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omega tau - science and technology in your headphones
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omega tau is a podcast that covers all kinds of interesting things in science in technology. We publish episodes in regular intervals (though, not too often :-)) on whatever we find interesting. We also pride ourselves in really good production value. Example episodes include suborbital space flight, earthrace, computational thinking and flying sailplanes.
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omega tau Episodes - | /28/ Neutron Science at the ILL | 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. | Get at Short URL | Download /28/ Neutron Science at the ILL | Play in Popup.
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| /27/ Seismologie | 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. | Get at Short URL | Download /27/ Seismologie | Play in Popup.
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| /26/ Satellite Buses | 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 :-) | Get at Short URL | Download /26/ Satellite Buses | Play in Popup.
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| /25/ Aerodynamic Lift Explained | 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. | Get at Short URL | Download /25/ Aerodynamic Lift Explained | Play in Popup.
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| /20/ Die Baustelle des Gotthard Basistunnels | 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 | Get at Short URL | Download /20/ Die Baustelle des Gotthard Basistunnels | Play in Popup.
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| /19/ The Vertical Motion Simulator at NASA Ames | 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 | Get at Short URL | Download /19/ The Vertical Motion Simulator at NASA Ames | Play in Popup.
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| /17/ Roboter | Diese Episode ist ein Gespräch mit Peter Dürr und Markus Waibel vom Robots Podcast über Robotik. Wir sprechen unter anderem über die Historie des Begriffs, die unterschiedlichen Wahrnehmung des Konzepts Roboter in unterschiedlichen Kulturen, den aktuellen Stand der Technik u.a. bezüglich Künstlicher Intelligenz sowie derzeitigen Forschungsgebieten. | Get at Short URL | Download /17/ Roboter | Play in Popup.
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| /16/ Radio Astronomy and the ALMA Telescope | This episode is a discussion about radio astronomy and the ALMA observatory with ESO's Robert Laing, the European instrument scientist for ALMA. The episode has three parts. The first part talks about the science of radio astronomy: current challenges and physical basics. The second part adresses how observing with radio astronomy actually works: the principles behind telescopes and how they are built and operated. Part three then looks at the ALMA observatory specifically, a new, large sub-millimeter radio interferometer currently built in the Atacama Desert in Chile. | Get at Short URL | Download /16/ Radio Astronomy and the ALMA Telescope | Play in Popup.
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| /13/ Vogelzug | Wir sprachen mit Professor Dr. Hans Winkler über die Themen Vogelzug und Zugvögel. Dabei ging es um verschiedene Zugvogelarten, um das Verhalten der Vögel während des Zugs und um die Erforschung des Vogelzugs. Wir bekamen unter anderem Antworten auf die Fragen, wie die Vögel sich orientieren, welche Sinne sie dafür nutzen, wie sie die weiten Entfernungen überwinden und wie der Mensch den Vogelzug beeinflusst. | Get at Short URL | Download /13/ Vogelzug | Play in Popup.
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| /11/ Synchrotron Radiation Science at ESRF | This episode is an interesting discussion about the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in Grenoble, France. I had a chance to talk to Claus Habfast, physicist and head of communications for ESRF. ESRF is an accelerator facility the creates high-energy x-rays that are used for experiments in various areas of science, from biology to physics to materials science and chemistry. In the episode, Claus talks about how ESRF works, highlights a couple of interesting recent experiments and puts ESRF into the context of other accelerator laboratories. | Get at Short URL | Download /11/ Synchrotron Radiation Science at ESRF | Play in Popup.
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