Author: Ben Crossman
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Show Notes 13 December 2024 Story 1: Meet ‘Blackbird’: A flying taxi that spins and moves in any direction thanks to new propulsion system — My add — inspired by the kind of propulsion widely used on tugs and ferries Source: LiveScience.com Story by Rory Bathgate Link: https://www.livescience.com/technology/electric-vehicles/meet-blackbird-a-flying-taxi-that-spins-and-moves-in-any-direction-thanks-to-new-propulsion-system See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqDNSV7kqnk See also: https://www.cyclotech.at/…
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Show Notes 6 December 2024 Story 1: Columbia Engineers Knit a “Blanket” of Sophisticated Radio-Frequency Antennas Source: Electronicsforu.com Story by Akanksha Gaur Link: https://www.electronicsforu.com/news/sophisticated-blanket-of-radio-frequency-antennas See also: https://www.engineering.columbia.edu/about/news/columbia-engineers-knit-blanket-sophisticated-radio-frequency-antennas See also: Flat‐Knit, Flexible, Textile Metasurfaces – Carter – 2024 – Advanced Materials – Wiley Online Library See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIb2evFmk3U&t=1s Story 2: Revolutionary New Material Harvests Water…
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Show Notes 29 November 2024 Story 1: Bye bye microplastics new plastic is ocean degradable and recyclable Source: SpaceDaily.com Story by Riko Seibo Link: https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Bye_bye_microplastics_new_plastic_is_ocean_degradable_and_recyclable_999.html See also: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/microplastics-crisis-solved-scientists-create-plastic-that-vanishes-in-seawater/ar-AA1uzaF7 See also: https://phys.org/news/2024-11-durable-supramolecular-plastic-fully-ocean.html#google_vignette Story 2: Hyundai’s Futuristic Hydrogen Battle Tank Is Fit for A Video Game Source: Carscoops.com Story by Brad Anderson Link: https://www.carscoops.com/2024/11/hyundais-next-gen-tank-is-fit-for-a-video-game-and-has-hydrogen-power/ See video here:…
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Show Notes 22 November 2024 Story 1: Soft as skin, strong as steel: Powerful magnetic muscles lift 1000x their weight Source: Interesting Engineering Story by Mrigakshi Dixit Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/soft-as-skin-strong-as-steel-powerful-magnetic-muscles-lift-1000x-their-weight/ar-AA1tRMVm Story 2: Novel electrochemical reactor can extract lithium from brine to address growing demand Source: TechXplore.com Story from Rice University announcement Link: https://techxplore.com/news/2024-11-electrochemical-reactor-lithium-brine-demand.html#google_vignette See also their…
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Show Notes 15 November 2024 Story 1: Researchers devise a unique upcycling use for old tires: Producing drinking water. Source: Anthropocene Magazine Story by the staff Link: https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2024/11/researchers-devise-a-unique-upcycling-use-for-old-tires-producing-drinking-water/ See also: https://newatlas.com/environment/solar-still-old-tires-purifies-15-cups-water-per-day/ See also: https://www.dal.ca/news/2024/10/31/saltwater-desalination-device.html Story 2: Half a pound of this powder can remove as much CO₂ from the air as a tree, scientists say…
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Show Notes 8 November 2024 Story 1: China’s compact in-wheel engine promises 201 brake horsepower output, and enhanced EV range Source: Interesting Engineering Story by Abhishek Bhardwaj Link: https://interestingengineering.com/transportation/china-gac-in-wheel-engine-evs Story 2: Throwable thermal imaging: World’s 1st 360° ball-like camera for battlefield safety Source: Interesting Engineering Story by Sujita Sinha Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/throwable-thermal-imaging-world-s-1st-360-ball-like-camera-for-battlefield-safety/ar-AA1rkdYN?ocid=BingNewsSerp See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgpPYOYkywo…
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Show Notes 1 November 2024 Story 1: Startup recycles plastic water bottles into remarkable 3D-printed homes — and it could help address the nation’s housing crisis Source: The Cool Down Story by Rick Kazmer Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/home-and-garden/startup-recycles-plastic-water-bottles-into-remarkable-3d-printed-homes-and-it-could-help-address-the-nation-s-housing-crisis/ar-AA1rKytX See also: https://www.azureprintedhomes.com/ Story 2: New Wi-Fi Tech Tested At 9.9 Miles, Setting A New Record Source: WonderfulEngineering.com Story…
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Show Notes 20 September 2024 Story 1: World’s Biggest Battery Will Provide 85 Megawatts to New England Grid Source: Singularityhub.com Story by Edd Gent Link: https://singularityhub.com/2024/08/23/worlds-biggest-battery-will-provide-85-megawatts-to-new-england-grid/ See also: https://formenergy.com/massachusetts-new-england-states-selected-to-receive-389-million-in-federal-funding-for-transformational-transmission-and-energy-storage-infrastructure/ 1. Oxidation Process: When the battery discharges, iron reacts with oxygen from the air to form iron oxide (rust). This reaction releases energy, which can be…
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Show Notes 13 September 2024 Story 1: This new AI modeler can turn pictures into 3D sculptures in seconds Source: TechRadar.com Story by Eric Hal Schwartz Link: https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/this-new-ai-modeler-can-turn-pictures-into-3d-sculptures-in-seconds See also: https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.00653 See also a Tom’s Hardware feature about VFusion3D: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/ai-driven-technique-can-generate-quality-3d-assets-from-2d-images-in-seconds Story 2: Researchers built an ‘AI Scientist’ — what can it do? — The large…