Show Notes 16 May 2025
Story 1: Liquid Hydrogen Storage Breakthrough Puts Zero-Emission Aviation Within Reach - Student Team Pulls Off First Flight Test of Liquid Hydrogen-Powered Electric Aircraft
Source: Hydrogen Fuel News Story by Frankie Wallace
Link: https://www.hydrogenfuelnews.com/liquid-hydrogen-storage-breakthrough-puts-zero-emission-aviation-within-reach/8570815/
Story 2: Breakthrough sensor material brings human-like touch to robots at low cost
Source: Interesting Engineering Story by Jijo Malayil
Link: https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/low-cost-sensing-for-robotic-skin-technology
Find the research paper here: https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aelm.202400848
Story 3: Glass out, plastic in: New fiber optic technology set to be deployed in AI data centers is both cheaper and faster
Source: TechRadar.com Story by Wayne Williams
Link: https://www.techradar.com/pro/glass-out-plastic-in-new-fiber-optic-technology-set-to-be-deployed-in-ai-data-centers-is-both-cheaper-and-faster
Story 4: New rice-sized microrobot could slip into brain to treat inoperable tumors
Source: Interesting Engineering Story by Jijo Malayil
Link: https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/minimally-invasive-microrobot-navigates-brain
See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugEqTLOfEg4
Honorable Mentions
Story: Soft Auditory Brainstem Implant to Improve Upon Hard Auditory Brainstem Implant
Source: The Hearing Review
Link: https://hearingreview.com/hearing-products/implants-bone-conduction/soft-auditory-brainstem-implant-to-improve-upon-hard-abi
Story: 3D printing with sunlight
Source: Techno-Science Story by Adrien Bernard
Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/3d-printing-with-sunlight-%EF%B8%8F/ar-AA1DcRPq
Story: Researchers develop microelectronics for space and aerospace applications
Source: Carnegie Mellon University Story by Krista Burns
Link: https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2025/04/25-space-tolerant-chips.html
Story: Nighthawk: NASA plans massive Mars helicopter to scan ancient volcanoes for life
Source: Interesting Engineering Story by Mrigakshi Dixit
Link: https://www.yahoo.com/news/nighthawk-nasa-plans-massive-mars-095605020.html