Category: Show Notes

Show Notes 30 September 2022 Ralph Bond | Tech Reporter KEX & Computer America Story 1: Denmark and Germany are building an amazing under sea rail and car tunnel  Source: CNN Story by Jacopo Prisco Link: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/fehmarnbelt-longest-immersed-tunnel-cmd/index.html See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Cb6CRJwixw See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zf7C5DiEVpA Now under construction, and scheduled to open in 2029, is…

Show Notes 23 September 2022 Story 1: In the Not-to-Distant Future Your Car’s Tires May Be Made from a Desert Shrub Source: ArsTechnica.com Story by Kevin Purdy Link: https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/09/bridgestone-has-put-more-than-100m-into-eco-tires-made-of-shrubs/ 2 billion tires are produced worldwide each year. And tires today are often made using 20% tropical tree rubber combined with oil or coal-based synthetic rubber.…

Show Notes 16 September 2022 Story 1: Scientists Create Diamonds from Plastic Bottles Source: ElectronicsWeekly.com Story by David Manners Link: https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/business/diamonds-from-plastic-bottles-2022-09/ Source: New Atlas Story by Michael Irving Link: https://newatlas.com/science/plastic-diamonds-uranus-rain-x-ray-laser/ Okay, up front, we’re not talking about diamonds for jewelry, but microscopic nanodiamonds for industrial purposes.  Industrial nanodiamonds are extremely small with a size of…

Show Notes 9 September 2022 Story 1: New Satellite Will Track the Ability of Our Planet’s Forests to Fight Global Warming Source: Popular Science Story by Tim Newcomb Link: https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/satellites/a40980747/radar-satellite-to-measure-tropical-forests-biomass/ First, let’s set the stage for this story: In one year, a single mature tree can absorb more than 48 pounds of carbon dioxide from…

Show Notes 2 September 2022 Story 1: A river in Holland now has an experimental bubble barrier to capture plastic waste Source: The Guardian Story by Senay Boztas Link: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/05/incredibly-promising-bubble-barrier-extracts-plastic-from-netherlands-river Source: CNN Story by Maheshpreet Kaur Narula Link: https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/08/europe/bubble-barrier-sea-c2e-spc-intl/index.html See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-0A8hbty4w Up to 80% of ocean plastic is thought to come from rivers…

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,…

Show Notes 19 August 2022 Story 1: Now there’s an easy to swallow test for esophageal precancer Source: EsoGuard.com Link: https://www.esoguard.com/patients See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLcUN3vNy64 The team at EsoGuard recently contacted me to explain this interesting medical test. But first, let’s set the stage:  More than 80% of patients diagnosed with cancer in their esophagus…

Show Notes 5 August 2022 Story 1: Genetic heart conditions could be cured with a single shot in the arm Source: The Guardian Story by Andrew Gregory Link: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jul/29/genetic-heart-conditions-could-be-cured-first-time-defining-moment?CMP=oth_b-aplnews_d-1 Source: SkyNews   Link: https://news.sky.com/story/jab-to-cure-genetic-heart-conditions-that-cause-sudden-death-could-be-just-a-few-years-away-12660998 Genetic defects are the cause of half of all heart transplants and are the leading cause of heart death in young…

Nathan Evans. Managing Editor, Popzara.com. 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,…