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A fun take on the latest science news with enough data to sink your teeth into. Lagrange Point goes beyond the glossy summary and gets in depth with the research from across the world.
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Jul 28, 2015
Jul 28, 2015
13 min
Gravity is everywhere, but how do you really measure what makes it work? Listen in to the recording of YSA Melbourne's Science Cafe to learn about LIGO and Gravity waves from Dr Eric Thrane from Monash University.
Jul 21, 2015
Jul 21, 2015
13 min
A handy phone app that tells you exactly (down to the molecule or allergen) what's in your food. Real or fake? Could it even be possible to do mass spectroscopy in the palm of your hand?
Jul 14, 2015
Jul 14, 2015
15 min
Sick of phones, tablets and watches running out of battery? There are many claims on how to help fix it. We take two inventions, and let the real science do the talking, mythbusting fake claims on the way and celebrating real ingenious achievements.
Jul 7, 2015
Jul 7, 2015
16 min
Can we 3D print new organs? How do lasers turn deadly bacteria into X-ray machines? How does the real science stack up against the pseudo-scientific fad 'pH' balanced diets? Check out this week's Lagrange Point!