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    Ken Gabriel on why your smartphone is smart

    Ken Gabriel on inventing micro devices found in smartphones

  2. Donna Strickland and extremely powerful lasers

    Donna Strickland on inventing extremely powerful lasers and winning a Nobel Prize

  3. Unbottling the past

    The discovery and recreation of an iconic perfume formula for Soir de Paris

  4. California burning

    Roland Pease investigates the growing fire hazard in California

  5. ShakeAlertLA - California鈥檚 earthquake early warning system

    The mobile app that will warn southern Californians if an earthquake is heading their way

  9. Eddington's eclipse and Einstein's celebrity

    Philip Ball tells the story of Arthur Eddington's confirmation of general relativity

  10. Earthrise

    The story of one of the most iconic photos of the last 50 years

  11. The Supercalculators

    Alex Bellos meets the supercalculators taking part in the Mental Calculation World Cup.

  14. Tracking the First Animals on Earth

    In search of the first animals on the Earth, more than half a billion years ago

  15. Cooling the City

    How can we adapt and prepare our cities for extreme weather conditions?

  23. What鈥檚 the Tiniest Dinosaur?

    And how do bats differentiate their own echolocation signals?

  24. Can Anything Travel Faster Than Light?

    Plus, how can we measure the age of the Universe?

  25. Why Do We Dream?

    And are machines better than humans when it comes to recognising faces?

  26. Can We Use Chemistry to Bake the Perfect Cake?

    And what makes something sharp?

  27. Why Do Some Songs Get Stuck in Your Head?

    And why do I get so many static shocks?

  29. Bringing Schrodinger's Cat to Life

    Roland Pease meets the quantum scientists hoping to bring Schrodinger's cat to life

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