Show Notes 6 March 2026

Story 1: Scientists Grew Mini Brains, Then Trained Them to Solve an Engineering Problem
Source: ScienceAlert.com 
Link:
https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-grew-mini-brains-then-trained-them-to-solve-an-engineering-problem


200,000 living human brain cells just learned to play Doom and this is just the start of it
Source: ZME Science 
Link:https://www.zmescience.com/science/wetware-brain-doom-play/


Story 2: Sub-$200 Lidar Could Reshuffle Auto[mobile] Sensor Economics
Source: IEEE Spectrum Link:
https://spectrum.ieee.org/solid-state-lidar-microvision-adas
Additional Info:
https://microvision.com/


Story 3: Magical Marvel: Tiny Fairy-Like Robot Flies by the Power of Wind and Light
Source: SciTechDaily.com
Link:
https://scitechdaily.com/magical-marvel-tiny-fairy-like-robot-flies-by-the-power-of-wind-and-light/


Story 4: Scientists uncover why some brain cells resist Alzheimer’s disease
Source: UCLA Newsroom Link:
https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/scientists-uncover-why-some-brain-cells-resist-alzheimers-disease

Research Paper:
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(25)01487-4


Honorable Mentions

New plastic material could solve energy storage challenge, researchers report
Source: PennState News
Link:
https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/new-plastic-material-could-solve-energy-storage-challenge-researchers-report

Research Paper:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10195-2

Why Perovskite LEDs Might Soon Replace Every Light in Your Home
Source: ZME Science
Link:
https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/why-perovskite-could-replace-normal-leds/
Neither classical nor quantum: This computer lets light solve complex calculations Source: Interesting Engineering
Link:
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/computer-uses-light-to-solve-calculations
A new flexible AI chip for smart wearables is thinner than a human hair
Source: TechXplore.com