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Show Notes 20 September 2024
Story 1: World’s Biggest Battery Will Provide 85 Megawatts to New England Grid
Source: Singularityhub.com Story by Edd Gent
Link: https://singularityhub.com/2024/08/23/worlds-biggest-battery-will-provide-85-megawatts-to-new-england-grid/
See also: https://formenergy.com/massachusetts-new-england-states-selected-to-receive-389-million-in-federal-funding-for-transformational-transmission-and-energy-storage-infrastructure/
Story 2: Origami-inspired 'transformer' robots could help build habitats in space - These configurable bots could launch flat and then be assembled in space
Source: Space.com Story by Samantha Mathewson
Link: https://www.space.com/origami-inspired-robot-space-habitats
See also: https://news.ncsu.edu/2024/07/transformer-bot/
See also: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-50497-5
See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rA6fGJC8TFQ
Story 3: New engineering approach could lead to widespread adoption of photonic chips in consumer electronics
Source: TechXplore.com Article by TMOS
Link: https://techxplore.com/news/2024-09-approach-widespread-photonic-chips-consumer.html
See also: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41377-024-01570-7
Story 4: Scientists Destroy 99% of Cancer Cells in Lab with Vibrating Molecules
Source: ScienceAlert.com Story by David Nield
Link: https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-destroy-99-of-cancer-cells-in-lab-with-vibrating-molecules
See also: https://news.rice.edu/news/2023/molecular-jackhammers-good-vibrations-eradicate-cancer-cells
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Show Notes 13 September 2024
Story 1: This new AI modeler can turn pictures into 3D sculptures in seconds
Source: TechRadar.com Story by Eric Hal Schwartz
Link: https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/this-new-ai-modeler-can-turn-pictures-into-3d-sculptures-in-seconds
See also: https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.00653
See also a Tom’s Hardware feature about VFusion3D: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/ai-driven-technique-can-generate-quality-3d-assets-from-2d-images-in-seconds
Story 2: Researchers built an ‘AI Scientist’ — what can it do? -- The large language model does everything from reading the literature to writing and reviewing its own papers, but it has a limited range of applicability so far.
Source: Nature.com Story by Davide Castelvecchi
Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02842-3
Story 3: New memory tech unveiled that reduces AI processing energy requirements by 1,000 times or more - New CRAM technology gives RAM chips the power to process data, not just store it.
Source: Tomshardware.com Story by Jeff Butts
Link: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/researchers-detail-new-technology-for-reducing-ai-processing-energy-requirements-by-1000-times-or-better
See also: https://www.nature.com/articles/s44335-024-00003-3
See also: https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/cram-in-memory-reduces-ai-energy-1000x/
See also: https://www.techno-science.net/en/news/thanks-to-this-technique-ai-could-consume-2500-times-less-energy-N25401.html
Story 4: Cleaning up the aging brain: Scientists restore brain’s trash disposal system
Source: ScienceBlog.com Story by University of Rochester
Link: https://scienceblog.com/546904/cleaning-up-the-aging-brain-scientists-restore-brains-trash-disposal-system/
See also: https://neurosciencenews.com/csf-neurology-aging-27549/
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Show Notes 6 September 2024
Story 1: The next world’s tallest building could be a 3,000-feet-high battery
Source: CNN Story by Amy Gunia
Link: https://www.cnn.com/style/skyscraper-batteries-som-energy-vault-spc/index.html
Story 2: Japan Introduces Magnetic Levitation Car Technology
Source: ElectricTechnology.org Link: https://www.electricaltechnology.org/2024/08/japan-magnetic-levitation-car-technology.html#google_vignette
See also: https://www.oist.jp/news-center/news/2024/4/8/innovative-magnetic-levitation-new-material-offers-potential-unlocking-gravity-free-technology
See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klegk2dZmmg I recommend starting the video at the 4-minute mark – previous is tutorials on maglev.
Story 3: NASA's solar sail successfully spreads its wings in space
Source: Space.com Story by Meredith Garofalo
Link: https://www.space.com/nasa-solar-sail-deployment
See also: https://www.nasa.gov/general/nasa-next-generation-solar-sail-boom-technology-ready-for-launch/
See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfYLnbw7iu8
Story 4: Building new bones with help from 3D printing
Source: MedicalXpress.com Story by University of Waterloo
Link: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-08-bones-3d.html
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Show Notes 30 August 2024
Story 1: A recipe for zero-emissions fuel: Soda cans, seawater, and caffeine
Source: MIT News Story by Jennifer Chu
Link: https://news.mit.edu/2024/recipe-for-zero-emissions-fuel-with-cans-seawater-caffeine-0725#:~:text=MIT%20engineers%20have%20found%20that%20when%20the%20aluminum,engine%20or%20fuel%20cell%20without%20generating%20carbon%20emissions
See also: https://www.cell.com/cell-reports-physical-science/fulltext/S2666-3864(24)00399-0
See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIowXoHPeFk&t=2s
Story 2: City unveils world's first 'hydrogen apartment' block — here's how this technology could revolutionize the future of housing
Source: The Cool Down Story by Kristen Lawrence
Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/city-unveils-world-s-first-hydrogen-apartment-block-here-s-how-this-technology-could-revolutionize-future-of-housing/ar-AA1oCdcr
See also: https://fuelcellsworks.com/news/korea-ulsan-unveils-worlds-first-hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-apartment-complex/
See also: https://interestingengineering.com/energy/hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-apartment-korea
Story 3: New living building material draws carbon out of the atmosphere
Source: TechXplore.com Story by University College London
Link: https://techxplore.com/news/2024-08-material-carbon-atmosphere.html#google_vignette
Story 4: New Biomaterial Regrows Damaged Cartilage in Joints
Source: Northwestern University Engineering News Story by Amanda Morris
Link: https://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/2024/08/new-biomaterial-regrows-damaged-cartilage-in-joints/
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Show Notes 23 August 2024
Story 1: These New Powered Pants by Google’s X Labs Will Allow You to Skip Up Mountains
Source: Wonderful Engineering Story by Taimur
Link: https://wonderfulengineering.com/these-new-powered-pants-by-googles-x-labs-will-allow-you-to-skip-up-mountains/
See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKdbyWbbxkc
See also video loop on the company’s website - https://www.skipwithjoy.com/
Story 2: Retinal images could predict future risk of heart or lung disease
Source: NewScientist.com Story by Timmy Broderick
Link: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2414090-retinal-images-could-predict-future-risk-of-heart-or-lung-disease/
See also: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.adg4517
Story 3: MIT spinout Arnasi begins applying LiquiGlide no-stick technology to help patients - The company that brought you no-stick toothpaste is moving into the medical space, with a lubricant for ostomy pouches and other products that could improve millions of lives.
Source: MIT News Story by Zach Winn
Link: https://news.mit.edu/2024/mit-spinout-arnasi-begins-applying-liquiglide-to-help-patients-0730
Story 4: A Band-Aid for the heart? New 3D printing method makes this, and much more, possible
Source: University of Colorado, Boulder Story by Lisa Marshall and Nicholas Goda
Link: https://www.colorado.edu/today/2024/08/01/band-aid-heart-new-3d-printing-method-makes-and-much-more-possible
See also https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adn6925
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Show Notes 16 August 2024
Story 1: Dune-inspired spacesuit recycles astronauts’ urine into drinkable water
Source: Engadget.com Story by Mat Smith
Link: https://www.engadget.com/the-morning-after-dune-inspired-spacesuit-recycles-astronauts-urine-into-drinkable-water-111540921.html
See also: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/space-technologies/articles/10.3389/frspt.2024.1391200/full
See also: https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2024/07/12/real-life-stillsuit-dune-inspired-upgrade-for-spacesuits-allow-astronauts-to
See video here explaining “stillsuits” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvcihrciJes
Story 2: A scientific leap towards smart, self-watering, self-fertilizing soils
Source: Anthropocene Magazine Story by Emma Bryce
Link: https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2024/07/a-scientific-leap-towards-smart-self-watering-self-fertilizing-soils/
Story 3: Soft, stretchy 'jelly batteries' inspired by electric eels
Source: TechXplore.com Story from University of Cambridge
Link: https://techxplore.com/news/2024-07-soft-stretchy-jelly-batteries-electric.html
See also: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adn5142
Story 4: 3D-Printed Blood Vessels: A Game-Changer for Heart Bypass Surgery
Source: ScienceBlog.com
Link: 3D-Printed Blood Vessels: A Game-Changer for Heart Bypass Surgery - ScienceBlog.com
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Show Notes 9 August 2024
Story 1: Harvesting unused micro-vibration to generate electricity
Source: NewsWise.com
Link: https://d.newswise.com/articles/harvesting-unused-micro-vibration-to-generate-electricity/
Story 2: Researchers invent 100% biodegradable 'barley plastic'
Source: Phys.org Story by University of Copenhagen
Link: https://phys.org/news/2024-06-biodegradable-barley-plastic.html
See also: https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2024/researchers-invent-one-hundred-percent-biodegradable-barley-plastic/
Story 3: Embraer Introduces Automatic Takeoffs for E2 Family [of aircraft]
Source: Aviation Week Story by Jens Flottau
Link: https://aviationweek.com/shownews/farnborough-airshow/embraer-introduces-automatic-takeoffs-e2-family
See also: https://interestingengineering.com/transportation/embraer-world-1st-auto-takeoff-planes
Story 4: Your Face's Heat Patterns Could Reveal Vital Clues About Your Health
Source: ScienceAlert.com Story by Carly Cassella
Link: https://www.sciencealert.com/your-faces-heat-patterns-could-reveal-vital-clues-about-your-health
See also: https://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/fulltext/S1550-4131(24)00188-8
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Show Notes 2 August 2024
Story 1: US to test Japan’s unique wind turbines that generate power even at 7 mph
Source: Interesting Engineering Story by Mrigakshi Dixit
Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/us-to-test-japan-s-unique-wind-turbines-that-generate-power-even-at-7-mph/ar-BB1q0Yk5?ocid=BingNewsSerp
See also: HCDA Partners to bring groundbreaking new clean energy technology to Kaka'ako (kanoawinds.com)
See also: https://kanoawinds.com/
Story 2: Crazy new AI can read your mind to recreate what you're looking at
Source: BGR.com Story by Joshua Hawkins
Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/crazy-new-ai-can-read-your-mind-to-recreate-what-you-re-looking-at/ar-BB1pw9wd
See also: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2438107-mind-reading-ai-recreates-what-youre-looking-at-with-amazing-accuracy/
See also: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.06.04.596589v1
Story 3: Why scientists think they may finally have found a way to recycle clothes
Source: The Washington Post Story by Nicolas Rivero
Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2024/07/05/fast-fashion-clothing-waste-recycling/
See also: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ado6827
Story 4: Maglev titanium heart now whirs inside the chest of a live patient
Source: New Atlas Story by Michael Franco
Link: https://newatlas.com/medical/maglev-titanium-heart-bivacor/
See also: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06174103
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Show Notes 19 July 2024
Story 1: Self-healing solar cells pave the way to a reliable solar future
Source: Anthropocene Magazine Story by the publication's team
Link: https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2024/07/self-healing-solar-cells-pave-the-way-to-reliable-solar-future/
See also: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07705-5
See also: https://www.monash.edu/engineering/about/news/articles/2024/self-healing-solar-cells-could-become-reality
Story 2: Green leather: Innovative plant-based substitute developed from pineapple leaf fiber and natural rubber
Source: Phys.org Story by Science X staff
Link: https://phys.org/news/2024-06-green-leather-based-substitute-pineapple.html
See also: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/21/15400
Story 3: Scientists make cameras work more like human eyes and this could be good news for future smartphones
Source: TechRadar Story by Lance Ulanoff
Link: https://www.techradar.com/cameras/this-incredible-human-eye-like-scientific-breakthrough-could-lead-to-safer-self-driving-cars-and-better-smartphone-cameras
See also: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scirobotics.adj8124
See also: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/computer-scientists-develop-new-and-improved-camera-inspired-by-the-human-eye/ar-BB1pe7vq
Story 4: Microrobots made of algae carry chemotherapy directly to lung tumors, improving cancer treatment
Source: MedicalXpress Story by Zhengxing Li
Link: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-06-microrobots-algae-chemo-lung-tumors.html#google_vignette
See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuOr6Dj1Wsw
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Show Notes 12 July 2024
Story 1: Bechtel breaks ground on $4B Bill Gates-backed nuclear reactor [My add on based on a Co-Pilot query – First nuclear reactor in US to use sodium instead of water for cooling]
Source: ConstructionDive.com Story by Matthew Thibault
Link: https://www.constructiondive.com/news/bechtel-bill-gates-nuclear-reactor-natrium/719746/
See also: https://www.bechtel.com/projects/natrium-demonstration-project/
Story 2: Researchers develop new training technique that aims to make AI systems less socially biased
Source: Oregon State University Newsroom
Link: https://today.oregonstate.edu/news/researchers-develop-new-training-technique-aims-make-ai-systems-less-socially-biased
See also: https://openaccess.thecvf.com/content/CVPR2024/papers/Slyman_FairDeDup_Detecting_and_Mitigating_Vision-Language_Fairness_Disparities_in_Semantic_Dataset_CVPR_2024_paper.pdf
Story 3: Changing a Single Gene Gave Mice Supercharged Hearing
Source: ScienceAlert.com Story by Tessa Koumoundouros
Link: https://www.sciencealert.com/changing-a-single-gene-gave-mice-supercharged-hearing
Story 4: Meet CARMEN, a Robot That Helps People with Mild Cognitive Impairment
Source: UC San Diego Today Story by Ioana Patringenaru
Link: https://today.ucsd.edu/story/meet-carmen-a-robot-that-helps-people-with-mild-cognitive-impairment#When:15:00:00Z
See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGKA32TlVXM
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Show Notes 5 July 2024
Story 1: Energy company launches world's first energy storage facility using molten salt.
Source: The Cool Down Story by Wes Stenzel
Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/technology/energy-company-launches-world-s-first-energy-storage-facility-using-molten-salt-groundbreaking-technologies-can-change-our-world-towards-a-more-sustainable-future/ar-BB1oR6yp
See also: https://interestingengineering.com/energy/world-first-molten-salt-energy-storage
See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbzr6sRks-w
Story 2: First-ever 3D printer that gulps plastic, metal, chips to make layered devices -Innovative 3D printing method streamlines multi-materials manufacturing
Source: Science Daily Story by University of Missouri
Link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240624125422.htm
See also: https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/shopping/first-ever-3d-printer-that-gulps-plastic-metal-chips-to-make-layered-devices/ar-BB1oQjJC
See also: https://optics.org/news/15/6/38
Story 3: Researchers make ‘green’ [modular] floor to replace steel [in multistory buildings]
Source: Oak Ridge National Laboratory News
Link: https://www.ornl.gov/news/researchers-make-green-floor-replace-steel
Story 4: Researchers [repurpose a video gaming device to] develop technology that may allow stroke patients to undergo rehab at home
Source: MedicalXpress Story from NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Link: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-06-technology-patients-rehab-home.html
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Show Notes 28 June 2024
Story 1: New method makes hydrogen from solar power and agricultural waste
Source: Tech Xplore Story by Rob Mitchum
Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/new-method-makes-hydrogen-from-solar-power-and-agricultural-waste/ar-BB1nkWqy
See also: https://today.uic.edu/new-method-makes-hydrogen-from-solar-power-and-agricultural-waste/
Story 2: Imagine powering your phone with carbon dioxide
Source: Anthropocene Magazine Story by Anthropocene Team
Link: https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2024/04/co2-in-electricity-out-with-this-new-generator/
See also: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-47040-x
Story 3: Scientists found an algae-based power source with negative carbon emissions
Source: BGR.com Story by Joshua Hawkins
Link: https://bgr.com/science/scientists-found-a-power-source-with-negative-carbon-emissions/
See also: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/7/1749
Story 4: ‘Space hairdryer’ uses shockwaves to regenerate heart cells post-surgery
Source: Interesting Engineering Story by Mrigakshi Dixit
Link: https://interestingengineering.com/science/space-hairdryer-regenerates-heart-cells
See also: https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/advance-article/doi/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae341/7695522
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Show Notes 21 June 2024
Story 1: The brain can store nearly 10 times more data than previously thought, study confirms
Source: LiveScience.com Story by Emily Cooke
Link: https://www.livescience.com/health/neuroscience/the-brain-can-store-nearly-10-times-more-data-than-previously-thought-study-confirms
See also: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38658027/
Story 2: Researchers leverage inkjet printing to make a portable multispectral 3D camera
Source: Phys.org Story by Science X Staff
Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/researchers-leverage-inkjet-printing-to-make-a-portable-multispectral-3d-camera/ar-BB1o6VvQ
To fully understand how ink jet printing mechanics were used to create this breakthrough camera see this research paper: https://opg.optica.org/oe/fulltext.cfm?uri=oe-32-13-23510&id=55164
Story 3: Researchers report exceptionally small implant for future vision correction
Source: MedicalXpress.com Story by Emma Fry
Link: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-exceptionally-small-implant-future-vision.html
See also: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adhm.202304169
Story 4: Virginia Tech researcher creates new [medical] tool to move tiny bioparticles - "invisible tweezers" use robotics and acoustic energy to achieve what human hands cannot.
Source: Virginia Tech Website Story by Alex Parrish
Link: https://news.vt.edu/articles/2024/05/eng-me-tian-acoustic-tweezer-robotics-science-advances.html
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Show Notes 14 June 2024
Story 1: DeepMind's AI program AlphaFold3 can predict the structure of every protein in the universe — and show how they function
Source: Live Science Story by Nicholas Fearn
Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/deepmind-s-ai-program-alphafold3-can-predict-the-structure-of-every-protein-in-the-universe-and-show-how-they-function/ar-BB1mZraA
See also: https://alphafold.com/
Story 2: A robotic third thumb controlled by your toe could just be what you need
Source: Metro Story by Katherine Fidler
Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/a-robotic-third-thumb-controlled-by-your-toe-could-just-be-what-you-need/ar-BB1nkC7Z?ocid=BingNewsSerp
See also: https://www.forbes.com/sites/lesliekatz/2024/06/05/robotic-third-thumb-set-to-supercharge-your-productivity/
See video here: https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/news/robotic-third-thumb-helps-perform-challenging-tasks-single-handedly/vi-BB1nm9dl?ocid=BingNewsSerp&t=24
Another video here after commercial: https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/peopleandplaces/this-robotic-thumb-is-designed-to-help-you-enhance-productivity-at-work/vi-BB1nosX4
Story 3: Scientists develop ultra-thin battery for smart contact lenses that could be charged by tears
Source: CNBC Story by Nessa Anwar
Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/scientists-develop-ultra-thin-battery-for-smart-contact-lenses-that-could-be-charged-by-tears/ar-BB1nHZft
See also: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/researchers-made-batteries-powered-by-tears-for-smart-contact-lenses/ar-BB1nOPm7
See the video here: https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/money/the-super-thin-battery-that-could-power-smart-contact-lenses/vi-BB1nHZeh?t=62
Story 4: Mouth-based touchpad enables people living with paralysis to interact with computers
Source: Medical Xpress Story by Zach Winn
Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/mouth-based-touchpad-enables-people-living-with-paralysis-to-interact-with-computers/ar-BB1nKDGs
See video here: https://augmental.notion.site/Augmental-Announces-Head-Tracking-Support-for-All-MouthPads-A-New-Level-of-Hands-Free-Computer-Cont-37357d3a25a2459fac8df4d8c548db3c
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Show Notes 7 June 2024
Story 1: This paint could clean both itself and the air.
Source: Scientific American Story by Kate Graham-Shaw
Link: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/self-cleaning-paint-could-break-down-pollutants-on-surfaces-and-from-the-air/
See also: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acscatal.3c06203
Story 2: Two teens won $50,000 for inventing a device that can filter toxic microplastics from water.
Source: Business Insider Story by Ellyn Lapointe and Morgan McFall-Johnsen
Link: https://www.businessinsider.com/teens-win-fifty-thousand-for-ultrasound-microplastic-filtration-device-2024-5
Story 3: This autonomous robot has invented the world’s best shock absorber.
Source: Wonderful Engineering Story by Shaheer Shahzad
Link: https://wonderfulengineering.com/this-autonomous-robot-has-invented-the-worlds-best-shock-absorber/
See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMSg8Fq0vws
Story 4: Wearable ultrasound patch enables continuous, non-invasive monitoring of cerebral blood flow.
Source: ScienceDaily News from University of California, San Diego
Link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/05/240522225226.htm
See also: https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/wearable-ultrasound-patch-enables-continuous-non-invasive-monitoring-of-cerebral-blood-flow/ar-BB1mS3ZI?ocid=BingNewsSerp
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Show Notes 31 May 2024
Story 1: Edible gel promises hangover-free mornings.
Source: Gizmodo.com Story by Ed Cara
Link: https://gizmodo.com/edible-gel-hangover-cure-alcohol-toxins-drinking-1851478604
See also: https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/new-gel-breaks-down-alcohol-in-the-body/ar-BB1mjCGk
See also: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2430828-edible-gel-prevents-and-treats-alcohol-intoxication-in-mice/
Story 2: NASA is making a jet engine core for the 1st hybrid-electric airliner engine.
Source: Interesting Engineering Story by Chris Young
Link: https://interestingengineering.com/energy/jet-engine-cut-carbon-emissions
See also: https://www.nasa.gov/aeronautics/more-sustainable-jet-engine-prepared/
Story 3: Intel’s Aurora achieves exascale to become the fastest AI system.
Source: AI News Story by Ryan Daws
Link: https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/2024/05/13/intel-aurora-exascale-to-become-fastest-ai-system/
Story 4: Surgery robot conducts precise operation on corn kernel.
Source: ScienceTimes.com Story by Conelisa N. Hubilla
Link: https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/50356/20240524/surgery-robot-corn-kernel-microsurgery.htm
See also: https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/News/Press/202405/24-020E/
See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgRAkBNFMHk
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Popzara.com. Nathan Evans, Managing Editor.
Throughout Popzara you’ll find views on gaming, movies, technology, cultural icons and so much more. Reviews and previews, in-depth analyses, opinion pieces, conversations, and a regularly updated Podcast keep things interesting and always entertaining. Our diverse editorial staff is committed to bringing this cornucopia of editorial goodness in fair-minded and positive ways, with minimal snark and maximum fun. A little bit of everything for the discriminating reader and curious listener is what you’ll find at Popzara.
Topics:
Spotify won’t open-source Car Thing, but starts refund process
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/spotify-wont-open-source-car-thing-but-starts-refund-process
ICQ will stop working June 26
https://icq.com/desktop/en?
Amazon Prime makes Grubhub permanent for Prime Members
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/30/amazon-prime-grubhub-subscription.html
Google Refines AI Search Overviews After Odd Results
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/google-refines-ai-search-overviews-after-odd-results-38ad78e3
Sony’s PS State of Play ShowMisc.Microsoft Arm Copilot+
https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2024/05/20/introducing-copilot-pcs
The State of Gaming May 2024: Ghost of Tsushima PC, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2, Paper Mario, Hades 2, V Rising, Homeworld 3, Duck Detective, Endless Ocean, Microsoft’s Copilot, and Furiosa
https://www.popzara.com/podcast/the-state-of-gaming-may-2024-ghost-of-tsushima-pc-senuas-saga-hellblade-2-paper-mario-hades-2-v-rising-homeworld-3-duck-detective-endless-ocean-microsofts-copilot-and-furi
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Show 24 May 2024
Story 1: NASA-funded pulsed plasma rocket concept aims to send astronauts to Mars in 2 months.
Source: Space.com Story by Samantha Mathewson
Link: https://www.space.com/nasa-pulsed-plasma-rocket-mars-2-months-howe-industries
See video here: https://www.howeindustries.net/ppr
Story 2: Robotic “SuperLimbs” could help moonwalkers recover from falls - A new MIT system could help astronauts conserve energy and extend missions on the lunar surface.
Source: MIT News Story by Jennifer Chu
Link: https://news.mit.edu/2024/robotic-superlimbs-could-help-moonwalkers-recover-from-falls-0515
See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wED3lBVopq4&t=1s
Story 3: Scientists make ‘living plastic’ with bacterial spores that could put an end to forever plastic pollution - The bacterial spores are incorporated into the bulk plastic. Interestingly, this plastic is more durable and flexible, mirroring the way rebar reinforces concrete.
Source: ZME Science Story by Tibi Puiu
Link: https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/scientists-make-living-plastic/
See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGfbwA7DKHQ&t=10s
Story 4: Swallowable sensors could pinpoint gut movement problems for patients.
Source: MedicalXpress.com Story by Heriot-Watt University
Link: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-03-swallowable-sensors-gut-movement-problems.html#google_vignette
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Show 17 May 2024
Story 1: Nissan steps up all-solid-state EV battery plans as pilot line construction kicks off.
Source: Electrek Story by Peter Johnson
Link: https://electrek.co/2024/04/16/nissan-steps-up-all-solid-state-ev-battery-plans/
Story 2: Groundbreaking microcapacitors could power chips of the future - Scientists developed microcapacitors with ultrahigh energy and power density, paving the way for on-chip energy storage in electronic devices.
Source: CleanTechnica.com Story from US Department of Energy
Link: https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/07/groundbreaking-microcapacitors-could-power-chips-of-the-future/
See also: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07365-5
Story 3: Company develops innovative magnetic train that can operate with existing infrastructure.
Source: The Cool Down Story by Rick Kazmer
Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/company-develops-innovative-magnetic-train-that-can-operate-with-existing-infrastructure-an-easily-usable-technology/ar-AA1nLnwL
See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m6nJM8DQ4M
Here’s a video with a very good explanation of the technology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG8SL9TLI8s
Story 4: A deaf toddler can hear thanks to a world-first gene treatment that took just 16 minutes.
Source: Business Insider Story by Serafina Kenny
Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/a-deaf-toddler-can-hear-thanks-to-a-world-first-gene-treatment-that-took-just-16-minutes/ar-BB1m5VVb?ocid=BingNewsSerp
See also: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-uk-girl-groundbreaking-gene-therapy.html
See video here: https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/health/deaf-girl-reacts-to-mothers-voice-after-hearing-restored/vi-BB1m5Skc?ocid=BingNewsSerp&t=5
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