The Quantum State Radio Show seeks to reveal, explore and explain breaking news in science and discuss its application to extraordinary inventions. Featured scientists will be discussed in the Scientist of the Week segment and faculty and students from the University of Nebraska at Omaha will be guests featured to discuss their research and study. From gluons to galaxies, TQS radio explores new innovations and discoveries on the frontiers of modern science. Dave Pares, Geography and Meteorology professor from UNO hosts this weekly talk show that breaks boundaries and catches you up on the history of science.     June 20, 2011 Episode Hosts: Dave Pares, Kyle Finley, Matt Judah Guests: Steve Snodgrass Run Time: 1:45:47 Topics Discussed: Theoretical physicist David Bohm on Wholeness and the Implicate Order, dialogues with eastern mystic Jiddu Krishnamurti. Compressed natural gas takes hold as fuel source in Omaha. Missouri river flooding, political and journalism takes discussing the new article written by Dawn Stover entitled "Rising water, falling journalism." Science daily articles discussed in search of political slanting or ideological bents. Desalinating water using carbon nanotubes; calculating the end of the universe based on white dwarf stars; temperature electronic monitors aide in efficiency planning of electricity distribution; smellivision technology; non-invasive brain implant to reactivate paralyzed limbs; sensors detect and repair structural problems. Questions Answered: What is the only segment that remains in journalism without a political twinge? June 13, 2011 Episode (Previously lost...thanks Bill) Hosts: Dave Pares, Kyle Finley, Matt Judah Guests: Bill Run Time: 3:14:11 Topics Discussed: Magnetic bubbles at the edge of our solar system. Voyager spacecraft. Missouri river flooding. Massive proton event fries the Earth millennia ago. 1879 solar flare and potential for Earth recovery should it happen today. Dave's Coast to Coast AM upcoming show appearance. Science Daily headlines: molecule shaping, supernova remnants, International Space Station to 380km orbital elevation, photovoltaics and chemical reactions, using waste heat from exhaust. Monster black holes; NGC 3758; antimatter containment pod lasting 16 minutes. Micho Kaku's new book; Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman. Trapping antimatter hydrogen atoms at CERN. Fighting oil spills with air bubbles. 268 megapixel camera on visible light telescope! Living lasers from human cells. Rechargeable sodium ions in battery cells. Rocketry: V-2, A-4B, Wener Von Braun as scientist of the week. Robert Goddard. Dave's X-Prize entry. On-Star system for the human body. A supernova with no hydrogen. Preview of wireless power transmission. Kyle's robot. Questions Answered: May 23, 2011 Episode Hosts: Dave Pares, Kyle Finley, Matt Judah Guests: None today! Run Time: 1:56:03 Topics Discussed: Scientist of the Week: Werner Von Braun. Area 51 documentary on Discovery Channel. Alien Invasion "photosynthesis hypothesis." Annie Jacobsen's new book; Horton brothers involvement with Roswell saucers at area 51 are unfounded. Dave's SR71 story. Space shuttle flight success ratio vs F-22 Raptor and Hellcat fighter jet. Articles: economics of ethanol production; video game effects on kids; macro scale solid oxide fuel cells; artificial tissues healing wounds; smooth single molecule expanding degree of surface freezing; black hole particle jets; nano patch for the heart; regulation of photosynthesis; antibody production in space flight; cell phones and male fertility; repulsive dark energy; rainbows and counterfeit protection application; electric car convenience; nuclear magnetic resonance without magnets; invisibility cloaks; odds against ESP; cool new 3D resin printer. Questions Answered: Where were the Horton brothers really, when they were supposedly working on Area 51 saucers. May 16, 2011 Episode Hosts: Dave Pares, Kyle Finley, Matt Judah Guests: None today! Run Time: 1:52:15 Topics Discussed: E-mail address to contact the show! Science daily articles discussed: supercooled water; mobile phone radiation risks; nuclear desalinization; super engery storage with super capacitors; NGC4214 star formation; gas prices and human behavior; silver nanoparticles; alternative fuels impact on greenhouse gases; superflare in crab nebulae; a big asteroid heading our way; no proof of carbon created by the Big Bang. Questions Answered: What does is mean if the carbon element was not created at the Big Bang? May 9, 2011 Episode Hosts: Dave Pares, Kyle Finley, Matt Judah Guests: None today! Run Time: 1:50:26 Topics Discussed: University blackboard technology; how many classes Dave is teaching this Summer. Stargazing. My dog ate my internet connection and other best excuses for not doing your homework. Science articles discussed; grapheme optical modulators and optical computing; interactive "paper" computers; renewable fossil fuels from carbon dioxide; thin film silica solar cells; electric vehicle power charging networks; pentagonal nano scale organic tiles; heart tissue engineering to awaken the immune system in identifying cancerous cells. Questions Answered May 2, 2011 Episode Hosts: Dave Pares, Kyle Finley, Matt Judah Guests: None today! Run Time: 1:51:50 Topics Discussed: Scientist of the week: Edwin Hubble. Results of "Pares Portal" apparition enticement experiment using ion field generated by Tesla coil. Kyle's MUFON certification woes..come on people! Mechanically connected twin quantum atoms. Pulsars and gamma ray binaries 10x more energy than visible light. Magnetic reconnection. Solar cell's 80% improvement using 3D nanocombs. Asteroid Sheila collission. Voyager spacecraft at the edge of the solar system still transmitting data with startling results. Superconducting thin film transistors. China's energy consumption stabilized by 2050. Quantum computing with quadular entangled particles. Radio sources from Pulsars. Solar magnetic telescope MMS/FPI. Asteroid collision debris. Norway heat pump lasts indefinitely. Edwin Hubble: from early life and education, athletics and law study; inspiration of Jules Verne, involvement in WWI to proof of other galaxies, classification system, red/blue shift discovery, Hubble's Law and the expansion of the universe. Questions Answered: Which of the 15 articles discussed on this program is truly, truly astounding? April 25, 2011 Episode Hosts: Dave Pares, Kyle Finley, Matt Judah Guests: None today! Run Time: 1:39:48 Topics Discussed: Scientist of the Wee: Hannes Alfven. Black holes and "wormholes." Harvesting fresh water extraction for undeveloped nations. Gravitational tug of war among galaxies. CERN large hadron collider sets new record for beam intensity. Big stellar explosions occur in the tiniest of galaxies for some reason. Hot spinning stars like Regulus look fat. Replacing spark plugs with lasers! Improvements in wind turbine efficiency. New study contradicts dark flow theory - other universes, it turns out, are not tugging at ours. Refuting the theory of gravity; steady state vs big bang theory. Hannes Alfven, astrophysicist, Nobel Prize in physics; magneto hydrodynamics; origins of the universe; protostar formation; relationship with NASA. April 18, 2011 Episode Hosts: Dave Pares, Kyle Finley, Matt Judah Guests: None today! Run Time: 1:49:01 Topics Discussed: Scientist of the Week: Neils Bohr. Anniversary of Einstein's death. Omaha water and water pollutants; water fueled vehicle to Mars using electrothermal engines. Dave's rant on the IRS and USPS. Giant molecular clouds and protostar formation. Carbon reservoirs, hydrocarbon under pressure "fossil fuels." Pulsars and the LOFAR telescope. X-class solar flares have returned - weather forecasting. NASA's WISE satellite; James Webb's space telescope in cryogenic testing. Homes for space shuttles after retirement. Huge news about solar power without solar cells or semiconductors; optical batteries using the magnetic effect of light in Journal of Applied Physics; potential to solve all energy problems. Neils Bohr from his early education to the Manhattan Project to quantum theory. Questions Answered: What's the biggest news in science this week? April 11, 2011 Episode Hosts: Dave Pares, Kyle Finley, Matt Judah Guests: Run Time: 1:39:55 Topics Discussed: UNO Paranormal Society ghost hunt, EVP classification and more. NASA's JUNO Jupiter spacecraft; aurora's on Jupiter. HEL naval marine laser systems. Hybrid and Tesla vehicles, Chevy Volt, economics of fossil fuels vs electrical power. Spiral galaxies and black holes ripping apart stars. LESA laser inferometer. Michio Kaku's new book! NASA's Spitzer space telescope. Fusion reactions in stars, fusion reactor fueling. Einstein feud with Neils Bohr. Quadular entangles particles; spooky action atomic clocks; teleportation technology. How far have we come? Questions Answered: How will the universe end? April 3, 2011 Episode Hosts: Dave Pares, Kyle Finley, Matt Judah Guests: None tonight! Run Time: 1:47:24 Topics Discussed: Scientist of the Week: Albert Einstein (2 of 2). Recap of UFO Symposium and media coverage. Retinal visual processing. Ethanol potential food source ideas for manned space missions. Airline food. Vitamin D and nutrition. Mercury in fish. New heart drug lowers risk for prostate cancer. Mathematical model for encoding visual stimuli in ocular neurons. Tribute to Albert Einstein, his life and work. Laws vs theories in modern physics. Hannes Alfven's plasmoids. E=mc squared. Special theory of relativity and famous quotations: "faith in the inner harmony of the universe" "love can't be explained by gravity" "knowledge is limited, imagination encircles the world" "what is true vs what is real?" "common sense is the collection of prejudices by age 18." Ignition of H-bombs on Bimini atoll comparison to protostar formation. Wrap up discussion on entangled particles Questions Answered: What are our favorite Einstein quotations? March 28, 2011 Episode Hosts: Dave Pares, Kyle Finley, Matt Judah Guests: None tonight! Run Time: 1:51:20 Topics Discussed: Scientist of the Week: Albert Einstein (1 of 2). Microradiation readings from Japan earthquake impact on nuclear power plants. Preview of UFO Symposium. Albert Einstein's childhood and early life from birth to the patent office, his two sons to his Nobel Prize. Nuclear power disaster at Chernobyl. Natural radiation in the atmosphere; safe drinking water; infectious diseases; toxins. Primordial soup experimentation samples. Science daily articles. Black hole in a binary star system using GTC telescope. Solar cell efficiency - quantum dots. Hot matter observed 1 millisecond before entering a black hole. Einstein, photoelectric effect and theories led to big bang theory and black holes. Questions Answered: What is a black hole, really? March 14, 2011 Episode Hosts: Dave Pares, Kyle Finley Guests: Matt Judah Run Time: 1:45:58 Topics Discussed: Scientist of the Week: Robert Goddard. Modern rocketry; Einstein's birthday; evaluating UFO videos. Science Daily article reviews: $1 million lawsuit of Robert Goddard's wife; Mars rover and Santa Maria crater; mapping of Vesta asteroid in DAWN mission this Summer; improved efficiency of solar cells; four nuclear power plants in Japan. Scientific reasons to go camping and plant trees. Batter life innovations using carbon nanotubes. Enceladus moon of Saturn ice geysers. Biography of Robert Goddard from childhood experiments to modern rocketry to spaceflight to ion drives. Questions Answered: What would you like to know about Robert Goddard? February 28, 2011 Inaugural Episode Hosts: Dave Pares, Kyle Finley Guests: Matt Judah Run Time: 1:57:50 Topics Discussed: Nikola Tesla and AC poly powerphases; transverse waveforms. Marconi and Edison. Robot wars. Best experiments of Tesla (atmospheric electrical transmission without wires.) Patents vs trade secrets. US power grid; solar flares; cell phones altering brain glucose metabolism. Value of the inverse square of the distance principle in physics - Dave's 4 foot rule. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and CT scanning. Monster snow storms; Michio Kaku; global warming; bacteria resistant antibiotics. Questions Answered: Why should public schools focus a great deal on the work of Nikola Tesla? Copyright 2011 Omaha UFO Study Group. 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