Name: How to Hunt for Life as We Don’t Know It by SciFri in Sci
Duration: 16 min 52 s
Description: Astrobiologists are looking at unusual environments on Earth for clues on how to search for life elsewhere in the solar system.

Ryan Rykaczewski describes one of the most massive migrations on the planet, driven by the sun. Image by Tintinnidguy (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons 

#ExplainTheSun  - The Largest Migration on The Planet

Once, there was the ordinary incandescent light bulb. It shone brightly, but wasted much of the energy put into it as heat. Then came the compact fluorescent. And as costs have dropped, consumers have increasingly been switching to light-emitting diode (LED) technology for many lighting applications, in an ongoing search for a more efficient bulb. Now, in work published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, researchers report that nanophotonic devices may be able to breathe new life into old incandescent technology. Marin Soljačić and Ognjen Ilic, two authors of the study, explain how they’ve been able to “recycle” some of the incandescent bulb’s wasted heat and re-emit it as visible light, boosting efficiency.

For the Lowly Incandescent Bulb, a Ray of Hope

Mesh networks create wifi access points built off of existing wireless bandwidth.

Tapping Into Existing Bandwidth to Create Community WiFi

Scientists theorize that metallic hydrogen could be used to create superconductors and high-powered rocket propellant.

The High-Pressure Physics of Creating Metallic Hydrogen

Astrobiologists are looking at unusual environments on Earth for clues on how to search for life elsewhere in the solar system.

How to Hunt for Life as We Don’t Know It

Science, technology, and other cool stuff from public radio's Science Friday. It's brain fun, for curious people. From WNYC Studios.

How to Hunt for Life as We Don’t Know It

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