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The End Of The Podcast
November 20, 2023 16:32 - 6 minutes - 15.7 MBYes it is true. Listen to this episode to gain more understanding as to why I (Adam) am ending the podcast and where I am feeling called to. Tweet Thread Referenced: https://twitter.com/AdamJBuckingham/status/1725546293399875627 Subscribe if you are interested in my new podcast "Refactoring My Christianity": https://pod.link/1716428812 If you are interested in taking over of the podcast reach out to me through email: [email protected] It has been a fun and blessed ride....
176. Saving Data on Glass, Minimal Brain Implant, Removing Pollutants can be Shocking
October 23, 2023 04:07 - 29 minutes - 68 MBHeadlines: Microsoft's Project Silica saves data on glass plates for 10,000 years | PCWorld (00:58) Blue Origin’s New Spacecraft Can Build Projects in Space | PCMag (06:37) Superficial Brain Implant Could Have a Deep Impact | IEEE Spectrum (10:07) Scientists unveil 'atlas' of the gut microbiome | Live Science (17:19) HET tech shocks soil on location to remove pollutants | New Atlas (23:43)
175. Major Bionic Hand Test, Curing Deafness Trial, Ultrasound Improving Chemo
October 16, 2023 04:13 - 31 minutes - 71.6 MBHeadlines: Woman's Experimental Bionic Hand Passes Major Test With Flying Colors | Gizmodo (01:10) Raytheon to build new detonation engine for DARPA missiles | Interesting engineering (09:18) First-ever gene therapy trial to cure form of deafness begins | Ars Technica (14:25) This AI tool can predict virus mutations before they occur | Interesting Engineering (18:39) Focused ultrasound turns chemo from shotgun blast to sniper shot | New Atlas (23:29)
174. Standing/Climbing Wheelchair, 3D Printing Brain Repair, Speeding Up Starlink with Space Lasers
October 09, 2023 15:40 - 32 minutes - 75.1 MBHeadlines: Special wheelchair gets users standing and climbing stairs | New Atlas (01:56) Desalination system could produce freshwater that is cheaper than tap water | MIT News (08:27) New 3D printing approach offers hope for brain injury repair | Interesting Engineering (15:42) Amazon Prepares to Challenge SpaceX’s Starlink With Maiden Satellite Launch | Gizmodo (22:26) Starlink launches V2 mini-satellites with 'space lasers' | Interesting Engineering (26:29)
173. Drug Mimicking Exercise, Microsoft Goes Nuclear for AI, Earbud Detecting Alzheimer’s
October 02, 2023 04:20 - 33 minutes - 77.7 MBHeadlines: Scientists Intrigued by Drug That Mimics the Effects of Exercise in Mice | Futurism (01:02) Powerful new EV charger starts field tests in Arizona this weekend | Ars Technica (07:02) Microsoft is going nuclear to power its AI ambitions | The Verge (14:52) Japan pharma startup developing world-first drug to grow new teeth | Japan Times (23:24) High-tech earbud may detect Alzheimer's far earlier than ever before | New Atlas (27:56)
172. Neuralink Human Trials, Cancer Spotting AI-Microscopes, Low Power Desalination Tech
September 25, 2023 04:39 - 31 minutes - 72.1 MBHeadlines: Neuralink is recruiting subjects for the first human trial of its brain-computer interface | The Verge (00:54) RoboFab is ready to build 10,000 humanoid robots per year | TechCrunch (09:26) Google and the Department of Defense are building an AI-powered microscope to help doctors spot cancer | CNBC (15:58) Europa’s underground ocean seems to have the carbon necessary for life | New Scientist (20:50) Low-power desalination tech may provide drinking water at disaster sites | New...
171. Tesla’s Car-Building Breakthrough, Ancient Wound Treatments Work, Single Blade Floating Wind Turbine
September 18, 2023 04:45 - 27 minutes - 62.8 MBHeadlines: Tesla's new car-building process could be a huge industrial breakthrough | The Verge (01:12) A NASA astronaut will finally spend a full year in space | Ars Technica (07:42) Reviving Ancient Wisdom: Historical Recipes Inspire Modern Medical Innovations | SciTechDaily (12:59) Moon's ice not as old as believed, study finds | Interesting Engineering (17:23) Single-bladed floating wind turbine promises half the cost, more power | New Atlas (20:40)
170. Robotaxi Mass Production, The “Perfect Motor”, Dialysis Freeing Artificial Kidneys
September 11, 2023 04:03 - 36 minutes - 83.6 MBHeadlines: Cruise ‘just days away’ from approval to mass-produce Origin robotaxis without steering wheels | The Verge (01:12) Apple spending “millions of dollars a day” on developing conversational AI | Supercharged (10:35) Mahle combines two innovative concepts to field the "perfect motor" | New Atlas (16:49) Scientists grow whole model of human embryo, without sperm or egg | BBC News (22:42) Can an Artificial Kidney Finally Free Patients from Dialysis? | UC San Francisco (27:45)
169. Pocket-Sized Infection Detection, Exoskeleton Suit for Health Workers, Robot Speeds up Solar Cell Development
September 04, 2023 13:35 - 31 minutes - 72.9 MBHeadlines: New pocket-sized device for clinicians could spot infected wounds faster | Frontiers (01:09) New blood test could make preeclampsia easier to predict, early study suggests | Live Science (07:12) Powered exoskeleton designed to take the strain out of senior care | New Atlas (15:42) Tesla wins permit approval for Diner and Drive-in Movie Supercharger in LA | Teslarati (21:51) New robot searches for solar cell materials 14 times faster | Ars Technica (25:50)
168. Uncovering the Y-Chromosome, Multilingual Translation AI, Speaking Through a Digital Avatar
August 28, 2023 04:12 - 30 minutes - 68.8 MBHeadlines: Scientists finally uncover complete Y-chromosome sequence | Interesting Engineering (01:25) Breakthrough creates stem cells without any “memories” | Free Think (07:33) Meta’s “massively multilingual” AI model translates up to 100 languages, speech or text | Ars Technica (13:25) Naked mole-rat's 'longevity' gene extends lifespan and health of mice | New Atlas (18:14) How artificial intelligence gave a paralyzed woman her voice back | ScienceDaily (23:02)
167. Positive Net Fusion Energy, Liquid Metal Batteries In The Grid, Musk vs Zuckerberg…Literally
August 14, 2023 04:03 - 20 minutes - 47.7 MBHeadlines: Physicists achieve fusion with net energy gain for second time | Ars Technica (01:08) Nvidia reveals new A.I. chip, says costs of running LLMs will 'drop significantly' | CNBC (04:39) Liquid-Metal Battery Will Be on the Grid Next Year | IEEE Spectrum (07:44) Could TENS pads replace CPAP masks for treating sleep apnea? | New Atlas (13:10) Musk vs Zuckerberg fight to take place at Roman Colosseum | Interesting Engineering (16:27)
166. China’s Nuclear Investment, Boring Las Vegas Tunnels, Big Tech Maps Team Up
August 07, 2023 04:04 - 31 minutes - 71.6 MBHeadlines: China Approves Six Nuclear Reactors at $17 Billion Investment | Bloomberg (01:70) New pill targets “undruggable” protein to selectively kill cancer cells | New Atlas (07:15) The Boring Company will dig a 68-mile tunnel network under Las Vegas | Ars Technica (13:33) Meta, Microsoft and Amazon team up on maps project to crack Apple-Google duopoly | CNBC (18:05) Humans unable to detect over a quarter of deepfake speech samples, research shows | TechXPlore (22:03)
165. Amazon Broadband Satellites, Bacteria Removing “Forever Chemicals”, Transcribing Audio for The Deaf
July 31, 2023 04:07 - 31 minutes - 71.5 MBHeadlines Amazon is getting ready to launch a lot of broadband satellites | Ars Technica (00:58) Transplant of fresh brain cells replaces diseased and aged ones | New Atlas (06:40) Scientists Discover Bacteria That Can Break Down Certain “Forever Chemicals” | SciTechDaily (13:02) New clinical trial is testing a ketamine skin cream for PTSD | Freethink (16:51) Stanford startup TranscribeGlass seeks to bring ease and affordability to assistive technology | The Stanford Daily (23:40)
164. Tesla Licensing Out Autopilot, Apple’s Own ChatGPT, Faster Drone Exploration
July 24, 2023 12:25 - 31 minutes - 71.8 MBHeadlines: Tesla in discussion to license Full Self-Driving software to another automaker | The Verge (01:09) Hearing aids may slow mental decline in those at higher risk of dementia, study finds | STATnews (10:32) Apple has been working on its own ChatGPT AI tool for some time | Apple Insider (16:32) Rocket Lab successfully retrieves its reusable rocket after splashdown | The Verge (20:52) New dual-resolution technique opens door for faster drone exploration | Interesting Engineering (...
163. Pharma Space Manufacturing, Google’s Medical AI Hospital Testing, Musk’s New AI Company
July 17, 2023 04:01 - 43 minutes - 98.8 MBHeadlines: In-space manufacturing startup aces pharma experiment in orbit | Ars Technica (01:17) Disturbing New Finding Links Cognitive Decline to Dental Hygiene | Science Alert (08:09) Google’s medical AI chatbot is already being tested in hospitals | The Verge (16:42) Longshot Space wants to make space launch dumb — and really cheap | TechCrunch (26:37) Musk announces new AI company that seeks to “understand the universe” | Ars Technica (32:02)
162. 3D Print Metal at Room Temp, Brain Blasts From Kidney Protein, Volkswagen Self-Driving Test in Austin
July 10, 2023 04:02 - 33 minutes - 77.6 MBHeadlines: Revolutionary gel allows metal items to be 3D printed at room temperature | New Atlas (02:10) At 281 miles an hour, China's new high-speed maglev train is the world's fastest | Interesting Engineering (07:24) One shot of a kidney protein gave monkeys a brain boost | Ars Technica (13:36) Giant stone artifacts found on rare Ice Age site in Kent, UK | ScienceDaily (20:47) Volkswagen to start testing self-driving ID Buzz vans in Austin | TechCrunch (28:37)
161. Possible Robot Butler, Longer Last Drug Injections, NASA’s Lunar Mining Plan
July 03, 2023 04:05 - 32 minutes - 73.7 MBHeadlines: An OpenAI alum is building a robot butler for your home | Sifted (01:03) Joby Aviation receives permit to fly first eVTOL built on production line | TechCrunch (08:39) The one-shot drug that keeps on dosing | Ars Technica (14:14) Hydrogen-powered passenger train rides the rails in North America | New Atlas (21:18) NASA aims to perform lunar mining trial within 10 years | Interesting Engineering (26:21)
160. Flexible Brain Implants, Japan’s Floating City, Robotic Pill Replacing Injections
June 26, 2023 04:06 - 26 minutes - 60.3 MBHeadlines Flexible brain implants tested in people for the first time | Free Think (01:08) Sol Reader is a VR headset exclusively for reading books | TechCrunch (06:24) Hugely ambitious self-sufficient floating city to host 40,000 people | New Atlas (11:52) Building Block for Life Discovered in Enceladus’ Ocean by NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft | SciTechDaily (18:12) Robotic pill promises to be an alternative to painful osteoporosis injections | Interesting Engineering (21:39)
159. JWST Discovers Ancient Galaxies, Regenerating Damaged Heart Cells, Apple’s Vision Pro Announcement
June 12, 2023 04:03 - 32 minutes - 73.4 MBHeadlines: James Webb Space Telescope discovers 717 ancient galaxies that flooded the universe with 1st light | Space.com (01:14) New high-tech helmets may protect American football players from debilitating concussions | Frontiers (04:50) Stem cell therapy regenerates damaged heart cells & improves function | New Atlas (12:48) Medicinal cannabis is a 'life-changing treatment' for people with Tourette syndrome | MedicalXpress (16:49) Apple Vision Pro is Apple’s new $3,499 AR headset | Th...
158. Promising Phase 2 Drug for Brain Cancer, Healing Gel Pen, Japan’s Wooden Satellite Plans
June 05, 2023 04:09 - 27 minutes - 62.8 MBHeadlines Discussed: Promising Phase 2 Trial Results for Pembrolizumab in Metastatic Brain Cancer | Neuroscience News (01:00) Researchers discover the cause of severe inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) | BrighterSide News (08:34) High-tech pen paints healing gel right into wounds | New Atlas (14:04) Parkinson's disease drug ropinirole safely slowed the progression of ALS for over 6 months in a clinical trial | ScienceDaily (17:28) Japan will put a wooden satellite into orbit next year | Te...
157. Neuralink’s FDA Approval, Plastic Digesting Microbes, AI Destroys a Superbug
May 30, 2023 04:01 - 32 minutes - 75.5 MBHeadlines: Elon Musk's Neuralink wins FDA approval for human study of brain implants | Reuters (01:17) Scientists Working to Generate Electricity From Thin Air Make Breakthrough | Vice (07:25) Newly discovered microbes can digest plastic at room temperature | BrighterSide News (13:45) Virgin Galactic aces final test spaceflight, eyes start of commercial service in June | Space.com (18:44) AI discovers drug that destroys one of the world’s deadliest superbugs | StudyFinds (23:38)
156. Walking With Spinal Implant, AI Combating Cybercrime, Reversing Brain Waves to Treat Depression
May 22, 2023 04:04 - 25 minutes - 57.7 MBHeadlines: First-ever spinal implant enables paralyzed people to walk again | Brighter Side News (01:08) ChatGPT officially comes to iPhone with new app | Ars Technica (06:30) Meet 'DarkBERT:' South Korea's Dark Web AI could combat cybercrime | Interesting Engineering (10:02) Spacetop AR laptop puts the screen on your face | New Atlas (13:58) Researchers treat depression by reversing brain signals traveling the wrong way | Stanford Medicine (20:11)
155. Microsoft Bets on Nuclear Fusion, In The Womb Brain Surgery, Gentle Brain Electrode Deployment
May 15, 2023 12:25 - 26 minutes - 60.7 MBHeadlines: Microsoft just made a huge, far-from-certain bet on nuclear fusion |The Verge (01:04) miLens contact lens could soon be keeping an eye on glaucoma patients | New Atlas (07:58) Doctors perform 1st-of-its-kind brain surgery on a fetus in the womb | Live Science (12:20) iPhone killer? New AI-wearable Humane hopes to make smartphones obsolete | Interesting Engineering (16:55) Six-Legged Robot Electrode Can Be Gently Deployed Across the Brain’s Surface | Technology Networks (21:09)
154. Europe’s Starlink Competitor, Make Eyes Young Again, AI in Medicine Manufacturing
May 08, 2023 04:23 - 33 minutes - 75.9 MBHeadlines: Europe’s major satellite players line up to build Starlink competitor | Ars Technica (01:17) New drug donanemab slows cognitive decline in early Alzheimer's | New Scientist (08:04) Gene therapy reverses vision loss in primates — by making their eyes young again | Free Think (15:10) Researchers develop tiny hydraulic haptics for touchscreen notifications you can physically feel | TechCrunch (22:48) Researchers develop novel AI-based estimator for manufacturing medicine | Phys.o...
153. Brain Pathway to Anxiety, Regenerate Hearing, Shredding Brain Cancer Cells
May 01, 2023 04:42 - 32 minutes - 73.4 MBHeadlines: First discovery of genetic brain pathway a relief for anxiety sufferers | New Atlas (01:08) Newfound 'brain signature' linked to multiple psychiatric disorders | Live Science (08:32) Scientists May Have Figured Out How to Regenerate Lost Hearing | Futurism (14:57) German giant Bosch to invest $1.5 billion in US chip manufacturing facilities | TechSpot (19:37) Nano-robotic scalpel swarm shreds brain cancer cells from the inside | New Atlas (23:53)
152. Fight Cholesterol & Cancer Together, Reprogramming Heart Scar Tissue, Use Ocean for Carbon Capture
April 24, 2023 04:17 - 30 minutes - 69.4 MBHeadlines Cholesterol-lowering drug fights cancer, major study finds | BrighterSide News (01:02) Student discovers 3D printable ink that 'everyone was looking for,' says physics professor | Phys.org (07:08) Technique reverses heart attack damage by reprogramming scar cells | New Atlas (13:02) Key Protein of Hippocampal Neurogenesis Discovered | Neuroscience News (19:34) California researchers attempt ocean climate solution | NBC News (24:03)
151. Apple’s Recycling Plan, Amazon Enters AI Space, Peptide Key to Reversing Alzheimer’s
April 17, 2023 04:13 - 31 minutes - 71.2 MBHeadlines: Apple Plans to Use More Recycled Materials by 2025 | CNET (00:48) Protocol predicts Alzheimer's 10 years in advance with 80% accuracy | New Atlas (07:25) With Bedrock, Amazon enters the generative AI race | TechCrunch (12:20) SpaceX Launch Begins Startup's Plan: 'Cell Towers in Space' | CNET (18:28) “Remarkable” Brain Boosting Peptide: Reversing Alzheimer’s Disease | SciTechDaily (23:55)
150. Mach 9 Passenger Jet, Microsoft Tech Boost for Farming, AI School Tutors
April 10, 2023 04:06 - 30 minutes - 68.7 MBHeadlines A passenger aircraft that flies around the world at Mach 9? Sure, why not | Ars Technica (00:58) Millimeter Wave Radar System Keeps Drivers Safe on the Road | IEEE Spectrum (06:24) Microsoft plants seeds in the agriculture industry | Emerging Tech Brew (14:29) Deep learning model estimates cancer risk from breast density | MedicalXPress (18:18) Silicon Valley Private School Giving Kids "AI Tutors" Quietly Created by OpenAI | Futurism (23:16)
149. Gut Toxin Triggers MS, Toxic Fruit = Anti-Aging Skin, Slow Down Heart Age With Light
April 03, 2023 04:03 - 28 minutes - 64.1 MBHeadlines: Bacterial Toxin May Trigger Multiple Sclerosis Onset and Relapse - Neuroscience News (00:57) This iridescent coating could cool your house without air-conditioning | FastCompany (06:20) This Toxic Fruit Could Hold an Anti-Aging Skincare Breakthrough | Inverse (12:28) "Smart" bandage could one day monitor and medicate chronic wounds | New Atlas (16:55) Light therapy could be the key to slowing down heart aging | Interesting Engineering (21:57)
148. MetaHumans iPhone Animation, Cosmic Concrete, Mozilla Enters the AI Game
March 27, 2023 04:04 - 27 minutes - 62.3 MBHeadlines: Epic’s hyperrealistic MetaHumans can soon be animated using an iPhone | The Verge (01:04) Cheap, fast induction tech enables unlimited-size 3D metal printing | New Atlas (04:55) Scientists develop 'cosmic concrete' to construct habitats on Mars | Interesting Engineering (10:53) New “Biohybrid” Neural Implant Could Restore Function in Paralyzed Limbs | SciTechDaily (16:22) Mozilla launches a new startup focused on ‘trustworthy’ AI | TechCrunch (20:39)
147. CRISPR Restoring Vision, Brain Hemorrhage Survival, Data-Center Heated Pool
March 20, 2023 04:03 - 24 minutes - 55.6 MBHeadlines: Vision restored in mice thanks to refined CRISPR system | New Atlas (00:39) Liver Regeneration: The Surprising Importance of Gut Bacteria | SciTechDaily (5:20) Clean-up protein may turn the tide on brain hemorrhage survival | New Atlas (10:07) This New Material Absorbs Three Times More CO2 Than Current Carbon Capture Tech | SingularityHub (14:52) Free data-center heat is allegedly saving a struggling public pool $24K a year | Ars Technica (20:00)
146. Superconductors At Room Temp, Geothermal Underground Battery, Moon Data Centers
March 13, 2023 04:01 - 33 minutes - 76.5 MBHeadlines: Researchers Say They've Created Superconductors At Room Temperature | Futurism (00:52) New Sensor Can Diagnose Cancer Using Urine | SciTechDaily (08:01) Geothermal startup showed its wells can be used like a giant underground battery | MIT Tech Review (14:04) Safe, effective new procedure to surgically treat common arrhythmia | New Atlas (20:13) Florida Startup Moves Closer to Building Data Centers on the Moon | Gizmodo (26:56)
145. Robot 3D Printing on Organs, Vitamin D and Dementia, Stem Cell Parkinson’s Treatment
March 06, 2023 05:05 - 29 minutes - 68.2 MBHeadlines: Novel robotic system can 3D print cells onto organs inside the body | New Atlas (01:01) Alzheimer’s Breakthrough As Scientists Link NAD+ Supplements to Reduced Brain Biomarkers | SciTechDaily (08:02) Taking Vitamin D Could Help Prevent Dementia | Neuroscience News (14:05) World's first-ever artificial energy island to be built in the North Sea | Interesting Engineering (18:24) First patient receives stem cell transplant to treat Parkinson’s | Study Finds (23:19)
144. Operate Tech With Your Mind, SPIDER Robots Doing The Dirty Jobs, Hydrogel Healing The Brain
February 27, 2023 05:03 - 27 minutes - 63.9 MBHeadlines: Brain implant startup tests mind-controlled computing on humans | CNBC (00:47) Wilson debuts an airless 3D-printed basketball in the NBA dunk contest | New Atlas (08:24) A groundbreaking spider-like robot is ready to change robotics | Interesting Engineering (13:21) Smart streaming readout system analyzes raw data from nuclear physics experiments | Phys.org (18:20) Electrically charged hydrogel could help heal brain injuries | New Atlas (22:56)
143. Google’s Embarrassing Start, Magnifying Memory Mushrooms, Restoring Lost Memories
February 20, 2023 05:02 - 24 minutes - 56.1 MBHeadlines: Google scrambles to counter ChatGPT but ends up embarrassing itself | Ars Technica (01:05) Nuclear fusion breakthrough with world-first ‘super’ magnet | Yahoo News (07:38) Mushrooms Magnify Memory by Boosting Nerve Growth | Neuroscience News (11:08) Sea-creature-inspired linked robots could explore alien oceans | New Atlas (14:24) “Magic” Drug Restores Lost Memories and Unleashes Hidden Knowledge | The Debrief (17:05)
142. 3D-Printing Factory, Bing + ChatGPT, Detecting Brain Tumors from Urine
February 06, 2023 05:04 - 31 minutes - 73.1 MBHeadlines: A 3D Printer Isn’t Cool. You Know What’s Cool? A 3D-Printing Factory | Bloomberg (01:12) A New ‘Glue’ Could Make Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Cheaper—And Less Toxic | Forbes (09:25) Microsoft plans to update Bing with a faster version of ChatGPT in the coming weeks | TechCrunch (14:55) Liquid windows: Energy-saving inspiration from squid skin | TechXplore (20:16) Scientists develop new device to detect brain tumors using urine | Phys.org (24:32)
141. Amazon’s Prescription Drug Plan, Healing Brain After Stroke, A Working Tractor Beam
January 30, 2023 05:02 - 35 minutes - 81.8 MBHeadlines Amazon Launches $5-a-Month Prescription Drug Plan in Further Healthcare Push | WSJ (01:01) New spray fights infections and antibiotic resistance | MedicalXPress (08:27) Spraying drugs up the nose may help heal the brain after a stroke | New Scientist (18:47) Toroidal propellers: A noise-killing game changer in air and water | New Atlas (24:24) Scientists Actually Did It: They Built a Real Working Tractor Beam | Popular Mechanics (31:31)
140. Medical AI Chatbot, Solving Rheumatoid Arthritis, Getting to Mars in 45 Days (Engine Concept)
January 23, 2023 05:04 - 38 minutes - 87.1 MBHeadlines: Google Research and DeepMind develop AI medical chatbot | Digital Health (01:25) MIT researchers develop an AI model that can detect future lung cancer risk | MIT news (09:22) Major breakthrough as scientists produce first-ever rheumatoid arthritis gene therapy | Brighter Side News (18:54) New Nanoparticles Deliver Therapy Brain-Wide and Edit Alzheimer’s Gene | Neuroscience News (24:02) NASA nuclear propulsion concept could reach Mars in just 45 days | Interesting Engineering ...
139. Competing with ChatGPT, Building Objects in Space, Affecting Brain Health With The Gut
January 16, 2023 05:05 - 40 minutes - 92.3 MBNotes: Anthropic’s Claude improves on ChatGPT but still suffers from limitations | TechCrunch (01:10) A startup co-founded by ex-OpenAI employees called Anthropic has raised over $700 million in funding to date, and has developed an AI system similar to OpenAI’s ChatGPT. System is called Claude and is accessible through a Slack integration as part of a closed beta Developed with a technique call constitutional AI The company explains: This learning is a principle based approach to alig...
138. AI-Voiced Audiobooks, Protein Created Out of Thin Air, Supersonic Shock Absorbing Gel
January 09, 2023 05:05 - 33 minutes - 76.5 MBNotes: Death of the narrator? Apple unveils suite of AI-voiced audiobooks | The Guardian (01:14) Apple has quietly launched a catalog of books narrated by artificial intelligence in a move that may mark the beginning of the end for human narrators. The audiobook market has exploded in recent year Sales last year jumped 25%, bringing in more than $1.5bn Insiders believe the global market could be worth more than $35bn by 2030. In recent months, Apple approached independent publishers as ...
137. Synthetic Gas Factory, Curing Bubble-Boy Disease, Alzheimer’s Blood Test
January 02, 2023 05:04 - 30 minutes - 69.6 MBPorsche’s synthetic gasoline factory comes online today in Chile | Ars Technica (01:07) A Chilean startup called Highly Innovative Fuels officially opened its first synthetic gasoline production facility. Result of a collaboration between the automaker Porsche, Siemens Energy, Exxon Mobil, Enel Green Power, the Chilean state energy company ENAP, and Empresas Gasco. What is synthetic fuel or synfuel? A feedstock is a raw material that is used as a source of energy or as a starting mate...
136. Overdose Stopping Compound, VR Haptic Hydrogel Skin, Fast Water-based Switch
December 19, 2022 05:07 - 26 minutes - 60.8 MBExperimental compound shown to block effects of multiple harmful drugs | New Atlas (01:20) Naloxone is a medication used to reverse or reduce the effects of opioids, which is commonly used to counter decreased breathing in an opioid overdose. A new chemical shows promise for serving a similar role, but it also works on non-opioid drugs. Known as Pillar[6]MaxQ (P6AS) It was developed at the University of Maryland, and it was recently tested on lab animals for the first time. Once P6AS is...
135. ChatGPT The Advanced Chatbot, Paper-thin Solar Cell, AI Creating Code
December 12, 2022 05:06 - 30 minutes - 70 MBWhat is ChatGPT and why does it matter? | ZDNET (00:57) ChatGPT was created by OpenAI, an AI and research company. Launched on November 30, 2022. ChatGPT is a natural language processing tool driven by AI technology that allows you to have human-like conversations and much more with a chatbot. It answers questions and can assist you with tasks Open to the public “ChatGPT is scary good. We are not far from dangerously strong AI," said nonother than Elon Musk Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI...
134. Neuralink In Humans Next Year, Approaching Fusion Breakthrough, Hydrogen Jet Engine Test
December 05, 2022 05:05 - 32 minutes - 73.8 MBElon Musk says he's confident Neuralink will be ready to put chips into human brains in the next 6 months | Business Insider (00:51) Neuralink hosted an event in California this past Wednesday (Nov. 30th), and Musk expects the wireless brain chip developed by Neuralink to begin human clinical trials in six months. After the event on Twitter stating: “We are now confident that the Neuralink device is ready for humans, so timing is a function of working through the FDA approval process” Ne...
133. Robots Building Robots, Amazon’s Health Care Push, Tesla’s FSD Beta Available Now
November 28, 2022 05:03 - 32 minutes - 73.4 MBResearchers are building robots that can build themselves | Tech Crunch (00:52) MIT researchers are working on a project to develop robots that effectively self-assemble. Team admits this technology is “years away” Work so far has shown positive results At the system’s center are voxels, which carry power and data that can be shared between pieces. The pieces form the foundation of the robot by grabbing and attaching additional voxels before moving across the grid for further assembly. ...
132. Tinnitus Treatment on Your Phone, Nanoscale 3D Printing Sped Up, Lab-Grown Meat
November 21, 2022 05:10 - 31 minutes - 71.9 MB"Polytherapeutic" tinnitus treatment app delivers impressive results | New Atlas (00:49) Tinnitus is when you experience ringing or other noises in one or both of your ears. 5% of people experience tinnitus at some point in their lives A team of researchers at the University of Auckland has found it's new smartphone app treatment is getting strong results This polytherapeutic “combines goal-based counseling with personalized passive and active game-based sound therapy." It has tailore...
131. Lab-Grown Blood Transfusion, Breast Cancer Vaccine Trials, Microplastic Eating Robot Fish
November 14, 2022 05:08 - 30 minutes - 70.7 MBShow Notes: First human patients receive transfusions of lab-grown blood cells | New Atlas (01:01) For the first time ever, human patients have received transfusions of blood cells that were grown from stem cells in a lab Revolutionize blood transfusions Blood donations are life saving, but the demand outweighs the supply But only 13.6 million units of whole blood and red blood cells are collected in the U.S. in a year. According to the Red Cross, only about 3% of age-eligible people ...
130. Honda’s Solid State EV Plan, Lunar Soil Rocket Fuel, The Molecular Computer Dream
November 07, 2022 05:01 - 30 minutes - 70.4 MBShow Notes: Honda aims for a solid-state-powered EV by the end of the decade | Ars Technica (00:53) Honda is working on what it believes will be the breakthrough that brings solid-state batteries to the market. Working solo on this technology Shinji Aoyama, Honda's global leader of electrification, told Ars Technica: “In the springtime of 2024, we will start a pilot line (for manufacturing). Then if we can be successful, we believe we can launch a vehicle with a solid-state battery in...
129. 3D-Printed Solid State Batteries, Material Made Like Plastic But Conducts Like Metal, Coal to Nuclear Plants
October 31, 2022 04:01 - 30 minutes - 69.3 MBShow Notes: The future of solid-state batteries could be 3D-printed | The Verge (01:11) Lithium-ion batteries are everywhere: in your phone, car, camera, and more. One major flaw: safety. Lithium-ion batteries have a tendency to catch fire, especially when damaged or at high temperatures. Solid-state batteries replace a flammable liquid electrolyte in lithium-ion batteries with a more stable solid one. Potential solutions for many problems of liquid Li-ion batteries, such as flammabi...
128. Radioactive Tumor Killing Implant, 3D Printing Plant Cells, Step Into A Video w/ VR
October 24, 2022 04:04 - 31 minutes - 72.9 MBShow Notes Radioactive implant wipes tumors in unprecedented pre-clinical success | New Atlas (00:52) Pancreatic cancer is notoriously difficult to diagnose and treat, with tumor cells of this type highly evasive and loaded with mutations that make them resistant to many drugs. 3.2 percent of all cancers, yet is the third leading cause of cancer-related death Engineers at Duke University have developed a novel delivery system for cancer treatment and demonstrated its potential against on...