Wissenschaft und Technik im Kopfhoerer / Science and Engineering in your Headphones
This episode covers neutron science at the Institut Laue Langevin in Grenoble. Helmut Schober and Ulli Köster cover what neutron science is used for, some interesting scientific experiments conducted at ILL as well as the physical fundamentals and t[...]
This episode covers neutron science at the Institut Laue Langevin in Grenoble. Helmut Schober and Ulli Köster cover what neutron science is used for, some interesting scientific experiments conducted at ILL as well as the physical fundamentals and the workings of the reactor and the detectors. We conclude the epsiode with a discussion of the ILL as a "research service facility" that offers all-around research support to visiting scientists.
Erschienen: 05.03.2010
Dauer: 1:34:17
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Gespräch mit Professor Heiner Igel über Erdbeben und Seismologie. Es geht darum, wie ein Erdbeben entsteht, welche Art von Wellen sich ausbreiten, wie man diese messen und die Stärke des Erdbebens bestimmen kann. Außerdem sprechen wir darüber, welche weiteren Informationen man aus den Messdaten gewinnen kann und an welchen Themen aktuell geforscht wird.
Erschienen: 19.02.2010
Dauer: 0:55:16
This is an episode on how satellites work with James Penson from Surrey Satellite Technology. Specifically we talk about satellite buses, the infrastructure part of the satellite on which the (typically scientific) payload is mounted. The conversat[...]
This is an episode on how satellites work with James Penson from Surrey Satellite Technology. Specifically we talk about satellite buses, the infrastructure part of the satellite on which the (typically scientific) payload is mounted. The conversation covers structure, thermal protection, energy supply, communication, guidance and attitude control as well as propulsion. This will be the last episode on space related topics for the time being :-)
Erschienen: 02.02.2010
Dauer: 1:14:00
This episode is a bit different. I produced it together with Joe D'Eon from the wonderful Fly With Me podcast. Together, we explored the question of how aerodynamic lift really works - in other words: why airplanes fly. He went out and asked a fello[...]
This episode is a bit different. I produced it together with Joe D'Eon from the wonderful Fly With Me podcast. Together, we explored the question of how aerodynamic lift really works - in other words: why airplanes fly. He went out and asked a fellow pilot about what he thinks how lift works. I went to the University of Stuttgart's Intitute for Aero- and Gasdynamics and talked with Thorsten Lutz. He explained the details of how it works. If his explanation still doesn't do it for you, take a look at Wikipedia. They have a couple of nice illustrations.
Erschienen: 28.01.2010
Dauer: 0:31:03
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Diese Episode ist ein Gepräch mit Michel Hügler über Meeresbiologie und Tiefseeforschung. Michael beschäftigt sich mit der Mikrobiologie von Kleinstlebewesen an Hydrothermalquellen und war mehrmals mit Forschungsschiffen und U-Booten an diesen "Blac[
Diese Episode ist ein Gepräch mit Michel Hügler über Meeresbiologie und Tiefseeforschung. Michael beschäftigt sich mit der Mikrobiologie von Kleinstlebewesen an Hydrothermalquellen und war mehrmals mit Forschungsschiffen und U-Booten an diesen "Black Smokers". In dieser Episode reden wir über die biologischen Aspekte, über Forschungsreisen und über die U-Bootfahrten.
Erschienen: 15.01.2010
Dauer: 1:05:38
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This is the third and final episode covering the interviews I did when I was visiting NASA Ames. It consits of two interviews. The first one is about Ames' involvement in the Ares/Orion projects which are part of the Constellation moon/mars explorat[...]
This is the third and final episode covering the interviews I did when I was visiting NASA Ames. It consits of two interviews. The first one is about Ames' involvement in the Ares/Orion projects which are part of the Constellation moon/mars exploration programme. I talk about this with Dr. George Sarver. The second part of the episode covers small satellites and why they are becoming more and more important (compared to traditional, larger satellites). In this part, my guest is Elwood Agasid.
Erschienen: 01.01.2010
Dauer: 0:59:24
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This episode covers my visit to the Max Plack Institut for Plasmaphysik where I spent a couple of hours with Matthias Reich talking about nuclear fusion. The episode has three parts. In part one we talk about the scienfic and physical basics of nucl[...]
This episode covers my visit to the Max Plack Institut for Plasmaphysik where I spent a couple of hours with Matthias Reich talking about nuclear fusion. The episode has three parts. In part one we talk about the scienfic and physical basics of nuclear fusion. Part two covers some of the ways the MPI facilities work, and part three discusses the ASDEX Upgrade experiment at IPP in Garching.
Erschienen: 15.12.2009
Dauer: 1:44:39
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This episode covers my visit at the European Space Agency's (ESA) European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt,Germany. After a short tour of the facilities with Andreas Schepers I had the chance to interview Uwe Feucht (Head of Flight Dynam[...]
This episode covers my visit at the European Space Agency's (ESA) European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt,Germany. After a short tour of the facilities with Andreas Schepers I had the chance to interview Uwe Feucht (Head of Flight Dynamics Division) on space flight dynamics and Paolo Ferri (Headof the Solar and Planetary Missions Division) on Mars Express, Venus Express and Rosetta.
Erschienen: 22.11.2009
Dauer: 1:43:43
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Diese Episode behandelt unseren Besuch beim Gotthard Basistunnel. Ende Juli hatten wir dort die Gelegenheit uns die Tunnelbaustelle in Faido anzuschauen und uns mit einer Reihe Mitarbeitern zu unterhalten: Albert Schmid, Leiter Bauleitung Faido, J[...]
Diese Episode behandelt unseren Besuch beim Gotthard Basistunnel. Ende Juli hatten wir dort die Gelegenheit uns die Tunnelbaustelle in Faido anzuschauen und uns mit einer Reihe Mitarbeitern zu unterhalten: Albert Schmid, Leiter Bauleitung Faido, Jens Classen, Produktionsleiter/Leiter Vortrieb, Luca Bonzanigo, Chef der Geologengruppe und Ivo Bölsterli, Abteilungsleiter Logistik. Die Episode enthält diese vier Interviews, sowie Impressionen aus dem Tunnel, den wir mit Hans Gammel besichtigt hatten. Unser Dank geht an Monika Knapp für die Unterstützung bei der Planung und Durchführung dieser Episode
Erschienen: 31.10.2009
Dauer: 1:52:54
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This episode is a conversation with Bimal Aponso (branch chief for the Aerospace Simulation Research and Development Branch) about the NASA Vertical Motion Simulator at Ames. The VMS is the world's largest flight simulator, and provides unrivaled re[...]
This episode is a conversation with Bimal Aponso (branch chief for the Aerospace Simulation Research and Development Branch) about the NASA Vertical Motion Simulator at Ames. The VMS is the world's largest flight simulator, and provides unrivaled realism regarding the accelerations and "feeling of real flight" it can create. In the episode we first talk about how the VMS works, and how it is different from other flight simulators. We then cover some of the use cases for VMS (research, astronaut training) and discuss a couple of past research projects where VMS has been used. Finally, we take a tour of the actual simulator, and I get to see the cabin for the cockpits of the Space Shuttle and the Altair Lunar Surface Access Module
Erschienen: 13.10.2009
Dauer: 0:51:41
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