STEMnews w/ Tyler Siskowic
51 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsSTEMnews is a weekly podcast hosted by Tyler Siskowic. Each week, we look at the biggest inventions, innovations, and breakthroughs happening within the Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics (STEM) fields. We breakdown the topics reviewed and explain how and why its impacting our world. Follow this show on Twitter @STEMnewsPodcast for STEM related content to appear on your feed.
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‘Feelings’ Restored to Damaged Nerves 💢 Australia's Mice Plague 🐭 Using Concrete Buildings as Batteries 🏛️
July 20, 2021 01:00 - 9 minutes - 6.6 MBResearchers are getting closer to providing a sense of touch to the nerves of patients who have experienced amputated limbs or paralysis - Article Link Here. Australian farmers have been enduring the biggest mice plague ever recorded as a result of an abnormally abundant rain season - Article Link Here. Researchers have made progress in enabling concrete (yes, like what’s used for buildings) to act as a battery - Article Link Here. Interested in learning about STEM topics/events on your f...
AI Spotting Wildfires 🔥 Metallic Wood 🌲 World's Thinnest Tech ⚛
July 08, 2021 23:00 - 14 minutes - 9.78 MBArtificial Intelligence along with Computer Vision technology is being used to help identify early signs of wilder fires which has proven to be more effective and quicker than humans alone - Article Link Here. A material has been developed that is stronger (and lighter) than wood and should be cheaper to manufacture - Article Link Here. Researchers from Tel Aviv University have developed a crystalline material that is only 2x atoms thick which will be used in quantum mechanical computation...
Tesla's Computer-Vision Supercomputer 💻 3-D Bioprinting w/ Living Algae 🦠 Predicting Solar Winds ☀️💨
June 25, 2021 23:00 - 14 minutes - 9.8 MBTesla has built one of the fastest supercomputers in the world to support its computer-vision technology for their fully-autonomous vehicles - Article Link Here. Scientists have developed a 3-D bioprinting material made from living microalgae; its uses range from creating Oxygen in space shuttles to solar-powered sunblind's for your home - Article Link Here. Researchers have developed a supercomputer to detect and plan for solar winds to be able to protect our satellites and astronauts - ...
Building China’s Space Station 🐉 Horizontal DNA Sharing Between Fish 🐠 Building Intelligent Synthetic Materials 🎓
June 21, 2021 03:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MBChina is sending its first crewed rocket launch (in 5-years) to continue the building of their version of the International Space Station - Article Link Here. There is strong proof that DNA horizontally transferred from one species of fish to another with no mating involved. We explain what this process is and why it's being accepted by the greater scientific community - Article Link Here. Researchers are working towards developing intelligent synthetic materials to act on their own - Articl...
Swedish Space Complex North of the Arctic Circle ☃️ China's "Larger-Than-Starlink" Satellite Constellation 🛰️
June 17, 2021 02:00 - 7 minutes - 5.33 MBSweden is building a Space Complex North of the Arctic Circle and it's not that bad of an idea - Article Link Here. A Chinese company was approved to build and launch a Satellite Internet Network Constellation that may be larger than Starlink's - Article Link Here. Interested in having STEM topics/events on your feed? Follow @STEMnews Podcast on Twitter. Email suggestions for this podcast at [email protected]
43. Swedish Space Complex North of the Arctic Circle ☃️ China's "Larger-Than-Starlink" Satellite Constellation 🛰️
June 17, 2021 02:00 - 7 minutes - 5.33 MBSweden is building a Space Complex North of the Arctic Circle and it's not that bad of an idea - Article Link Here. A Chinese company was approved to build and launch a Satellite Internet Network Constellation that may be larger than Starlink's - Article Link Here. Interested in having STEM topics/events on your feed? Follow @STEMnews Podcast on Twitter. Email suggestions for this podcast at [email protected]
Restoring Sight to the Blind 🕶️ Radioactive Fuel Supports Life ☢️ Flying @ MACH 17 ✈️
June 07, 2021 13:00 - 13 minutes - 9.45 MBResearchers took light-detecting genes from a specific type of algae to help rebuild nerves in a blind patient's eye which partially restored his sight - Article Link Here. Scientists have discovered the naturally occurring process of radioactive energy from splitting water molecules that fuels ecosystems deep beneath the Earths crust - Article Link Here. A team from UCF are developing a technology that could enable flight speeds of up to MACH 17 (13K MPH) - Article Link Here. Interested in...
Information can Power Engines ⚙️ 7lbs Frogs 🐸 Turning Thoughts Into Text 💭
May 22, 2021 15:00 - 14 minutes - 9.93 MBResearchers are working towards harnessing the energy of quantum movements within particles in order to power computer engines. - Article Link Here. Exactly what the title says; There is a species of frogs that live on this planet which grow up to 7lbs. - Article Link Here. Researchers have successfully, and with high accuracy, turned a human being's thoughts into text. - Article Link Here. Follow the STEMnews Podcast on Twitter. Feel free to send an email at [email protected] with ...
EP40: 3D Printing w/ Wood 🌳 Turning CO2 into Fuel 🏗️
May 11, 2021 22:00 - 11 minutes - 7.93 MBAn interior design company is pivoting their 3D Manufacturing processes to use wood-composite injections instead of polymer based materials. This is another innovative method in using sustainable 3D printing technology. - Article Link Here. Researchers have created a material made from tobacco and corn husks that can absorb CO2 produced from industrial manufacturing. Then we can take this concentrated CO2 and apply it for other beneficial uses. - Article Link Here. Follow the STEMnews Podca...
EP39: Qubit EP - Japan's Smart City 🎌
May 08, 2021 23:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBJapan is building one of the most comprehensive ‘Smart Cities’ in the world. An almost fully-integrated technological utopia that will be powered by sustainable energy sources (Solar, Wind, & Nuclear Fusion), have fully autonomous ride-hailing services, optimizes transportation systems, and enables the IoT connection between businesses & citizens. Article Links are Here, Here, & Here. An informative .pdf of the Yokohama Smart City Project can be found Here. (Note: This is an older info-pam...
EP38: Augmented Reality + Drones = Helping Responders 🚁 Purifying Water with Corn 🌽 China & Russia build a Lunar Base 🌙
April 29, 2021 15:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MBUsing multiple drones with handless-controls, developers have created a swarm of UAVs to provide augmented reality capabilities to responders which will enhance their ability to handle emergency situations - Article Link Here. Researchers are using the leftovers from corn farming called stover (stalks, husks, etc.) to create a water purification filter - Article Link Here. China and Russia entered into an agreement together to start the plans for building a Lunar Base - Article Link Here. F...
EP37: The Controversy of Stem Cell & Fetal Tissue Research 🦠 Health & Fitness Devices Powered by Lactate 🏋️
April 23, 2021 02:00 - 14 minutes - 10.3 MBThe U.S. National Institutes of Health released a notice stating that federal funding can now (again) be used in support of Stem Cell based research. - Article Links Here & Here. A wearable fitness device has been made that is powered by the lactate in your sweat. - Article Link Here. Follow the STEMnews Podcast on Twitter. Feel free to send an email at [email protected] with any questions, feedback, recommendations, or ideas for future topics to discuss.
EP36: Top 5 Invasive Species 🥇Traditional Cancer Care Gets a Makeover 💄 How Brains Repair Themselves🧬
April 09, 2021 12:00 - 10 minutes - 7.45 MBResearch combed through 20K published papers to find out the most costly invasive species. - Article Link Here. Understanding a patient's specific genome sequence can give doctors the information needed to create tailored cancer treatment plans to increase treatment success rates and decrease the chance of recurrence. - Article Link Here. The neurons in your brain can’t replicate, instead they focus their energy on repairing areas of the brain that are associated with ageing and degenerative...
EP35: Smart Glass 🧠 Bio-Bots grown from Frog Cells 🐸 Crosswalk Radars for Pedestrians 📡
April 03, 2021 15:00 - 11 minutes - 8.08 MBA type of Micromirror Glass is being developed to be used on buildings. This type of glass self-optimizes itself based on the different seasons in order to help regulate its indoor temperature, which ultimately helps reduce energy consumption. - Article Link Here. Xenobots are robots that have been grown from Frog Cells. Just like a traditional robot can be built and programmed, these bio-bots are showing promising results to do the same. - Article Link Here. A new radar system is being dev...
EP34: Qubit EP - Creating Energy From Waste with Plasma 🔮
March 30, 2021 12:00 - 7 minutes - 5.51 MBUsing Plasma, the 4th state of matter, we are able to break landfill waste down into its most fundamental properties for repurposing. We extract the gases within to be used as future energy sources. Plus, the leftover substance can be used with building materials. This process create zero hazardous waste, only green energy. All the while, it also helps decrease the growing global waste problem. Article Link Here. Follow the STEMnews Podcast on Twitter. Feel free to send an email at stemnews...
EP33: 5min Rechargeable Batteries 🔋 100M Year Old Bacteria 🦠 Gas delivered to your Car ⛽
March 14, 2021 22:00 - 14 minutes - 9.9 MBA company out of Israel is developing a battery that can charge in 5min… The Breakthrough? … The technology will be applicable for all batteries from cellphones to powering Electric Vehicles. - Article Link Here. Researches drilled 6,000 meters into the ocean floor, found traces of 100 Million year old bacteria, then brought it back to life. - Article Link Here. 'Booster.' A company that delivers gasoline to your car at any time. Although it may seem excessive at first glance. It's actually ...
EP32: Lab Grown Brains 🧠 Unlimited Data w/ Twisting Light 💡The hype of Non-fungible tokens 😻
March 05, 2021 02:00 - 15 minutes - 11 MBA team of researchers have successfully grown brain tissue in a lab that have exerted electrical pulses equivalent to premature human babies. Their intent is to one day have the lab-grown brains establish a conscience. - Article Link Here. Researches have finally used lasers to twist light into a vortex formation when transmitting data. This has enabled the lifting of previous data transfer limitations to what may be unlimited potential. - Article Link Here. The ‘Baseball Cards’ of the 21st ...
EP31: Crypto Firm might build an Entire City 🏙️ Fighting Obesity with Drugs 💊
February 23, 2021 02:00 - 15 minutes - 11 MBA Cryptocurrency/Blockchain investing firm is proposing to various state governments, legislation to build an entire city themselves (infrastructure, business, residences, and all), govern it, and use cryptocurrencies as it's only money source. - Article Link Here. A drug called 'Semaglutide' is being submitted for approval to the U.S. FDA after successful trials of patients losing 20% of their body fat. The drug manipulates a part of the central nervous system to curb their appetites. - Ar...
EP30: Navy's Nuclear Fusion Reactor Patents ⚓ China's Mars Rover Landing 🔴 Saudi Arabia Using Sunlight to Desalinate Water 💦
February 15, 2021 13:00 - 14 minutes - 9.76 MBThe US Navy recently filed multiple patents for a scalable Nuclear Fusion Reactor - Article Link Here. China's Tianwen-1 spacecraft just entered orbit around Mars with plans to land its first-ever Rover on the Red Planet later this month - Article Link Here. Saudi Arabia plans to construct a new plant that will use Sunlight and Reverse Osmosis technology to desalinate water and produce clean drinking water. - Article Link Here. Follow the STEMnews Podcast on Twitter. Feel free to send an em...
EP29: Hall-Effect Thrusters 🚀 Quantum Internet 💻 Renewable Ammonia 🧪
February 12, 2021 02:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MBCubeSat’s (small satellites) will begin using the smallest Hall-Effect Thrusters ever created paving the way for larger interstellar uses - Article Link Here. Quantum Internet technology is proving to be successful and practical for future mainstream use - Article Link Here. Ammonia is used for a wide variety of industrial & agricultural uses and leaves a large carbon footprint, until now. Researchers are developing a 100% renewable method to create it - Article Link Here. Follow the STEMne...
EP28: Qubit Episode 🌌Oumuamua; Not just a neighborly Comet? ☄️
January 26, 2021 04:00 - 12 minutes - 8.6 MBA comet-like object, named Omuamua, is the first recorded interstellar object to have entered our solar-system from elsewhere. Its strange activity and composition has experts proposing a wide variety of origins theories. A variety of reputable organizations have published content on Omuamua. Here are a few sources that helped provide information for this episode: Article Links Here, Here, & Here. Follow the STEMnews Podcast on Twitter. Feel free to send an email at [email protected]...
EP27: NASA's Largest Rocket Ever 🚀 Photons + Magnons = Future Electronics 💻 Finding Lost Pets in the 21st Century 🐾
January 20, 2021 13:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBNASA is in the testing phase for its largest rocket ever, the Space Launch System (SLS). This is the rocket that will take us back to the moon and beyond. - Article Link Here. Microwave Photons and Magnons are being studied to develop the next generation of advanced electronics for Quantum Computing. - Article Link Here. Shadow is the app that helps you find lost pets for free. - Article Link Here. Follow the STEMnews Podcast on Twitter or LinkedIn. Feel free to send an email at stemnewspod...
EP26: Pig-to-Human Organ Transplants 🐷 Terahertz Radio Waves 📻 & Combating Algae Blooms 🦠
January 12, 2021 02:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBThe first pig-to-human organ transplant will most likely occur in 2021. Despite how intriguing (or disgusting) this sounds, the bottom line is that it will save human lives - Article Link Here. Researchers at Princeton developed a chip that emits a terahertz radio frequency. This increases the accuracy in sensors and will most likely be used in future autonomous cars - Article Link Here. Bluegreen Technologies has developed a granular substance that is successful in combating algae blooms i...
EP26: Pig-to-Human Organ Transplants 🐷 Terahertz Radio Waves 📻 Combating Algae Blooms 🦠
January 12, 2021 02:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBThe first pig-to-human organ transplant will most likely occur in 2021. Despite how intriguing (or disgusting) this sounds, the bottom line is that it will save human lives - Article Link Here. Researchers at Princeton developed a chip that emits a terahertz radio frequency. This increases the accuracy in sensors and will most likely be used in future autonomous cars - Article Link Here. Bluegreen Technologies has developed a granular substance that is successful in combating algae blooms i...
EP25: Vertical Farming>Traditional Farming 🌾 Beaming Solar Power to Earth ☀️ & Why Time ‘Feels’ Slower When We’re Not in Control ⏳
January 06, 2021 14:00 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MBIndoor Vertical Farming, managed by AI is growing across the United States. It has also shown to be more sustainable and efficient in yielding larger and better quality crops than traditional outdoor farming - Article Link Here. The Air Force is employing assets in space that will harness solar energy, convert it into specific radio wave frequencies, and beam it to precise location(s) on earth to charge/power solar devices; it can be used 24/7 despite any inclement weather - Article Link Her...
EP25: Vertical Farming>Traditional Farming 🌾 Beaming Solar Power to Earth ☀️ Why Time ‘Feels’ Slower When We’re Not in Control ⏳
January 06, 2021 14:00 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MBIndoor Vertical Farming, managed by AI is growing across the United States. It has also shown to be more sustainable and efficient in yielding larger and better quality crops than traditional outdoor farming - Article Link Here. The Air Force is employing assets in space that will harness solar energy, convert it into specific radio wave frequencies, and beam it to precise location(s) on earth to charge/power solar devices; it can be used 24/7 despite any inclement weather - Article Link Her...
EP24: Qubit Episode - The 'Apple Car' Details
December 31, 2020 13:00 - 9 minutes - 6.6 MBCode Name: 'Project Titan' - Apple officially stated they are currently developing an 'Apple Car' which will be fully electric and at least Level-2 Self-driving (Partial Driving Automation). On todays episode we review the details of what has been released about the car, what we know Apple is currently doing, and why its not far-fetched that the Tech Giant is getting into the Car Manufacturing industry. Notes for this episode were compiled from multiple articles that can be read Here & Here....
EP23: Low-Earth Orbit Gas Stations & Draw-On Circuit Sensor Tattoos
December 23, 2020 14:00 - 11 minutes - 7.84 MBA company is launching a spacecraft that will provide refueling, repair, towing and other services for satellites and spacecrafts that are in orbit - Article Link Here. Researchers have invented an ink that can be drawn on your skin to act as a circuitry sensor monitor for various aspects of your health - Article Link Here. Follow the STEMnews Podcast on Twitter or LinkedIn. Send me a...
EP22: Human Objects Outweigh Earth's Organisms, The New Human Eye Optic Sensor, & A New Battery Design That We Will All Use
December 17, 2020 23:00 - 13 minutes - 9.46 MBAll human-made objects now weigh more than all living organisms on the planet - Article Link Here. A new optic system replicates the human eye to improve computer visioning - Article Link Here. A new battery design has revolutionized battery energy capacity that will impact us all - Article Link Here. Also, The John Maddox Prize recognizes individuals who promote science around difficult topics despite challenges or hostility - Check them out Here. Follow the STEMnews Podcast on Twitter or ...
EP21: Cyborg Moth Smellicopter, Salmon-Killing-Tires, America’s 1st Fusion Reactor, & BONUS: Why SpaceX’s Starship Exploded.
December 11, 2020 18:00 - 13 minutes - 9.21 MBScientists attached a live moth antenna to a quadcopter, now it can sense & track smells. This will one day be used to identify gas leaks, buried explosives, and help find humans after disasters - Article Link Here. A chemical that sheds off tires has been linked to killing salmon - Article Link Here. The DOE was briefed on a plan to fund and build Americas 1st Nuclear Fusion Reactor that can produce 100% clean energy - Article Link Here. BONUS: SpaceX’s Sn8 Starship exploded during its flig...
EP20: Predicting Protein Structures, Teleporting Information, and the Changé 5 Moon Landing
December 08, 2020 23:00 - 9 minutes - 6.32 MBGoogle's DeepMind AI network is able to predict the structure of proteins which will revolutionize industry sectors like drug development & treatments and even agriculture - Article Link Here. Scientists have successfully ‘teleported’ information using photons on computer chips through the use of quantum-mechanical interactions - Article Link Here. Changé 5, a Chinese spacecraft, landed on the moon to collect samples, the first time since the 1970s - Article Link Here. Follow the STEMnews Po...
EP19: The Cancer Detecting Camera, Plastic Eating Enzymes, & Mining Copper out of Water
December 02, 2020 13:00 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBA new camera detects diseases like cancer using the electromagnetic spectrum which will change the way we’re able to detect diseases - Article Link Here. An enzyme has been developed that eats plastic, and now it can do so 6x faster - Article Link Here. A new adsorption method has been created to mine copper out of water, which paves the way for doing so for other heavy metals - Article Link Here. Follow the STEMnews Podcast on Twitter or LinkedIn. Feel free to send an email at stemnewspodca...
EP18: One Microchip to Rule Them All, Genome Editing with CRISPR, and The Indestructible Beetle
November 25, 2020 00:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MBThis microchip (first of its kind) can do it all: Imaging, Processing, Machine Learning & Memory all powered by light - Article Link Here. The inventors of CRISPR won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Here’s an in depth look at what it is and future concerns - Article Link Here. The Ironclad Beetle is stronger than you or I will ever be - Here’s why civil engineers are studying the insect - Article Link Here. Follow the STEMnews Podcast on Twitter or LinkedIn. Feel free to send an email at stemn...
EP17: Seeing Around Corners w/ Quantum Sensors, Your Next ℞ Could be an App, & Harnessing the Power of Ambient Light
November 18, 2020 13:00 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBAffordable Quantum Sensors are being manufactured for more and more uses including autonomous vehicles - Article Link Here. More FDA approved digital applications are being prescribed by doctors for a variety of uses - Article Link Here. Researchers have found a way to manufacture panels that can effectively harness the energy from indoor ambient lighting - Article Link Here. Follow the STEMnews Podcast on Twitter or LinkedIn. Feel free to send me an email at [email protected] with a...
EP16: Ocean Swimming Robots, Japan's Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain, & 3D Bioprinting gains [more] traction
November 14, 2020 01:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBThe National Science Foundation is setting free 50x (out of 4000) ocean drifting biogeochemical sensors to monitor the oceans health - Article Link Here. The Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain will provide enough power for all of Japan for the entire country to be carbon-neutral by 2050 - Article Link Here. Labs has successfully bio-printed personalized parts of the human heart, liver, and more - Article Link Here. Follow the STEMnews Podcast on Twitter or LinkedIn. Feel free to send an email at...
EP15: Life-like molecules found on Titan, Room-Temp Superconductors; a bigger deal than you think, & Holograms coming to your home
November 04, 2020 15:00 - 13 minutes - 9.64 MBSaturn's Moon, Titan, has a molecule that may be a precursor to life - Article Link Here. Scientists have created a material that has achieved '100% efficiency' in conducting electricity with no resistance at room temperature - Article Link Here. PORTL is bringing hologram technology to your home (and business) - Article Link Here. Follow the STEMnews Podcast on Twitter or LinkedIn to have STEM related content on your feed. Feel free to send me an email at [email protected] with any...
EP14: OSIRIS-REX fist-bumps Asteroid Bennu (Qubit Episode)
October 31, 2020 17:00 - 5 minutes - 3.92 MBIn 2016, NASA sent a spacecraft with the mission to collect surface samples from an asteroid named Bennu which is 200M miles away. Last week, it successfully collected samples and is returning to Earth. It’s not just the rock samples that are a big deal. Listen to find out why this type of mission has become world renowned. Article Link Here. Follow STEMnews Podcast on Twitter or LinkedIn
EP13: Blocking Cancer Cells, Arizona’s Driverless Taxi Service, and Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease
October 21, 2020 23:00 - 11 minutes - 7.85 MBScientists get one step closer to blocking cancer cells from metastasizing - Article Link Here. Arizona approved a driverless taxi service for public use - Article Link Here. Scientists have found a promising therapeutic to slow the progress of Alzheimer’s disease. Article Link Here. Feel free to send me an email at [email protected] with any questions, feedback, recommendations, or ideas for future topics to discuss. Follow STEMnews Podcast on Twitter or LinkedIn.
EP12: Space Advertisements, Breakthroughs in Nuclear Fusion, and Programmable Medicine
October 14, 2020 13:00 - 12 minutes - 8.42 MBAdvertising in Space may be closer than we think - Article Link Here. A major (and safe) breakthrough was made in Nuclear Fusion - Article Link Here. The next generation of medicines will be programmable - Article Link Here. Feel free to send me an email at [email protected] with any questions, feedback, recommendations, or ideas for future topics to discuss. Follow STEMnews Podcast on Twitter or LinkedIn
EP11: The Long Road Ahead of Military AI, Our Sun's next 11yrs, and Unmanned Aerial Taxis
October 08, 2020 00:00 - 14 minutes - 9.89 MBMilitary AI can easily be fooled for now - Article Link Here. Our Sun's next 11-year Solar Cycle should be quieter than its previous cycle - Article Link Here. A German company will be debuting the worlds first Unmanned Aerial Taxi next year - Article Link Here. Feel free to send me an email at [email protected] with any questions, feedback, recommendations, or ideas for future topics to discuss. Follow STEMnews Podcast on Twitter or LinkedIn
EP10: Transferring Data Using Gravitational-Waves / Editing Plant-Genes to Reduce Greenhouse Emissions
October 02, 2020 13:00 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MBScientists have theorized a method to transfer data through Gravitational Waves - Article Link Here. Scientists are working towards editing the genes of plants to help reduce Greenhouse Emissions - Research Paper Link Here. Feel free to send me an email at [email protected] with any questions, feedback, recommendations, or ideas for future topics to discuss. Follow STEMnews Podcast on Twitter or LinkedIn
EP9: Underwater Data Centers, Wind-Powered Cargo Ships, & the Human Brain vs. AI
September 23, 2020 23:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBMicrosoft has successfully proven that keeping data centers underwater works. Article Link Here Oceanbird - The 650’ Wind-Powered Cargo Ship. Article Link Here The Computational Processing Power of the Human Brain vs. AI. Article Link Here Feel free to send me an email at [email protected] with any questions, feedback, recommendations, or ideas for future topics to discuss. Connect and share this episode on LinkedIn
EP8: Qubit Episode - Life on Venus?
September 18, 2020 14:00 - 7 minutes - 5 MBQubit Episodes are quick, single-topic episodes which cover a recent significant discovery within the STEM fields. Scientist have recently published a paper stating they have identified phosphine compounds in the clouds of Venus. The primary source of phosphine creation (that we know of here on Earth) comes from the decomposition of organic material, primarily from microorganisms. Other theories suggest that lighting strikes can produce this compound as well. If it comes to light that the V...
EP7: Corpse-Finding Plants, X-Ray Vision w/o the X-Rays, and China's Desertification Reversal Project
September 17, 2020 14:00 - 11 minutes - 7.64 MBPlants may be used to help find human remains. Article Link Here Using particles of light, a new device enables us to see through objects. Article Link Here China’s Desert to Greenland Restoration Project. Article Link Here If you have any article/breakthrough recommendations let me know at [email protected] Follow me on LinkedIn @ STEMnews Podcast for more STEM related Articles.
EP6: New Zealand's Wireless Power, Artificial Pancreases, Deep-Sea Mining, and the ¢40 Wildfire Paper-Sensor
September 10, 2020 13:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBWireless Electrical Transmission will (possibly) power all of New Zealand. Article Link Here. Artificial Pancreases successfully control diabetes in patients ages 6+. Article Link Here. Deep Sea Mining gains traction - But at What Cost. Article Link Here. Paper Sensors Detect Wildfires. Article Link Here. STEM-Fact: A hockey rink takes 48 hours and over 10K gallons of purified water to construct. Follow me on LinkedIn @ STEMnews Podcast
EP5: Africa Eradicates Wild-Polio, $1B for AI and Quantum Computing, Life Saving Tiny Robots
September 01, 2020 13:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBAfrica Eradicates Wild-Polio. Article Link Here. AI and Quantum Computing get a $1B investment. Article Link Here. Microscopic Robots could one day be used to assist surgeons. Article Link Here. STEM-Fact: The closest (possible) habitable planet is called Proxima B which is 4.2 Light Years away (24,690,000,000,000 miles). If you have suggestions on topics to share with our audience or know of any upcoming events in the STEM fields (worldwide or virtual), let me know at stemnewspodca...
EP4: Insecticide Bed Nets, Plastic Seafood, and the 15-min City
August 27, 2020 02:00 - 14 minutes - 9.9 MBInsecticide Bed Nets and the supporting distribution system save millions of lives. Article Link Here Scientists have found traces of plastic in the tissue of seafood. Article Link Here 15-min cities could be a way of life across America. Article Link Here STEM-Fact: Digital Content Storage is on track to equal 50% of the Earth's mass by 2245. Read More Here For recommendations on articles/topics to discuss or facts/events to share with our listeners, reach me at [email protected]...
EP3: Bomb-Sniffing Cyborg-Locusts, Self-Healing Plastics, and Space Bricks
August 20, 2020 02:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MBResearchers out of Washington University are using tiny microchips to analyze locusts neural activity when they detect explosive materials. Article Link Here A new polymer material has been developed that can self-heal, has shape memory, and is recyclable. Article Link Here An India-based research group has developed load bearing bricks out of lunar (moon) soil. Article Link Here If you have any recommendations for topics to discuss on future episodes please feel free to reach me at stem...
EP2: Using Sunlight to Purify Water, Resurrecting Coral Reefs, and Visiting Asteroid Bennu
August 14, 2020 22:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBA breakthrough water purification system that utilizes sunlight in conjunction with Metal-Organic Framework compounds can produce 37 gallons of drinkable water in 30 minutes. Article Link Here 5-years ago scientists took dying coral from various Florida-based coral reefs, repaired and grew them 50x’s faster through a process called micro-fragmentation fusion, then transplanted them back into ocean reefs. During this month's full-moon they observed the transplanted coral spawning with natur...
EP2: Friday, August 14, 2020
August 14, 2020 22:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBA breakthrough water purification system that utilizes sunlight in conjunction with Metal-Organic Framework compounds can produce 37 gallons of drinkable water in 30 minutes. Article Link Here 5-years ago scientists took dying coral from various Florida-based coral reefs, repaired and grew them 50x’s faster through a process called micro-fragmentation fusion, then transplanted them back into ocean reefs. During this month's full-moon they observed the transplanted coral spawning with natur...