en-us Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000 ]]> http://www.mos.org/web_media/rss_logo.gif http://www.mos.org 122 21 Science & Medicine Technology Education No New developments in nanotechnology could make bulky stereos a thing of the past. The museum's Alex Fiorentino explains how scientists recently used a thin film of carbon nanotubes to make a clear, flexible audio speaker that really works! Information@mos.org Videocast Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000 speakers,,nanotechnology,,stereos,,audio,,carbon,nanotubes,,Alex,Fiorentino,,music no no speakers,,nanotechnology,,stereos,,audio,,carbon,nanotubes,,Alex,Fiorentino,,music New developments in nanotechnology could make bulky stereos a thing of the past. The museum's Alex Fiorentino explains how scientists recently used a thin film of carbon nanotubes to make a clear, flexible audio speaker that really works! New developments in nanotechnology could make bulky stereos a thing of the past. The museum's Alex Fiorentino explains how scientists recently used a thin film of carbon nanotubes to make a clear, flexible audio speaker that really works! Obesity is quickly increasing as an epidemic health problem. Dr. Sasha Stiles from the Tufts Obesity Consult Center talks about some of the causes of obesity and presents some options to help combat this disease. Information@mos.org Videocast Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000 health,,obesity,,weight,,weight,gain,,medicine,,medical,, no no health,,obesity,,weight,,weight,gain,,medicine,,medical,, Obesity is quickly increasing as an epidemic health problem. Dr. Sasha Stiles from the Tufts Obesity Consult Center talks about some of the causes of obesity and presents some options to help combat this disease. Obesity is quickly increasing as an epidemic health problem. Dr. Sasha Stiles from the Tufts Obesity Consult Center talks about some of the causes of obesity and presents some options to help combat this disease. Through more than 100 years of study, scientists have recognized that athletes tend to have larger hearts than their sedentary counterparts. However, the explanation for this observation has been a topic of controversy. Does sport cause heart enlargement, or are individuals who succeed at sport simply born with bigger, perhaps more capable hearts? Hear Dr. Aaron Baggish describe collaborative work between the Massachusetts General Hospital's Cardiology Division and the Harvard University Department of Athletics that is beginning to answer this question. Information@mos.org Videocast Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000 heart,,exercise,,sport,,athlete,,football,,rowing,,Massachusetts,General,Hospital,,Harvard,,individual no no heart,,exercise,,sport,,athlete,,football,,rowing,,Massachusetts,General,Hospital,,Harvard,,individual Through more than 100 years of study, scientists have recognized that athletes tend to have larger hearts than their sedentary counterparts. However, the explanation for this observation has been a topic of controversy. Does sport cause heart enlargement, or are individuals who succeed at sport simply born with bigger, perhaps more capable hearts? Hear Dr. Aaron Baggish describe collaborative work between the Massachusetts General Hospital's Cardiology Division and the Harvard University Department of Athletics that is beginning to answer this question. Through more than 100 years of study, scientists have recognized that athletes tend to have larger hearts than their sedentary counterparts. However, the explanation for this observation has been a topic of controversy. Does sport cause heart enlargement, or are individuals who succeed at sport simply born with bigger, perhaps more capable hearts? Hear Dr. Aaron Baggish describe collaborative work between the Massachusetts General Hospital's Cardiology Division and the Harvard University Department of Athletics that is beginning to answer this question. Researchers have recently announced that they have fabricated the world's largest single sheet of graphene, a derivative of the more familiar graphite found in pencils. The Museum's Tim Miller discusses this potentially revolutionary new material. Information@mos.org Videocast Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000 nano,,nanotechnology,,nanomaterial,,graphite,,materials,,graphene no no nano,,nanotechnology,,nanomaterial,,graphite,,materials,,graphene Researchers have recently announced that they have fabricated the world's largest single sheet of graphene, a derivative of the more familiar graphite found in pencils. The Museum's Tim Miller discusses this potentially revolutionary new material. Researchers have recently announced that they have fabricated the world's largest single sheet of graphene, a derivative of the more familiar graphite found in pencils. The Museum's Tim Miller discusses this potentially revolutionary new material. Tufts University's Doug Brugge, PhD has been studying asthma in the Boston communities of Chinatown and Dorchester. His team discovered that people in both populations were far more likely to be diagnosed with asthma if they were born in the United States than if they were born in another country. Why might this be? Hear Dr. Brugge's explanation in this segment. Information@mos.org Videocast Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000 asthma,,Boston,,Chinatown,,Dorchester,,diagnose,,foreign-born,,hygiene,,hypothesis,,inflammation,,health,,clinic,,community,,research,,population no no asthma,,Boston,,Chinatown,,Dorchester,,diagnose,,foreign-born,,hygiene,,hypothesis,,inflammation,,health,,clinic,,community,,research,,population Tufts University's Doug Brugge, PhD has been studying asthma in the Boston communities of Chinatown and Dorchester. His team discovered that people in both populations were far more likely to be diagnosed with asthma if they were born in the United States than if they were born in another country. Why might this be? Hear Dr. Brugge's explanation in this segment. Tufts University's Doug Brugge, PhD has been studying asthma in the Boston communities of Chinatown and Dorchester. His team discovered that people in both populations were far more likely to be diagnosed with asthma if they were born in the United States than if they were born in another country. Why might this be? Hear Dr. Brugge's explanation in this segment.