH CHILL OUT AFTER WATCHING A FIGHT
Male crayfish appear to calm down after watching a fight, according to US research that adds to growing evidence that individuals, particularly males, of many species watch competitive encounters.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/106573/686964/2221/0/
ARTIFICIAL SKIN SENSES HOT AND COLD
Artificial skin made from thin layers of polymers and carbon nanotubes could soon give patients and robots alike the sensation of hot, cold and pressure, its developers say.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/106573/686964/2222/0/
== IN THE SKY THIS WEEK == http://abcmail.net.au/t/106573/686964/1764/0/
The First Quarter Moon is Friday March 14. The evening sky is to the north is enlivened by bright Mars and Saturn. In the Northwest Mars forms a delightful broad triangle with the bright red stars Aldebaran and Betelgeuse. With the Pleiades cluster and Orion's belt nearby, the evening sky is particularly beautiful now. In north-east evening sky, Saturn can be seen near the bright star Regulus. Now is an excellent opportunity to observe the ringed world in a small telescope. On Saturday 15 March the waxing Moon is near Mars, and on Wednesday 19 March the nearly full Moon is very close to Saturn and Regulus. You should be able to cover all three objects with your thumb.
== ABC HEALTH & WELLBEING == http://abcmail.net.au/t/106573/686964/1765/0/
== FACT FILE: PREGNANCY ==
Pregnancy is an exciting time. But it can be hard to cope with conflicting advice from well-meaning family, friends, and total strangers. ABC Health & Wellbeing's fact file will help guide you through the maze of pregnancy-related information.
http://www.abc.net.au/health/library/stories/2008/03/13/2181149.htm
== TRANSCRIPTS NOW ONLINE
VOTING IN AMERICA (In Conversation: 06/03/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/106573/686964/2223/0/
THE EXTREME SPORTS BRAIN (Catalyst: 06/03/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/106573/686964/2224/0/
MEET PROFESSOR VEENA SAHAJWALLA (Catalyst: 06/03/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/106573/686964/2225/0/
BLUE BOTTLES (Catalyst: 06/03/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/106573/686964/2226/0/
NATURE'S LITTLE DIGGERS (Catalyst: 06/03/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/106573/686964/2227/0/
PAIN: THE POWER AND THE PAIN (PART 2 OF 2) (All In The Mind: 08/03/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/106573/686964/2228/0/
GUT MICROBES (Science Show: 08/03/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/106573/686964/2229/0/
LOW-COST ROBOTS FOR THE PRODUCTION LINE AND THE HOME (Science Show: 08/03/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/106573/686964/2230/0/
NEW APPROACH TO BUILDING DESIGN AND TRANSPORT (Science Show: 08/03/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/106573/686964/2231/0/
METAL IONS IN PROTEINS POTENTIAL CAUSE OF DISEASE (Science Show: 08/03/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/106573/686964/2232/0/
== COMING UP ON ABC RADIO == http://abcmail.net.au/t/106573/686964/1773/0/
SCIENCE SHOW - Tangled in Mystery
Saturday 15 March, 12.05pm & Monday 17 March, 7.05pm RN
How can an atomic particle remember where it came from light years from its origins? A photon reaching Earth will somehow still be connected to the star it left years ago! Nuts? Well, this kind of quantum mechanics drove Einstein wobbly, but is also the rock solid basis of modern electronics technology. Michael Brooks of New Scientist has written a gory novel (Entanglement) about this kind of physics and tells on the Science Show how it could be the means of inventing the next generation of immensely powerful computers. And while we're entangled: what about the discovery of solid light?
http://abcmail.net.au/t/106573/686964/902/0/
ALL IN THE MIND – The psyche on death row
Saturday 15 March, 1.05pm, & Monday 17 March, 1.05pm RN
Four Australians remain on Death Row in prisons offshore. Guilty or innocent - what does facing your demise by another's hand do to the psyche? This week, extraordinary first hand accounts from men who spent decades incarcerated on Death Row; and psychologists investigating the state of the confined mind.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/106573/686964/903/0/
THE PHILOSOPHER'S ZONE - Philosophy and the natural world
Saturday 15 March, 1.30pm & Monday 17 March, 1.35pm RN
How do our ideas about the nature of thought and the nature of the human mind affect our view of the environment and of the other beings with whom we share it? This week, we ponder on these issues in a programme about Val Plumwood, the feminist and environmentalist philosopher who died suddenly a couple of weeks ago.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/106573/686964/904/0/
OCKHAM'S RAZOR - Protecting the world's cultural heritage
Sunday 16 March, 8.45am RN
Director of Studies for the International Law Association, Keith Suter discusses how cultural property is often targeted in wars and directs his attention to one of the world's most significant places for archaeology – Iraq. There is religious based vandalism as well as pillaging for profit with a great deal of money to be made from stolen antiquities. In 1954 with WWII still fresh in the minds of the delegates UNESCO convened a conference on the protection of cultural property. Unfortunately there has been a low level of priority given to implementing the treaties.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/106573/686964/910/0/
INNOVATIONS
Sunday 16 March (0830hrs UT), Monday 17 March (1330 & 1705hrs UT), Wednesday 19 March (0430hrs UT), Radio Australia
The first hybrid battery suitable for storing solar and wind power energy moves a step closer; how Australia's lingering drought is affecting the manufacturer of our most famous raincoat--the Drizabone and, smart science protects a farmer's strawberry crop from pests.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/106573/686964/1775/0/
HEALTH REPORT – ABC Radio National's weekly health roundup
Monday17 March, 8.30am and 8.05pm RN
Join Dr Norman Swan for news of the latest issues and developments in the world of health and medicine on this week's Health Report.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/106573/686964/920/0/
IN CONVERSATION - An Independent Scholar
Thursday 20 March, 7.35pm
Richard Eckersley was formerly a leading science journalist in Sydney. Now he is an independent academic in Canberra with a base at the ANU. He can be famously gloomy, but writes about optimism and how to give our youngsters hope for the future. Does he miss the perks and creative expense accounts of the press? Not a bit. His new life is almost austere - but he's loving it.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/106573/686964/1468/0/
== HIGHLIGHTS ON ABC TV == http://abcmail.net.au/t/106573/686964/1773/0/
CATALYST
ABC 1, Thursday 20 March, 8pm
Travel to Kakadu to search for an elusive and astonishing Australian mammal; investigate how digital tracking technology will change the way we interact in our cities; and meet super mum and physics whiz, Dr Cathy Foley.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/106573/686964/834/0/
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