Tiny silicon structures compute with heat, achieving 99% accurate matrix multiplication Source: Techxplore.com Link: https://techxplore.com/news/2026-01-tiny-silicon-accurate-matrix-multiplication.html#google_vignette Research Paper: https://journals.aps.org/prapplied/abstract/10.1103/5drp-hrx1 Scientists Found an Untapped Energy Source Running Through Our Cells Source: Popular Mechanics Link: https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/a69927474/flexoelectricity-cells/ World’s first neuromorphic supercomputer nears reality with brain-inspired math Source: Interesting Engineering Link: https://interestingengineering.com/science/world-first-neuromorphic-supercomputer-us Wireless device ‘speaks’ to the brain with light Source: Northwestern University Link: https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025/12/wireless-device-speaks-to-the-brain-with-light Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVIKYOKcKoo Teen inventor solves car blind spots with brilliant new tech! Source: Inside Edition Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHJnUHJIcgQ Ingestible Bioprinter Treats GI Tract Injuries from Inside the Body Source: Inside Precision Medicine Link: https://www.insideprecisionmedicine.com/topics/patient-care/ingestible-bioprinter-treats-gi-tract-injuries-from-inside-the-body/ World’s first cryogen-free superconducting motor promises 99.5% efficiency for aviation Source: Interesting Engineering Link: https://interestingengineering.com/ces-2026/world-first-cryogen-free-superconducting-motor New breakthrough to restore aging joints could help treat osteoarthritis Source: ScienceAlert.com Link: https://www.sciencealert.com/new-breakthrough-to-restore-aging-joints-could-help-treat-osteoarthritis Quantum tools set to transform life science, researchers say Source: Phys.org Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/quantum-tools-set-to-transform-life-science-researchers-say/ar-AA1Uj3Hc

Show Notes 23 January 2026 Story 1: MIT just made aluminum 5x stronger with 3D printing - it is stronger, lighter, and tough enough to reshape the future of flight Source: ScienceDaily Based on MIT news announcement Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/12/251226045316.htm See also: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://news.mit.edu/2025/printable-aluminum-alloy-sets-strength-records-may-enable-lighter-aircraft-parts-1007 Story 2: New 'physics shortcut' lets laptops tackle quantum problems once reserved for supercomputers and AI Source: LiveScience.com Story by Owen Hughes Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/new-physics-shortcut-lets-laptops-tackle-quantum-problems-once-reserved-for-supercomputers-and-ai Story 3: Hyperloop shock: China’s maglev hits 435 mph in 2 seconds, sets world record Source: Interesting Engineering Story by Sujita Sinha Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://interestingengineering.com/transportation/china-maglev-hits-435-mph-in-2-seconds Honorable Mentions Story: This 3D-printed, carbon-absorbing bridge is inspired by bones Source: CNN Story by Rebecca Calms Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.cnn.com/science/diamanti-3d-printed-concrete-sustainable-bridge-hnk-spc-intl Story: New drug stalls Alzheimer's development in breakthrough trial Source: ScienceAlert.com Story by David Nield Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.sciencealert.com/new-drug-stalls-alzheimers-development-in-breakthrough-trial Story: Scientists build a quantum computer that can repair itself using recycled atoms Source: Phys.org Story by Robert Egan Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://phys.org/news/2025-12-scientists-quantum-recycled-atoms.html Story: New Image Sensor Breaks Optical Limits – My subhead: a lens‑free system that achieves sub‑micron, 3D resolution across a wide field of view, something previously considered impossible with optical wavelengths Source: University of Connecticut Story by Sarah Redmond Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://today.uconn.edu/2025/12/new-image-sensor-breaks-optical-limits/

Show Notes 16 January 2026 Very Low Earth Orbit Satellites Could be the Next Frontier in Satellite Technology Source: ExtremeTech.com Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.extremetech.com/aerospace/very-low-earth-orbit-satellites-could-be-the-next-frontier-in-satellite NASA, Boeing Test How to Improve Performance of Longer, Narrower Aircraft Wings Source: NASA Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.nasa.gov/aeronautics/nasa-boeing-test-aircraft-wings/ See video here: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DTJNJfrkge9o These Laser Beams Could Power Military Drones 5,000 Feet in the Air Source: Gizmodo.com Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://gizmodo.com/these-laser-beams-could-power-military-drones-5000-feet-in-the-air-2000702020 See video here: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DTJNJfrkge9o Robots Smaller Than Salt Grains Can Now Think for Themselves Source: ScienceBlog.com Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://scienceblog.com/robots-smaller-than-salt-grains-can-now-think-for-themselves/ Honorable Mentions New 3D chips could make electronics faster and more energy-efficient Source: MIT News Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://news.mit.edu/2025/new-3d-chips-could-make-electronics-faster-and-more-energy-efficient-0618 Robot achieves 0.053 mm micro-precision in the world’s first robotic cataract surgery Source: Interesting Engineering Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://interestingengineering.com/health/ucla-robotic-cataract-surgery-breakthrough This Soft Robot Is 100% Edible, Including the Battery - It’s designed to feed medication to wild boars, but you can eat it too Source: IEEE Spectrum Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://spectrum.ieee.org/soft-edible-robot Research shows how coffee waste could be used to clean contaminated water Source: TechXplore.com Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://techxplore.com/news/2025-12-coffee-contaminated.html

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Main Stories Story 1: The perfect polymer? Plant-based plastic is fully saltwater degradable and leaves behind zero microplastics Source: Phys.org Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://phys.org/news/2025-12-polymer-based-plastic-fully-saltwater.html Story 2: First highway segment in U.S. wirelessly charges electric heavy-duty truck while driving Source: Purdue University Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/2025/Q4/first-highway-segment-in-u-s-wirelessly-charges-electric-heavy-duty-truck-while-driving/ Story 3: An iron-on electronic circuit to create wearable tech Source: American Chemical Society press release Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.acs.org/pressroom/presspacs/2025/december/an-iron-on-electronic-circuit-to-create-wearable-tech.html Story 4: CES News: Headset for the blind uses AI and haptics to guide the user. Source: A company called .lumen Links: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.dotlumen.com/glasses, https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DC0H6D01duRc Honorable Mentions Story: New Algorithm Dramatically Speeds Up Stroke Detection Scans Source: NYU Tandon School of Engineering Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://engineering.nyu.edu/news/new-algorithm-dramatically-speeds-stroke-detection-scans Story: New materials yank ‘forever chemicals’ from water Source: ScienceNewsExplores.org Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.snexplores.org/article/mof-filter-pfas-forever-chemicals-water Story: World’s smallest AI supercomputer can fit in your pocket, run without server or GPUs Source: Interesting Engineering Links: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/us-world-smallest-ai-supercomputer, https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://tiiny.ai/, https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/commercial/2025/12/worlds-smallest-mini-pc-thats-about-the-size-of-a-smartphone-unveiled Story: Strengthening asphalt roads with a unique green ingredient: Algae Source: EurekAlert!.org Links: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1109918, https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://hexaconstruction.media/article/34059-algae-based-asphalt-shrugs-off-freezing-temperatures-and-reduces-carbon-output Story: Scientists discover 'magical' material that's stronger than steel and lighter than aluminum — and its potential is dizzying Source: The Cool Down on MSN Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/scientists-discover-magical-material-that-s-stronger-than-steel-and-lighter-than-aluminum-and-its-potential-is-dizzying/ar-AA1RyiNJ

Show Notes for Computer America Story 1: Real-world helper exoskeletons come closer to reality with AI training - Source: TechXplore.com - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://techxplore.com/news/2025-11-real-world-helper-exoskeletons-closer.html - Research Paper: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scirobotics.ads8652 Story 2: New Augmented Reality Tech Can Turn Any Surface into Keyboard - Source: University of Texas at Dallas - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://news.utdallas.edu/science-technology/augmented-reality-tech-keyboard-2025/ Story 3: Supercomputer Creates One of the Most Realistic Virtual Brains Ever Seen - Source: ScienceAlert.com - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.sciencealert.com/supercomputer-creates-one-of-the-most-realistic-virtual-brains-ever-seen - Video 1: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.facebook.com/watch/%3Fv%3D1531823138015033 - Video 2: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3Dw5Xcx0dDwGQ Story 4: Scientists Discover a Way to 'Recharge' Aging Human Cells - Source: ScienceAlert.com - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-discover-a-way-to-recharge-aging-human-cells - Research Paper: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2505237122 - Video: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DNHbSqcemBW8 Honorable Mentions Story: CES product announcement: world’s first sonic toothbrush equipped with SmartNose, an integrated connected sensor designed to analyze breath biomarkers in real time - Source: US-based company Autobrush CES announcement today - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://tryautobrush.com/ Story: AI trained on bacterial genomes produces never-before-seen proteins - Source: ArsTechnica.com - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/11/generative-ai-meets-the-genome/ - Research Paper: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09749-7 Story: Department of Energy, PNNL Partner to Power the Nation’s Bioeconomy - Source: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/department-energy-pnnl-partner-power-nations-bioeconomy Story: Astro Mechanica teams with UK SME Helix to build hybrid-electric engines for the next generation of supersonic aircraft - Source: Aerospace Global News - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/astro-mechanica-helix-supersonic-engines-electric-motors/

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Show Notes: 19 December 2025Stories of the Day 1. New wearable device lets you touch fabric online, read braille, and more - VoxeLite can help you literally feel websites. - Source: Popular Science - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.popsci.com/technology/touch-websites-wearable-device/ - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adz5937 2. Birch Leaves and Peanuts Transformed into Cutting-Edge Laser Technology - Source: Bioengineer.org - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://bioengineer.org/birch-leaves-and-peanuts-transformed-into-cutting-edge-laser-technology/ - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://optics.org/laser/news/16/11/3 - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/nanoph-2025-0312/html 3. What you need to know about Amazon’s new Starlink rival - Source: Independent.co.uk - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/amazon-leo-starlink-space-internet-b2872211.html - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/amazon-leo/amazon-leo-satellite-internet-ultra-pro - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://leo.amazon.com 4. MIT's injectable brain chips could treat disease without surgery - Source: NewAtlas.com - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://newatlas.com/brain/mit-injectable-brain-chips-treat-disease/ - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://orbit.mit.edu/launchpad/ideas/cahira-technologies - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DgMwiCTl7jHc%26t%3D145s Honorable Mentions - New semiconductors could allow classical and quantum computing on the same chip, thanks to superconductivity breakthrough - Source: LiveScience.com - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/new-semiconductor-could-allow-classical-and-quantum-computing-on-the-same-chip-thanks-to-superconductivity-breakthrough - We took a test-drive of NASA's new moon rover candidates - Source: National Geographic - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/moon-rover-space-innovation-nasa-artemis - 3-D printing researchers develop fast-curing, environmentally friendly concrete substitute - Source: Oregon State University - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://news.oregonstate.edu/news/3-d-printing-researchers-develop-fast-curing-environmentally-friendly-concrete-substitute - Researchers test soft robotics exosuit in Adelaide to reduce astronaut muscular fatigue - Source: SpaceConnect.com.au - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.spaceconnectonline.com.au/r-d/6818-researchers-test-soft-robotics-exosuit-in-adelaide-to-reduce-astronaut-muscular-fatigue

Show Notes Featured Stories - Hyundai wants to cut EV charging time to 3 minutes, as fast as filling up a gas car - Source: Electrek.com - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://electrek.co/2025/11/20/hyundai-cut-ev-charging-time-3-minutes/ - Japanese scientists unveil a quantum battery that defies energy loss - Source: ScienceDaily.com - Links: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251023031612.htm, https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.180401 - Smart Bandage Uses Electricity and Drugs to Heal Wounds - Source: IEEE Spectrum - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://spectrum.ieee.org/smart-bandage-ai-electrical-stimulation Honorable Mentions - Focused Ultrasound Passes First Test in Treatment of Brain Cancer in Children - Source: Columbia University Irving Medical Center - Links: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/focused-ultrasound-passes-first-test-treatment-brain-cancer-children, https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.adq6645 - Research team develops game-changing material that could transform future buildings: 'Challenges the idea' - Source: The Cool Down via MSN - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/research-team-develops-game-changing-material-that-could-transform-future-buildings-challenges-the-idea/ar-AA1QXvLg - Science history: Experiment shows mutations arise spontaneously, supporting pillar of Darwinian evolution - Source: LiveScience.com - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/evolution/science-history-experiment-shows-mutations-arise-spontaneously-supporting-pillar-of-darwinian-evolution-nov-20-194 - Breakthrough Helps Scientists Grow More Realistic Human Brain Models - Source: ScienceAlert.com - Links: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.sciencealert.com/breakthrough-helps-scientists-grow-more-realistic-human-brain-models, https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adfm.202509452 - MIT Is One Step Closer to Having Building-Sized Batteries With This Innovative Tech - Source: Slashgear - Links: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.slashgear.com/2009844/mit-one-step-closer-building-sized-concrete-batteries/, https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://news.mit.edu/2025/concrete-battery-now-packs-ten-times-power-1001

Show Notes: 5 December 2025 Story 1: Startup develops incredible tech to pull water from unexpected source: 'This is just the beginning of what's possible' - Source: The Cool Down on MSN, Story by Elija McKee - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/startup-develops-incredible-tech-to-pull-water-from-unexpected-source-this-is-just-the-beginning-of-what-s-possible/ar-AA1QEQiT - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.wegrowwater.com/project/los-banos-california-usa - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.fox44news.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/856986293/turning-tomatoes-into-water-botanical-water-technologies-and-ingomar-packing-in-drought-stricken-san-joaquin-valley/ - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3D1UwhwyhV2s0 Story 2: PowerLattice attracts investment from ex-Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger for its power-saving chiplet - Source: TechCrunch.com, Story by Marina Temkin - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/17/powerlattice-attracts-investment-from-ex-intel-ceo-pat-gelsinger-for-its-power-saving-chiplet/ - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.powerlatticeinc.com/ Story 3: Space-based US solar firm breaks world record for beaming wireless electricity - Source: Interesting Engineering, Story by Chris Young - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://interestingengineering.com/space/space-firm-breaks-record-for-wireless-electricity - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.star-catcher.com/ Story 4: Artificial cartilage mimics natural flexibility with adjustable structure - Source: Phys.org, Story by Robert Egan - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://phys.org/news/2025-11-artificial-cartilage-mimics-natural-flexibility.html - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.5c01183 Honorable Mentions Story: Russian airline introduces a humanoid robot cabin crew on flights - Source: Aerospace Global News, Story by Marisa Garcia - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/pobeda-airlines-robot-flight-attendant/ - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3Dppgn9wKGeGc Story: A New Generation? Could Rolls-Royce’s Hydrogen Engine Concept Redefine Jet Power? - Source: Simple Flying, Story by Paul Hartley - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://simpleflying.com/rolls-royce-hydrogen-engine-concept-redefine-jet-power/ Story: Scientists Just Unveiled a Lunar Robot So Smart It Might Replace Astronauts - Source: Dailygalaxy.com, Story by Lydia Amazouz - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://dailygalaxy.com/2025/11/scientists-just-unveiled-a-lunar-robot/ Story: The 19 best Christmas gifts for science lovers (and nerds) - Source: NewScientist.com - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.newscientist.com/article/2504086-the-19-best-christmas-gifts-for-science-lovers-and-nerds/

Story 1 Title: 3D Solar towers boost electricity production by around 50% Source: New Atlas Links: - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://newatlas.com/energy/solar-towers-electricity/ - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/10/21/3170286/0/en/Janta-Power-Closes-5-5-Million-Seed-Round-to-Power-the-Future-of-Clean-Energy.html Story 2 Title: European Space Agency to Trial Growing Protein Powder in Space Using Astronaut Urine Source: ExtremeTech.com Links: - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.extremetech.com/science/esa-to-trial-growing-protein-powder-in-space-using-astronaut-urine - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/europe-wants-to-make-space-food-out-of-thin-air-and-astronaut-pee Story 3 Title: This Sunflower-Based Protein Could Be the Future of Vegan Meat Alternatives Source: SciTechDaily.com Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://scitechdaily.com/this-sunflower-based-protein-could-be-the-future-of-vegan-meat-alternatives/Story 4 Title: Discovery of key to joint regeneration could help regrow lost limbs Source: MedicalXpress.com Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-11-discovery-key-joint-regeneration-regrow.htmlHonorable Mentions Story: US scientists make alloys tough enough to withstand nuclear fusion’s Sun-like heat Source: Interesting Engineering Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://interestingengineering.com/energy/new-alloys-for-fusion-reactors Story: Scientists Are Literally Growing Metal Source: Popular Mechanics via MSN Links: - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/scientists-are-literally-growing-metal/ar-AA1OsLeo - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.202504951 Story: Floating device turns raindrops into electricity Source: ScienceDaily.com Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/11/251114041228.htm Story: 12 Times the Speed of Sound? A Look at The World’s 1st Hypersonic Jet Powered By Hydrogen Fuel Source: SimplyFlying.com Links: - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://simpleflying.com/worlds-1st-hypersonic-jet-hydrogen-fuel/ - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.hypersonix.com/

Show Notes Story 1: Computing and AI - Title: Scientists create world's first microwave-powered computer chip — it's much faster and consumes less power than conventional CPUs - Source: LiveScience.com - Links: - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/scientists-create-worlds-first-microwave-powered-computer-chip-its-much-faster-and-consumes-less-power-than-conventional-cpus - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41928-025-01422-1.epdf - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2025/08/researchers-build-first-microwave-brain-chip Story 2: Sustainable Materials - Title: Green alternative for light-emitting materials in displays uses plant waste and amino acids - Source: TechXplore.com - Links: - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://techxplore.com/news/2025-11-green-alternative-emitting-materials-displays.html - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2451929425003729 Story 3: Next-Gen Armor - Title: Scientists Created a Bulletproof Material 3 Times Stronger Than Kevlar—It’s Already Breaking Records - Source: Popular Mechanics - Links: - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/scientists-created-a-bulletproof-material-3-times-stronger-than-kevlar-it-s-already-breaking-records/ar-AA1QdETp - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.cell.com/matter/abstract/S2590-2385%2825%2900539-9 - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.newscientist.com/article/2502462-bulletproof-fabric-laced-with-carbon-nanotubes-is-stronger-than-kevlar/ Story 4: Medical Tech - Title: Injectable antenna could safely power deep-tissue medical implants - Source: MIT Media Lab - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://news.mit.edu/2025/injectable-antenna-could-safely-power-deep-tissue-medical-implants-1029 Honorable Mentions - Title: Tabletop particle accelerator could transform medicine and materials science - Source: Phys.org - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://phys.org/news/2025-11-tabletop-particle-medicine-materials-science.html - Title: Need a New 3D Material? Build It With DNA - Source: Columbia University Engineering - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.engineering.columbia.edu/about/news/need-new-3d-material-build-it-dna - Title: Spider-Like Robot Combines 3D Printing and Construction for Earth and Lunar Applications - Source: 3Dprinting.com - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://3dprinting.com/news/spider-like-robot-combines-3d-printing-and-construction-for-earth-and-lunar-applications/ - Title: Robots you can wear like clothes: Automatic weaving of 'fabric muscle' brings commercialization closer - Source: TechXplore.com - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://techxplore.com/news/2025-10-robots-automatic-fabric-muscle-commercialization.html

Title: 3D Solar towers boost electricity production by around 50% Source: New Atlas Links: - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://newatlas.com/energy/solar-towers-electricity/ - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/10/21/3170286/0/en/Janta-Power-Closes-5-5-Million-Seed-Round-to-Power-the-Future-of-Clean-Energy.html Story 2 Title: European Space Agency to Trial Growing Protein Powder in Space Using Astronaut Urine Source: ExtremeTech.com Links: - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.extremetech.com/science/esa-to-trial-growing-protein-powder-in-space-using-astronaut-urine - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/europe-wants-to-make-space-food-out-of-thin-air-and-astronaut-pee Story 3 Title: This Sunflower-Based Protein Could Be the Future of Vegan Meat Alternatives Source: SciTechDaily.com Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://scitechdaily.com/this-sunflower-based-protein-could-be-the-future-of-vegan-meat-alternatives/Story 4 Title: Discovery of key to joint regeneration could help regrow lost limbs Source: MedicalXpress.com Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-11-discovery-key-joint-regeneration-regrow.htmlHonorable Mentions Story: US scientists make alloys tough enough to withstand nuclear fusion’s Sun-like heat Source: Interesting Engineering Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://interestingengineering.com/energy/new-alloys-for-fusion-reactors Story: Scientists Are Literally Growing Metal Source: Popular Mechanics via MSN Links: - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/scientists-are-literally-growing-metal/ar-AA1OsLeo - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.202504951 Story: Floating device turns raindrops into electricity Source: ScienceDaily.com Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/11/251114041228.htm Story: 12 Times the Speed of Sound? A Look at The World’s 1st Hypersonic Jet Powered By Hydrogen Fuel Source: SimplyFlying.com Links: - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://simpleflying.com/worlds-1st-hypersonic-jet-hydrogen-fuel/ - https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.hypersonix.com/

Show Notes: 14 November 2025 Main Stories Story 1: Wireless Charging Roads - Title: This Wireless-Charging Road Is More Powerful Than Most Tesla Superchargers - Source: InsideEVs.com - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://insideevs.com/news/777157/wireless-charging-highway-power/ - Company Site: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://electreon.com/ - See Also: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.zmescience.com/research/inventions/first-highway-charges-cars-as-they-drive/ Story 2: Tank-Killer Robot - Title: Meet FireAnt: US firm unveils mini ‘tank-killer’ robot built to hunt heavy armor - Source: Interesting Engineering on MSN - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/meet-fireant-us-firm-unveils-mini-tank-killer-robot-built-to-hunt-heavy-armor/ar-AA1PQpqc - Company Site: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.swarmbotics.ai/ Story 3: Airborne 5G/6G Network - Title: Skydweller Aero and Nokia Federal Solutions Secure US Navy Contract to Develop Airborne Beyond 5G Tactical Network - Source: SpaceDaily.com - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Skydweller_Aero_and_Nokia_Federal_Solutions_Secure_US_Navy_Contract_to_Develop_Airborne_Beyond_5G_Tactical_Network_999.html - Company Site: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=http://www.skydwelleraero.com - Project Site: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://navysbir.com/n25_2/N252-081.htm Story 4: Universal Kidney - Title: Breakthrough: Scientists Create 'Universal' Kidney to Match Any Blood Type - Source: ScienceAlert.com - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.sciencealert.com/breakthrough-scientists-create-universal-kidney-to-match-any-blood-type - Research Paper: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41551-025-01513-6 Honorable Mentions Story: Regrowing Tooth Enamel - Title: Dentists Could Soon 'Regrow' Your Tooth Enamel with a Simple Gel - Source: ScienceAlert.com - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.sciencealert.com/dentists-could-soon-regrow-your-tooth-enamel-with-a-simple-gel - Research Paper: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-64982-y Story: Slashing Household Energy Use - Title: Startup unveils incredible tech that could slash household energy use: 'Transforms every building' - Source: The Cool Down via MSN - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/startup-unveils-incredible-tech-that-could-slash-household-energy-use-transforms-every-building/ar-AA1PoE0G Story: Printing Solar Cells - Title: Printing Solar Cells Like Newspaper - Source: Electronicsforu.com - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.electronicsforu.com/news/printing-solar-cells-like-newspaper Story: Fire-Fighting Robot - Title: This First-Year Student Invented a Fire-Fighting Robot - Source: Cockrell School of Engineering, University of Texas at Austin - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://cockrell.utexas.edu/news/this-first-year-student-invented-a-fire-fighting-robot/

Bonus Fun Virtual Experience - Google's virtual Route 66 driving adventure (Source: Google Arts & Culture in collaboration with the National Trust for Historic Preservation) - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://artsandculture.google.com/project/route-66 Main Stories - Powered by mushrooms, living computers are on the rise - Neural organics lead to lower energy costs, faster calculation speeds (Source: Ohio State News) - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://news.osu.edu/powered-by-mushrooms-living-computers-are-on-the-rise/ - See also: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://bioengineer.org/mushroom-powered-technology-the-emergence-of-living-computers/ - See research paper here: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article%3Fid%3D10.1371/journal.pone.0328965 - Kubota Claims World’s First Hydrogen Fuel Cell, Self-Driving Tractor (Source: Equipmentworld.com) - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.equipmentworld.com/technology/article/15768565/kubota-worlds-first-hydrogen-selfdriving-tractor-unveiled - See video here: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DyzIBOK_fkfU - Eye prosthesis is the first to restore sight lost to macular degeneration (Source: Stanford Medicine News Center) - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2025/10/eye-prosthesis.html - See research paper here: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2501396 - Scientists Reverse Alzheimer’s in Mice with a Single Injection - It only took two hours for a visible difference (Source: ZME Science) - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.zmescience.com/science/neurology-science/scientists-reverse-alzheimers-in-mice-with-a-single-injection/ - See research paper here: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41392-025-02426-1 Honorable Mentions - Hydrogen Production Takes Flight at Hamburg Airport with New Infrastructure Roadmap (Source: Hydrogenfuelnews.com) - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.hydrogenfuelnews.com/hydrogen-production-takes-flight-at-hamburg-airport-with-new-infrastructure-roadmap/8573558/ - Smart elastomer muscles give soft robotics record 2,000x lifting capability (Source: Interesting Engineering) - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/smart-elastomer-muscles-give-soft-robotics-record-2000x-lifting-capability/ar-AA1P4fo5%3Focid%3DBingNewsVerp - Toyota to launch world's first EV with a solid-state battery by 2027 — they're expected to last longer and charge faster (Source: Livescience.com) - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.livescience.com/technology/electric-vehicles/toyota-to-launch-worlds-first-ev-with-a-solid-state-battery-by-2027-theyre-expected-to-last-longer-and-charge-faster - See press release here: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://global.toyota/en/newsroom/corporate/43380876.html - AI identifies batteries in the waste stream (Source: Recycling-magazine.com) - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.recycling-magazine.com/2024/05/21/ai-identifies-batteries-in-the-waste-stream/ - See company website here: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://lionvision.co.uk/

Show Notes 24 October 2025 Story 1: 3D-Printer Prints Living Tissue Inside Human Body - Source: electronicsforu.com - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.electronicsforu.com/news/3d-printer-prints-living-tissue-inside-human-body - See also: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/university/news/all/Miniature-3D-printed-objects-inside-the-body/ - See also: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/stuttgart-research-advances-in-body-3d-printing-with-new-e1-8m-grant-245344/ Story 2: Breakthrough Brain Implant from NYU Abu Dhabi Enables Safer, More Precise Drug Delivery - Source: NYU Abu Dhabi website - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://nyuad.nyu.edu/en/news/latest-news/science-and-technology/2025/october/nyuad-researchers-spiral-brain-implant.html - See research paper here: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1741-2552/ae0523 Story 3: Tiny living robots made from human cells could one day deliver medicine - Source: Knowridge.com - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://knowridge.com/2025/09/tiny-living-robots-made-from-human-cells-could-one-day-deliver-medicine/ - See also: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.technologynetworks.com/biopharma/news/biobots-made-from-human-lung-cells-may-enable-more-targeted-drug-delivery-405224 Story 4: Smart shoe insert could improve mobility for people with walking problems - Source: MedicalXpress.com - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-smart-insert-mobility-people-problems.html Honorable Mentions Story: Engineers Create Soft Robots That Can Literally Walk on Water - Source: SciTechDaily.com - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://scitechdaily.com/engineers-create-soft-robots-that-can-literally-walk-on-water/ Story: First drug treatment for sleep apnea may be within reach - Source: MedicalXpress.com - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-drug-treatment-apnea.html Story: Bricklaying robot stacks 360 blocks an hour to speed up homebuilding - Source: Electronics360 - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://electronics360.globalspec.com/article/22916/bricklaying-robot-stacks-360-blocks-an-hour-to-speed-up-homebuilding - See also: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.fbr.com.au/view/hadrian - See video here: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DeMIDJB3Pd-M Story: Tumbleweed rover tests demonstrate transformative technology for low-cost Mars exploration - Source: Phys.org - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://phys.org/news/2025-09-tumbleweed-rover-technology-mars-exploration.html - See research paper here: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC-DPS2025/EPSC-DPS2025-1775.html

Story 1: Tiny lab-grown brains could help build the next generation of computers - Biocomputing has left the realm of science fiction and entered the laboratory - Source: Techspot.com - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.techspot.com/news/109753-tiny-lab-grown-brains-could-help-build-next.html - See also BBC article: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy7p1lzvxjro - See also: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://finalspark.com/ Story 2: US firm’s new EV battery design could add 50% more range, targets 1,000 miles - Source: InterestingEngineering.com - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://interestingengineering.com/energy/us-ev-battery-design-more-range - See the company's post on this here: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://24-m.com/press-releases/24m-unlocks-new-u.s.-battery-manufacturing-opportunities-with-groundbreaking-energy-dense-24m-etop-electrode-to-pack-technology Story 3: Can glass replace bone? Scientists 3D print bio-glass that mimics skeletal strength - Source: Thetimesofinnovation.com - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://timesofinnovation.com/additive-manufacturing/can-glass-replace-bone-scientists-3d-print-bio-glass-that-mimics-skeletal-strength/ Story 4: Study Reveals Brain System That Repairs Your Body While You Sleep - Source: ScienceAlert.com - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.sciencealert.com/study-reveals-brain-system-that-repairs-your-body-while-you-sleep - See research paper here: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674%2825%2900626-9 Honorable MentionsStory: “One Molecule Defies Physics”: Cambridge Scientists Unveil P3TTM Solar Breakthrough with Near-Perfect Efficiency, Threatening Conventional Energy Industry Order - Source: Energy-reporters.com - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.energy-reporters.com/news/one-molecule-defies-physics-cambridge-scientists-unveil-p3ttm-solar-breakthrough-with-near-perfect-efficiency-threatening-conventional-energy-industry-order/ - See research paper here: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41563-025-02362-z Story: Microbes Unlock Copper as AI Demand Soars - Source: DigitrendZ blog - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://digitrendz.blog/newswire/artificial-intelligence/61106/microbes-unlock-copper-as-ai-demand-soars/ Story: Scientists develop incredible leaf-inspired material that could replace plastic: 'Very strong' - Source: TheCoolDown.com - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/leaf-inspired-bioplastic-washington-university/ - See research paper here: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-61693-2 Story: Scientists crack the mystery of hidden atomic order inside microchips for the first time - Using advanced microscopy and AI, scientists revealed short-range atomic order that changes how semiconductors conduct electricity - Source: InterestingEngineering.com - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://interestingengineering.com/science/scientists-observe-short-range-order-semiconductors

- Solar-powered ‘artificial plant’ purifies radioactive soil by 95% in 20 days - Source: Interesting Engineering Story by Aman Tripathi - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/artificial-plant-cleans-radioactive-soil - See also: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1099362 - See also: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.asiaresearchnews.com/content/purifying-radioactive-soil-sunlight-alone-dgist-successfully-developed-%25E2%2580%259Cartificial-plant%25E2%2580%259D - See research paper here: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.5c03657 - Microsoft claims a 'breakthrough' in AI chip cooling - Source: Engadget.com Story by Will Shanklin - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.engadget.com/ai/microsoft-claims-a-breakthrough-in-ai-chip-cooling-193106705.html - See also Microsoft’s information: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/innovation/microfluidics-liquid-cooling-ai-chips/%3Fmsockid%3D3234617e11b66d9c06b0770c100c6c8d - Battery made from natural materials could replace conventional lithium-ion batteries - Source: TechXplore on MSN Story by Lesley Henton - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/battery-made-from-natural-materials-could-replace-conventional-lithium-ion-batteries/ar-AA1Ne9Kt - See Texas A&M post here: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://stories.tamu.edu/news/2025/09/24/battery-made-from-natural-materials-could-replace-conventional-lithium-ion-batteries/ - See research paper here: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2509325122 - AI spine model developed by Florida Atlantic University and Baptist Health could transform back pain treatment - Source: Florida Atlantic University Story by Gisele Galoustian - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.fau.edu/engineering/biomedical/news/2509-ai-spine-modeling-back-pain/ - See research paper here: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878875025005923 - Scientific breakthrough leads to 'fluorescent biological qubit' - Source: LiveScience.com Story by Roland Moore-Colyer - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.livescience.com/technology/scientific-breakthrough-leads-to-fluorescent-biological-qubit-it-could-mean-turning-your-cells-into-quantum-sensors - Improving prediction of worsening knee osteoarthritis with an AI-assisted model - Source: MedicalXpress.com Story by Science X staff - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-worsening-knee-osteoarthritis-ai.html - Laser-blasted 'black metal' could make solar technology 15 times more efficient - Source: LiveScience.com Story by Owen Hughes - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/laser-blastedebayack-metal-could-make-solar-technology-15-times-more-efficient/ar-AA1LaV4B - This New Solid-State EV Battery Charges Quicker Than Getting Gas - Source: InsideEVs.com Story by Iulian Dnistran - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://insideevs.com/news/771520/rimac-solid-state-battery-specs/

Show Notes 3 October 2025 Story 1: Some Layers of Your Brain Actually Get Stronger as You Age - Source: ScienceAlert.com - Story by: Michelle Starr - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.sciencealert.com/some-layers-of-your-brain-actually-get-stronger-as-you-age - Research Paper: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-025-02013-1 Story 2: Engineers harness light to help heart cells beat stronger and healthier - Source: Knowridge.com (News from UC Irvine) - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://knowridge.com/2025/09/engineers-harness-light-to-help-heart-cells-beat-stronger-and-healthier/ - Research Paper: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2509467122 Story 3: UCSB-designed soft robot intubation device could save lives - Source: UC Santa Barbara “The Current” - Story by: Sonia Fernandez - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://news.ucsb.edu/2025/022019/ucsb-designed-soft-robot-intubation-device-could-save-lives - Research Paper: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.ads7681 Story 4: Wi-Fi sleep monitoring method offers a non-intrusive, accurate alternative to more cumbersome techniques - Source: MedicalXpress.com - Story by: David Bradley - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/wi-fi-sleep-monitoring-method-offers-a-non-intrusive-accurate-alternative-to-more-cumbersome-techniques/ar-AA1Mn7tv - Research Paper: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.inderscience.com/info/inarticle.php%3Fartid%3D148201 Honorable Mentions - Story: A new catalyst could make mixed plastic recycling a reality - Source: Phys.org - Story by: Robert Egan - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://phys.org/news/2025-09-catalyst-plastic-recycling-reality.html - Research Paper: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41557-025-01892-y - Story: A New Solar Panel Shield Made From Onion Peels Outlasted Industry Plastics in Tests - Source: ZME Science - Story by: Tudor Tarita - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/renewable-energy-ecology/a-new-solar-panel-shield-made-from-onion-peels-outlasted-industry-plastics-in-tests/ - Story: Bio-oil made with corn stalks, wood debris could plug orphaned fossil fuel wells - Source: Iowa State University - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.news.iastate.edu/news/bio-oil-made-corn-stalks-wood-debris-could-plug-orphaned-fossil-fuel-wells - Story: Biochar yields triple win for cotton: Healthier soil, less water, and 87% less nitrogen runoff - Source: Anthropocene Magazine - Story by: Emma Bryce - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.realclearscience.com/2025/08/11/biochar_yields_a_triple_win_for_cotton_1127969.html

Show Notes 26 September 2025 Story 1: No sorting needed: Plasma torch shows promise for hassle-free plastic recycling Source: TechXplore.com Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://techxplore.com/news/2025-09-plasma-torch-hassle-free-plastic.html Story 2: MIT spinoff achieves major milestone in pursuit of limitless energy beneath our feet: 'Could fundamentally change how we power our world' Source: The Cool Down via MSN.com Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/mit-spinoff-achieves-major-milestone-in-pursuit-of-limitless-energy-beneath-our-feet-could-fundamentally-change-how-we-power-our-world/ar-AA1KOf5n Video: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DoYHcCsFlD2Q See also: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.quaise.com/ Story 3: Scientists build micromotors smaller than a human hair - Tiny light-powered gears could revolutionize medicine by powering machines the size of human cells. Source: ScienceDaily.com Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250918025025.htm Research paper: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-62869-6 Story 4: New Ultrasound Helmet Reaches Deep Inside the Brain Without Surgery Source: ScienceAlert.com Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.sciencealert.com/new-ultrasound-helmet-reaches-deep-inside-the-brain-without-surgery Research paper: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-63020-1 Honorable Mentions Story: NASA Is Testing a Nuclear Battery That Could Last 433 Years Source: Popular Mechanics Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a65964293/nuclear-battery-433-years/ Story: China’s transparent coating to turn ordinary windows into solar power generators Source: Interesting Engineering Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://interestingengineering.com/energy/colorless-coating-turn-windows-into-solar-panels Story: Scientists Pitch Bold Plan to Turn Nuclear Waste Into Nuclear Fuel - Tapping into discarded nuclear waste could help generate a self-sufficient source of a key ingredient for nuclear fusion, a new plan proposes. Source: Gizmodo Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://gizmodo.com/scientists-pitch-bold-plan-to-turn-nuclear-waste-into-nuclear-fuel-2000643875 Story: Scientists Made ‘Jelly Ice’ That Never Melts. It’s Edible, Compostable and Reusable Source: ZME Science Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/scientists-made-jelly-ice-that-never-melts-its-edible-compostable-and-reusable/

Show Notes 19 September 2025 Story 1: Researchers building RoboBalls to explore other planets Source: The Purdue Exponent, a student-run newspaper serving the Purdue community in West Lafayette, Indiana Story by Dean Murray - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.purdueexponent.org/news/national/researchers-building-roboballs-to-explore-other-planets/article_2c06a5ae-3b24-5834-bfc8-9f7df72e299c.html - See the school’s website for the project: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://rad.engr.tamu.edu/roboball-i/ - See the school’s video here: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DtKRN0EEJ5VE - See video here: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.facebook.com/reel/637417789106125 - And see video posted on this article from MSN: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.msn.com/en-gb/video/news/researchers-working-on-swarm-of-roboballs-to-send-to-other-planets/vi-AA1LSgsN%3Ft%3D72 Story 2: This paint sweats to cool off buildings. No energy required. Source: Anthropocene Magazine - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/06/new-paint-sweats-to-cool-off-buildings/ - See research paper here: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adt3372 - See also: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/researchers-develop-extraordinary-paint-that-can-sweat-to-keep-buildings-cool-a-practical-and-long-term-solution/ar-AA1L7zL9 Story 3: Biochar from Human Waste Offers a Circular Solution to Fertilizer Shortages - Excrement contains nutrients needed for crop growth and a new source of them could cut farming’s huge CO2 output Source: The Guardian - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/aug/11/biochar-from-human-waste-could-solve-global-fertiliser-shortages-study-finds - See research paper here: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2503668122 - image source: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://biochartoday.com/news/biochar-from-human-waste-offers-a-circular-solution-to-fertilizer-shortages/ Story 4: WiFi signals can measure heart rate — no wearables needed Source: University of California, Santa Cruz - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/wifi-signals-can-measure-heart-rate-no-wearables-needed - See research paper here: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/11096342 Honorable Mentions Story: California’s first solar-covered canal is now fully online Source: Canary Media [Clean energy journalism for a cooler tomorrow] Story by Maria Gallucci - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/california-first-canal-array-project-nexus Story: 3D-printed electronics can dissolve in water for quick recycling Source: NewScientist.com Story by Jeremy Hsu - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.newscientist.com/article/2493756-3d-printed-electronics-can-dissolve-in-water-for-quick-recycling/ Story: Ice-cooled buildings could ease strain on power grid Source: TechXplore.com Story by Lesley Henton - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://techxplore.com/news/2025-08-ice-cooled-ease-strain-power.html Story: Novel backpack enhances stability for people with ataxia Source: MedicalXpress.com Story from Radboud University - Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-backpack-stability-people-ataxia.html

Show Notes: Story 1: Map of 600,000 brain cells rewrites the textbook on how the brain makes decisions Source: LiveScience.com Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.livescience.com/health/neuroscience/map-of-600-000-brain-cells-rewrites-the-textbook-on-how-the-brain-makes-decisions Story 2: Super solar cells withstand 10,000 bends, retain over 85% output after 2,800 hours Source: InterestingEngineering.com via MSN Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.msn.com/en-us/technology/renewable-energy/super-solar-cells-withstand-10-000-bends-retain-over-85-output-after-2-800-hours/ar-AA1JEC2z Story 3: Soft skin, sharp senses: New robotic 'touch' sees danger before it hits Source: TechExplore.com Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://techxplore.com/news/2025-08-soft-skin-sharp-robotic-danger.html Research Paper: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11097357 Story 4: Soft wearable robot jacket responds to movements, supports upper-limb impairments Source: InterestingEngineering.com Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/us-engineers-robot-worn-like-jackets Research Paper: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-62538-8 Video: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DdFHTyUrAaz0%26t%3D12s Honorable Mentions: Story: Some People Are Immune to All Viruses. Scientists Now Want to Replicate This Ability for a Universal Antiviral Source: ZME Science Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/universal-antiviral/ Story: Generative AI designs compounds that can kill drug-resistant bacteria Source: Phys.org Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://phys.org/news/2025-08-generative-ai-compounds-drug-resistant.html Research Paper: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.cell.com/cell/abstract/S0092-8674%2825%2900855-4 Story: This New Indoor Solar Cell Could Power the Entire Internet of Things Using Only the Light from Your Ceiling Source: ZME Science Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/this-new-indoor-solar-cell-could-power-the-entire-internet-of-things-using-only-the-light-from-your-ceiling/ Story: Researchers Explore ‘Biomining’ Seaweed for Critical Minerals Source: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/researchers-explore-biomining-seaweed-critical-minerals

Story 1: Scientists use quantum machine learning to create semiconductors for the first time Source: LiveScience.com Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/scientists-use-quantum-machine-learning-to-create-semiconductors-for-the-first-time-and-it-could-transform-how-chips-are-made Research Paper: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/advs.202506213 Story 2: How used EV batteries could help fuel the AI boom Source: CBS News Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/used-ev-batteries-artificial-intelligence/ Also See: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.crusoe.ai/ Also See: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.redwoodmaterials.com/ Story 3: Carbon-Negative Building Material Made from Seawater and CO2 Source: TechnologyNetworks.com Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.technologynetworks.com/applied-sciences/news/carbon-negative-building-material-made-from-seawater-and-co2-397532 Story 4: Researchers develop a biosensor based on light and AI for early diagnosis of cancer Source: MedicalXpress.com Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-biosensor-based-ai-early-diagnosis.html Research Paper: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/advs.202503257 Honorable Mentions Story: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Researchers Develop Cleaner, Scalable Process to Recycle Lithium-Ion Batteries Source: WPI News Website Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.wpi.edu/news/wpi-researchers-develop-cleaner-scalable-process-recycle-lithium-ion-batteries Research Paper: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2405829725003848 Story: pFIBRE Launches Scalable Biodegradable Films to Replace Single-Use Plastics Source: ThePackHub.com Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://thepackhub.com/innovation-news/pfibre-launches-scalable-biodegradable-films-to-replace-single-use-plastics/ Story: Scientists Create Living Plastic Alternative - And it's edible, too! Source: Futurism.com Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://futurism.com/scientists-living-plastic Also See: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-create-biodegradable-plastic-alternative-thats-literally-alive Story: Nth Cycle is bringing critical metals refining to the U.S. - the company is already producing nickel and cobalt from battery scrap in Ohio Source: MIT News Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://news.mit.edu/2025/nth-cycle-brings-critical-metals-refining-0627 Also See: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://nthcycle.com/

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Show Notes 22 August 2025 Story 1: Zapping Volunteers' Brains with Electricity Boosted Their Math Skills Source: ScienceAlert.com Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.sciencealert.com/zapping-volunteers-brains-with-electricity-boosted-their-maths-skills Story 2: Moon mining takes giant leap forward with plans to harvest lunar soil Source: Newsweek via MSN Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/moon-mining-takes-giant-leap-forward-with-plans-to-harvest-lunar-soil/ar-AA1JFqd9 Story 3: University of British Columbia researchers create 3D-printed living lung tissue - Printed tissue enables better testing of drugs and disease pathways Source: University of British Columbia website Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://news.ok.ubc.ca/2025/07/15/ubco-researchers-create-3d-printed-living-lung-tissue/ Story 4: AI designs molecular missiles to precisely target cancer cells Link: https://www.dtu.dk/english/newsarchive/2025/07/ai-platform-designs-molecular-missiles-to-attack-cancer-cells Honorable Mentions Story: AI-powered microscope predicts, and tracks protein aggregation linked to brain diseases Source: EPFL News Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://actu.epfl.ch/news/smart-microscope-captures-aggregation-of-misfold-2/ Story: Rolls-Royce teams up for advanced modular nuclear reactors to power 3 million homes Source: InterestingEngineering.com Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/smallbusiness/rolls-royce-teams-up-for-advanced-modular-nuclear-reactors-to-power-3-million-homes/ar-AA1JOpTm Story: Cells Outside the Brain Show Signs of Memory And "Learning" For the First Time Source: IFL Science Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.iflscience.com/cells-outside-the-brain-show-signs-of-memory-and-learning-for-the-first-time-7945 Story: A New Hidden State of Matter Could Make Computers 1,000x Faster Source: Popular Mechanics Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a65531679/hidden-metallic-state/