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78. GM’s Ultra Cruise Autopilot, Facebook’s Fiber Optic Wrapping Robot, Recycled Hospital Paper Tools
October 11, 2021 04:02 - 32 minutes - 74.5 MBNews: GM reveals Ultra Cruise "hands-free" system that covers "95 percent" of driving scenarios | The Verge (01:40) SpaceX Is Doubling Its Number of Astronaut-Carrying Spacecraft | Futurism & Teslarati (10:27) Facebook Connectivity unveils robot that can speed fiber deployment | Venturebeat (16:28) New Sustainable Material Combines C02 With Recycled Concrete | Interesting Engineering (23:01) Making surgical instruments from medical waste | Phys.org (27:25) ----more---- Podcast Links:...
77. Supercooling Solves Heart Transplant Issues, Successful Test of Bioartificial Kidney, Possible Planet Orbiting Three Stars
October 04, 2021 04:01 - 30 minutes - 70 MBNews Timestamps: Supercooling advances human tissue preservation | MedicalXPress (01:44) DeepMind develops AI that can forecast the weather | Silicon Angle (08:12) The Kidney Project successfully tests a prototype bioartificial kidney | UCSF (13:57) World's Fastest Electric Car Charger Offers a Full Charge in 15 Minutes | PCMag (21:23) Scientists May Have Discovered The First Planet Orbiting Three Stars At Once | Interesting Engineering (25:29) ----more---- Podcast Links: Website: htt...
76. China’s Moon Base Plans, Smallest Winged Microchip, Bacteria Used To Decontaminate Water
September 27, 2021 04:01 - 32 minutes - 75.2 MBNews Timestamps: China Aims for a Permanent Moon Base in the 2030s | IEEE Spectrum (01:33) ‘Jumping gene’ may have erased tails in humans and other apes—and boosted our risk of birth defects | Science.Org (08:32) Winged microchip is smallest-ever human-made flying structure | TechXplore (12:47) In a First, Scientists Track 1 Million Neurons Near-Simultaneously in a Mouse Brain | Science Alert (19:25) Indian Scientists Discover Bacteria That Eats Toxic Metals From Water, Making It Safe |...
75. SpaceX’s Inspiration4 Mission, Lucid EV Over 500 Miles Range, Need an Extra Robotic Limb
September 20, 2021 03:30 - 30 minutes - 70.8 MBNews Timestamps: SpaceX Launched Its First Crew of Private Citizens to Space | Interesting Engineering (01:25) Lucid shares EPA range for Air models including 520 miles on the Dream Edition Range | Electrek (6:28) A 'Gene Silencing' Injection Was Approved for Use in Humans | Interesting Engineering (12:29) AugLimb: A compact robotic limb to support humans during everyday activities TechXPlore (18:18) Research reveals drug targets for memory enhancement MedicalXPress (23:56) ----more---...
74. Energy Generating Flooring, Largest Carbon Capture Plant Online, Transforming Sewer Gas Into Fuel
September 13, 2021 04:00 - 36 minutes - 84.7 MBNews Timestamps: Electric Footsteps? Novel Wooden Floors Generate Power From Walking | Interesting Engineering (01:16) New Way to Pull Lithium from Water Could Increase Supply, Efficiency | UT News (07:52) The World's Largest Carbon-Sucking Plant Just Became Operational | Science Alert (13:39) Baby Birds Start Learning Songs From Inside Their Snug Eggs, Study Reveals | Science Alert (20:03) Antioxidant drug reverses process responsible for heart attacks and strokes | MedicalXPress (24:...
73. Cap Preventing Hair Loss in Chemo, Method Makes Carbon Capture Grows More Affordable, Tesla Supercharger Open to Other EVs
September 06, 2021 03:45 - 43 minutes - 98.7 MBNews Timestamps: Luminate aims to make hair loss from chemotherapy a thing of the past | TechCrunch (01:16) Perseverance Just Drilled a 'Perfect' Rock Sample After The First One Crumbled | Science Alert (09:26) Motional reveals its Hyundai Ioniq 5 electric robotaxi | TechCrunch (14:04) Making methane from carbon dioxide: Carbon capture grows more affordable | TechXPlore (20:35) Serendipity opens new path toward osteoporosis treatment | MedicalXPress (28:36) Tesla Could Open Up Its Super...
72. Portable MRI Machine Detects Strokes, Success in De-Orbiting Satellites Test, 3D-Printed Wagyu Beef
August 30, 2021 04:01 - 37 minutes - 86.7 MBTimestamps: World's first mobile MRI machine detects strokes that require surgery | New Atlas (01:18) Neuroscientists Detect Remarkable 'Brain Waves' in Lab-Grown Mini Brains | Science Alert (08:20) Reducing sugar in packaged foods can prevent disease in millions | MedicalXPress (13:02) Millennium Space in an experiment de-orbited a satellite in eight months | SpaceNews (19:07) Scientists Reveal World's First 3D-Printed, Marbled Wagyu Beef | Interesting Engineering (23:08) Thailand to e...
71. Nuclear Fusion Ignition Triggered, 3D Printing a Deadly Brain Tumor, Facebook Launches a VR Remote Work App
August 23, 2021 04:01 - 41 minutes - 93.9 MBCool News Timestamps: Major nuclear fusion milestone reached as 'ignition' triggered in a lab | Phys.org (01:11) 3 grizzly bears groups are linked to 3 human languages | Big Think (08:36) A Deadly Brain Tumor Has Been 3D-Printed in The Lab For The First Time | Science Alert (13:52) New Island Appears off the Coast of Japan After Underwater Volcano Erupts | Interesting Engineering (23:01) NANOPARTICLES COULD ACT AS HEART ATTACK ‘WARNING SIGNAL’ | Futurity (26:38) Facebook launches VR rem...
70. NASA Studying a Goldmine Asteroid, Smart Insulin for Type 1 Diabetes, Breakthrough Leading to Possible Spintronics
August 16, 2021 04:01 - 36 minutes - 83.9 MBCool News Timestamps: NASA to Study a $700 Quintillion 'Goldmine' Asteroid | Yahoo (01:36) Soft robot chameleon changes color in real-time to match background | TechXplore (08:07) Newly Designed 'Smart' Insulin Could Majorly Improve Type 1 Diabetes Treatment | Science Alert (12:59) Singapore’s High-Tech Plants Can Treat Up to 237M Gallons of Wastewater a Day | Interesting Engineering (18:48) New blood test improves prostate cancer screening | MedicalXPress (26:00) Scientists' 'holy gra...
69. Cheap Foldable Homes, Simple RNA Tweak Increases Food Production, Launch of MiamiCoin
August 09, 2021 04:00 - 44 minutes - 102 MBCool News Timestamps: These Foldable Houses Cost $50k and Go Up in a Day | Singularity Hub (01:19) 3D Concrete Printing Robots Cut Rail Construction Carbon Emissions by 50% | Interesting Engineering (10:55) Simple RNA tweak boosts potato and rice yields by 50 percent | New Atlas (16:53) Gene therapy could treat eye disease without surgery | Futurity (24:03) Now open: this Tokyo café has robot waiters controlled remotely by disabled workers | Timeout (31:13) Miami Launches 'MiamiCoin' to...
68. Anti Doping Finger Prick Test, GPS But For The Moon, Reducing Brain Tumors With Magnetism
August 02, 2021 04:01 - 39 minutes - 89.8 MBCool News Timestamps: Single drop of dried blood can reveal athlete doping | Futurity (01:39) Acoustic Tweezers Can Pick Objects Up With Sound Waves – Without Any Physical Contact | SciTechDaily (07:50) Masten Space Systems to develop a GPS-like network for the moon | TechCrunch (12:32) Hubble Finds First Evidence of Water Vapor on Jupiter's Largest Moon | Interesting Engineering (18:51) Scientists Bred Healthy Mice Using Artificial Eggs and Ovaries Made From Stem Cells | Singularity Hu...
67. AlphaFold’s Breakthrough Protein Database, Jeff Bezos Launched into Space, Total Artificial Heart Successfully Transplanted
July 26, 2021 04:01 - 45 minutes - 105 MBCool News Timestamps: Scientists Created the World’s Toughest Self-Healing Material | Interesting Engineering (01:38) Tesla's “Self-Driving” Tech Available for $99/Month | MotorTrend (07:30) Microsoft-powered autonomous beach-cleaning robot | CNET (14:46) Jeff Bezos launches into space on Blue Origin's 1st astronaut flight | Space.com (19:26) First Total Artificial Heart Successfully Transplanted In the US | Interesting Engineering (22:41) China unveils 600 kph superfast maglev train |...
66. Building Habitats in Lunar Orbit, Special Operations Testing a Anti-Aging Pill, First 3D Printed Steel Bridge
July 19, 2021 04:01 - 44 minutes - 101 MBCool News Timestamps Northrop to build homes on moon orbit under $935 mln NASA contract | Reuters (01:07) Tesla launches initiative to build first solar neighborhood in Austin | Fox7Austin (06:38) US Special Operations Command to Test Anti-Aging Pill | GenEngNews & Popular Mechanics (12:10) New Spring-Loaded 'Sound Screw' Makes Drywall Noise-Dampening | Gizmodo (18:57) Netflix will start publishing video games, has hired former EA exec | Arcs Technica (23:30) Brain Implant Transforms T...
65. Stumble-proof Robots by Facebook, Developments in Passively Cooling Materials, VR Shown to Produce Unique Brain Waves
July 12, 2021 04:01 - 43 minutes - 98.7 MBNews Timestamps: Stumble-proof robot adapts to challenging terrain in real time | TechCrunch (01:33) Rare 'hypernova' explosion detected on fringes of the Milky Way for the first time | Space.com (07:35) New fabric passively cools whatever it’s covering—including you | Ars Technica (11:37) A Sunscreen for Pavement Could Help Keep Cities Cool | Gizmodo (16:17) MRI can cut overdiagnosis in prostate-cancer screening by half | MedicalXPress (22:30) Square is going to make a hardware wallet ...
64. Beetle Discovered In Fossilized Poop, Alaskan Airlines Using AI, First Flying Car Flight in Slovakia
July 05, 2021 04:00 - 49 minutes - 113 MBCool News Timestamps: This ancient beetle is the first new species discovered in fossilized poop | Science Mag (01:53) A Laser Breakthrough: First Commercially Scalable Integrated Laser and Microcomb on a Single Chip | SciTechDaily (05:15) Tougher Than Kevlar and Steel: Ultralight Material Withstands Supersonic Microparticle Impacts | SciTechDaily (12:11) CRISPR Breakthrough Could Help Protect Astronauts From Radiation in Space | Interesting Engineering & Science Daily (17:43) Scientists...
63. Microbe Taming Dengue Mosquitoes, Virgin Galactic Cleared for a Spaceline, Miniature Organs Help Liver Healing
June 28, 2021 04:00 - 43 minutes - 99.8 MBCool News Timestamps: Dengue Mosquitoes Can Be Tamed by a Common Microbe | The Atlantic (01:24) Intelligent carpet gives insight into human poses | CSAIL News (13:03) Virgin Galactic Was Just Cleared by the FAA to Launch Commercial Flights to Space | Interesting Engineering (22:11) Adaptable AdhFix patches could replace metal plates on broken bones | New Atlas (27:30) Miniature organs to heal damaged livers | Nature (34:16) ----more---- Podcast Links: Website: https://thatscoolnews.co...
62. Powerful Magnet Built for Nuclear Fusion, Non-invasive Biodegradable Implants, Floating Molten Salt Nuclear Reactors
June 21, 2021 04:00 - 47 minutes - 109 MBCool News Timestamps: World's most powerful magnet being shipped to ITER fusion reactor | New Scientist (01:45) Next-generation implants will be biodegradable and non-invasive | MedicalXpress (11:26) Bio-Inspired Hydrogel Protects the Heart From Adhering to Surrounding Tissue After Surgery | SciTechDaily (19:31) Mass-produced floating nuclear reactors use super-safe molten salt fuel | New Atlas (28:04) This Weird Straw Claims to Cure Hiccups Better Than Any Remedy You Know | Science A...
61. Farming on Mars a Possibility, Breakthrough in Limb Regeneration Research, The Bitcoin Law in El Salvador
June 14, 2021 04:00 - 44 minutes - 102 MBCool News Timestamps: Researchers Create Soil Catalyst to Make Farming on Mars a Reality | Vice (1:35) Samsung shows off stretchable OLED screen in prototype heart rate monitor | The Verge (10:11) BYD's electric school bus will feed electricity back to classrooms | The Next Web (17:19) Breakthrough Understanding of Limb and Organ Regeneration – Closer to the Development of Regenerative Medicine Therapies | SciTechDaily (24:27) El Salvador Becomes First Country to Recognize Bitcoin as a L...
60. Self-Driving Shipment Truck, Faster Internet Standard, NASA is Venus Bound
June 07, 2021 04:00 - 43 minutes - 101 MBCool News Timestamps: Google's speedier internet standard is now an actual standard | Engadget (01:29) New tool activates deep brain neurons by combining ultrasound, genetics | ScienceDaily (07:31) A Self-Driving Truck Got a Shipment Cross-Country 10 Hours Faster Than a Human Driver | SingularityHub (16:07) Ordinary Microscope Sees in Super-Resolution With Specially Engineered Light-Shrinking Material | SciTechDaily (26:15) Elon Musk: SpaceX Ocean Spaceport Deimos Under Construction for...
59. Sense of Touch from Robotic Arm, Graphene infused Concrete, New Tool to Fight Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria
May 31, 2021 04:00 - 45 minutes - 105 MBCool STEM News: Scientists Added a Sense of Touch to a Mind-Controlled Robotic Arm | SingularityHub (01:43) Fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria has a glowing new weapon | ScienceDaily (13:06) Colombian Coffee Is Now Used to Build Houses | Interesting Engineering (20:29) World's first graphene-enhanced concrete slab poured in England | New Atlas (28:45) Good Bacteria Can Reduce Chemotherapy Side Effects – Clean Up Toxins in the Body | SciTechDaily (36:59) ----more----Podcast Link...
58. Startup Solving City Parking, China Zhurong Rover Lands on Mars, DNA Adding Gene Therapy Making a Comeback
May 24, 2021 04:00 - 41 minutes - 93.9 MBCool STEM News: Sidewalk Labs launches Pebble, a sensor that uses real-time data to manage city parking | Tech Crunch (01:22) How Much Daily Movement Do You Need to Counteract Sitting? New Research Explains | The Conversation (12:02) China unveils 1st Mars photos from Zhurong rover | Space.com (19:02) This Tri-Wing Jumbo Jet Could Reduce Fuel Consumption by 70% | Interesting Engineering (22:45) Decades after a tragic failure, gene therapy successfully treats a rare liver disease | Scienc...
57. Record Set for Brain Implant Typing, First Working Solar Panel Recycling Plant, Technology Concept Solving EV Charging Issue.
May 17, 2021 04:00 - 37 minutes - 86.4 MBCool STEM News: Team links gut bacteria to neurodegenerative diseases | Futurity (01:09) Australia's First Working Solar Panel Recycling Plant Is Up and Running | Interesting Engineering (07:30) This tech can see inside fruit so we know exactly when it will be ripe | Fast Company (13:24) Researchers Have Developed Road Chargers For EVs | Jalopnik (18:49) Neural implant lets paralyzed person type by imagining writing | ArsTechnica (29:14) ----more---- Podcast Links: Website: https://t...
56. Starship Has Finally Landed, Identifying Cognitive Issues with Driving, Toyota’s Hydrogen Combustion Engine
May 10, 2021 04:00 - 38 minutes - 87.1 MBStarship Has Finally Landed, Identifying Cognitive Issues with Driving, Toyota’s Hydrogen Combustion Engine Cool STEM News: SpaceX successfully landed a Starship prototype for the first time | The Verge (01:32) AI can reveal older drivers' cognitive issues | Big Think (09:05) Will clothes of the future be made from algae? | Futurity (15:08) Toyota built an internal combustion engine that sips hydrogen, and it sounds awesome | Slash Gear (24:30) Brainboxes find new way to revi...
55. Truly Recyclable Plastic, Material Based on Lobster Belly, Most Powerful Tidal Turbine
May 03, 2021 04:00 - 35 minutes - 82.2 MBCool STEM News Scientists develop a truly recyclable plastic. | Fast company (01:13) High-tech contact lenses are straight out of science fiction | The Conversation (08:43) Lobster Underbelly Inspires Nanofibrous Hydrogel Tech for Tissue Engineering | GenEngNews (15:29) Jetoptera VTOL aircraft design features "bladeless fans on steroids" | New Atlas (21:33) Meet the World's Most Powerful Tidal Turbine: The O2 | Interesting Engineering (28:26) ----more---- Podcast Links: Website: https...
54. Mars Helicopter Ingenuity takes Flight, MOXIE Produces Oxygen on Mars, EU’s Regulation on AI
April 26, 2021 04:00 - 41 minutes - 94.4 MBCool STEM News: NASA’s Mars Helicopter, Ingenuity’s 1st & 2nd Flight | Space (01:41) NASA has produced oxygen on the surface of Mars for the first time | New Scientist (07:23) Whitest paint ever made is also the coolest | Futurity (14:24) Electrifying cement with nanocarbon black | Phys.org (22:00) Europe lays out plan for risk-based AI rules to boost trust and uptake | TechCrunch (31:57) ----more---- Support The Podcast: Website: https://thatscoolnews.com/ Support the Podcast: ht...
53. Human Monkey Chimera Organs, Possible Workplace Exoskeleton Market Boon, Banana Waste Turned Hair Extensions
April 19, 2021 04:00 - 43 minutes - 99.4 MBCool STEM News: A robotic spacecraft just latched onto an active satellite in orbit | The Verge (01:47) The 'Iron Man' body armour many of us may soon be wearing | BBC (08:30) Gov. Gordon Offers Up Wyoming To Host Elon Musk-Funded XPRIZE | WyomingPublicMedia (18:13) Uganda Startup Makes Carpets, Hair Extensions Out of Banana Waste | Interesting Engineering (29:41) Cool or Not Cool? Scientists created embryos with human and monkey cells, stoking ethical concerns | Fast Company (34:15) ...
52. Exploring Lunar Lava Caves, Possible HIV Vaccine in Trials, Robot Guide Dog
April 12, 2021 04:00 - 41 minutes - 93.9 MBCool STEM News: Cancer discovery could revive failed treatments for solid tumors | MedicalXPress (01:32) A BB-8 Style Robot For Exploring Lava Caves on the Moon | Digital Trends (09:42) HIV vaccine stimulates 'rare immune cells' in early human trials | LiveScience (17:58) New Robodog Guides the Visually Impaired With Lasers | Interesting Engineering (24:39) Swyft raises $17.5 million to bring same-day delivery to all the retailers that aren't Amazon | TechCrunch (32:44) ----more---- Su...
51. Injection Reverses Eye Disorder, New Record for Slowing Down Antimatter, Apple Rejecting Data Tracking SDKs
April 05, 2021 04:00 - 39 minutes - 91.2 MBCool STEM News: Physicists Just Crushed a New Record For Slowing Down Antimatter | Science Alert (01:33) Dumping Coffee Pulp To Forests Could Boost Recovery | Interesting Engineering (08:20) A single injection reverses blindness in patient with rare genetic disorder | MedicalXPress (15:36) App Store now rejecting apps using third-party SDKs that collect user data without consent | 9to5mac (22:41) Swiss robots use UV light to zap viruses aboard passenger planes | Reuters (28:05) ----more...
50. Massless Structural Batteries, Neurobots Treating Brain Tumors, Nuclear Fusion Tests This Summer
March 29, 2021 04:00 - 48 minutes - 111 MBCool STEM News: Exercise ‘could be better than medication for dementia patients with depression’ | News Chain (01:46) This Structural Battery Could Lead to Massless Energy Storage | Popular Mechanics (08:56) Researchers Found a Way to Send Tiny Robots Into Mouse Brains | Gizmodo (18:47) Scientists will test the world's first nuclear fusion reactor this summer | The Next Web (26:53) It Takes Guts to Fend Off Loneliness and Achieve Wisdom | Neuroscience News (36:38) ----more---- Support ...
49. AI Used to Detect Deepfakes, NASA’s Airless Tires Hitting The Market, VR Utilized in Retinal Prosthetics
March 22, 2021 04:00 - 42 minutes - 96.5 MBCool STEM News: Scientists developed a clever way to detect Deepfakes by analyzing light reflections in the eyes | The Next Web (01:45) New Clues Uncovered about Toxic Protein Structures in Neurodegenerative Diseases | GenEngNews (10:16) Genetic Scalpel Invented for Microalgae to Efficiently Turn CO2 Into Biofuel | SciTechDaily (16:21) METL Tires Using NASA Tech Are Coming to Bikes | Gizmodo & New Atlas (24:21) Quest for prosthetic retinas progresses toward human trials, with a VR assist...
48. Google Disrupts the Education System, Rapid Way to Detect Parkinson’s, Cybertruck Powers a Tiny House
March 15, 2021 04:00 - 48 minutes - 111 MBCool Stem News: How Google's New Career Certificates Could Disrupt the College Degree | Inc.com (02:01) Scientists Find a Natural Protein That Stops Allergies And Autoimmune Conditions | Science Alert (14:46) Elon Musk Says Cybertruck Will Power Off-Grid Tiny Houses and Campers | Interesting Engineering (22:20) Painless skin swabs used to detect Parkinson's with high accuracy | New Atlas (30:40) Digital twins could lead to more proactive, personalized medicine, researchers say | Medical...
47. DeGoogled Smartphones, Physically Possible Warp Drive, Surprising Predictor to Dementia
March 08, 2021 05:00 - 42 minutes - 96.8 MBCool STEM News: Google-Free Android Smartphones Are Now Available in the US | PCMag (01:29) Engineers Have Proposed The First Model For a Physically Possible Warp Drive | Science Alert (10:16) SpaceX Successfully Landed Starship For The First Time - Before It Exploded | Science Alert (22:01) A submersible soft robot survived the pressure in the Mariana trench | New Scientist (27:06) This study just uncovered a surprising predictor of dementia | The Ladders (32:44) --more-- Follow/Suppo...
46. Perseverance Rover Landing, 20 Tons of Plastic Waste Recycled into Bricks, Patents Related to the Apple Car
March 01, 2021 05:00 - 49 minutes - 112 MBCool STEM News: New Study Reveals Why Whales Don't Get Cancer | Interesting Engineering & Inverse (02:11) These six patents may shed light on the possible key features of Apple's car| Business Insider (11:07) Graphene 'nano-origami' creates tiniest microchips | Phys.org (23:56) Touchdown! NASA's Perseverance rover lands on Mars to begin hunt for signs of ancient life | Space.com (29:55) NASA's Mars helicopter reports in Feb 21, 2021 | Phys.org (35:06) Plastic Waste turned into Bricks mo...
45. VR Exosuit Technology, Telework Robots, Futuristic Society | Dr. Marcel Reese
February 22, 2021 05:00 - 47 minutes - 110 MBHey, Cool Listeners, we are back with another interview episode that I know you will enjoy. I sit down and chat with Dr. Marcel Reese the brains behind the creation of the Holotron. The VR Exosuit allows your legs to feel force & balance feedback from the virtual world. We discuss many things but I'll name a few things here: - Dr. Reese’s Background - How he came up with this idea, what was his inspiration for it? - Holotron: Force feedback & balance feedback - Why Holotron makes econo...
44. New Nations Orbiting Mars, Decoding Brain Signals Identifying an Image, Hydrogen Powerpaste better than Gasoline
February 15, 2021 05:00 - 49 minutes - 113 MBCool STEM News: Researchers have used light to decode brain signals and identify what image a person sees. | Futurity (2:41) Antibiotic Game-Changer: Phages Can Anticipate Bacteria's Location and Destroy Them Before They Cause an Infection | SciTechDaily (12:53) Powerpaste packs clean hydrogen energy in a safe, convenient gray goop | New Atlas (20:22) Musical Training Gives the Brain a Crucial Advantage—Especially at an Early Age, Says New Study | Good News Network (32:25) Welcome to Ma...
43. Quantum Computing Basics, Future, and Mixing with Other Tech | Ethan Hansen
February 08, 2021 05:00 - 56 minutes - 129 MBI am joined by Ethan Hansen, the creator of the podcast Quantum Computing Now, where he talks about the basics, the news, and shares interviews with quantum computing professionals. This was a great interview and I learned so much about Quantum Computing. Timestamps: How his Interest in Quantum Computing Started and Why He Started the Podcast Quantum Computing now (01:23) His Background (05:21) How does a high school kid get into Quantum Computing!? (09:04) Went from wanting to be an En...
42. Smart Glasses Fix Vision, Apple’s Data Privacy Tool and Potential Court Battle with Facebook
February 01, 2021 05:00 - 47 minutes - 110 MBCool STEM News: Apple's new privacy tool lets you choose which apps can see and share your data. Here's what you need to know | Zdnet (01:56) Myopia correcting 'smart glasses' from Japan to be sold in Asia | Nikkei Asia (13:20) No more needles? The Source, Washington University in St. Louis (19:27) Ingenious 'Wrinkled' Graphene Could Be The Most Promising Water Filter Yet | Science Alert (28:50) German City Tests Wind and Waterproof Sleep Pods for the Homeless | Interesting Engineering (...
41. Asteroid Belt Space Colony, Brain Stimulation Fights Depression, Fat Cells Transformed to Stem Cells
January 25, 2021 05:00 - 51 minutes - 118 MBCool STEM News: Machine learning could cut delays from traffic lights | Futurity (01:15) SpaceX Offshore Oil Rig Launch Pad Conversion Info | Hypebeast (08:37) Electric car batteries with five-minute charging times produced | The Guardian (11:39) Humans could move to this floating asteroid belt colony in the next 15 years, astrophysicist says | LiveScience (18:21) Brain Implant Successfully Fights Off Depression, Scientists Say | Futurism (30:20) Researchers turned fat cells into stem ...
40. UK’s Nuclear Powered Spacecraft, AR Glasses at CES 2021, Skynet Would Definitely Win
January 17, 2021 20:58 - 41 minutes - 94.8 MBRecorded on Jan. 15th 2020 Cool STEM News: The dire wolf was a distinct species, different from the gray wolf, biologists discover (01:22) The UK Is Developing Nuclear-Powered Space Exploration for Faster Mars Trips | Vice (8:44) The realization of a single-quantum-dot heat valve | Phys.Org (15:58) Lenovo launches AR glasses for enterprise | Tech Crunch (24:23) Vuzix's new microLED-powered smart glasses will arrive this summer | Tech Crunch (26:59) Not Cool: Calculations Show It'll B...
39. VR Exosuit Prototype, AI Tumor Detection, Futuristic Car Display from Mercedes
January 11, 2021 05:00 - 35 minutes - 80.2 MBRecorded on Jan. 10th 2021 Cool STEM News: New Discovery Could Lead to Cheaper And More Efficient Water Desalination | Science Alert (01:37) Holotron: A Robotic Exosuit for Virtual Reality | Digital Trends (06:39) AI Microscope Confirms Tumor Removal - In Minutes? | Interesting Engineering (16:37) New Mercedes Screen Will Span Nearly Entire Width of Car, Regulates With AI | Interesting Engineering (21:32) Study explores the effects of immune responses on the aging brain | MedicalXpress...
38. First in AR Enhanced Surgery, Beaming Power From Space, Dangers of Facial Recognition
January 04, 2021 05:00 - 37 minutes - 85.4 MBRecorded on Jan. 3rd 2021 Cool STEM News: Augmented reality in surgery: World's first “real” holographically navigated spine surgery at Balgrist University Hospital | News.Microsoft (01:29) The Air Force's Solar-Beaming Spacecraft | Solar Power From Space | Popular Mechanics (08:01) Large transporter protein linked to schizophrenia | MedicalXpress (17:45) Quadriplegic patient uses brain signals to feed himself with two advanced prosthetic arms | MedicalXpress (24:46) Not Cool: A man s...
37. Airbus Hydrogen Pod Plane, Amazon & Apple in the Auto Industry, The KFConsole
December 28, 2020 05:00 - 33 minutes - 77.5 MBRecorded on Dec. 27th 2020 Cool News: Alien Hunters Discover Mysterious Signal from Proxima Centauri | Scientific American (02:38) Airbus reveals hydrogen 'plane pods' concept | Euractive (10:16) Amazon Zoox unveils self-driving robotaxi | CNBC (17:05) Exclusive: Apple targets car production by 2024 and eyes 'next level' battery technology - sources | Reuters (22:03) KFC has created a console that's more powerful than the PS5 and has a built-in 'chicken chamber' to keep your meal warm ...
36. Podcast Goals for 2021 and Getting a Little Insight Into the Podcast
December 21, 2020 05:00 - 21 minutes - 49 MBHey Cool Listeners! This is a quicker episode providing you with my thoughts on the podcast, what my goals are for the podcast in the next year, and just letting you know how much I appreciate you all. Just FYI, had to rush the production of this to get it out since I went on Vacation and forgot my charger! Just want to be honest and forthright with you :) Follow/Support The Podcast: Website: thatscoolnews.com/ Review The Podcast: thatscoolnews.com/review Join the Community: thatscooln...
35. SpaceX’s Explosive Success, NASA’s Artemis Plans, Prescribing Nature
December 14, 2020 05:00 - 36 minutes - 83.5 MBRecorded Dec. 11th 2020 Cool STEM News: B.C. medical group launches program to prescribe nature as medication | The Globe and Mail (01:48) NASA Releases Detailed Plan for 2024 Moon Base Camp | The Independent (07:30) Tesla co-founder on QuantumScape's new battery: it's a breakthrough | Electrek (13:34) This vertical farm in Denmark will grow 1,000 tons of local greens a year | FastCompany (21:44) SpaceX Starship SN8 explodes after successful high-altitude test flight | CNET (26:31) --...
34. Reversing Age Related Vision Loss, Autonomous Orbital Rocket, Self-Healing Metallic Skin
December 07, 2020 05:00 - 41 minutes - 96.1 MBRecorded on Dec. 4th 2020 Cool STEM News: Scientists Invent a Microscope That Can Safely Look Straight Through Your Skull | Science Alert (02:01) Making mechanical skin | Phys.org (06:53) Lab-Grown Chicken Meat Is Finally Going on Sale in a World First | Science Alert (11:36) Molecule found to promote muscle health in response to magnetic fields | New Atlas (16:45) Scientists reverse age-related vision loss, eye damage from glaucoma in mice | MedicalXPress (21:41) Space startup Aevum ...
33. Therapy to Reverse Aging, Future of Nanobots in Our Body, Tesla Model X Hacked for $195
November 30, 2020 05:00 - 47 minutes - 108 MBRecorded on Nov. 29th 2020 Cool STEM News Nanobots Will Be Flowing Through Your Body by 2030 | Interesting Engineering (01:33) This 2-Acre Vertical Farm Out-Produces 720 Acre 'Flat Farms' | Forbes' (06:53) New breast cancer therapy promises to destroy tumours inside the body | Euronews (13:58) Scientists develop earth-friendly process to recycle lithium-ion batteries | cfact.org (20:45) Human ageing process biologically reversed in world first | Yahoo News (29:29) Who set up this mys...
32. Glass Domed Mars City, Apple’s M1 Chip saves Billions, AI’s Replication Issue
November 23, 2020 05:00 - 37 minutes - 84.8 MBRecorded on Nov. 20, 2020 Cool STEM News: Terraform Mars: Elon Musk says a Mars city of 'glass domes' comes first | Inverse (02:04) Apple's move to M1 chips will save $2.5B this year – IBM exec | 9to5 mac (09:29) The Mass Extinction That Ended The Triassic May Have Happened Later Than We Thought | Science Alert (13:28) The Plan to Turn Scrapped Rockets Into Space Stations | Wired (17:05) Meet the BL6, Bud Light’s Game Console | PCMag (22:11) Not Cool News: AI is wrestling with a repl...
31. Writing A Children's Book, The Importance of Parents' Engagement, Education Consulting | Stephanie Ryan
November 16, 2020 05:00 - 57 minutes - 133 MBHey cool listeners! We are back with another interview, and this time I am joined by Stephanie Ryan, the author of Let’s Learn about Chemistry. This book "makes it easy to introduce children to the basic fundamentals that form the foundation of chemistry — no science degree required. If you’ve ever wanted to start young readers off on a lifelong love of STEM, Let’s Learn About Chemistry is a great first step." Stephanie and I discuss a variety of things in this episode of the podcast. Fi...
30. Water on the Moon, Online Book Rival Of Amazon, A New iPhone Button
November 09, 2020 05:00 - 30 minutes - 70.2 MBRecorded on Nov. 6th 2020 Cool STEM News: Scientists Say This New Rice-Cooking Hack Removes Arsenic But Keeps The Nutrients | Science Alert (02:05) Apple added a secret button to your iPhone, and you may not have even noticed | The Verge (06:30) Daycares in Finland Built a 'Forest Floor', And It Changed Children's Immune Systems | Science Alert (09:52) NASA confirms there is water on the moon that astronauts could use | New Scientist (13:42) GPS and water don't mix. So scientists have ...
29. Science Communications, Studying Plant Biology, Importance of Mentors | Notes By Niba
November 02, 2020 05:00 - 56 minutes - 130 MBHey cool listeners! We are back with another interview, and this time I am joined by Niba from Notes By Niba. She is building a brand (YouTube & Instagram) that centers around creating & sharing notes related to plant science in cosmetics and skincare. We talk about her background, and what led her down the road of Science Communications. What exactly is Science Communications? Niba answers that with the basic understanding that it is at its core good storytelling. This leads her into d...