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Show Notes 16 August 2024 Story 1: Dune-inspired spacesuit recycles astronauts’ urine into drinkable water Source: Engadget.com Story by Mat Smith Link: https://www.engadget.com/the-morning-after-dune-inspired-spacesuit-recycles-astronauts-urine-into-drinkable-water-111540921.html See also: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/space-technologies/articles/10.3389/frspt.2024.1391200/full See also: https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2024/07/12/real-life-stillsuit-dune-inspired-upgrade-for-spacesuits-allow-astronauts-to See video here explaining “stillsuits” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvcihrciJes Story 2: A scientific leap towards smart, self-watering, self-fertilizing soils Source: Anthropocene Magazine Story by Emma Bryce Link: https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2024/07/a-scientific-leap-towards-smart-self-watering-self-fertilizing-soils/ Story…
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Show Notes 9 August 2024 Story 1: Harvesting unused micro-vibration to generate electricity Source: NewsWise.com Link: https://d.newswise.com/articles/harvesting-unused-micro-vibration-to-generate-electricity/ Story 2: Researchers invent 100% biodegradable ‘barley plastic’ Source: Phys.org Story by University of Copenhagen Link: https://phys.org/news/2024-06-biodegradable-barley-plastic.html See also: https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2024/researchers-invent-one-hundred-percent-biodegradable-barley-plastic/ Experiments on the degradation of different plastic materials. Top left is a common LDPE plastic film. Top center…
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Show Notes 2 August 2024 Story 1: US to test Japan’s unique wind turbines that generate power even at 7 mph Source: Interesting Engineering Story by Mrigakshi Dixit Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/us-to-test-japan-s-unique-wind-turbines-that-generate-power-even-at-7-mph/ar-BB1q0Yk5?ocid=BingNewsSerp See also: HCDA Partners to bring groundbreaking new clean energy technology to Kaka’ako (kanoawinds.com) See also: https://kanoawinds.com/ Story 2: Crazy new AI can read your…
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Show Notes 19 July 2024 Story 1: Self-healing solar cells pave the way to a reliable solar future Source: Anthropocene Magazine Story by the publication’s team Link: https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2024/07/self-healing-solar-cells-pave-the-way-to-reliable-solar-future/ See also: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07705-5 See also: https://www.monash.edu/engineering/about/news/articles/2024/self-healing-solar-cells-could-become-reality Story 2: Green leather: Innovative plant-based substitute developed from pineapple leaf fiber and natural rubber Source: Phys.org Story by Science X…
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Show Notes 12 July 2024 Story 1: Bechtel breaks ground on $4B Bill Gates-backed nuclear reactor [My add on based on a Co-Pilot query – First nuclear reactor in US to use sodium instead of water for cooling] Source: ConstructionDive.com Story by Matthew Thibault Link: https://www.constructiondive.com/news/bechtel-bill-gates-nuclear-reactor-natrium/719746/ See also: https://www.bechtel.com/projects/natrium-demonstration-project/ Story 2: Researchers develop new training…
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Show Notes 5 July 2024 https://youtu.be/TNdsURNGrI0 Story 1: Energy company launches world’s first energy storage facility using molten salt. Source: The Cool Down Story by Wes Stenzel Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/technology/energy-company-launches-world-s-first-energy-storage-facility-using-molten-salt-groundbreaking-technologies-can-change-our-world-towards-a-more-sustainable-future/ar-BB1oR6yp See also: https://interestingengineering.com/energy/world-first-molten-salt-energy-storage See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbzr6sRks-w Story 2: First-ever 3D printer that gulps plastic, metal, chips to make layered devices –Innovative 3D printing method streamlines…
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Show Notes 28 June 2024 Story 1: New method makes hydrogen from solar power and agricultural waste Source: Tech Xplore Story by Rob Mitchum Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/new-method-makes-hydrogen-from-solar-power-and-agricultural-waste/ar-BB1nkWqy See also: https://today.uic.edu/new-method-makes-hydrogen-from-solar-power-and-agricultural-waste/ Story 2: Imagine powering your phone with carbon dioxide Source: Anthropocene Magazine Story by Anthropocene Team Link: https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2024/04/co2-in-electricity-out-with-this-new-generator/ See also: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-47040-x Story 3: Scientists found an…
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Show Notes 21 June 2024 Story 1: The brain can store nearly 10 times more data than previously thought, study confirms Source: LiveScience.com Story by Emily Cooke Link: https://www.livescience.com/health/neuroscience/the-brain-can-store-nearly-10-times-more-data-than-previously-thought-study-confirms See also: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38658027/ Story 2: Researchers leverage inkjet printing to make a portable multispectral 3D camera Source: Phys.org Story by Science X Staff Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/researchers-leverage-inkjet-printing-to-make-a-portable-multispectral-3d-camera/ar-BB1o6VvQ To…
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Show Notes 14 June 2024 Story 1: DeepMind’s AI program AlphaFold3 can predict the structure of every protein in the universe — and show how they function Source: Live Science Story by Nicholas Fearn Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/deepmind-s-ai-program-alphafold3-can-predict-the-structure-of-every-protein-in-the-universe-and-show-how-they-function/ar-BB1mZraA See also: https://alphafold.com/ Story 2: A robotic third thumb controlled by your toe could just be what you need…
