Did you know that the US steel industry produces 12 million cars' worth of CO2 per year? Well, it does, but materials science and engineering professor Chris Pistorius says there is hope in reducing that with a new fuel in town.

How a simple switch in fuel can clean up the steelmaking process

We're told from a very early age that putting electronic devices in our mouth, let along swallowing them, isn't a great idea. In this episode, engineering professor Chris Bettinger talks about how edible electronics may someday help diagnose and treat human disease. 

How eating electronics can help diagnose and treat human disease

Our lifestyle is powered by energy, yet many of us know very little about it. In Energy Bite, a weekly 90-second radio module focused on energy technology, opportunities, and challenges related to every day life.

Each episode, hosted by 90.5 WESA Pittsburgh and distributed by Public Radio Exchange (PRX), features interviews with energy experts from Carnegie Mellon University’s Scott Institute for Energy Innovation. Listeners can participate by asking the experts questions to explore in future episodes and by responding to polls linked to the stories. For more information visit www.energybite.org

How can we encourage renters and landlords to use less electricity? | Ep 167

Our lifestyle is powered by energy, yet many of us know very little about it. In Energy Bite, a weekly 90-second radio module focused on energy technology, opportunities, and challenges related to every day life.

Each episode, hosted by 90.5 WESA Pittsburgh and distributed by Public Radio Exchange (PRX), features interviews with energy experts from Carnegie Mellon University’s Scott Institute for Energy Innovation. Listeners can participate by asking the experts questions to explore in future episodes and by responding to polls linked to the stories. For more information visit www.energybite.org

How can we encourage renters and landlords to use less electricity? | Ep 167 by Energy Bite is licensed under a  Creative Commons License.


Why aren’t alternative fuels more available? | Ep 168

What is a flex fuel vehicle? | Ep 169

Buggy, also known as Sweepstakes, is a Carnegie Mellon University tradition, a relay style race held at the annual CMU Spring Carnival where the buggy, a torpedo-like "racecar," serves as the baton. And in true CMU form, two teams are creating autonomous, self-driving buggies.

The quest for the autonomous buggy

What is a smart grid? On this week’s Energy Bite, Richard Huntsinger, a recent PhD graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, has some answers.

What is a smart grid? | Ep. 200

Energy Bite is a weekly 90-second podcast focused on energy technology, opportunities, and challenges related to every day life. It is produced by Carnegie Mellon University's Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation.