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Show Notes 13 October 2023Story 1: Desalination system could produce freshwater that is cheaper than tap waterSource: MIT NewsStory by Jennifer Chu Link: https://news.mit.edu/2023/desalination-system-could-produce-freshwater-cheaper-0927 Story 2: Scientists invent solar panel coating that lets them work in snowy weather - ‘Game-changing technology’ could significantly boost electricity generation during winterSource: UK's IndependentStory by Anthony CuthbertsonLink: https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/solar-panels-snow-renewable-energy-weather-b2413535.html Source: Interesting Engineering Story by Shubhangi Dua Link: https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/passive-snow-removal-method-pvsStory 3: Joby Aircraft Becomes First Electric Air Taxi Delivered to the U.S. Air Force Source: Business Wire September 25, 2023, press announcement Link: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230925596439/en/ See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qVLQsz_YJc Start the video at the 12 second mark Story 4: Amazing Advance in Spinal Repair Allows Injured Mice to Walk AgainSource: ScienceAlert.comStory by Rebecca DyerLink: https://www.sciencealert.com/amazing-advance-in-spinal-repair-allows-injured-mice-to-walk-again Source: UCLAhealth.org Link: https://www.uclahealth.org/news/scientists-regenerate-neurons-restore-walking-mice-after See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtPcWBXjOgkFor more info, interviews, reviews, news, radio, podcasts, video, and more, check out ComputerAmerica.com!

Popzara.com. Nathan Evans, Managing Editor. Throughout Popzara you’ll find views on gaming, movies, technology, cultural icons and so much more. Reviews and previews, in-depth analyses, opinion pieces, conversations, and a regularly updated Podcast keep things interesting and always entertaining. Our diverse editorial staff is committed to bringing this cornucopia of editorial goodness in fair-minded and positive ways, with minimal snark and maximum fun. A little bit of everything for the discriminating reader and curious listener is what you’ll find at Popzara. Topics: Google Podcasts to shut down in 2024 with listeners migrated to YouTube Music | TechCrunchHistorian Chris Kohler Talks The Making of Karateka and Preserving Games History | Popzara PodcastThe iPhone 15 Pro version of the Resident Evil 4 remake will cost $60 - The VergeGoogle's 25th Birthday: Google Doodle Marks Search Engine's LegacyElon Musk | Book by Walter Isaacson | Official Publisher Page | Simon & SchusterTinder snobs can now pay $499 per month to be matched with the ‘most sought after’ profiles | TechCrunchA huge Windows 11 update just dropped. 5 cool features your PC will get | Mashable For more info, interviews, reviews, news, radio, podcasts, video, and more, check out ComputerAmerica.com!

Show Notes 6 October 2023Story 1: Smart ePants - US Intelligence to spend $22 million on smart electrically powered and networked textile systemsSource: IARPA websiteLink: https://www.iarpa.gov/research-programs/smart-epantsSee also: ExtremeTech.com Story by Adrianna NineLink: https://www.extremetech.com/defense/us-intelligence-to-spend-22-million-on-surveillance-underwearSee video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJWRpAEife8Story 2: Scientists knit futuristic eco-building designs using fungal networksSource: Frontiers Science News Story by Angharad Brewer GillhamLink: https://blog.frontiersin.org/2023/07/14/scientists-knit-futuristic-eco-building-designs-using-fungal-networks/ Story 3: Humans as batteries: future smart devices could use our bodies as a power sourceSource: The Science Times Story by Conelisa N. Habilla Link: https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/45340/20230810/humans-batteries-future-smart-devices-use-bodies-power-source.htm Story 4: Aggressive cancer cells transformed into healthy muscle cells!Source: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory article Link: https://www.cshl.edu/once-rhabdomyosarcoma-now-muscle/Source: ScienceAlert.com Story by Michelle Starr Link: https://www.sciencealert.com/aggressive-cancer-cells-transformed-into-healthy-cells-in-breakthrough For more info, interviews, reviews, news, radio, podcasts, video, and more, check out ComputerAmerica.com!

Show Notes 8 September 2023Story 1: NASA revealed on August 24 the first Images of U.S. air quality and pollution generated by its pioneering air pollution sensorSource: WonderfulEngineering.com Story by Jannat Un NisaLink: https://wonderfulengineering.com/nasa-has-revealed-the-first-images-of-u-s-air-quality-and-pollution/See NASA's August 24 announcement: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-shares-first-images-from-us-pollution-monitoring-instrument Be sure to click on the video. And here is the link to the TEMPO site: https://tempo.si.edu/Story 2: AI helps robots manipulate objects with their whole bodiesSource: MIT News Story by Adam ZeweLink: https://news.mit.edu/2023/ai-technique-robots-manipulate-objects-whole-bodies-0824See video embedded in the article.Story 3: Dallas-based JetWind Power Corp. wants to install turbines at airports to collect the powerful wind from jet enginesSource: The Dallas Morning News Story by Kyle ArnoldLink: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/airport-devises-genius-new-method-for-powering-itself-with-energy-from-airplane-takeoffs/ar-AA1fW5RwSee also JetWind Power Corp home page: http://www.jetwindpower.com/And an in-depth presentation video here: https://vimeo.com/252579790Story 4: 3D Printed heart muscle beats - The ink helps heart muscle cells align so that they can contract in coordinationSource: Medgadget.com Story by Conn HastingsLink: https://www.medgadget.com/2023/08/3d-printed-heart-muscle-beats.htmlSee also a feature from the Harvard researchers: https://seas.harvard.edu/news/2023/07/fiber-infused-ink-enables-3d-printed-heart-muscle-beat

Popzara.com, Nathan Evans, Managing Editor.Throughout Popzara you’ll find views on gaming, movies, technology, cultural icons and so much more. Reviews and previews, in-depth analyses, opinion pieces, conversations, and a regularly updated Podcast keep things interesting and always entertaining. Our diverse editorial staff is committed to bringing this cornucopia of editorial goodness in fair-minded and positive ways, with minimal snark and maximum fun. A little bit of everything for the discriminating reader and curious listener is what you’ll find at Popzara.Topics:https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/29/23850431/youtube-content-violation-class-warning-removalhttps://www.indiegogo.com/projects/paperlike-color-world-first-color-e-ink-monitor/coming_soonhttps://www.engadget.com/tcls-new-budget-phones-are-the-first-to-feature-nxtpaper-displays-143027711.htmlhttps://www.polygon.com/23633001/nintendo-switch-2-release-date-2024-backward-compatibilityhttps://gamerant.com/best-selling-nintendo-switch-games-list/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-switch-just-passed-wiis-lifetime-sales-in-the-us-closing-in-on-xbox-360/1100-6517246/https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/10/23827253/quake-ii-remaster-price-release-date-featureshttps://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/08/starfield-leaker-arrested-for-felony-theft-after-attempting-to-sell-early-copies/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/box-office-battle-barbie-gran-turismo-feud-over-first-place-finish-1235706049/For more info, interviews, reviews, news, radio, podcasts, video, and more, check out ComputerAmerica.com!

Show Notes 1 September 2023Story 1: Scientists strengthen concrete by 30 percent with used coffee groundsSource: Engadget.com Story by Andrew TarantolaLink: https://www.engadget.com/scientists-strengthen-concrete-by-30-percent-with-used-coffee-grounds-221643441.htmlAdditional source: https://www.rmit.edu.au/news/all-news/2023/aug/coffee-concreteStory 2: NASA moves forward with plans for supersonic planes that could fly from New York to London in 1.5 hoursSource: Business Insider Story by Marianne GuenotLink: https://www.businessinsider.com/nasa-plan-supersonic-plane-fly-london-nyc-under-2-hours-2023-8Story 3: New paint gives extra insulation, saving on energy, costs, and carbon emissionsSource: Newsweek Story by Robyn WhiteLink: https://www.newsweek.com/scientists-invent-paint-energy-bills-1820162Stanford University announcement: https://news.stanford.edu/press-releases/2023/08/14/paint-keeps-heatr-outside-summer/Story 4: A.I. Helps Paralyzed Woman Speak for First Time in 18 YearsSource: Newsweek Story by Aristos GeorgiouLink: https://www.newsweek.com/artificial-intelligence-helps-paralyzed-woman-speak-first-time-18-years-1822552See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTZ2N-HJbwAHonorable Mentions: Revolutionary flying car that will cost $789,000 just started test flightsSource: Business Insider Story by Tim LevinLink: https://www.businessinsider.com/flying-car-faa-test-flights-aska-a5-photos-2023-8UN report: Wastewater is a hidden solution to the climate crisisSource: Earth post on MSN Story by Chrissy SextonLink: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/un-report-wastewater-is-a-hidden-solution-to-the-climate-crisis/ar-AA1fQWeEWastewater has been identified as a potential climate and nature solution, despite its growing threat to health and the environment, according to a recent report from the UN Environment Program (UNEP) and GRID-Arendal.For more info, interviews, reviews, news, radio, podcasts, video, and more, check out ComputerAmerica.com!

Show Notes 25 August 2023Story 1: The same metal found on hot rods and Harleys could revolutionize solar panels - Chromium is showing immense promise as a cheap, plentiful alternative to metals used in smartphone screens and solar cells.Source: Popular Science Story by Andrew PaulLink: https://www.popsci.com/technology/chromium-solar-panel-metal/Story 2: Borrowing a page from plants, engineers create solar “leaves” that produce electricity and clean waterSource: Anthropocene Magazine Story by Prachi PatelLink: https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2023/08/these-solar-leaves-produce-electricity-and-clean-water/#:~:text=Chemical%20engineer%20Gan%20Huang%20and%20colleagues%20made%20a,and%20osmotic%20pressure%20drive%20the%20flow%20of%20waterA new bio-inspired solar leaf design with increased harvesting efficiencySource: Imperial College London Story by Bryony RavateLink: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/246833/bio-inspired-solar-leaf-design-with-increased/Story 3: These high-tech tiles generate energy from our footsteps – and they could change how we power our citiesSource: The Cool Down Story buy Becca InglisLink: https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/pavegen-tiles-walk-kinetic-energy-step/Story 4: Scientists just made intriguing progress toward regenerating human teethSource: Futurism Story by Victor TangermannLink: https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/scientists-just-made-intriguing-progress-toward-regenerating-human-teeth/ar-AA1fsqU3For more info, interviews, reviews, news, radio, podcasts, video, and more, check out ComputerAmerica.com!

Show Notes 18 August 2023Story 1: Scientists at Fermilab close in on fifth force of natureSource: BBC News Story by Pallab Ghosh Link: https://news.yahoo.com/scientists-fermilab-close-fifth-force-153105864.htmlAlso see: A weirdly wobbly 'muon' particle might revolutionize physics by revealing a 5th force of nature or another dimension. Source: Business Insider Story by Sonam Sheth and Jessica OrwigLink: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/a-weirdly-wobbly-muon-particle-might-revolutionize-physics-by-revealing-a-5th-force-of-nature-or-another-dimension/ar-AA1fhlshStory 2: Freight truck maker Nikola now offering electric and hydrogen fuel cell-powered big rigs – key trend to watch “green trucking”Source: EV Pulse Story by Craig ColeLink: https://www.evpulse.com/features/video-needed-nikolas-electric-and-hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-big-rigs-put-diesel-to-shameSee video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYdZVwQj8rMStory 3: Key trend to monitor - Hydrogen-powered flight is closer to takeoff than everSource: Popular Science Story by Andrew PaulLink: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/hydrogen-powered-flight-is-closer-to-takeoff-than-ever/ar-AA1eKJYGStory 4: UK Scientists Regrow Retinal Cells in The Lab Using NanotechnologySource: ScienceAlert.com Story by Tessa KoumoundourosLink: https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-regrow-retinal-cells-in-the-lab-using-nanotechnologyFor more info, interviews, reviews, news, radio, podcasts, video, and more, check out ComputerAmerica.com!

Show Notes 11 August 2023Story 1: Company develops remarkable technology that uses the power of waves to turn saltwater into clean, drinkable freshwaterSource: The Cool Down Story by Brittany Davies Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/company-develops-remarkable-technology-that-uses-the-power-of-waves-to-turn-saltwater-into-clean-drinkable-freshwater/ar-AA1eHL0kSee also: https://www.onekawater.com/ See video [with a lot of technical details] here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cab2znx2cncStory 2: MIT researchers develop energy-storing concrete that could form foundations for solar-powered homesSource: New Scientist Story by Jeremy HsuLink: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/energy-storing-concrete-could-form-foundations-for-solar-powered-homes/ar-AA1eBvczStory 3: NASA Will Land Three Autonomous Mapping Robots on the Moon - The CADRE rovers will demonstrate the potential of multi-robot missions for NASA's new era of lunar explorationSource: Extremetech.com Story by Ryan WhitwamLink: https://www.extremetech.com/science/nasa-will-land-three-autonomous-mapping-robots-on-the-moonVisit the JPL site here: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia25667-cadre-mini-rover-drives-over-a-rockSee video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M56RDPZ-2sw&list=PLKWlaxzCh8uLH4yrhPY35Vac2vhYPZpV3Story 4: Scientists intrigued by clever trick that makes cancer cells self-destructSource: Futurism.com Story by Victor TangermannLink: https://futurism.com/neoscope/clever-trick-cancer-cells-self-destructFor more info, interviews, reviews, news, radio, podcasts, video, and more, check out ComputerAmerica.com!

Show Notes 4 August 2023Story 1: Sustainable, airless tires adopt NASA technologySource: Reuters News Service Link: https://news.yahoo.com/sustainable-airless-tires-adopt-nasa-090626985.htmlStory 2: GE has a wild plan to ‘vacuum’ air pollution right out of our skies — here’s how the mind-blowing idea would workSource: The Cool Down Story by Nick PaschalLink: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/ge-has-a-wild-plan-to-vacuum-air-pollution-right-out-of-our-skies-here-s-how-the-mind-blowing-idea-would-work/ar-AA1ajfPiSee also: https://www.ge.com/research/newsroom/ge-successfully-demonstrates-scalable-direct-air-capture-system-co2-removalSee video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8IRLH1nuCgStory 3: Tel Aviv University team produces 'green' hydrogen with over 90% efficiencySource: Jerusalem Post Story by Maayan Jaffe-HoffmanLink: https://www.jpost.com/environment-and-climate-change/article-750489Story 4: Breakthrough wearable ultrasound scanner could detect breast cancer earlierSource: MedicalXpress.com Based on MIT postingLink: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-07-wearable-ultrasound-scanner-breast-cancer.htmlFor more info, interviews, reviews, news, radio, podcasts, video, and more, check out ComputerAmerica.com!