Show Notes 4 April 2025
Story 1: These smart contact lens prototypes could convince future me to ditch my glasses thanks to wireless power transfer and eye health biosensing
Source: TechRadar.com Story by Stephen Warwick
Link: https://www.techradar.com/health-fitness/these-smart-contact-lens-prototypes-could-convince-future-me-to-ditch-my-glasses-thanks-to-wireless-power-transfer-and-eye-health-biosensing
See also: https://xpanceo.com/
Story 2: Wearable ring translates sign language into text - SpellRing is trained on 20,000 words in American Sign Language.
Source: Popular Science Story by Andrew Paul
Link: https://www.popsci.com/technology/sign-language-translator-ring/
See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUtRk-oUeIc
Story 3: Terabytes of data in a millimeter crystal - University of Chicago researchers created a "quantum-inspired” revolution in microelectronics, storing classical computer memory in crystal gaps where atoms should be
Source: Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering news posting, University of Chicago
Link: https://pme.uchicago.edu/news/terabytes-data-millimeter-crystal
See research paper here: https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/nanoph-2024-0635/html
Story 4: Cellular 'scaffold' enables myoblast implants on healthy muscle to advance regenerative medicine
Source: MedicalXpress.com News from Tokyo Metropolitan University
Link: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-02-cellular-scaffold-enables-myoblast-implants.html
See research paper here: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cell-and-developmental-biology/articles/10.3389/fcell.2024.1502332/full
Honorable Mentions
Story: U.S. Firm Develops Solid-State Battery With 25x More Capacity, 1,000 Cycles
Source: Tomorrow's World Today
Link: https://www.tomorrowsworldtoday.com/energy/u-s-firm-develops-solid-state-battery-with-25x-more-capacity-1000-cycles/
Story: Brazil launches world’s first ethanol power plant to turn sugarcane into electricity
Source: Timesofinnovation.com Story by Aria Patel
Link: https://timesofinnovation.com/renewable-energy-sector/brazil-launches-worlds-first-ethanol-power-plant-to-turn-sugarcane-into-electricity/
See also: https://www.wartsila.com/media/news/26-03-2025-world-first-engine-test-to-convert-sugarcane-into-clean-power-3564930
Story: Startup cracks the code to create jet fuel in 'record time' from an unexpected source: 'Novel technology' Carbon dioxide and water
Source: The Cool Down Story by Rick Kazmer
Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/other/startup-cracks-the-code-to-create-jet-fuel-in-record-time-from-an-unexpected-source-novel-technology/ar-AA1BUtDc
Story: Fetus Receives Life-Saving Medication Before Birth in Medical First
Source: ScienceAlert.com Story by Carly Cassella
Link: https://www.sciencealert.com/fetus-receives-life-saving-medication-inside-womb-in-medical-first