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A look back at 2014, through the lens of the Diffusion news headlines of the year, by Ian Woolf. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a donation

Worms uploaded to Lego by Ian Woolf, Kerrie Dougherty tells tales of Rockets in Australia before Woomera. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science

NASA's Orion goes up and down, Nature pretends to open access by Ian Woolf. Stanley Huang connects analytics from your car to your phone, Is vaping safe? by Ian Woolf. 3 Minute Thesis by Kelly Sun: "Decoding a word in a plant's vocabulary. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/scie...

Diabetes reversed in mice, and CSIRO loses 1000 staff by Ian Woolf, From the Sydney Mini Maker Faire: David Vandenberg talks about Solidifier, John Wulff talks about Ozberry Pi, Justin Maclean talks about Ozberry Pi and the Internet of Things meetup, Adrian talks about RoboDojo and robot nerf guns. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloa...

Harvard spying scandals by Ian Woolf, Chris Cazzonelli talks about carotenoids, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science

More women linked to less prostate cancer, Mind-controlled genetically engineered implant for mice by Ian Woolf, Leonard Lipovich talks about Primate RNA and evolution, Roche Mathews talks about CreateUNSW, Shane Morris talks about pocket satellite communicators. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://w...

Turn another human into your hand puppet by Ian Woolf Leonard Lipovich explains non-coding RNA, ENCODE and CHARGE, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science

Brain inflammation and abnormalities in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome by Ian Woolf, What do you do after you buy a 3D printer? with Shane Morris, Ksenia Gnevsheva's 3 Minute Thesis: Non-native English accents - how malleable are they? Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science

Hover-boards are back, by Ian Woolf, Dr Greta Frankham from the Centre for Wildlife Genomics solves environmental crimes with wildlife forensics, Richard Saunders turns a skeptical eye on divining for water, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science

Spliced mice and oral HIV vaccines by Ian Woolf, Dr Jodi Rowley from the Australian Museum Research Institute talks about her search for rare amphibians at Inspiring Science, Gemma Sharp's Three Minute thesis: "Paying for Lip Service", Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science

The 2014 Nobel prizes for Medicine, Chemistry and Physics by Ian Woolf, From the 2013 Trans-Tasman Three Minute Thesis Competition: Thomas Fin: Oxygen - a double edged sword for lifeforms, Demi Gow - Building a better bionic ear, Sharon Savage - Giving words new life in dementia, Lilly Chang - An eye on Alzheimers disease, Kelsey Kennedy - Feeling for cancer, an imaging tool to make breast cancer...

Cheap flexible solar cells, Randomness chips, and the breaking 2014 Nobel prize for Physics by Ian Woolf, From the Sydney Mini Maker Faire: Elwin tracks Koalas online, Gavin has built a robot coffee table, Alex has built an outdoor autonomous robot. 3 Minute Thesis: Beeps, Burps, and Brains by Shu Yow. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by dow...

Invisibility doughnuts and wearable drones by Ian Woolf, A potted history of Martian exploration, Robert Zubrin talks about Mars Direct and the Case for Mars in 2000. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science

MAVEN orbits Mars by Ian Woolf, The 2014 Ig Nobel Prizes - science that first makes you laugh, then make you think, by Ian Woolf Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science

Machine telepathy? by Ian Woolf From the Sydney Mini Maker Faire: Makers Empire with a system for 5 year olds to make toys with 3D Printers, Three teen roboticists from First Australia with their robots, Joy Suiliman from Electrocraft, Gail Kenning and Cathy Treadway make HandiPockets to stimulate seniors with dementia. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Suppor...

Nicaragua got hit! by Ian Woolf, Orsola De Marco talks about what astronomy tells us about how the world ends, Andrew and Ashley Stapleton talk about the Mood Dress, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science

Narwhal cheese crowd-funded by Ian Woolf Orsola De Marco talks about Astronomy, life off Earth, and why Pluto isn't a planet, Nick Wishart talks about Toydeath at the Sydney Mini Maker Faire, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science

See like a fish by Ian Woolf, Ian Lyons talks about flying quadcopters, Dominic talks about DIY underwater remotely operated vehicles for exploration and education, at the Sydney Mini Maker Faire, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science

Fruit flies rolled by magnets by Ian Woolf, Ian Sharpe talks about social context, leadership and solving problems for NASA, Mark Taylor talks about Electric cars at the Sydney Mini Maker Faire, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science

Recovering the world's oldest sound recordings, and DIY Flone drones by Ian Woolf, Maria Oh talks about crowd-funding science on FundScience Australia, John August on Albatrosses fly, Tali and Kyle discuss artwork involving synthesizers, arduino controllers, ceramics and dancers, at Dorkbot. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audi...

Sound reconstructed from video vibrations by Ian Woolf, Microfluidics by Meow Ludo Meow Meow, Jenny "Kit" Alaca uses her Listening Voice to tell Ian Woolf about her artful megaphones. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science

3D printed ice cream, solar cheaper than coal, Sydney Mini Maker Faire and a contradicting study for women's smell choice by Ian Woolf. Meow Ludo Meow Meow talks about how Biohacking is regulated in Australia, Sam Bruce talks about Flagging, where Frances Barrett's semaphore is interpreted by a kinect-powered computer to make music. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by download...

Remote controlled contraceptrives could lead to altered choices by Ian Woolf, Rod Dowler from ANSTO talks about the Fact or Fiction show with Marc West, Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science

Writing beats typing for lecture notes by Ian Woolf, Pat Pillai yarns about knitting neurons for brain health. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science

Vibrating plants defend themselves, and reflux medicine can cause vitamin B12 deficiency by Ian Woolf, Vanessa Moss explains the halo around the Milky Way Galaxy, Rory McKay talks about projecting light art. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science