Playlist: National Science Foundation Collaborations
Compiled By: Spectrum Radio
Collaborations between the IEEE Spectrum radio program and The National Science Foundation.
Engineers of the New Millennium: Dream Jobs 2009
From Spectrum Radio | 59:02
“Engineers of the New Millennium: Dream Jobs 2009"
Engineers of the New Millennium: Dream Jobs --- profiles engineers in dream jobs all over the world. We meet a robotics engineer, a video games designer, a Bollywood special effects expert, a toys engineer, and others with a passion for their work. We travel to four continents and hear stories about some people who always knew what they wanted to be, and others with roundabout paths into fields they came to love. Dream Jobs is a co-production of IEEE Spectrum Magazine and the National Science Foundation.
Engineers of the New Millennium: Robots For Real
From Spectrum Radio | 59:00
In this program, listeners will hear how robots are not just science fiction anymore. They will learn that robots can help with household chores, assist surgeons in operating rooms, and go into disaster-stricken areas to help save lives.
Robots are not just science fiction anymore. Robots are becoming part of our lives. They’re making their way into living rooms and backyards, into classrooms, factories, war zones, and hospitals. In Robots for Real we hear about robots that can help with household chores, assist surgeons in operating rooms, and go into disaster-stricken areas to help save lives.
Also, we learn about robots that are used to study not machines, but us humans. And we hear about a baby robot and an adult-sized android that are helping researchers unveil mysteries about our bodies and brains,
Engineers of the New Millennium: The Energy Revolution
From Spectrum Radio | 58:57
The Energy Revolution focuses on emerging renewable energy resource technologies and the creative personalities behind those advances' development.
The Energy Revolution: Exploring discoveries and innovations in renewable energy
In this program, listeners will meet a wind power expert from Brussels, and visit the world's largest solar tower in Seville and hear reports on a wide range of green technologies being developed around the U.S.
- From Massachusetts: turning cooking oil into fuel for cars
- From Michigan: making fuel from algae
- From Virginia: pumping water for energy storage
- From North Carolina: developing a new, efficient electricity grid
- From California: improving LEDs with nanotechnology
Engineers of the New Millennium: The Energy Revolution is a co-production of IEEE Spectrum Magazine and the Directorate for Engineering of the National Science Foundation. The program is hosted by Susan Hassler and Willie D. Jones.
Antarctica: Life On The Ice (Filler Version)
From Spectrum Radio | 59:00
“Antarctica: Life on the Ice.” Our guide is Glenn Zorpette. He takes us behind the scenes to see what its like to live in Antarctica year round. We’ll learn about the history of exploring the coldest continent and hear scientists describe their cutting edge research. But first, let’s check in on some of the shortest and most charming residents of Antarctica.
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“Antarctica: Life on the Ice.” Our guide is Glenn Zorpette. He takes us behind the scenes to see what its like to live in Antarctica year round. We’ll learn about the history of exploring the coldest continent and hear scientists describe their cutting edge research. But first, let’s check in on some of the shortest and most charming residents of Antarctica.
Engineers of the New Millennium: The Global Water Challenge
From Spectrum Radio | 58:52
One Hour Radio Special presented by The National Science Foundation and IEEE Spectrum Radio exploring emerging global water issues.
Engineers of the New Millennium: The Global Water Challenge
There are about 326 million cubic miles of water on Earth, but only about three-tenths of one percent of it is fresh water that humans can use. The United States alone consumes about 346 billion gallons of fresh water every day.
Providing clean water is a classic engineering challenge throughout recorded history. The ancient Romans, with their wide networks of aqueducts and plumbing, thought they had it pretty well figured out; today, engineers around the world are tackling the problem in ways the ancients couldn't have imagined. The Global Water Challenge explores how the hunt for water has sparked ingenious feats of engineering, and inspired technologies to help us live sustainably with the water we have. In this program we chronicle how the presence -- or absence -- of water has shaped our history, and how too little and too much of it is radically altering our present and our future.
Program Highlights:
· High-Tech Toilets: For Americans and many other westerners, flushing the toilet uses up more water than any other activity. What's the state of the art in low-flush toilets or high-tech toilets? We'll talk to someone who's obsessed with toilets and who hopes to make the most extreme, ultra-sustainable toilet.
· Lean about current and future technologies for sustainable water use including the desalination technologies being developed at the Center of Advanced Materials for the Purification of Water with Systems at the University of Illinois.
· Farmers in California are turning to new ways to stretch every last drop of water, including smart irrigation controllers that monitor how much water a plant needs and adjust the supply to match.
· The government of Jordan is undertaking a hugely ambitious project to supply its capital of Amman with all the water the perpetually parched city of 3 million could ever need, or at least enough for the next 100 years. The plan calls for a grand feat of engineering: it involves tapping a vast underground aquifer and then transporting the water more than 200 miles. We visit Jordan to find out where the project stands.
Engineers of the New Millennium: The Water Energy Crunch A Powerful Puzzle
From Spectrum Radio | 59:00
The Water-Energy Crunch is a clash of essential needs. Humans are thirsty creatures who need water to drink and bathe, but also to produce most forms of energy. No water, no energy, and nothing goes on. Literally. How we resolve the competition between water and energy needs is a defining issue of this century. "The Water-Energy Crunch," a co-production of IEEE Spectrum Magazine and the National Science Foundation.
The Water-Energy Crunch is a clash of essential needs. Humans are thirsty creatures who need water to drink and bathe, but also to produce most forms of energy. No water, no energy, and nothing goes on. Literally. How we resolve the competition between water and energy needs is a defining issue of this century. "The Water-Energy Crunch," a co-production of IEEE Spectrum Magazine and the National Science Foundation.