Show Notes 25 April 2025
Story 1: Scientists turn gunshot residue into glowing semiconductors to crack shooting cases
Source: Interesting Engineering Story by Aamir Khollam
Link: https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/forensic-tech-makes-gun-residue-glow
See research paper here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0379073825000532
Story 2: Lab-grown chicken nuggets have been cooked up in a robotic bioreactor
Source: IFL Science Story by Maddy Chapman
Link: https://www.iflscience.com/lab-grown-chicken-nuggets-have-been-cooked-up-in-a-robotic-bioreactor-78848
See also: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1080163
Story 3: Scientists develop record cold refrigerator that could unlock full potential of quantum computers
Source: Euro News Story by Roselyne Min
Link: https://www.euronews.com/next/2025/03/20/scientists-develop-record-cold-refrigerator-that-could-unlock-full-potential-of-quantum-co
Story 4: A Grain of Brain, 523 Million Synapses, and the Most Complicated Neuroscience Experiment Ever Attempted
Source: SciTechDaily Story from Allen Institute
Link: https://scitechdaily.com/a-grain-of-brain-523-million-synapses-and-the-most-complicated-neuroscience-experiment-ever-attempted/
See also: Scientists reveal advance in brain research once thought impossible
Honorable Mentions
Story: WD Touts New Hard Drive Recycling Process As 'Blueprint' for Domestic Reuse
Source: PC Magazine Story by Michael Kan
Link: https://www.pcmag.com/news/wd-touts-new-hard-drive-recycling-process-as-blueprint-for-domestic-reuse
Story: Cyborg 1.0: Thai Robocop patrols streets with 360° eyes, live face-tracking power
Source: Interesting Engineering Story by Jijo Malayil
Link: https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/ai-thai-robocop-patrols-streets?group=test_a
Story: Clean energy from rain? Scientists generate electricity from falling droplets
Source: Euro News Story by Rebecca Ann Hughes
Link: https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/04/17/clean-energy-from-rain-scientists-generate-electricity-from-falling-droplets
Story: Memory Is Not Confined to Our Brains, Scientists Discover
Source: ScienceAlert.com Story by Tessa Koumoundouros
Link: https://www.sciencealert.com/memory-is-not-confined-to-our-brains-scientists-discover