Robots Aid Disasters, EVs Charge Quickly, and Eye Surgery Gets a Robotic Boost w/ Ralph Bond

Show Notes 11 April 2025
Story 1: A flexible robot can help emergency responders search through rubble
Source: MIT News
Link: https://news.mit.edu/2025/sprout-flexible-robot-help-emergency-responders-search-rubble-0402
See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaMCTH4qZTE
Story 2: Charging electric vehicles 5x faster in subfreezing temps
Source: University of Michigan News
Link: https://news.umich.edu/charging-electric-vehicles-5x-faster-in-subfreezing-temps/
Story 3: Early Study Shows Promise for Eye-Surgery Robot Invented at the University of Utah
Source: University of Utah website
Link: https://www.price.utah.edu/2025/02/19/early-study-shows-promise-for-eye-surgery-robot-invented-at-the-university-of-utah
See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpHt-put4t8
See research paper here: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scirobotics.adp7700
Story 4: World’s smallest pacemaker is activated by light - Tiny device can be inserted with a syringe, then dissolves after it’s no longer needed
Source: Northwestern University website
Link: https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025/03/worlds-smallest-pacemaker-is-activated-by-light/
See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_0hZ8cUwgo
Honorable Mentions
Story: Unlocking the Future of Green Energy: Exploring Hydrogen Production from Marine Microbes
Source: Science Magazine
Link: https://scienmag.com/unlocking-the-future-of-green-energy-exploring-hydrogen-production-from-marine-microbes/
Story: Scientists discover major differences in how humans and AI 'think' — and the implications could be significant
Source: LiveScience.com
Link: https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/scientists-discover-major-differences-in-how-humans-and-ai-think-and-the-implications-could-be-significant
Story: Smartphones Could Diagnose Diseases Using Infrared Scans
Source: LabMedica.com
Link: https://www.labmedica.com/technology/articles/294804491/smartphones-could-diagnose-diseases-using-infrared-scans.html
Story: Airbus advances key technologies for next-generation single-aisle aircraft
Source: Airbus.com
Link: https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2025-03-airbus-advances-key-technologies-for-next-generation-single-aisle