Did ancient Romans CRACK the construction code? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. The Colosseum, the Pantheon, the ancient Catacombs… Roman architecture has stood for millenia. But how has it survived for SO LONG? Enter Linda Seymour and team from MIT. The team analyzed the
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Mmh! Delicious…electronics?!?!?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. We need to keep our electronics out of the dump… Including medical devices. Can new sensors for measuring vital signs become environmentally friendly? And even more exciting… could they be … edible? What?!? Enter Adel Aljarid and
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Architects should take tips from… chameleons?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Chameleons change color to maintain ideal body temperature. If only our houses could do the same! We’d save so much money! Wait… is that … possible? Well, Chenxi Sui and team from Duke
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Forget bandaids! What if we could heal… from the inside OUT? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Some tissues in our bodies are harder to fix after they’ve been damaged. Take heart tissue, for instance. After a heart attack, our bodies try to fix damaged
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The energy industry really needs to lighten up … Literally. This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. We’ve been using the sun to produce power for almost two centuries. Today, mostly with solar panels. Unfortunately, they’re expensive and take up a lot of space. Can we
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Is it just me, or is it HOT in here? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Ugh! The A-C’s gone out! Isn’t this place insulated? What? They should have used… PLASTIC?! Enter Quan Zhang and Yufeng Wang from Nankai University. They’re experts in polymers –
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It’s raining cats, dogs, and… NANODIAMONDS?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Icy planets like Neptune and Uranus have some CRAZY weather conditions. We’re talking three hundred fifty degrees below zero AND rainstorms. But not just any rainstorms… DIAMOND storms! How could we do that
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Could burning fireworks cause cancer?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Every color of firework comes from a different chemical. Some have toxic byproducts. BUT! Finding safe replacement colors is hard. Some just don’t flash or sparkle right! Is the idea of good nontoxic fireworks
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All I want for Christmas is… GLUE?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science… saying When you’re wrapping presents…don’t forget the tape! Too late? Maybe you can seal it with a kiss? By which I mean… Mistletoe! Just a single berry can make over SIX FEET
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Dropped your phone again? Don’t sweat it! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Our fingerprints help us grip slippery smooth surfaces like phones or drinking glasses! But how? Seoung-Mo Yum at Seoul National University and colleagues started scanning fingerprints. Four participants pressed their finger pads
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