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- Cheese Aids Gold Recovery, Vibrating Pill for Obesity, Toyota's Soft Robot w/ Ralph BondShow Notes 5 April 2024
Story 1: Eco-friendly breakthrough extracts gold out of e-waste — and it’s all thanks to cheese.
Source: ZME Science
Story by Tibi Puiu
Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/eco-friendly-breakthrough-extracts-gold-out-of-e-waste-and-it-s-all-thanks-to-cheese/ar-BB1jjOUi
See also: Gold Recovery from E-Waste by Food-Waste Amyloid Aerogels
Story 2: New soft humanoid robot by Toyota can pick things up with its whole body.
Source: Wonderfulengineering.com
Story by Jannat Un Nisa
Link: https://wonderfulengineering.com/this-new-soft-humanoid-robot-by-toyota-can-pick-things-up-with-its-whole-body/
See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY-MD4gteeE
Story 3: Scientists discover key to making plant-based protein with good texture.
Source: SciTechDaily.com
Story by University of Copenhagen
Link: https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-discover-key-to-making-plant-based-protein-with-good-texture/
Story 4: Engineers develop a vibrating, ingestible capsule that might help treat obesity.
Source: MIT News
Story by Anne Trafton
Link: https://news.mit.edu/2023/engineers-develop-vibrating-ingestible-capsule-1222
See also: A vibrating ingestible bioelectronic stimulator modulates gastric stretch receptors for illusory satiety
For more info, interviews, reviews, news, radio, podcasts, video, and more, check out ComputerAmerica.com!40 min - Highest Capacity Storage, Methane Tracking Sat, Honda's UNI-ONE w/ Ralph BondShow Notes 29 March 2024
Story 1: A new watchdog satellite will sniff out methane emissions from space.
Source: The Washington Post
Story by Nicolás Rivero
Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/a-new-watchdog-satellite-will-sniff-out-methane-emissions-from-space/ar-BB1jivlH
See also: https://www.edf.org/methanesat
See also: https://seas.harvard.edu/news/2024/03/cutting-edge-methane-monitor
See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTuaigBiNvw&t=2s
Story 2: Honda unveils mind-controlled scooter, a hands-free VR mobility device.
Source: Interesting Engineering Story by Ameya Paleja
Link: https://interestingengineering.com/transportation/honda-personal-mobility-xr
See also: Honda Combines Personal Mobility and VR in World's First Extended Reality Mobility Experience to Debut at SXSW 2024 [Honda Press Release]
See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deHB2woZZ0E
Story 3: Scientists create DVD-shaped disc that can hold more movies than you could see in your entire life.
Source: Futurism.com
Story by Victor Tangermann
Link: https://futurism.com/the-byte/dvd-shaped-disc-hold-more-movies-life
Source: A 3D nanoscale optical disk memory with petabit capacity
Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06980-y
Source: DVD’s New Cousin Can Store More Than a Petabit Containing more data than the entire Internet can transmit in a second
Link: https://spectrum.ieee.org/data-storage-petabit-optical-disc
Story 4: RoboGuide: AI-powered robot dog developed to assist blind and visually impaired individuals.
Source: The Science Times
Story by Margaret Davis
Link: https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/48640/20240209/roboguide-ai-powered-robot-dog-developed-assist-blind-visually-impaired.htm
See video here: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/this-robot-is-the-ai-powered-seeing-eye-dog-of-the-future/vi-BB1jmKpA
For more info, interviews, reviews, news, radio, podcasts, video, and more, check out ComputerAmerica.com!43 min - Battery Saving Tech, Hydrogen Fuel Motorcycle, Plant Based Robots w/ Ralph BondShow Notes 1 March 2024
Story 1: New invention could get rid of millions of batteries, scientists say.
Source: The Independent
Story by Andrew Griffin
Link: https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/batteries-invention-power-sound-energy-b2488170.html
Story 2: MIT team creates open-source hydrogen fuel cell motorcycle - The Electric Vehicle Team has designed a motorcycle powered by H2 that can be built by riders.
Source: Hydrogen Fuel News
Story by Bret Williams
Link: https://www.hydrogenfuelnews.com/hydrogen-fuel-cell-mit-motorcycle/8562427/
See also: https://evt.mit.edu/blog/2022-12-10-hydrogen-powered-bike-intro/
See video here: https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo
Story 3: A climate-friendly way to capture carbon dioxide in the air [using geothermal energy]
Source: Technology.org
Link: https://www.technology.org/2024/02/21/a-climate-friendly-way-to-capture-carbon-dioxide-in-the-air/
Source: TechXplore
Story by Tatyana Woodall
Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/a-geothermal-powered-climate-friendly-way-to-capture-carbon-dioxide-in-the-air/ar-BB1ioYYa
More information: Martina Leveni et al, A potential for climate benign direct air CO2 capture with CO2-driven geothermal utilization and storage (DACCUS), Environmental Research
Letters (2023). DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ad0924
Story 4: Plant-Based Soft Medical Robots
Source: Medgadet.com
Story by Conn Hastings
Link: WARNING – the story below comes from Medgadget.com, but when I try the link I now get a warning, very weird, may be temporary. https://www.medgadget.com/2023/12/plant-based-soft-medical-robots.html
So here is an alternative source:
ScienceDaily.com https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/10/231023124412.htm
See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G3K5SaTGDE
For more info, interviews, reviews, news, radio, podcasts, video, and more, check out ComputerAmerica.com!39 min - Google Pay Shutting Down, Gemini Problems, Sony VR Coming to PC w/ PopzaraPopzara.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:AT&T SERVICE RESTORED AFTER CUSTOMERS HIT BY WIDESPREAD CELLULAR OUTAGES IN THE U.S.
GOOGLE PAY IS SHUTTING DOWN IN THE US LATER THIS YEAR
CHANGES WE’RE MAKING TO GOOGLE ASSISTANT
WALMART IS BUYING VIZIO FOR $2.3 BILLION. HERE’S WHY IT’S BUYING A TV MANUFACTURER. – CBS NEWS
GOOGLE’S GEMINI HAS TROUBLE DRAWING WHITE PEOPLE
MICROSOFT CONFIRMS WHICH XBOX GAMES ARE GOING TO SWITCH, PLAYSTATION | ARS TECHNICA
‘WHITE PRIVILEGE IS F–KING REAL’: GOOGLE GEMINI PRODUCT LEAD’S OLD TWEETS ALLEGEDLY RESURFACE AMID ‘WOKE’ AI IMAGE FIASCO
SONY PLANS PC VR COMPATIBILITY FOR PSVR 2 LATER THIS YEAR
GOOGLE TESTS KILLING THE NEWS
ROG ALLY (2023) | GAMING HANDHELDS｜#PLAYALLYOURGAMES ｜ROG USA
POPZARA PRESS – THE LATEST BITS AND BYTES!FOR MORE INFO, INTERVIEWS, REVIEWS, NEWS, RADIO, PODCASTS, VIDEO, AND MORE, CHECK OUT COMPUTERAMERICA.COM!1 hr 52 min - Microalgae Biofuel, 3D-Printed Blood Vessel Tech, AI Chip Research w/ Ralph BondShow Notes 23 February 2024
Story 1: The company Bill Gates just backed is aiming to revolutionize air travel with a surprising resource.
Source: The Cool Down Story by Jeremiah Budin
Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/the-company-bill-gates-just-backed-is-aiming-to-revolutionize-air-travel-with-a-surprising-resource/ar-BB1igBwR
See also Viridos website https://www.viridos.com/
And video here: https://m.facebook.com/ViridosNews/videos/watch-viridos-scientist-william-lambert-explain-how-photosynthesis-can-play-a-cr/1330048914407019/
Story 2: At the Speed of Light: Unveiling the Chip That’s Reimagining AI Processing
Source: SciTechDaily
Story from University of Pennsylvania
Link: https://scitechdaily.com/at-the-speed-of-light-unveiling-the-chip-thats-reimagining-ai-processing/
See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feplkkP7n5c&t=3s
Story 3: 3D-printed human brain tissue works like the real thing.
Source: Live Science Story by Emily Cooke
Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/3d-printed-human-brain-tissue-works-like-the-real-thing/ar-BB1hZfNh
Source: Futurism
Story by Victor Tangermann
Link: https://futurism.com/neoscope/scientists-3d-print-functional-human-brain-tissue
Story 4: Blood vessels made with 3D-printed ice could improve lab-grown organs - Molds of an organ's delicate blood vessel network can be made with 3D-printed ice, helping to overcome the intricacies of growing transplant organs in a lab.
Source: NewScientist.com
Story by Matthew Sparkes
Link: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2415964-blood-vessels-made-with-3d-printed-ice-could-improve-lab-grown-organs/#:~:text=Complex%20artificial%20organs%20could%20be%20created%20by%203D,that%20are%20required%20to%20develop%20lab-grown%20internal%20organs
For more info, interviews, reviews, news, radio, podcasts, video, and more, check out ComputerAmerica.com!57 min - Liquid RAM, Gravity Batteries, Pancreatic Cancer AI w/ Ralph BondShow Notes 16 February 2024
Story 1: Liquid metal RAM is first step towards shapeless computing — as well as spineless robots with octopus-like features and robots from a popular 90's Sci-Fi movie.
Source: Techradar.com
Story by Wayne Williams
Link: https://www.techradar.com/pro/liquid-metal-ram-is-first-step-towards-shapeless-computing-as-well-as-spinless-robots-with-octopus-like-features-and-robots-from-a-popular-90s-sci-fi-movie
Story 2: Scientists turn glass into a 'transparent' semiconductor with laser
Source: InterestingEngineering.com
Story by Rizwan Choudhury
Link: https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/scientist-turn-glass-into-a-transparent-semiconductor-with-laser
Story 3: Europe’s deepest mine to become giant gravity battery
Source: The Independent via MSN
Story by Anthony Cuthbertson
Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/europe-s-deepest-mine-to-become-giant-gravity-battery/ar-BB1hVJxb
Source: Euronews.com
Link: https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/02/06/this-disused-mine-in-finland-is-being-turned-into-a-gravity-battery-to-store-renewable-ene
Story 4: A new AI-based risk prediction system could help catch deadly pancreatic cancer cases earlier
Source: Technologyreview.com
Story by Rhiannon Williams
Link: https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/01/17/1086730/a-new-ai-based-risk-prediction-system-could-help-catch-deadly-pancreatic-cancer-cases-earlier/
For more info, interviews, reviews, news, radio, podcasts, video, and more, check out ComputerAmerica.com!52 min - Robot w/ Living Muscles, NASA VTOL, Retinal Scanning Upgrade w/ Ralph BondShow Notes 9 February 2024
Story 1: Watch a robot with living muscles walk through water
Source: NewScientist.com
Story by James Woodford
Link: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2414165-watch-a-robot-with-living-muscles-walk-through-water/
See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IesRn6ca-ws
See related news: Experts craft waterproof, low-voltage artificial muscles for bot motion.
Story 2: NASA plans massive solar-powered electric plane for Mars mission.
Source: Interesting Engineering
Story by Mrigakshi Dixit
Link: https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/maggie-nasa-solar-powered-electric-plane-mars
See also: https://www.nasa.gov/general/mars-aerial-and-ground-global-intelligent-explorer/
See also: https://mashable.com/article/nasa-mars-plane
Story 3: Meet The Sirius Jet: The World's First Hydrogen-Powered VTOL
Source: Simple Flying
Story by Vyte Klisauskaite
Link: https://simpleflying.com/sirius-jet-hydrogen-powered-evtol/
Story 4: Phone Attachment for Pupil Measurements with Any Skin Tone
Source: Medgadget.com
Story by Conn Hastings
Link: https://www.medgadget.com/2023/11/phone-attachment-for-pupil-measurements-with-any-skin-tone.html
See also: Study in Scientific Reports: Racially fair pupillometry measurements for RGB smartphone cameras using the far-red spectrum
For more info, interviews, reviews, news, radio, podcasts, video, and more, check out ComputerAmerica.com!47 min - Apple Vision Pro Debut, Disney+ Password Sharing, nVidia 4080 Super w/ Popzara.comPopzara.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:
Apple Releases Apple Vision Pro Headset
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/01/apple-vision-pro-available-in-the-us-on-february-2/
Hulu, Disney+ password crackdown kills account sharing on March 14
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/02/hulu-disney-password-crackdown-kills-account-sharing-on-march-14/
YouTube’s paid Music and Premium services now have more than 100 million subscribers
https://www.engadget.com/youtubes-paid-music-and-premium-services-now-have-more-than-100-million-subscribers-210008040.html
FCC moves to outlaw AI-generated robocalls
Misc.
AMD Releases Ryzen 8000 G-Series Processors
CES 2024 Wrap-Up: AI Obsession, Transparent OLEDs, Giant Screens, AR Laptops, E Ink Toilets, Cute Robots, Interactive Plants and More
The State of Gaming: The Best, Worst (and Everything Else) Games of 2023
https://www.popzara.com/podcast/the-state-of-gaming-the-best-worst-and-everything-else-games-of-2023/
FOR MORE INFO, INTERVIEWS, REVIEWS, NEWS, RADIO, PODCASTS, VIDEO, AND MORE, CHECK OUT COMPUTERAMERICA.COM!1 hr 38 min - Hydrofoil Boats, Gene Therapy, Capturing Car Wind w/ Ralph BondShow Notes February 2, 2024
Story 1: This small turbine can harness the power of passing cars.
Source: CNN Story by Jacopo Prisco
Link: https://www.cnn.com/world/small-turbine-harness-power-of-passing-cars-scn-climate-spc-intl/index.html
See video here: https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?&q=This+small+turbine+can+harness+the+power+of+passing+cars&&mid=344076B344FA66151EA7344076B344FA66151EA7&&FORM=VRDGAR
Story 2: Discovery enables cost-effective and eco-friendly green hydrogen production.
Source: TechXplore
Story by JooHyeon Heo
Link: https://techxplore.com/news/2024-01-discovery-enables-effective-eco-friendly.html
See also: Study published in the journal Advanced Materials
Story 3: World’s first electric flying passenger ship could drastically cut commute times
Source: The Cool Down
Story by Jeremiah Budin
Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/world-s-first-electric-flying-passenger-ship-could-drastically-cut-commute-times-it-will-revolutionize-how-we-travel/ar-BB1hu2T4
Watch video on the company’s website: https://candela.com/
See YouTube video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSkjdfaHxhw
Story 4: Gene therapy administered via virus cures deafness in 11-year-old boy
Source: Futurism.com
Story by Sharon Adarlo
Link: https://futurism.com/neoscope/gene-therapy-virus-deaf-boy
For more info, interviews, reviews, news, radio, podcasts, video, and more, check out ComputerAmerica.com!47 min - WaterCube, PeLED's 1000x Brighter, World's First Graphene Superconductor w/ Ralph BondShow Notes January 19, 2024
Story 1: WaterCube: World’s first home air-to-water generator makes 120 gallons a day - ***featured at last week’s CES***
Source: Interesting Engineering Story by Shubhangi Dua
Link: https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/worlds-first-home-air-to-water-generator
See also https://genesissystems.com/ces-ibs/
See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iwO7Cb1o8A
Story 2: Perovskite LED stack emits light 1000x brighter than regular OLEDs – Key trend, here come PeLEDs!
Source: Optics.org
Link: https://optics.org/news/15/1/8
See also: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/thousand-times-brighter-than-oled-how-cheap-material-bound-to-revolutionize-solar-panels-could-one-day-also-make-your-laptop-display-finally-readable-in-bright-sunlight/ar-AA1mT5Kg
Story 3: World's 1st graphene semiconductor could power future quantum computers - Scientists overcame a limitation in graphene to harness the material as a working semiconductor at terahertz frequencies with 10 times the mobility of silicon.
Source: LiveScience.com
Story by Keumars Afifi-Sabet
Link: https://www.livescience.com/technology/electronics/worlds-first-graphene-semiconductor-could-power-future-quantum-computers
See also: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06811-0.epdf
Story 4: New analysis of cancer cells identifies 370 targets for smarter, personalized treatments - Cancer drug discovery accelerated as hundreds of overlooked targets prioritized.
Source: News-Medical.net
Story by Communications Team Sanger Institute
Link: https://www.news-medical.net/news/20240113/New-analysis-of-cancer-cells-identifies-370-targets-for-smarter-personalized-treatments.aspx
See also: https://www.sanger.ac.uk/news_item/cancer-drug-discovery-accelerated-as-hundreds-of-overlooked-targets-prioritised/
For more info, interviews, reviews, news, radio, podcasts, video, and more, check out ComputerAmerica.com!50 min
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