Computer America Bio-Tattoos, Laser Vision & Coffee Ink w/ Ralph Bond
Jul 4, 2025
36:30
Story 1: Electronic face 'tattoos' could measure your mental strain at work
Source: LiveScience.com
Link: https://www.livescience.com/health/neuroscience/electronic-face-tattoos-could-measure-your-mental-strain-at-work
Research paper here: https://www.cell.com/device/abstract/S2666-9986(25)00094-8
Story 2: This laser breakthrough can read text on a page from a mile away
Source: ScienceAlert.com
Link: https://www.sciencealert.com/this-laser-breakthrough-can-read-text-on-a-page-from-a-mile-away
Story 3: Scientists develop a game-changing method to make use of coffee waste
Source: The Cool Down
Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/scientists-develop-game-changing-method-to-make-use-of-coffee-waste-this-is-a-true-circular-economy-solution/ar-AA1H2cG4
Story 4: Houston patient receives first fully robotic heart transplant in U.S.
Source: Houston Chronicle via MSN
Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/i-want-to-live-houston-patient-receives-first-fully-robotic-heart-transplant-in-u-s/ar-AA1GU3l8
See also: https://www.bcm.edu/news/robotic-heart-transplant-surgery-performed-at-baylor-st-lukes-medical-center
Honorable Mentions
Story: This EV battery fully recharges in just 18 seconds — and it just got the green light for mass production
Source: LiveScience.com
Link: https://www.livescience.com/technology/electric-vehicles/ev-battery-that-recharges-in-just-18-seconds-green-lit-for-mass-production
Story: Axolotls May Hold the Key to Regrowing Limbs, and Scientists Are Unraveling Their Secrets to Help Humans Do the Same
Source: Smithsonian Magazine
Link: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/axolotls-may-hold-the-key-to-regrowing-limbs-and-scientists-are-unraveling-their-secrets-to-help-humans-do-the-same-180986781/
Story: Aerial robot with 'elephant trunk' developed for complex mid-air manipulation tasks
Source: TechXplore.com
Link: https://techxplore.com/news/2025-06-aerial-robot-elephant-trunk-complex.html
Story: Chasing the Sun at Midnight: How 24/7 Solar Became Possible
Source: Climatecosmos.com
Link: https://climatecosmos.com/space/chasing-the-sun-at-midnight-how-24-7-solar-became-possible/
Source: LiveScience.com
Link: https://www.livescience.com/health/neuroscience/electronic-face-tattoos-could-measure-your-mental-strain-at-work
Research paper here: https://www.cell.com/device/abstract/S2666-9986(25)00094-8
Story 2: This laser breakthrough can read text on a page from a mile away
Source: ScienceAlert.com
Link: https://www.sciencealert.com/this-laser-breakthrough-can-read-text-on-a-page-from-a-mile-away
Story 3: Scientists develop a game-changing method to make use of coffee waste
Source: The Cool Down
Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/scientists-develop-game-changing-method-to-make-use-of-coffee-waste-this-is-a-true-circular-economy-solution/ar-AA1H2cG4
Story 4: Houston patient receives first fully robotic heart transplant in U.S.
Source: Houston Chronicle via MSN
Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/i-want-to-live-houston-patient-receives-first-fully-robotic-heart-transplant-in-u-s/ar-AA1GU3l8
See also: https://www.bcm.edu/news/robotic-heart-transplant-surgery-performed-at-baylor-st-lukes-medical-center
Honorable Mentions
Story: This EV battery fully recharges in just 18 seconds — and it just got the green light for mass production
Source: LiveScience.com
Link: https://www.livescience.com/technology/electric-vehicles/ev-battery-that-recharges-in-just-18-seconds-green-lit-for-mass-production
Story: Axolotls May Hold the Key to Regrowing Limbs, and Scientists Are Unraveling Their Secrets to Help Humans Do the Same
Source: Smithsonian Magazine
Link: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/axolotls-may-hold-the-key-to-regrowing-limbs-and-scientists-are-unraveling-their-secrets-to-help-humans-do-the-same-180986781/
Story: Aerial robot with 'elephant trunk' developed for complex mid-air manipulation tasks
Source: TechXplore.com
Link: https://techxplore.com/news/2025-06-aerial-robot-elephant-trunk-complex.html
Story: Chasing the Sun at Midnight: How 24/7 Solar Became Possible
Source: Climatecosmos.com
Link: https://climatecosmos.com/space/chasing-the-sun-at-midnight-how-24-7-solar-became-possible/