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Show Notes 14 April 2023

Story 1: New electric watercraft robot captures plastic and debris in rivers and lakes

Source: Electrek.com

Story by Peter Johnson

Link: https://electrek.co/2023/03/30/wasteshark-is-an-electric-catamaran-that-eats-plastic-in-the-water/

See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yT4Qoe0B9tU&t=4s

Story 2: Scientists have discovered that plants have voices

Source: Popular Mechanics

Story by Jackie Appel

Link: https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a43467924/plants-have-had-voices-this-whole-time/

Story 3: New Robotic hand can identify objects with just one grasp

Source: MIT News Story by Adam Zewe

Link: https://news.mit.edu/2023/robotic-hand-can-identify-objects-just-one-grasp-0403

Story 4: Astronauts will grow cultures of an incurable cancer in space to unlock its secrets

Source: Braintumourresearch.org

Link: https://www.braintumourresearch.org/media/news/news-item/2023/03/24/brain-tumour-cells-heading-to-international-space-station

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Story 1: Surprising alternative to crude oil used to make a new recyclable plastic
Source: ScienceAlert.com Story by Clare Watson
Link: https://tinyurl.com/4tdabteh

Story 2: Amazing proof-of-concept demonstration shows a soldier controlling a robot surveillance dog with his thoughts!
Source: UK’s Daily Mail Story by Stacy Liberatore
Link: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11896135/Killer-robot-dogs-controlled-soldiers-MINDS-trialed-Australian-army.html

See video here: https://tinyurl.com/4h4sey32


Story 3: Scientists say habitats on Mars could be made from potato-based building materials
Source: Popular Science Story by Andrew Paul
Link: https://www.popsci.com/technology/mars-starcrete-potato/


Story 4: New app uses smartphone selfies to screen for pancreatic cancer
Source: University of Washington Press Release
Link: https://www.washington.edu/news/2017/08/28/new-app-uses-smartphone-selfies-to-screen-for-pancreatic-cancer/

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Nathan Evans, Managing Editor, Popzara.comThroughout 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:E3 2023 has been canceledhttps://www.engadget.com/e3-2023-has-been-canceled-211201976.htmlApple introduces Apple Pay Later to allow consumers to pay for purchases over timehttps://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/03/apple-introduces-apple-pay-later/The Last of Us’ first PC port is riddled with apparent performance issueshttps://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/03/the-last-of-us-first-pc-port-is-riddled-with-apparent-performance-issues/Audible is testing ad-supported access to select titles for non-membershttps://techcrunch.com/2023/03/30/audible-testing-ad-supported-access-select-titles-non-members/https://help.audible.com/s/article/why-am-i-hearing-advertisements-in-my-audiobook?language=en_USMisc.Tetris Movie releases on Apple TVFilmmakers Austin Bragg and Meredith Bragg Talk Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Gamehttps://www.popzara.com/podcast/filmmakers-austin-bragg-and-meredith-bragg-talk-pinball-the-man-who-saved-the-game/For more info, interviews, reviews, news, radio, podcasts, video, and more, check out ComputerAmerica.com!

Show Notes 31 March 2023

Story 1: Here’s a creative idea – put solar panels between railroad tracks!

Source: Wonderfulengineering.com

Story by Jannat Un Nisa

Link: https://wonderfulengineering.com/this-is-the-worlds-first-solar-panel-carpet-on-a-railway-track-and-it-may-generate-electricity/

Story 2: New autonomous pile driving robot will accelerate solar farm construction

Source: Forbes

Story by Heather Wishart-Smith

Link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/heatherwishartsmith/2023/03/20/built-robotics-unveils-autonomous-pile-driving-robot-expediting-solar-rollout/?sh=274dc9187591

See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Na6NF11iPc

Story 3: More artificial intelligence in your life - First we had OpenAI’s ChatGPT, now there’s Google’s Bard

Source: eWeek.com

Story by Drew Robb

Link: https://www.eweek.com/artificial-intelligence/chat-gpt-vs-google-bard/

Story 4: Scientists invent oxygen-ion battery as a longer lasting alternative to lithium-ion batteries

Source: TechXplore.com

Based on Vienna University of Technology announcement

Link: https://techxplore.com/news/2023-03-oxygen-ion-battery.html

Source: Popular Mechanics Story by Jackie Appel

Link: https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a43391877/oxygen-ion-battery-could-change-energy/

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Show Notes 17 March 2023

Story 1: Someday your desk lamp may be a house plant!

Source: MIT News Story by Anne Trafton

Link: https://tinyurl.com/auccexdm

See video here: https://tinyurl.com/387r4y4f

Story 2: Scientists discover an enzyme that can use air to generate electricity

Source: Popular Science Story by Jackie Appel

Link: https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/green-tech/a43251276/enzyme-can-use-air-to-generate-electricity/

Source: Gizmodo.com

Story by Kevin Hurler

Link: https://gizmodo.com/natural-enzyme-huc-generate-electricity-from-air-1850207533

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See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC3ATunzd_8

Story 3: Scientists have devised a way to 3D print “biomaterial” inside the human body Source: Futurism.com

Story by Victor Tangermann

Link: https://futurism.com/neoscope/scientists-3d-print-inside-human-body

See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvoxI7qkRfE

Story 4: Scientists announce ‘organoid intelligence’ as a potential biological alternative to artificial intelligence Source: CNN Story by Ashley Strickland

Link: https://tinyurl.com/bd4kmyyb

Source: Johns Hopkins website Link: https://caat.jhsph.edu/programs/oi/

Source: Popular Mechanics

Story by Jackie Appel

Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/scienceandtechnology/scientists-are-creating-something-wild-organoid-intelligence/ar-AA182qFF?ocid=sapphireappshare

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See video here: https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/news/scientists-believe-organoid-intelligence-is-the-future-of-computing/vi-AA18jKN7?ocid=sapphireappshare&t=19

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Show Notes 10 March 2023

Story 1: Scientists have discovered a way to boost the efficiency of solar panels by 250%

Source: Sciencealert.com

Story by David Nield Link: https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-boost-the-efficiency-of-a-cheap-and-promising-solar-panel-material-by-250

Story 2: The James Webb Space Telescope spotted something that’s shaking up the scientific world!

Source: CNN Story by Ashley Strickland

Link: https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/22/world/webb-telescope-massive-early-galaxies-scn

Story 3: Key trend to watch: Microsoft wants to bring ChatGPT’s artificial intelligence capabilities to robots

Source: Microsoft Blog Link: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/group/autonomous-systems-group-robotics/articles/chatgpt-for-robotics/

See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYd0QcZcS6Q Story 4: It’s women’s history month – on Discover.com you can learn about 10 women in science who changed the world

Source: Discover.com Story by Megan Schmnidt

Link: https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/meet-10-women-in-science-who-changed-the-world

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Show Notes 3 March 2023

Story 1: Scientists pioneer new cloud seeding techniques to fight global drought
Source: ScienceTimes.com Story by Joshua Stan

Link: https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/42282/20230208/unlocking-power-cloud-seeding-scientists-pioneer-innovative-techniques-fight-drought.htm
Source: USDA Agricultural Research Service Story by Kathryn Markham
Link: https://www.ars.usda.gov/oc/dof/seeding-the-skies-harvesting-rain/


Story 2: New artificial intelligence tool helps predict if chemotherapy will benefit a breast cancer patient
Source: CosmosMagazine.com Story by Evrim Yazgin
Link: https://cosmosmagazine.com/technology/ai-breast-cancer-treatment/


Story 3: Scientists are making catfish hybrids with alligator DNA
Source: ScienceAlert.com Story by Hannah Getahun
Link: https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-are-making-catfish-hybrids-with-alligator-dna-for-us-to-eat


Story 4: New factory retrofit could reduce a steel plant’s carbon emissions by 90 percent
Source: Popular Science Story by Andrew Paul
Link: https://www.popsci.com/technology/steel-factory-reduced-emissions/

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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.

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AI-generated comic artwork loses US Copyright protection | Ars Technica

Supreme Court admits they're not the best choice to decide the future of the internet | AppleInsider

Show Notes 24 February 2023

Story 1: New technology advances the use of waste cardboard for home insulation

Source: TechCrunch.com

Story Tim De Chant

Link: https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/30/transforming-old-cardboard-boxes-into-insulation-nets-cleanfiber-10-million-round/

Story 2: Key trend to watch - More than 56,000 hydrogen cars sold worldwide

Source: AutoTech.news

PR Newswire Link: https://autotech.news/over-56-thousand-hydrogen-passenger-vehicles-sold-so-far/

Story 3: World's first autonomous artificial intelligence jet fighter training aircraft

Source: NewAtlas.com

Story by David Szondy

Link: https://newatlas.com/military/worlds-first-autonomous-ai-tactical-aircraft-flight/ Story 4: New microneedle bandage can stop bleeding in less than two minutes

Source: SciTechDaily.com [Penn State University]

Link: https://scitechdaily.com/saving-lives-novel-microneedle-bandage-can-immediately-stop-bleeding-following-an-injury/

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Show Notes 17 February 2023

Story 1: Amazon's Zoox is now operating its purpose-built autonomous taxi on public roads

Source: Engadget.com Story by Steve Dent

Link: https://www.engadget.com/amazons-zoox-successfully-tests-its-purpose-built-autonomous-taxi-on-public-roads-134628930.html

See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tknowptOgU4



Story 2: Blue Origin Develops System to Deploy ‘Unlimited’ Solar Power on the Moon

Source: ExtremeTech.com Story by Ryan Whitwam

Link: https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/343062-blue-origin-develops-system-to-deploy-unlimited-solar-power-on-the-moon


Story 3: Ingestible sensor could help doctors pinpoint gastrointestinal difficulties

Source: MIT News Story by Anne Trafton

Link: https://news.mit.edu/2023/ingestible-sensor-could-help-doctors-pinpoint-gi-difficulties-0213



Story 4: Where to learn about 34 highly influential African American scientists

Source: InterestingEngineering.com Story by Christopher McFadden

Link: https://interestingengineering.com/culture/31-highly-influential-african-american-scientists

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