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UA Professor Scott Saavedra and his team are attempting to replace heavy, expensive silicon components in solar panels with light, organic plastics.

Episode 155: A Smaller, Lighter Solar Panel

A UA biochemist is looking at the next development in solar power by giving it an organic twist.
University of Arizona assistant professor Mónica Ramírez-Andreotta wants to help citizen scientists improve the environment by testing rainwater for pollutants.

Episode 154: Training to Test Rainwater

UA project trains community leaders to help scientists test for rainwater pollutants.
This global map shows the surface of Ceres in enhanced color, encompassing infrared wavelengths beyond human visual range. Images taken using infrared (965 nanometers), green (555 nanometers) and blue (438 nanometers) spectral filters were combined to create this view.

Episode 153: The Ice-Volcanoes of Ceres

Examining surface volcanism on the dwarf planet Ceres.
University of Arizona professor Jay Nunamaker is leading a team of scientists developing new technology to help detect lies.

Episode 152: Detecting Deception

UA information management professor Jay Nunamaker is leading a team developing advanced sensor technologies to detect the signs of deception.
Novel research at the University of Arizona is exploring controlling the "spin" of electrons to help store and process information.

Episode 151: A New "Spin" on Information

A University of Arizona physics professor describes the principle of "spin" and how it can create more efficient information processing and storage.
The towering primary mirror of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope stands inside a cleanroom at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Episode 150: New Instruments for the James Webb Space Telescope

A University of Arizona space scientist discusses the instruments to be launched aboard the James Webb Space Telescope.
Andromeda Galaxy Double-Nucleus, Painting by Adolf Schaller based on Hubble Space Telescope observations by Tod Lauer.

Episode 149: Imaging the Final Frontier

REPEAT: Astronomer Tod Lauer explains how the process for data imaging has made major technological advances.
An MRI machine at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA

Episode 148: New Purposes for MRI's

A University of Arizona researcher is finding new purposes for Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
Bacteria under a microscope.

Episode 147: How Microbes Affect Our Health

A University of Arizona Biosystems professor is studying how the microscopic world inside and around us affects our health.
A NASA computer model of global temperature forecasts.

Episode 146: The Conversation Surrounding Climate Change

A University of Arizona researcher is ensuring social science is part of the conversation surrounding climate change.
New discoveries revealed that ancient Native American hunters would manage wild herds of bison for food.

Episode 145: Native Bison Hunters Chased Prey with Fire

Native American hunters managed bison herds for centuries before Columbus' arrival in the New World.
The frequency of large-scale tree die-offs inhibits their fight against climate change.

Episode 144: Drought-Induced Tree Die-Offs and Climate Change

The dangerous cycle of large-scale tree die-offs contributes to climate change.
An artist rendition of NASA’s Parker Solar Probe observing the Sun.

Episode 142: University of Arizona Scientist Expects Bright Discoveries from Parker Solar Probe

A new observation satellite will be getting an up-close look at our sun.
Neutrophil engulfing anthrax bacteria, taken with a Leo 1550 scanning electron microscope.

Episode 143: Understanding the Strengths and Weaknesses of the Human Immune System

Researching how our immune systems react to dangerous threats.
U of A molecular biologist Daniela Zarnescu is using a catalog of genetic information to help provide clues in the battle against ALS.

Episode 141: UA Researchers Collect Genetic Clues to Advance Treatment Options for Lou Gehrig's Disease

A team of UA scientists are using a catalog of genetic information to look for clues in the battle against the deadly disease.
Citizen scientists are providing crucial field data on butterflies and pollination.

Episode 140: Citizen Scientists Help University of Arizona Researchers Focus on Butterfly Habits

University of Arizona assistant professor Katy Prudic is using citizen scientists to help her collect important data on butterflies.

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