Air-Based Internet, Pothole-Free Roads, and Self-Repairing Hearts on the Horizon w/ Ralph Bond

Show Notes 14 March 2025
Story 1: No Fiber Needed: New Chip Uses Light to Beam 10Gig Speeds Through the Air
Source: PC Magazine Story by Michael Kan
Link: https://www.pcmag.com/news/no-fiber-taara-chip-uses-light-to-beam-10gig-speeds-through-the-air
See also: https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-google-taara-chip-internet-by-light/
Side note - for more about the Taara Project, see: https://x.company/projects/taara/
Story 2: Self-healing Asphalt Could Prevent Potholes and Save Costs on Vehicle Repairs
Source: ZME Science Story by Tibi Puiu
Link: https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/self-healing-asphalt-could-prevent-potholes-and-save-costs-on-vehicle-repairs/
Story 3: A protein from tiny tardigrades may help cancer patients tolerate radiation therapy
Source: MIT News Website Story by Anne Trafton
Link: https://news.mit.edu/2025/tiny-tardigrades-protein-may-help-cancer-patients-tolerate-radiation-therapy-0226
Story 4: New Implant May Help Patients Regenerate Their Own Heart Valves
Source: Georgia Tech News Announcement
Link: https://research.gatech.edu/feature/heart-valves
See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fMI4VcPiLA
Honorable Mentions
Story: A private mission to Venus aims to look for signs of life - A probe would bring samples of the planet’s atmosphere to Earth
Source: ScienceNews.org Story by Lisa Grossman
Link: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/venus-life-signs-private-mission
Story: 11 Emerging Construction Technology Trends in 2025
Source: Construction News and Review Story by Alex Radchenko
Link: https://mycnr.com/guest-column/11-emerging-construction-technology-trends-in-2025/?form=MG0AV3
Story: Common Mushroom Fiber May Protect Against Flu, Study Finds
Source: ScienceAlert.com Story by David Nield
Link: https://www.sciencealert.com/common-mushroom-fiber-may-protect-against-flu-study-finds
Story: Physicists achieve fully optical readout of superconducting qubits
Source: Phys.org Story by Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Link: https://phys.org/news/2025-02-physicists-fully-optical-readout-superconducting.html