Engineering
Smitten Ice Cream: Old Fashioned Ice Cream in Sixty Seconds
When I have guests visiting, I make sure that one of the local stops is Smitten. The ice cream is made to order only using the freshest local ingredients and it is frozen within 60 seconds using liquid nitrogen.
Post on Feb 01, 2012 by Cat from QUEST Northern California
Surgeons Seek Kid-Sized Tools for the Operating Room
If you’ve ever spent time in Silicon Valley or among hi-tech entrepreneurs, you may have heard the term “Valley of Death.” It’s used to describe the huge gulf that can exist between coming up with a new idea, and getting a product to market. Well, this is a real problem in hospitals, too. Especially when it comes to kids.
Audio Report on Jan 27, 2012 by Amy Standen from QUEST Northern California
Methane Moves From Landfill to Fuel Tank
Trash that ends up at a landfill is the ugly stepsister of hipper, cooler compostable kitchen scraps and recyclable bottles and cans. But landfill trash has more of a future than you might think.
Post on Jan 23, 2012 by Jennifer Skene from QUEST Northern California
California Pushes to Get Clean Cars on the Road
California officials are considering the toughest regulations in the country to promote sales of cars powered by batteries, hydrogen fuel cells or other technology that produces little or no air pollution. These kind of tough mandates have been tried before but they failed. So is this finally the right time for the clean car?
Audio Report on Jan 19, 2012 by Lauren Sommer from QUEST Northern California
Got Science on the Brain? Come Blog with QUEST
Got science on the brain? Come blog with us. KQED’s QUEST is looking to add new voices to our blog, which already offers commentary from our producers, reporters, and several writers from science organizations in our region. pply by February 1st.
Post on Jan 02, 2012 by Craig Rosa from QUEST Northern California
Top KQED QUEST Stories of 2011
From hackerspaces to banana slugs, flying telescopes to cheese – it's been a quite a diverse year of storytelling here at QUEST. Here's a round-up of the top 10 video and audio stories and blog posts that you've enjoyed from the past year.
Post on Dec 21, 2011 by Jenny Oh from QUEST Northern California
Yorba Brings Free Software to the Multimedia World
A San Francisco startup is on a mission to build multimedia software for the free desktop.
Post on Dec 13, 2011 by Laura Khalil from QUEST Northern California
Building a Better Hose
Depending on the atoms used and their arrangement, engineers and chemists use polymers to create almost anything from a soft toothbrush bristle to a tough bullet-proof vest.
Post on Dec 07, 2011 by Toivo Motter from QUEST Ohio
Iron Mining Controversy in Northern Wisconsin
A pristine area in Northern Wisconsin next to Lake Superior, much prized for its clean water and wilderness, is also home to 25 percent of the country’s iron ore reserves, a commercial value of $200 billion.
Post on Dec 02, 2011 by Adam Schrager from QUEST Wisconsin
What’s So “Smart” About a Smart Home?
SmartHome Cleveland was designed to create a vision for sustainable technologies and practices that are available right now to people who are thinking about building or renovating their homes.
Post on Nov 28, 2011 by George Viebranz from QUEST Ohio
IBM's Watson Computer and the Future of Artificial Intelligence
Go behind the scenes of IBM's Watson and learn just how it beat the pros on Jeopardy.
Post on Nov 23, 2011 by Laura Khalil from QUEST Northern California
Is High-Speed Rail Grinding to a Halt?
In 2008, high speed rail seemed like a game changer, the kind of "Big Idea" that California is famous for. But three years later, the plan is in serious trouble.
Audio Report on Nov 18, 2011 by Amy Standen from QUEST Northern California
Exoskeletons Walk Forward
An exoskeleton suit may seem like science fiction, turning ordinary humans into super heroes, but wearable robots are moving forward into reality.
Video on Nov 15, 2011 by Chris Bauer from QUEST Northern California
Energy-Saving Windows Get Smarter
Buildings are responsible for 40% of the country’s energy use. So, researchers are trying improve our energy efficiency by making windows dynamic and intelligent.
Audio Report on Nov 11, 2011 by Lauren Sommer from QUEST Northern California
Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct: Big Fixes for Big Quakes
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission is hard at work on a $4.6 billion, decade-long construction project to overhaul the Hetch Hetchy water system, which delivers water from the Hetch Hetchy reservoir in Yosemite National Park and five local reservoirs to 2.5 million residents in the Bay Area.
Video on Nov 08, 2011 by Sheraz Sadiq from QUEST Northern California
SF Beta Mobile Gaming Edition Showcases Startups
SF Beta brings together technologists, investors, bloggers and press who want to see what's on the cutting edge of startups.
Post on Nov 08, 2011 by Laura Khalil from QUEST Northern California
Up All Night on NASA's Flying Telescope
NASA's new flying telescope is allowing astronomers to see the life cycle of far away stars. Lauren Sommer caught a late-night ride on one of its recent flights.
Audio Report on Oct 28, 2011 by Lauren Sommer from QUEST Northern California
Geekli.st: A New Social Network In The Works For Developers
This new social network aims to provide a digital playground for developers looking to meet their peers.
Post on Oct 25, 2011 by Laura Khalil from QUEST Northern California
The Bay Area Science Festival Begins
The Bay Area Science Festival, a 10-day celebration of science, starts this week. There are over 50 exciting events throughout the Bay Area, including hikes, lectures, and concerts.
Post on Oct 24, 2011 by Jennifer Skene from QUEST Northern California
What Makes Us Conserve Energy? 6 Lessons from the Smart Grid
Smart meters are providing consumers with hourly and daily energy use information. But does it inspire conservation?
Post on Oct 07, 2011 by Lauren Sommer
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