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Show Notes Featured Storieshttps://electrek.co/2025/11/20/hyundai-cut-ev-charging-time-3-minutes/https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251023031612.htmhttps://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.180401https://spectrum.ieee.org/smart-bandage-ai-electrical-stimulationHonorable Mentionshttps://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/focused-ultrasound-passes-first-test-treatment-brain-cancer-childrenhttps://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.adq6645https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/research-team-develops-game-changing-material-that-could-transform-future-buildings-challenges-the-idea/ar-AA1QXvLghttps://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/evolution/science-history-experiment-shows-mutations-arise-spontaneously-supporting-pillar-of-darwinian-evolution-nov-20-194https://www.sciencealert.com/breakthrough-helps-scientists-grow-more-realistic-human-brain-modelshttps://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adfm.202509452https://www.slashgear.com/2009844/mit-one-step-closer-building-sized-concrete-batteries/https://news.mit.edu/2025/concrete-battery-now-packs-ten-times-power-1001

Show Notes: 5 December 2025 Story 1: Startup develops incredible tech to pull water from unexpected source: 'This is just the beginning of what's possible'LinkSee alsoSee alsoVideo hereStory 2: PowerLattice attracts investment from ex-Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger for its power-saving chipletLinkSee alsoStory 3: Space-based US solar firm breaks world record for beaming wireless electricityLinkSee alsoStory 4: Artificial cartilage mimics natural flexibility with adjustable structureLinkSee research paper hereHonorable Mentions Story: Russian airline introduces a humanoid robot cabin crew on flightsLinkSee video hereStory: A New Generation? Could Rolls-Royce’s Hydrogen Engine Concept Redefine Jet Power?LinkStory: Scientists Just Unveiled a Lunar Robot So Smart It Might Replace AstronautsLinkStory: The 19 best Christmas gifts for science lovers (and nerds)Link

Story 1 Title: 3D Solar towers boost electricity production by around 50% Source: New Atlas Links: Solar Towers ElectricityJanta Power Closes $5.5 Million Seed Round to Power the Future of Clean EnergyStory 2 Title: European Space Agency to Trial Growing Protein Powder in Space Using Astronaut Urine Source: ExtremeTech.com Links: ESA to Trial Growing Protein Powder in Space Using Astronaut UrineEurope wants to make space food out of thin air and astronaut peeStory 3 Title: This Sunflower-Based Protein Could Be the Future of Vegan Meat Alternatives Source: SciTechDaily.com Link: Sunflower-Based Protein for Vegan Meat AlternativesStory 4 Title: Discovery of key to joint regeneration could help regrow lost limbs Source: MedicalXpress.com Link: Joint Regeneration Key DiscoveryHonorable Mentions Story: US scientists make alloys tough enough to withstand nuclear fusion’s Sun-like heat Source: Interesting Engineering Link: New Alloys for Fusion Reactors Story: Scientists Are Literally Growing Metal Source: Popular Mechanics via MSN Links: Scientists Are Literally Growing MetalResearch PaperStory: Floating device turns raindrops into electricity Source: ScienceDaily.com Link: Floating Device Turns Raindrops into Electricity Story: 12 Times the Speed of Sound? A Look at The World’s 1st Hypersonic Jet Powered By Hydrogen Fuel Source: SimplyFlying.com Links: World’s 1st Hypersonic Jet Hydrogen FuelHypersonix Company Website

Show Notes Story 1: Computing and AILiveScience ArticleResearch PaperCornell Chronicle PostingStory 2: Sustainable MaterialsTechXplore ArticleResearch PaperStory 3: Next-Gen ArmorPopular Mechanics ArticleResearch PaperNew Scientist ArticleStory 4: Medical TechMIT News ArticleHonorable MentionsPhys.org ArticleColumbia Engineering Article3Dprinting.com ArticleTechXplore Article

Show Notes: 14 November 2025 Main Stories Story 1: Wireless Charging RoadsWireless Charging Highway PowerElectreonFirst Highway Charges Cars as They DriveStory 2: Tank-Killer RobotMeet FireAnt: US firm unveils mini ‘tank-killer’ robot built to hunt heavy armorSwarmbotics AIStory 3: Airborne 5G/6G NetworkBeyond 5GSkydweller Aero and Nokia Federal Solutions Secure US Navy Contract to Develop Airborne Beyond 5G Tactical NetworkSkydweller AeroIntelligent Radio Access Network for Beyond 5G Resilient Tactical NetworksStory 4: Universal KidneyBreakthrough: Scientists Create 'Universal' Kidney to Match Any Blood TypeUniversal Kidney ResearchHonorable Mentions Story: Regrowing Tooth EnamelDentists Could Soon 'Regrow' Your Tooth Enamel with a Simple GelEnamel Regrowth ResearchStory: Slashing Household Energy UseStartup unveils incredible tech that could slash household energy useStory: Printing Solar CellsPrinting Solar Cells Like NewspaperStory: Fire-Fighting RobotThis First-Year Student Invented a Fire-Fighting Robot

Bonus Fun Virtual Experiencehttps://artsandculture.google.com/project/route-66Main StoriesNeural organics lead to lower energy costs, faster calculation speedshttps://news.osu.edu/powered-by-mushrooms-living-computers-are-on-the-rise/https://bioengineer.org/mushroom-powered-technology-the-emergence-of-living-computers/https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0328965https://www.equipmentworld.com/technology/article/15768565/kubota-worlds-first-hydrogen-selfdriving-tractor-unveiledhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzIBOK_fkfUhttps://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2025/10/eye-prosthesis.htmlhttps://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2501396It only took two hours for a visible differencehttps://www.zmescience.com/science/neurology-science/scientists-reverse-alzheimers-in-mice-with-a-single-injection/https://www.nature.com/articles/s41392-025-02426-1Honorable Mentionshttps://www.hydrogenfuelnews.com/hydrogen-production-takes-flight-at-hamburg-airport-with-new-infrastructure-roadmap/8573558/https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/smart-elastomer-muscles-give-soft-robotics-record-2000x-lifting-capability/ar-AA1P4fo5?ocid=BingNewsVerpthey're expected to last longer and charge fasterhttps://www.livescience.com/technology/electric-vehicles/toyota-to-launch-worlds-first-ev-with-a-solid-state-battery-by-2027-theyre-expected-to-last-longer-and-charge-fasterhttps://global.toyota/en/newsroom/corporate/43380876.htmlhttps://www.recycling-magazine.com/2024/05/21/ai-identifies-batteries-in-the-waste-stream/https://lionvision.co.uk/

Show Notes 24 October 2025 Story 1: 3D-Printer Prints Living Tissue Inside Human Bodyhttps://www.electronicsforu.com/news/3d-printer-prints-living-tissue-inside-human-bodyMiniature 3D-printed objects inside the bodyhttps://3dprintingindustry.com/news/stuttgart-research-advances-in-body-3d-printing-with-new-e1-8m-grant-245344/Story 2: Breakthrough Brain Implant from NYU Abu Dhabi Enables Safer, More Precise Drug Deliveryhttps://nyuad.nyu.edu/en/news/latest-news/science-and-technology/2025/october/nyuad-researchers-spiral-brain-implant.htmlhttps://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1741-2552/ae0523Story 3: Tiny living robots made from human cells could one day deliver medicinehttps://knowridge.com/2025/09/tiny-living-robots-made-from-human-cells-could-one-day-deliver-medicine/https://www.technologynetworks.com/biopharma/news/biobots-made-from-human-lung-cells-may-enable-more-targeted-drug-delivery-405224Story 4: Smart shoe insert could improve mobility for people with walking problemshttps://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-smart-insert-mobility-people-problems.htmlHonorable Mentions Story: Engineers Create Soft Robots That Can Literally Walk on Waterhttps://scitechdaily.com/engineers-create-soft-robots-that-can-literally-walk-on-water/Story: First drug treatment for sleep apnea may be within reachhttps://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-drug-treatment-apnea.htmlStory: Bricklaying robot stacks 360 blocks an hour to speed up homebuildinghttps://electronics360.globalspec.com/article/22916/bricklaying-robot-stacks-360-blocks-an-hour-to-speed-up-homebuildinghttps://www.fbr.com.au/view/hadrianhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMIDJB3Pd-MStory: Tumbleweed rover tests demonstrate transformative technology for low-cost Mars explorationhttps://phys.org/news/2025-09-tumbleweed-rover-technology-mars-exploration.htmlhttps://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC-DPS2025/EPSC-DPS2025-1775.html

Story 1: Tiny lab-grown brains could help build the next generation of computers - Biocomputing has left the realm of science fiction and entered the laboratoryTiny lab-grown brains could help build the next generation of computersLab-grown brains: The future of computing?FinalSparkStory 2: US firm’s new EV battery design could add 50% more range, targets 1,000 milesUS firm’s new EV battery design could add 50% more range, targets 1,000 miles24M Unlocks New U.S. Battery Manufacturing Opportunities with Groundbreaking Energy-Dense 24M ETOP® Electrode-to-Pack TechnologyStory 3: Can glass replace bone? Scientists 3D print bio-glass that mimics skeletal strengthCan glass replace bone? Scientists 3D print bio-glass that mimics skeletal strengthStory 4: Study Reveals Brain System That Repairs Your Body While You SleepStudy Reveals Brain System That Repairs Your Body While You SleepGrowth Hormone–Releasing Hormone Neurons in the Arcuate Nucleus Govern Sleep-Dependent Body RepairHonorable MentionsStory: “One Molecule Defies Physics”: Cambridge Scientists Unveil P3TTM Solar Breakthrough with Near-Perfect Efficiency, Threatening Conventional Energy Industry Order“One Molecule Defies Physics”: Cambridge Scientists Unveil P3TTM Solar Breakthrough with Near-Perfect Efficiency, Threatening Conventional Energy Industry OrderNear-perfect exciton harvesting in a Mott-Hubbard organic semiconductorStory: Microbes Unlock Copper as AI Demand SoarsMicrobes Unlock Copper as AI Demand SoarsStory: Scientists develop incredible leaf-inspired material that could replace plastic: 'Very strong'Scientists develop incredible leaf-inspired material that could replace plastic: 'Very strong'A layered, ecological, advanced, and multi-functional film (LEAFF) as a sustainable plastic alternativeStory: Scientists crack the mystery of hidden atomic order inside microchips for the first time - Using advanced microscopy and AI, scientists revealed short-range atomic order that changes how semiconductors conduct electricityScientists crack the mystery of hidden atomic order inside microchips for the first time

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/artificial-plant-cleans-radioactive-soilhttps://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1099362https://www.asiaresearchnews.com/content/purifying-radioactive-soil-sunlight-alone-dgist-successfully-developed-%E2%80%9Cartificial-plant%E2%80%9Dhttps://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.5c03657https://www.engadget.com/ai/microsoft-claims-a-breakthrough-in-ai-chip-cooling-193106705.htmlhttps://news.microsoft.com/source/features/innovation/microfluidics-liquid-cooling-ai-chips/?msockid=3234617e11b66d9c06b0770c100c6c8dhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/battery-made-from-natural-materials-could-replace-conventional-lithium-ion-batteries/ar-AA1Ne9Kthttps://stories.tamu.edu/news/2025/09/24/battery-made-from-natural-materials-could-replace-conventional-lithium-ion-batteries/https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2509325122https://www.fau.edu/engineering/biomedical/news/2509-ai-spine-modeling-back-pain/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878875025005923https://www.livescience.com/technology/scientific-breakthrough-leads-to-fluorescent-biological-qubit-it-could-mean-turning-your-cells-into-quantum-sensorshttps://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-worsening-knee-osteoarthritis-ai.htmlhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/laser-blastedebayack-metal-could-make-solar-technology-15-times-more-efficient/ar-AA1LaV4Bhttps://insideevs.com/news/771520/rimac-solid-state-battery-specs/

Show Notes 3 October 2025 Story 1: Some Layers of Your Brain Actually Get Stronger as You Age https://www.sciencealert.com/some-layers-of-your-brain-actually-get-stronger-as-you-agehttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-025-02013-1Story 2: Engineers harness light to help heart cells beat stronger and healthier https://knowridge.com/2025/09/engineers-harness-light-to-help-heart-cells-beat-stronger-and-healthier/https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2509467122Story 3: UCSB-designed soft robot intubation device could save lives https://news.ucsb.edu/2025/022019/ucsb-designed-soft-robot-intubation-device-could-save-liveshttps://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.ads7681Story 4: Wi-Fi sleep monitoring method offers a non-intrusive, accurate alternative to more cumbersome techniques https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/wi-fi-sleep-monitoring-method-offers-a-non-intrusive-accurate-alternative-to-more-cumbersome-techniques/ar-AA1Mn7tvhttps://www.inderscience.com/info/inarticle.php?artid=148201Honorable Mentions https://phys.org/news/2025-09-catalyst-plastic-recycling-reality.htmlhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41557-025-01892-yhttps://www.zmescience.com/ecology/renewable-energy-ecology/a-new-solar-panel-shield-made-from-onion-peels-outlasted-industry-plastics-in-tests/https://www.news.iastate.edu/news/bio-oil-made-corn-stalks-wood-debris-could-plug-orphaned-fossil-fuel-wellshttps://www.realclearscience.com/2025/08/11/biochar_yields_a_triple_win_for_cotton_1127969.html

Show Notes 26 September 2025 Story 1: No sorting needed: Plasma torch shows promise for hassle-free plastic recycling Source: TechXplore.com Link: https://techxplore.com/news/2025-09-plasma-torch-hassle-free-plastic.html Story 2: MIT spinoff achieves major milestone in pursuit of limitless energy beneath our feet: 'Could fundamentally change how we power our world' Source: The Cool Down via MSN.com Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/mit-spinoff-achieves-major-milestone-in-pursuit-of-limitless-energy-beneath-our-feet-could-fundamentally-change-how-we-power-our-world/ar-AA1KOf5n Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYHcCsFlD2Q See also: https://www.quaise.com/ Story 3: Scientists build micromotors smaller than a human hair - Tiny light-powered gears could revolutionize medicine by powering machines the size of human cells. Source: ScienceDaily.com Link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250918025025.htm Research paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-62869-6 Story 4: New Ultrasound Helmet Reaches Deep Inside the Brain Without Surgery Source: ScienceAlert.com Link: https://www.sciencealert.com/new-ultrasound-helmet-reaches-deep-inside-the-brain-without-surgery Research paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-63020-1 Honorable Mentions Story: NASA Is Testing a Nuclear Battery That Could Last 433 Years Source: Popular Mechanics Link: https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a65964293/nuclear-battery-433-years/ Story: China’s transparent coating to turn ordinary windows into solar power generators Source: Interesting Engineering Link: https://interestingengineering.com/energy/colorless-coating-turn-windows-into-solar-panels Story: Scientists Pitch Bold Plan to Turn Nuclear Waste Into Nuclear Fuel - Tapping into discarded nuclear waste could help generate a self-sufficient source of a key ingredient for nuclear fusion, a new plan proposes. Source: Gizmodo Link: https://gizmodo.com/scientists-pitch-bold-plan-to-turn-nuclear-waste-into-nuclear-fuel-2000643875 Story: Scientists Made ‘Jelly Ice’ That Never Melts. It’s Edible, Compostable and Reusable Source: ZME Science Link: https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/scientists-made-jelly-ice-that-never-melts-its-edible-compostable-and-reusable/

Show Notes 19 September 2025 Story 1: Researchers building RoboBalls to explore other planets Source: The Purdue Exponent, a student-run newspaper serving the Purdue community in West Lafayette, Indiana Story by Dean Murrayhttps://www.purdueexponent.org/news/national/researchers-building-roboballs-to-explore-other-planets/article_2c06a5ae-3b24-5834-bfc8-9f7df72e299c.htmlhttps://rad.engr.tamu.edu/roboball-i/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKRN0EEJ5VEhttps://www.facebook.com/reel/637417789106125https://www.msn.com/en-gb/video/news/researchers-working-on-swarm-of-roboballs-to-send-to-other-planets/vi-AA1LSgsN?t=72Story 2: This paint sweats to cool off buildings. No energy required. Source: Anthropocene Magazinehttps://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/06/new-paint-sweats-to-cool-off-buildings/https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adt3372https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/researchers-develop-extraordinary-paint-that-can-sweat-to-keep-buildings-cool-a-practical-and-long-term-solution/ar-AA1L7zL9Story 3: Biochar from Human Waste Offers a Circular Solution to Fertilizer Shortages - Excrement contains nutrients needed for crop growth and a new source of them could cut farming’s huge CO2 output Source: The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/aug/11/biochar-from-human-waste-could-solve-global-fertiliser-shortages-study-findshttps://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2503668122https://biochartoday.com/news/biochar-from-human-waste-offers-a-circular-solution-to-fertilizer-shortages/Story 4: WiFi signals can measure heart rate — no wearables needed Source: University of California, Santa Cruzhttps://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/wifi-signals-can-measure-heart-rate-no-wearables-neededhttps://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/11096342Honorable Mentions Story: California’s first solar-covered canal is now fully online Source: Canary Media [Clean energy journalism for a cooler tomorrow] Story by Maria Galluccihttps://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/california-first-canal-array-project-nexusStory: 3D-printed electronics can dissolve in water for quick recycling Source: NewScientist.com Story by Jeremy Hsuhttps://www.newscientist.com/article/2493756-3d-printed-electronics-can-dissolve-in-water-for-quick-recycling/Story: Ice-cooled buildings could ease strain on power grid Source: TechXplore.com Story by Lesley Hentonhttps://techxplore.com/news/2025-08-ice-cooled-ease-strain-power.htmlStory: Novel backpack enhances stability for people with ataxia Source: MedicalXpress.com Story from Radboud Universityhttps://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-backpack-stability-people-ataxia.html

Show Notes: Story 1: Map of 600,000 brain cells rewrites the textbook on how the brain makes decisions Source: LiveScience.com Link: https://www.livescience.com/health/neuroscience/map-of-600-000-brain-cells-rewrites-the-textbook-on-how-the-brain-makes-decisions Story 2: Super solar cells withstand 10,000 bends, retain over 85% output after 2,800 hours Source: InterestingEngineering.com via MSN Link: 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-AA1JEC2z Story 3: Soft skin, sharp senses: New robotic 'touch' sees danger before it hits Source: TechExplore.com Link: https://techxplore.com/news/2025-08-soft-skin-sharp-robotic-danger.html Research Paper: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11097357 Story 4: Soft wearable robot jacket responds to movements, supports upper-limb impairments Source: InterestingEngineering.com Link: https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/us-engineers-robot-worn-like-jackets Research Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-62538-8 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFHTyUrAaz0&t=12s Honorable Mentions: Story: Some People Are Immune to All Viruses. Scientists Now Want to Replicate This Ability for a Universal Antiviral Source: ZME Science Link: https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/universal-antiviral/ Story: Generative AI designs compounds that can kill drug-resistant bacteria Source: Phys.org Link: https://phys.org/news/2025-08-generative-ai-compounds-drug-resistant.html Research Paper: https://www.cell.com/cell/abstract/S0092-8674(25)00855-4 Story: This New Indoor Solar Cell Could Power the Entire Internet of Things Using Only the Light from Your Ceiling Source: ZME Science Link: 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 Minerals Source: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Link: https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/researchers-explore-biomining-seaweed-critical-minerals

Story 1: Scientists use quantum machine learning to create semiconductors for the first time Source: LiveScience.com Link: 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-made Research Paper: https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/advs.202506213 Story 2: How used EV batteries could help fuel the AI boom Source: CBS News Link: 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 CO2 Source: TechnologyNetworks.com Link: https://www.technologynetworks.com/applied-sciences/news/carbon-negative-building-material-made-from-seawater-and-co2-397532 Story 4: Researchers develop a biosensor based on light and AI for early diagnosis of cancer Source: MedicalXpress.com Link: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-biosensor-based-ai-early-diagnosis.html Research Paper: https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/advs.202503257 Honorable Mentions Story: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Researchers Develop Cleaner, Scalable Process to Recycle Lithium-Ion Batteries Source: WPI News Website Link: https://www.wpi.edu/news/wpi-researchers-develop-cleaner-scalable-process-recycle-lithium-ion-batteries Research Paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2405829725003848 Story: pFIBRE Launches Scalable Biodegradable Films to Replace Single-Use Plastics Source: ThePackHub.com Link: 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.com Link: https://futurism.com/scientists-living-plastic Also See: https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-create-biodegradable-plastic-alternative-thats-literally-alive Story: Nth Cycle is bringing critical metals refining to the U.S. - the company is already producing nickel and cobalt from battery scrap in Ohio Source: MIT News Link: https://news.mit.edu/2025/nth-cycle-brings-critical-metals-refining-0627 Also See: https://nthcycle.com/

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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/

Show Notes 15 August 2025 Story 1: Meta researchers are developing a gesture-controlled wristband that can interact with a computer Source: TechCrunch.com Link: 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-w Story 2: First standard production tire with over 70% bio-based and recycled materials Source: Pirelli News Release Link: https://press.pirelli.com/pirelli-first-standard-production-tyre-with-over-70-bio-based-and-recycled-materials/#_ftn1 Story 3: Who-Fi: An AI-Powered Wi-Fi Technology That Can Identify and Track Individuals Without Cameras Source: Gadgets360.com Link: https://www.gadgets360.com/internet/news/whofi-wifi-technology-ai-tracking-biometric-signals-behind-walls-without-cameras-study-8949928 See also: https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/wifi-fingerprint-ai-tracking-without-device See research paper here: https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.12869 Story 4: Scientists create first mini lungs with built-in blood vessels, unlocking new insights for pulmonary vascular disease Source: MedicalXpress.com Link: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-scientists-mini-lungs-built-blood.html See also: https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/scientists-create-first-mini-lungs-built-blood-vessels-unlocking-new-insights-pulmonary See research paper here: https://www.cell.com/cell/abstract/S0092-8674(25)00628-2 Honorable Mentions Story: Scientists develop game-changing method to make use of walnut and pistachio shells [to make biomass fuel] Source: The Cool Down via MSN Link: 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-AA1HFuM5 Story: World’s most advanced haptic gloves bring real-time touch into virtual reality Source: Timesofinnovation.com Link: 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 plants Source: InterestingEngineering.com Link: https://interestingengineering.com/energy/mass-produce-heat-storing-electric-bricks Story: Smarter flow simulation model for analyzing blood flow in brain aneurysms improves efficiency and accuracy Source: MedicalXpress.com Link: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-smarter-simulation-blood-brain-aneurysms.html

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

New liquid metal-infused circuit boards can self-heal and work after taking heavy damage Source: LiveScience.com Link: https://www.livescience.com/technology/electronics/unlike-conventional-electronics-liquid-metal-used-in-novel-circuit-boards-can-self-heal-and-work-after-taking-heavy-damage Story 2: Cooling data centers is a multi-billion-dollar problem - now researchers want to use a common cooling mechanism found in animals to solve it Source: TechRadar.com Link: 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-issue See 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%3Dtrue Story 3: Scientists invent weird, shape-shifting 'electronic ink' that could give rise to a new generation of flexible gadgets Source: LiveScience.com Link: 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-AA1HAE0v Story 4: A bionic knee integrated into tissue can restore natural movement Source: MIT News Link: https://news.mit.edu/2025/bionic-knee-integrated-into-tissue-can-restore-natural-movement-0710 See research paper “Tissue-integrated bionic knee restores versatile legged movement after amputation” here: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adv3223 Honorable Mentions Story: Using AI to make lower-carbon, faster-curing concrete Source: Engineering at Meta Link: 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 half Source: Medicine.net Link: https://www.medicine.net/news/Neurology/A-mild-spinal-zap-can-cut-brain-computer-interface-learning-time-in-half.html Story: Scientists invent photosynthetic 'living' material that sucks CO2 out of the atmosphere Source: LiveScience.com Link: https://www.livescience.com/technology/engineering/scientists-invent-photosynthetic-living-material-that-sucks-co2-out-of-the-atmosphere Story: Alzheimer’s gene therapy shows promise in preserving cognitive function Source: University of California San Diego Link: https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/alzheimers-gene-therapy-shows-promise-preserving-cognitive-function

Show Notes 1 August 2025 Story 1: Husker researchers developing cephalopod-inspired synthetic skins Source: University of Nebraska-Lincoln website Link: https://news.unl.edu/article/husker-researchers-developing-cephalopod-inspired-synthetic-skins See research paper Synthetic Chromatophores for Color and Pattern Morphing Skins here: https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.202505104?af=R Story 2: US soldiers get smart rifle scopes that aim and help shoot enemy drones on their own Source: Interesting Engineering Story by Kapil Kajal Link: https://interestingengineering.com/military/us-army-rolls-smart-rifle-scopes See also: https://www.smart-shooter.com/ Story 3: Can 3D-Printed Skin Save Soldiers? The US Army Thinks So Source: NextGenDefense.com Story by Joe Saballa Link: https://nextgendefense.com/3d-printed-skin-save-soldiers/ Story 4: Scientists create liver organoids with functional blood vessels Source: News Medical Life Sciences website – Institute of Science Tokyo Link: https://www.news-medical.net/news/20250717/Scientists-create-liver-organoids-with-functional-blood-vessels.aspxHonorable Mentions Story: 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 Coffee Link: 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-AA1GI8Iz Story: Replicating Real-Life Blood Vessels to Cure Vascular Disease Source: Texas A&M website Story by Bailey Noah Link: 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. Chandler Link: https://news.mit.edu/2025/new-fuel-cell-could-enable-electric-aviation-0527 Story: MIT's high-tech 'bubble wrap' turns air into safe drinking water — even in Death Valley Source: LiveScience.com Story by Damien Pine Link: https://www.livescience.com/technology/engineering/mits-high-tech-bubble-wrap-turns-air-into-safe-drinking-water-even-in-death-valley