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Battle of the Elements round one, deep-sea dragonfish and Latino science podcasting
In the latest Physics World Weekly podcast, we present the opening round in our Battle of the Elements contest. To celebrate 2019 as the International Year of the Periodic Table, Physics World editors have been arguing the cases for their favourite elements over the past few weeks. First up, James Dacey makes the case for gold, Susan Curtis argues for silicon, and Matin Durrani throws his weight behind uranium. To cast your vote for one of these elements visit our Twitter page and three more Physics World journalists will make the case for their element next week.
Later in the podcast, we visit the University of Colorado to meet Nico Hernandez Charpak to talk about nanoimaging and latino science podcasting. As always, there’s the usual roundup of news, which this week has a special focus on biomaterial research – from polar bears’ transparent hair to the stealthy teeth of deep-sea dragonfish.
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