Science and Technology Features

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TELEVISION NEWS FEATURES

from the CWRU-TV News Service

From the CWRU-TV News Library....

These recent science and technology features are available on a single 3/4-inch format tape. All features contain voiceover audio on a separate channel, should you wish to feature your own reporter. The features are free for unrestricted news use, and all broadcast permissions are granted.

Call 1-800-368-CWRU or send e-mail to xx307@po.cwru.edu to request hard copy. Click on any of the titles below to view the script:

PHYSICS OF STAR TREK (2:36) -- A new book by physics professor Lawrence Krauss takes a scientist's look at the physical phenomena that take place in the science fiction series "Star Trek." Are transporters, phasers, or warp drives really possible? Krauss celebrates the crew of the Enterprise.

SOT: Lawrence Krauss, CWRU Dept. of Physics

LIFE-SAVING AIRCRAFT PLASTICS (2:04) -- The Federal Aviation Administration has high hopes for newly developed, fire-resistant plastics, which could buy passengers precious time to exit an aircraft in the event of a fire. The materials are being developed by Ken Ishida, CWRU professor of macromolecular science, and will eventually be used throughout passenger aircraft.

SOT: Ken Ishida, CWRU professor of macromolecular science

FREE-WHEELING ROBOTS (1:49) -- In the arena of advanced engineering, students at Case Western Reserve recently took to the ring with robots designed to fight for and collect the most eggs. The competition was created by professors to sharpen the skills of students who will be designing tomorrow's self-thinking, autonomous robots.

SOT #1: Hillel Chiel, CWRU associate professor of biology

SOT #2: Randy Beer, CWRU asst. prof., computer engineering and science

REINDEER RESEARCH (2:01) -- Santa's helpers are also helping scientists make new, high-tech synthetic materials for everything from aircraft wings to automobiles. Case Western Reserve Universty materials researchers are studying the way nature constructs reindeer antlers to model new materials using better components. Great shots of reindeer for the holidays!

SOT: Eric Baer, CWRU prof. of macromolecular science

DIGITAL VIDEO CLASSROOM (1:52) -- New digital video technology is making it possible for college students to be in the classroom even when they're not. A Case Western Reserve physics professor has made it possible for his students to play video "Quicktime" movies of classroom lectures from their dorm room, on their own computer, 24 hours a day.

SOT #1: Robert Brown, CWRU professor of physics

SOT #2: Matthiew Smith, CWRU physics student

ELECTRONIC LIBRARY (1:33) -- Searching through vast library holdings for information has taken a high-tech turn. Case Western Reserve University and IBM are digitizing vast stores of graphic and text information to be part of the university's "Library of the Future." The information will be available to CWRU students, and to the rest of the world, via the Internet.

SOT: Jim Barker, CWRU information services

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