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Science

Sunset over Lago de Atitlán in Guatemala
Speak Easy

An elegy for Stephen Hawking and the worthy pursuit of wonder

A few months ago, I went paragliding with my friend Christian above Lago de Atitlán in Guatemala. He was ...

8 years ago

A trolley in West Philadelphia crosses potholes on a bumpy street. (Malcolm Burnley for WHYY)
The Pulse
Infrastructure
Streets & Roads

Is nanotech the new pothole killer?

Scientists are adding tiny particles of clay, wool and other materials to asphalt — to create more durable pavement.

8 years ago

Companies are making it harder for you to repair your own appliances, like this iPhone X, and a growing repair movement is trying to change that.
The Pulse
Economy
Innovation
Technology

It’s harder to fix our stuff these days. Maybe that’s a problem.

When a high-tech appliance breaks, some manufacturers discourage people from doing their own repairs. But a growing “right to repair” movement wants to change that.

8 years ago

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This picture shows the different kinds of devices that use OLED displays (Universal Display Corporation)
Business
Higher Education
Technology

How Princeton research from the ’90s made it to the new iPhone

It’s part of an an increasing trend of universities partnering with companies to turn research into new patents and products.

8 years ago

Hawking, shown in Chicago in 1986, was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, a post once held by Sir Isaac Newton.
NPR

Stephen Hawking, who awed both scientists and the public, dies

8 years ago

Philadelphia Energy Solutions, the largest refiner on the East Coast, was relieved of some of its obligations to buy renewable fuel credits in an agreement with the EPA. (Peter DeCarlo)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania

EPA deal gives PES, in bankruptcy, some relief from renewable fuel credits

Philadelphia Energy Solutions reached an agreement with the federal government to reduce its liability for buying renewable fuel credits.

8 years ago

Bob Hoffman of Edgmont Township, Delaware County, says he's OK with a water 'buffalo' that Sunoco installed outside his home. It's to ensure a supply of clean water in case his private well is disrupted by drilling for the Mariner East pipelines. (Jon Hurdle/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania

On pipeline route, some well owners OK with Sunoco’s water; others are wary

The temporary water supply is being provided to owners of private water wells along the pipeline route because of concerns that water could turn cloudy or become contaminated

8 years ago

Radio Times
Biology

The science of perfect timing

Guest: Daniel Pink Scientists are taking a serious look at timing. What time you take a test, schedule a doctor a ...

Air Date: March 13, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 49:28
Skytalk
Space

Dark matter’s impact on Andromeda’s size

Textbooks typically describe the nearby Andromeda galaxy as being three to four times larger than our galaxy, the Milky Way. However, new ...

Air Date: March 12, 2018

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T.J. Allen, a resident of West Whiteland Township in Chester County, stands in front of sinkhole enclosures in his back yard. Allen said he's worried about the sinkholes, and the fact that Sunoco has been ordered to make sure an existing pipeline that runs through his neighborhood is safe. (Jon Hurdle/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Energy
Environment

‘It’s crazy, man’: Sinkholes, Sunoco’s pipeline inspection stir safety fears in Chesco

Sunoco scrambled to inspect an ageing pipeline on Friday in the backyards of Chester County homes where drilling for two new pipelines has caused several sinkholes to open up.

8 years ago

The route of the Falcon Ethane Pipeline through Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. (Fractracker Alliance)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania

DEP announces public hearings for Shell ethane cracker pipeline

The Pennsylvania DEP will hold three public hearings in April to gather public comment on a proposed pipeline that will feed a chemical plant in Beaver County.

8 years ago

Because of layers of material that can be difficult to separate, many containers for juices and broths have traditionally been destined for landfills. But recycling them is getting easier. (KidStock/Getty Images)
NPR
Environment

In the recycling world, why are some cartons such a problem?

Scoot over, cans; cartons are moving in on your shelf space. Specifically, the soft, light rectangular containers commonly associated with juice boxes.

8 years ago

Michael Robertson in his home on in Washington, D.C. Years ago, he didn't feel well and chalked it up to work stress. It was much more serious than that. (Kelly Jo Smart for NPR)
NPR
Medicine

The 30 year quest to tame the ‘wily’ cancer gene

The mutated gene is called RAS, and it's the very first human cancer gene ever discovered. It's also amazingly common.

8 years ago

Jim Barrett stands next to a wellpad on his farm in Bradford County. He says Chesapeake Energy, which drilled four natural gas wells on his land, is cheating him out of royalty money. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
NewsWorks Tonight
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania

Royalties: Why some strike it rich in the natural gas patch, and others strike out

That disparity in how royalties are paid spans the Marcellus Shale, and it’s popping up in other oil- and gas-rich regions across the United States.

8 years ago

Austin Turner, 19, of Gladesville, W. Va. is one of 370 miners getting laid off at the 4 West Mine in Mt. Morris, Pa. (Reid R. Frazier/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania

At Greene County coal mine, dwindling production means 370 lost jobs

In January, Morgantown, W.Va.-based Mepco LLC notified the state that it would begin idling the mine in early March.

8 years ago

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