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Tomorrow’s Jets Could Fly with Flower Power

Camelina Jet Fuel

Due to rising oil prices and environmental concerns, the aviation industry is now looking at many biofuels as alternatives to petroleum derived fuel. NASA researchers conducted a series of test flights recently that proved a commercial jet can fly safely with a blend of jet fuel made from Camelina plant oil.

WCVE Public Radio’s Charles Fishburne has more in this Science Matters report.

Question Your World: How Did Everyone Really End Up Everywhere?

For about 200,000 years humanity has been making its way from Africa to just about every corner of this planet. The study of our past helps explain the evolution of life here on Earth. We’ve put a lot of time and effort into digging through the past and have constructed the time line of our story, all the while continually making new discoveries. So, what happens when we make a new discovery that totally contradicts what we've learned? Listen to the latest Question Your World Radio Report from the Science Museum of Virginia to learn more.

Question Your World: How Do You Feel About Robots?

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Would you be happy if a robot gave you flowers? Would you be sad if you saw someone hurt a robot? Those are the types of questions that were on a recent German scientific survey, but why? Why do we need to understand how we feel about robots? Listen to the latest Question Your World Radio Report from the Science Museum of Virginia to learn more.

Question Your World: How Far Does Our Solar System Stretch?

Voyager

Our lovely and comfortable home here on Earth is a long way away from the end of our solar system. Here on Earth concepts of boundaries involve rivers, lakes, mountains, human imposed borders, and so on. However, this is not how the limits of our solar system are established. There is not one point that defines the end, but there is definitely an end and it’s really far from here. Listen to the latest Question Your World Radio Report from the Science Museum of Virginia to learn more.

Question Your World: Why Do We Like the Music We Like?

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Think about all the music you’ve ever listened to. Everything from Beethoven’s 5th to “Call Me Maybe” are processed through the brain, but what about them allows the brain to say yay or nay? Listen to the latest Question Your World Radio Report from the Science Museum of Virginia to learn more.

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Dominion To Launch Solar Panel Pilot Program Next Year

Charles Fishburne in Science Matters

Dominion Virginia Power is about to get in the Solar business...and as Charles Fishburne tell us in this Science Matters report, may soon be constructing panels near you.

The Dominion Conservation Classroom Teaches

John Ogle in Science Matters

The Meadow Event Park in Doswell, in addition to being the site of the State Fair of Virginia, is also home to the Dominion Conservation Classroom. It opened during this fall's fair.

President Visits Bluestone First Robotics Team

John Ogle in Science Matters

Students at rural Bluestone High School in Mecklenburg County got a surprise visit Tuesday. The President of the United States dropped by while on his bus tour of North Carolina and Virginia. John Ogle reports.

Business Ethics Expert to Speak at Science Museum

Charles Fishburne in Science Matters

An expert in business ethics says Americans have lost faith in corporate America because of the damage it has done to the economy and our way of life, and that an understanding of behavioral science is necessary to reverse the trend. Charles Fishburne has more in this WCVE Science Matters Report.

Washington & Lee’s Three Million Dollar Solar Project

Charles Fishburne in Science Matters

Washington and Lee University has just completed the first phase of a three million dollar solar energy project...and as Charles Fishburne tells us in this Science Matters report , it will help provide power and enhance the school's green footprint.