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  • Unlocking the Brain's Decisions, Durable Solar Tech, and Robots with Advanced Touch w/ Ralph Bond

    Unlocking the Brain's Decisions, Durable Solar Tech, and Robots with Advanced Touch w/ Ralph Bond
    Sep 12 2025
    Show Notes:Story 1: Map of 600,000 brain cells rewrites the textbook on how the brain makes decisionsSource: LiveScience.comLink: https://www.livescience.com/health/neuroscience/map-of-600-000-brain-cells-rewrites-the-textbook-on-how-the-brain-makes-decisionsStory 2: Super solar cells withstand 10,000 bends, retain over 85% output after 2,800 hoursSource: InterestingEngineering.com via MSNLink: https://www.msn.com/en-us/technology/renewable-energy/super-solar-cells-withstand-10-000-bends-retain-over-85-output-after-2-800-hours/ar-AA1JEC2zStory 3: Soft skin, sharp senses: New robotic 'touch' sees danger before it hitsSource: TechExplore.comLink: https://techxplore.com/news/2025-08-soft-skin-sharp-robotic-danger.htmlResearch Paper: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11097357Story 4: Soft wearable robot jacket responds to movements, supports upper-limb impairmentsSource: InterestingEngineering.comLink: https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/us-engineers-robot-worn-like-jacketsResearch Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-62538-8Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFHTyUrAaz0&t=12sHonorable Mentions:Story: Some People Are Immune to All Viruses. Scientists Now Want to Replicate This Ability for a Universal AntiviralSource: ZME ScienceLink: https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/universal-antiviral/Story: Generative AI designs compounds that can kill drug-resistant bacteriaSource: Phys.orgLink: https://phys.org/news/2025-08-generative-ai-compounds-drug-resistant.htmlResearch Paper: https://www.cell.com/cell/abstract/S0092-8674(25)00855-4Story: This New Indoor Solar Cell Could Power the Entire Internet of Things Using Only the Light from Your CeilingSource: ZME ScienceLink: https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/this-new-indoor-solar-cell-could-power-the-entire-internet-of-things-using-only-the-light-from-your-ceiling/Story: Researchers Explore ‘Biomining’ Seaweed for Critical MineralsSource: Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryLink: https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/researchers-explore-biomining-seaweed-critical-minerals
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    39 m
  • Quantum Computing, EV Battery Reuse, and Carbon-Negative Building w/ Ralph Bond

    Quantum Computing, EV Battery Reuse, and Carbon-Negative Building w/ Ralph Bond
    Sep 5 2025
    Story 1: Scientists use quantum machine learning to create semiconductors for the first timeSource: LiveScience.comLink: https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/scientists-use-quantum-machine-learning-to-create-semiconductors-for-the-first-time-and-it-could-transform-how-chips-are-madeResearch Paper: https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/advs.202506213Story 2: How used EV batteries could help fuel the AI boomSource: CBS NewsLink: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/used-ev-batteries-artificial-intelligence/Also See: https://www.crusoe.ai/Also See: https://www.redwoodmaterials.com/Story 3: Carbon-Negative Building Material Made from Seawater and CO2Source: TechnologyNetworks.comLink: https://www.technologynetworks.com/applied-sciences/news/carbon-negative-building-material-made-from-seawater-and-co2-397532Story 4: Researchers develop a biosensor based on light and AI for early diagnosis of cancerSource: MedicalXpress.comLink: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-biosensor-based-ai-early-diagnosis.htmlResearch Paper: https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/advs.202503257Honorable MentionsStory: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Researchers Develop Cleaner, Scalable Process to Recycle Lithium-Ion BatteriesSource: WPI News WebsiteLink: https://www.wpi.edu/news/wpi-researchers-develop-cleaner-scalable-process-recycle-lithium-ion-batteriesResearch Paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2405829725003848Story: pFIBRE Launches Scalable Biodegradable Films to Replace Single-Use PlasticsSource: ThePackHub.comLink: https://thepackhub.com/innovation-news/pfibre-launches-scalable-biodegradable-films-to-replace-single-use-plastics/Story: Scientists Create Living Plastic Alternative - And it's edible, too!Source: Futurism.comLink: https://futurism.com/scientists-living-plasticAlso See: https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-create-biodegradable-plastic-alternative-thats-literally-aliveStory: Nth Cycle is bringing critical metals refining to the U.S. - the company is already producing nickel and cobalt from battery scrap in OhioSource: MIT NewsLink: https://news.mit.edu/2025/nth-cycle-brings-critical-metals-refining-0627Also See: https://nthcycle.com/
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    42 m
  • Roblox Breaks Records, Waymo In New York, News /w Popzara.com

    Roblox Breaks Records, Waymo In New York, News /w Popzara.com
    Aug 30 2025
    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.

    Topics:https://www.pcworld.com/article/2893466/holy-crap-roblox-hits-45-million-concurrent-players-beating-steam.html

    https://www.gameshub.com/news/news/shinobi-art-of-vengeance-returns-2799329

    https://www.tomsguide.com/gaming/xbox/microsoft-is-making-it-even-easier-and-cheaper-to-stream-games-via-game-pass-everything-you-need-to-know

    https://www.theverge.com/news/767522/microsoft-word-automatic-document-save-cloud-default

    https://www.engadget.com/social-media/early-blogging-service-typepad-is-shutting-down-for-good-130033731.html

    https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/waymo-gets-the-green-light-to-test-in-new-york-city-everything-to-know-about-the-robotaxi

    https://www.techspot.com/news/109248-taco-bell-slows-down-ai-drive-thru-push.html

    https://www.engadget.com/mobile/tablets/kobo-ereaders-are-swapping-out-pocket-for-instapaper-190615508.html

    Check out more stories from ComputerAmerica.com!
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    1 h y 34 m
  • Brain Zaps For The Kids, Moon Mining, and 3D Printed Lungs w/ Ralph Bond

    Brain Zaps For The Kids, Moon Mining, and 3D Printed Lungs w/ Ralph Bond
    Aug 22 2025
    Show Notes 22 August 2025

    Story 1: Zapping Volunteers' Brains with Electricity Boosted Their Math Skills

    Source: ScienceAlert.com

    Link: https://www.sciencealert.com/zapping-volunteers-brains-with-electricity-boosted-their-maths-skills

    Story 2: Moon mining takes giant leap forward with plans to harvest lunar soil

    Source: Newsweek via MSN

    Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/moon-mining-takes-giant-leap-forward-with-plans-to-harvest-lunar-soil/ar-AA1JFqd9

    Story 3: University of British Columbia researchers create 3D-printed living lung tissue - Printed tissue enables better testing of drugs and disease pathways

    Source: University of British Columbia website

    Link: https://news.ok.ubc.ca/2025/07/15/ubco-researchers-create-3d-printed-living-lung-tissue/

    Story 4: AI designs molecular missiles to precisely target cancer cells

    Link: https://www.dtu.dk/english/newsarchive/2025/07/ai-platform-designs-molecular-missiles-to-attack-cancer-cells

    Honorable Mentions

    Story: AI-powered microscope predicts, and tracks protein aggregation linked to brain diseases

    Source: EPFL News

    Link: https://actu.epfl.ch/news/smart-microscope-captures-aggregation-of-misfold-2/

    Story: Rolls-Royce teams up for advanced modular nuclear reactors to power 3 million homes

    Source: InterestingEngineering.com

    Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/smallbusiness/rolls-royce-teams-up-for-advanced-modular-nuclear-reactors-to-power-3-million-homes/ar-AA1JOpTm

    Story: Cells Outside the Brain Show Signs of Memory And "Learning" For the First Time

    Source: IFL Science

    Link: https://www.iflscience.com/cells-outside-the-brain-show-signs-of-memory-and-learning-for-the-first-time-7945

    Story: A New Hidden State of Matter Could Make Computers 1,000x Faster

    Source: Popular Mechanics

    Link: https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a65531679/hidden-metallic-state/
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    34 m
  • Meta Wristband, Eco-Friendly Tire, 'Who-Fi' AI w/ Ralph Bond

    Meta Wristband, Eco-Friendly Tire, 'Who-Fi' AI w/ Ralph Bond
    Aug 15 2025
    Show Notes 15 August 2025Story 1: Meta researchers are developing a gesture-controlled wristband that can interact with a computerSource: TechCrunch.comLink: https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/23/meta-researchers-are-developing-a-gesture-controlled-wristband-that-can-interact-with-a-computer/Find the research paper here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09255-wStory 2: First standard production tire with over 70% bio-based and recycled materialsSource: Pirelli News ReleaseLink: https://press.pirelli.com/pirelli-first-standard-production-tyre-with-over-70-bio-based-and-recycled-materials/#_ftn1Story 3: Who-Fi: An AI-Powered Wi-Fi Technology That Can Identify and Track Individuals Without CamerasSource: Gadgets360.comLink: https://www.gadgets360.com/internet/news/whofi-wifi-technology-ai-tracking-biometric-signals-behind-walls-without-cameras-study-8949928See also: https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/wifi-fingerprint-ai-tracking-without-deviceSee research paper here: https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.12869Story 4: Scientists create first mini lungs with built-in blood vessels, unlocking new insights for pulmonary vascular diseaseSource: MedicalXpress.comLink: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-scientists-mini-lungs-built-blood.htmlSee also: https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/scientists-create-first-mini-lungs-built-blood-vessels-unlocking-new-insights-pulmonarySee research paper here: https://www.cell.com/cell/abstract/S0092-8674(25)00628-2Honorable MentionsStory: Scientists develop game-changing method to make use of walnut and pistachio shells [to make biomass fuel]Source: The Cool Down via MSNLink: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/scientists-develop-game-changing-method-to-make-use-of-walnut-and-pistachio-shells-a-significant-step-forward/ar-AA1HFuM5Story: World’s most advanced haptic gloves bring real-time touch into virtual realitySource: Timesofinnovation.comLink: https://timesofinnovation.com/ai-in-healthcare/worlds-most-advanced-haptic-gloves-bring-real-time-touch-into-virtual-reality/Story: US firm to build 3,275°F brick battery to decarbonize steel and cement plantsSource: InterestingEngineering.comLink: https://interestingengineering.com/energy/mass-produce-heat-storing-electric-bricksStory: Smarter flow simulation model for analyzing blood flow in brain aneurysms improves efficiency and accuracySource: MedicalXpress.comLink: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-smarter-simulation-blood-brain-aneurysms.html
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    38 m
  • Absorb Hulu, Meta VR Headset, GPT-5 with Popzara.com

    Absorb Hulu, Meta VR Headset, GPT-5 with Popzara.com
    Aug 8 2025
    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.



    Topics:


    Google: Actually, AI in Search is driving more queries and higher quality clicks


    Hulu App to Be Phased Out; 'Fully Integrating' Into Disney+


    Baidu robotaxi falls into construction pit in China, raising safety concerns | Reuters


    Meta says these wild headset prototypes could be the future of VR


    Nintendo Switch 2: The Fastest Selling Console Ever With Over 5 Million Units Sold In Its First Month - SuperbCrew


    GPT-5 is being released to all ChatGPT users | The Verge
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    54 m
  • Self-Healing Circuit Boards and Sweating Data Centers w/ Ralph Bond

    Self-Healing Circuit Boards and Sweating Data Centers w/ Ralph Bond
    Aug 8 2025
    New liquid metal-infused circuit boards can self-heal and work after taking heavy damageSource: LiveScience.comLink: https://www.livescience.com/technology/electronics/unlike-conventional-electronics-liquid-metal-used-in-novel-circuit-boards-can-self-heal-and-work-after-taking-heavy-damageStory 2: Cooling data centers is a multi-billion-dollar problem - now researchers want to use a common cooling mechanism found in animals to solve itSource: TechRadar.comLink: https://www.techradar.com/pro/cooling-data-centers-is-a-multi-billion-dollar-problem-researchers-want-to-use-a-common-cooling-mechanism-found-in-animals-to-solve-that-issueSee research paper here: https://www.cell.com/joule/abstract/S2542-4351(25)00156-4?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS2542435125001564%3Fshowall%3DtrueStory 3: Scientists invent weird, shape-shifting 'electronic ink' that could give rise to a new generation of flexible gadgetsSource: LiveScience.comLink: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/scientists-invent-weird-shape-shifting-electronic-ink-that-could-give-rise-to-a-new-generation-of-flexible-gadgets/ar-AA1HAE0vStory 4: A bionic knee integrated into tissue can restore natural movementSource: MIT NewsLink: https://news.mit.edu/2025/bionic-knee-integrated-into-tissue-can-restore-natural-movement-0710See research paper “Tissue-integrated bionic knee restores versatile legged movement after amputation” here: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adv3223Honorable MentionsStory: Using AI to make lower-carbon, faster-curing concreteSource: Engineering at MetaLink: https://engineering.fb.com/2025/07/16/data-center-engineering/ai-make-lower-carbon-faster-curing-concrete/Story: A mild spinal zap can cut brain-computer interface learning time in halfSource: Medicine.netLink: https://www.medicine.net/news/Neurology/A-mild-spinal-zap-can-cut-brain-computer-interface-learning-time-in-half.htmlStory: Scientists invent photosynthetic 'living' material that sucks CO2 out of the atmosphereSource: LiveScience.comLink: https://www.livescience.com/technology/engineering/scientists-invent-photosynthetic-living-material-that-sucks-co2-out-of-the-atmosphereStory: Alzheimer’s gene therapy shows promise in preserving cognitive functionSource: University of California San DiegoLink: https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/alzheimers-gene-therapy-shows-promise-preserving-cognitive-function
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    30 m
  • US Army Deploys AI-Powered Smart Rifle Scopes w/ Ralph Bond

    US Army Deploys AI-Powered Smart Rifle Scopes w/ Ralph Bond
    Aug 1 2025
    Show Notes 1 August 2025Story 1: Husker researchers developing cephalopod-inspired synthetic skinsSource: University of Nebraska-Lincoln websiteLink: https://news.unl.edu/article/husker-researchers-developing-cephalopod-inspired-synthetic-skinsSee research paper Synthetic Chromatophores for Color and Pattern Morphing Skins here: https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.202505104?af=RStory 2: US soldiers get smart rifle scopes that aim and help shoot enemy drones on their ownSource: Interesting Engineering Story by Kapil KajalLink: https://interestingengineering.com/military/us-army-rolls-smart-rifle-scopesSee also: https://www.smart-shooter.com/Story 3: Can 3D-Printed Skin Save Soldiers? The US Army Thinks SoSource: NextGenDefense.com Story by Joe SaballaLink: https://nextgendefense.com/3d-printed-skin-save-soldiers/Story 4: Scientists create liver organoids with functional blood vesselsSource: News Medical Life Sciences website – Institute of Science TokyoLink: https://www.news-medical.net/news/20250717/Scientists-create-liver-organoids-with-functional-blood-vessels.aspxHonorable MentionsStory: Researchers use high-tech drones with exceptional vision to revolutionize how farmers grow food: 'Farmers are looking for ways to assess their crops'Source: The Cool Down Story by Calvin CoffeeLink: https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/nutrition/researchers-use-high-tech-drones-with-exceptional-vision-to-revolutionize-how-farmers-grow-food-farmers-are-looking-for-ways-to-assess-their-crops/ar-AA1GI8IzStory: Replicating Real-Life Blood Vessels to Cure Vascular DiseaseSource: Texas A&M website Story by Bailey NoahLink: https://stories.tamu.edu/news/2025/05/28/replicating-real-life-blood-vessels-to-cure-vascular-disease/Story: New fuel cell could enable electric aviation - These devices could pack three times as much energy per pound as today’s best EV batteries, offering a lightweight option for powering trucks, planes, or ships.Source: MIT News Story by David L. ChandlerLink: https://news.mit.edu/2025/new-fuel-cell-could-enable-electric-aviation-0527Story: MIT's high-tech 'bubble wrap' turns air into safe drinking water — even in Death ValleySource: LiveScience.com Story by Damien PineLink: https://www.livescience.com/technology/engineering/mits-high-tech-bubble-wrap-turns-air-into-safe-drinking-water-even-in-death-valley
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