• Nature Podcast

    22 January 2009

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        Bendy electronics

        Organic semiconductors don't work as fast as their silicon sisters, but they could have some awesome applications.

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        Brain imaging questioned

        fMRI signals may sometimes show up in anticipation of neural events, rather than at the same time.

      • 12:30

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        In case of emergency, text me

        The Internet and mobile devices look set to revolutionise emergency response systems.

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        Seasons, they are a changin'

        Spring is coming earlier and climate researchers are worried because their models don't predict this shift in the seasons.

      • 21.58

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        NewsChat

        A push to eradicate polio, virus-detecting nanotechnology, and where will the next moon mission go?

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