Computer America Solar Rails, Gold Eye Injections, and Lab-Grown Teeth w/ Ralph Bond
May 9, 2025
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Show Notes 9 May 2025
Story 1: World’s first railway track-mounted solar plant open to rail traffic
Source: PV Magazine
Link: https://www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2025/04/28/sun-ways-inaugurates-removable-pv-plant-on-railway-tracks/
See research paper here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772671123001249#fig0002
See also: https://www.sun-ways.ch/en
Story 2: New electronic “skin” could enable lightweight night-vision glasses
Source: MIT News
Link: https://news.mit.edu/2025/new-electronic-skin-could-enable-lightweight-night-vision-glasses-0423
See research paper here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08874-7
Story 3: Gold Injections in The Eye May Be the Future of Vision Preservation
Source: Science Alert
Link: https://www.sciencealert.com/gold-injections-in-the-eye-may-be-the-future-of-vision-preservation
See research paper here: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsnano.4c14061
Story 4: Lab-grown teeth could offer an alternative to fillings and implants, scientists say
Source: Live Science
Link: https://www.livescience.com/health/lab-grown-teeth-could-offer-alternative-to-fillings-and-implants-scientists-say
See research paper here: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsmacrolett.4c00520
Honorable Mentions
Story: World's first operating system for quantum computers unveiled — it can be used to manage a future quantum internet
Source: Live Science
Link: https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/worlds-first-operating-system-for-quantum-computers-unveiled-it-can-be-used-to-manage-a-future-quantum-internet
See research paper here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08704-w
Story: Flying robots could help construct future skyscrapers, proves live test
Source: Interesting Engineering
Link: https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/flying-robots-could-construct-future-skyscrapers
Story: Hydrogen Fuel Cells Power New Future for Data Centers in California
Source: Hydrogen Fuel News
Link: https://www.hydrogenfuelnews.com/hydrogen-fuel-cells-power-new-future-for-data-centers-in-california/8570554/
Story: Smart Brain Implants Can Now Adapt to Optimize Parkinson's Treatment
Source: Science Alert
Link: https://www.sciencealert.com/smart-brain-implants-can-now-adapt-to-optimize-parkinsons-treatment
Story 1: World’s first railway track-mounted solar plant open to rail traffic
Source: PV Magazine
Link: https://www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2025/04/28/sun-ways-inaugurates-removable-pv-plant-on-railway-tracks/
See research paper here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772671123001249#fig0002
See also: https://www.sun-ways.ch/en
Story 2: New electronic “skin” could enable lightweight night-vision glasses
Source: MIT News
Link: https://news.mit.edu/2025/new-electronic-skin-could-enable-lightweight-night-vision-glasses-0423
See research paper here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08874-7
Story 3: Gold Injections in The Eye May Be the Future of Vision Preservation
Source: Science Alert
Link: https://www.sciencealert.com/gold-injections-in-the-eye-may-be-the-future-of-vision-preservation
See research paper here: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsnano.4c14061
Story 4: Lab-grown teeth could offer an alternative to fillings and implants, scientists say
Source: Live Science
Link: https://www.livescience.com/health/lab-grown-teeth-could-offer-alternative-to-fillings-and-implants-scientists-say
See research paper here: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsmacrolett.4c00520
Honorable Mentions
Story: World's first operating system for quantum computers unveiled — it can be used to manage a future quantum internet
Source: Live Science
Link: https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/worlds-first-operating-system-for-quantum-computers-unveiled-it-can-be-used-to-manage-a-future-quantum-internet
See research paper here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08704-w
Story: Flying robots could help construct future skyscrapers, proves live test
Source: Interesting Engineering
Link: https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/flying-robots-could-construct-future-skyscrapers
Story: Hydrogen Fuel Cells Power New Future for Data Centers in California
Source: Hydrogen Fuel News
Link: https://www.hydrogenfuelnews.com/hydrogen-fuel-cells-power-new-future-for-data-centers-in-california/8570554/
Story: Smart Brain Implants Can Now Adapt to Optimize Parkinson's Treatment
Source: Science Alert
Link: https://www.sciencealert.com/smart-brain-implants-can-now-adapt-to-optimize-parkinsons-treatment