Anna pashisky, there, head over to the show notes for a link to nature's review of her book. Time now for the briefing chat, where we discuss a couple of stories hiligted in the nature briefing. What have you got this week? Well, charminy, i've got a story, a microbology story, that was reported in nature. But let's, as we often do in the briefing chat, with a short quiz shamne, tell me about the base pears in dna.
A new neural interface lets people type with their mind, and a crafting journey into materials science.
In this episode:
00:45 A brain interface to type out thoughts
Researchers have developed a brain-computer interface that is able to read brain signals from people thinking about handwriting, and translate them into on-screen text. The team hope this technology could be used to help people with paralysis to communicate quicker than before.
Materials scientist Anna Ploszajski joins us to talk about her new book Handmade, which details how her journey into craft helped shape her materials research.
We discuss some highlights from the Nature Briefing. This time, the genomes of some viruses that contain a very unusual DNA nucleobase, and the smouldering nuclear reactions that remain in the wreckage of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.