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Show Notes 28 March 2025 Story 1: Ultra-Accurate Optical Atomic Clocks Could Enable True Self-Driving Cars Source: TopSpeed.com Story by Craig Cole Link: https://www.topspeed.com/ultra-accurate-optical-atomic-clocks-could-enable-true-self-driving-cars/ See Chalmers University of Technology news article here: https://www.chalmers.se/en/current/news/mc2-microcomb-chips-help-pave-the-way-for-thousand-times-more-accurate-gps-systems/ Story 2: This is the first quantum computer you can actually buy (and use, and power): Equal1’s Bell-1 uses a standard power…

Show Notes 21 March 2025 Story 1: Lithium needed for the battery revolution could be harvested from salt-lake brines or geothermal brine solutions Source: Imperial College announcement by Ian Mundell Link: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/261774/lithium-needed-battery-revolution-could-harvested/ See also: https://techxplore.com/news/2025-03-lithium-battery-revolution-harvested-saltwater.html See research paper here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s44221-025-00398-8 Salt lake brines and ocean seawater differ significantly in composition, origin, and environmental context: Story…

Show Notes 14 March 2025 Story 1: No Fiber Needed: New Chip Uses Light to Beam 10Gig Speeds Through the Air – Taara, a moonshot project under Google’s parent Alphabet, can now beam internet through the air using a photonic chip about the size of a fingernail. Source: PC Magazine Story by Michael Kan Link:…

Show Notes 7 March 2025 Story 1: US team creates ‘holey’ battery with 180-degree flexibility for wearables Source: InterestingEngineering.com    Story by Christopher McFadden Link: https://interestingengineering.com/energy/holey-battery-for-wearables See also: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/unique-hole-type-and-placement-makes-a-wearable-battery-more-bendable-and-breathable/ar-AA1xZSPf Story 2: Stretchable, flexible, recyclable. This plastic is fantastic  Source: Princeton Engineering Story by John Sullivan Link: https://engineering.princeton.edu/news/2024/12/12/stretchable-flexible-recyclable-plastic-fantastic See research paper here: https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/adfm.202411812 Story 3: NASA’s…

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Show Notes 28 February 2025 Story 1: This Chip Could Be the Massive Breakthrough We’ve Been Waiting for in Quantum Computing Source: Popular Mechanics Story by Darren Orf Link: https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a63872181/majorana-1-topological-qubit/ See Microsoft’s official announcement here: https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/innovation/microsofts-majorana-1-chip-carves-new-path-for-quantum-computing/ See Mircosoft’s video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSHmygPQukQ&t=18s See also: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/quantum/2025/02/19/microsoft-unveils-majorana-1-the-worlds-first-quantum-processor-powered-by-topological-qubits/ See also: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/microsoft-s-majorana-1-what-a-new-state-of-matter-means-for-quantum-computing/ar-AA1znhjk Story 2: Scientists Reveal “Artificial Leaf” That Turns…

Show Notes 21 February 2025 Story 1: Scientists develop a compact camera that can identify objects at the speed of light Source: Digital Camera World Story by Leonie Helm Link: https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/cameras/scientists-develop-a-compact-camera-that-can-identify-objects-at-the-speed-of-light See the research paper here: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adp0391 See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfgzAGpwHv4 Here are a few potential benefits of optical computing: Story 2: This Solar-Powered Reactor…

Show Notes 14 February 2025 Story 1: New fabric can heat up more than 50 degrees to keep people warm in ultracold weather Source: LiveScience.com Story by Victoria Atkinson Link: https://www.livescience.com/chemistry/new-fabric-can-heat-up-almost-50-degrees-to-keep-people-warm-in-ultracold-weather See the team’s research paper here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42114-024-00994-4 Story 2: MIT engineers develop breakthrough technology that could change the way we process [recycled] aluminum Source:…

Show Notes 7 February 2025 Story 1: More Sustainable Tires in Sight as Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Bridgestone Team Up Source: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Story by JoAnna Wendel Link: https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/more-sustainable-tires-sight-pnnl-and-bridgestone-team Story 2: Scientists Develop Printable Droplet Laser Displays Source: Photonics Spectra Link: https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Scientists_Develop_Printable_Droplet_Laser/a70594 Story 3: US firm to bury nuclear reactors 1-mile underground…