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Show Notes 19 May 2023This week it’s all about four medical miracles!Story 1: Tiny robot injected in the skull spreads its tentacles to monitor the brainSource: NewScientist Story by Jeremy HsuLink: https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/-news/robot-injected-in-the-skull-spreads-its-tentacles-to-monitor-the-brain/ar-AA1b1fsy?ocid=sapphireappshareStory 2: Chemotherapy drug reaches brain in humans for the first timeSource: Northwestern Now Story by Marla PaulLink: https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2023/05/chemotherapy-drug-reaches-brain-in-humans-for-first-time/Story 3: Scientists Use Electricity to Make Wounds Heal 3x FasterSource: ScienceAlert.com Story by David Nield Link: https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-use-electricity-to-make-wounds-heal-3x-fasterStory 4: Capsule Delivers Electrical Current to Stomach to Stimulate AppetiteSource: Medgadget.com Story by Conn HastingsLink: https://www.medgadget.com/2023/05/capsule-delivers-electrical-current-to-stomach-for-appetite.htmlSee video here: https://www.y

Show Notes 12 May 2023Story 1: New AI system can translate a person’s brain activity into a continuous stream of textSource: PsyPost.org Story by Christina MaherSide note: PsyPost.org is a psychology and neuroscience news website dedicated to reporting the latest research on human behavior, cognition, and society.Link: https://www.psypost.org/2023/05/mind-reading-new-ai-system-can-translate-a-persons-brain-activity-into-a-continuous-stream-of-text-80255Story 2: SETI Institute has joined forces with VLA to expand the search for aliens Source: EarthSky.orgStory by Paul Scott AndersonLink: https://earthsky.org/space/seti-very-larger-array-cosmic/Story 3: World’s largest to date zero-emission plane to be developed by Alaska Airlines and ZeroAviaSource: hydrogenfuelnews.com Link: https://www.hydrogenfuelnews.com/zero-emission-plane-zeroavia/8558545/See video here - engine proof of concept January 2022: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf9-vp9G3QAStory 4: A graphene “tattoo” could help hearts keep their

Show Notes 5 May 2023Story 1: New Color-Changing Coating Could Both Heat and Cool BuildingsSource: Scientific American Story by Allison ParshallLink: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-color-changing-coating-could-both-heat-and-cool-buildings/Link 2: https://www.dezeen.com/2023/02/14/colour-changing-facade-material-university-of-chicago/Link 3: https://techxplore.com/news/2023-01-temperature-sensing-material-energy.html Story 2: New AI-based tsunami warning software could help save livesSource: Popular Science Story by Jamie DickmanLink: https://www.popsci.com/technology/ai-tsunami-detection-system/Story 3: Ocean Census research project aims to discover 100,000 previously unknown marine speciesSource: CNN Story by Katie HuntLink: https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/27/world/ocean-census-launch-scnSource 2: https://oceancensus.org/?utm_source=uniofoxford&utm_medium=partner-comms&utm_campaign=launchSee video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvWdpWwfGzc Story 4: A new peptide may hold potential

Popzara.com. Nathan Evans, Managing Editor.Throughout Popzara you’ll find views on gaming, movies, technology, cultural icons and so much more. Reviews and previews, in-depth analyses, opinion pieces, conversations, and a regularly updated Podcast keep things interesting and always entertaining. Our diverse editorial staff is committed to bringing this cornucopia of editorial goodness in fair-minded and positive ways, with minimal snark and maximum fun. A little bit of everything for the discriminating reader and curious listener is what you’ll find at Popzara.Topics:Windows 11’s limited iMessage integration has publicly launched | Ars TechnicaSony has sold over 38.4 million PS5s following a record-breaking year | Engadget‘Magic: The Gathering’ publisher Wizards of the Coast sent the Pinkertons after a leaker | Engadget‘Vampire Survivors’ is getting an animated television series | EngadgetThe Super Mario Bros Movie Crosses $900M At Global Box Office – DeadlineMovie Time! The Super Mario Bros. Movies (1993 – 2

Show Notes 28 April 2023Story 1: NASA Unveils Interior of Simulation Mars Habitat for Future MissionsSource: ExtremeTech.com Story by Adrianna NineLink: https://www.extremetech.com/aerospace/nasa-unveils-interior-of-simulation-mars-habitat-for-future-missionsSource: https://www.nasa.gov/chapea/habitat See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmjV6Grlo7sStory 2: 'Big sponge': new tech aims to extract CO2 from the Earth’s oceans to tackle global warmingSource: Phys.org Story by Romain FonsegrivesLink: https://phys.org/news/2023-04-big-sponge-co2-tech-oceans.htmlSee video here: https://tinyurl.com/2p9d96u9 [great additional information!]Story 3: Scientists are planning to send a robot snake to search for life on a small icy moon of SaturnSource: Talker News on MSNLink: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/scientists-planning-to-send-robot-snake-to-search-for-aliens/ar-AA19RLYZSee video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O4TAXaL4bwStory 4: Scientists Create Gelatin-Based Surgical Sealant for Rapid

Show Notes 21 April 2023Story 1: Breakthrough discovery suggests gravity created light in the earliest days of the universeSource: BGR.com Story by Joshua HawkinsLink: https://bgr.com/science/breakthrough-discovery-suggests-gravity-can-create-light/Story 2: World's first commercially available smart gun featuring fingerprint unlockingSource: Axios Story by Esteban L. HernandezLink: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/worlds-first-smart-gun-featuring-fingerprint-unlocking-hits-the-market/ar-AA19Q7FbSource: Gizmodo.com Story by Mack DeGeurinLink: https://gizmodo.com/smart-gun-firearm-biofire-technologies-1850337102Link: https://smartgun.com/ [website for the company making the gun]See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI35-4GdyLoStory 3: New electronic multifunctional patch for plants offers early detection of disease and other issuesSource: Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology NewsLink: https://www.genengnews.com/agbio/plant-disease-early-detection-via-use-of-multifunctional-patch/Source 2: ht

Show Notes 14 April 2023Story 1: New electric watercraft robot captures plastic and debris in rivers and lakesSource: Electrek.com Story by Peter JohnsonLink: https://electrek.co/2023/03/30/wasteshark-is-an-electric-catamaran-that-eats-plastic-in-the-water/See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yT4Qoe0B9tU&t=4sStory 2: Scientists have discovered that plants have voicesSource: Popular Mechanics Story by Jackie Appel Link: https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a43467924/plants-have-had-voices-this-whole-time/Story 3: New Robotic hand can identify objects with just one graspSource: MIT News Story by Adam ZeweLink: https://news.mit.edu/2023/robotic-hand-can-identify-objects-just-one-grasp-0403Story 4: Astronauts will grow cultures of an incurable cancer in space to unlock its secretsSource: Braintumourresearch.orgLink: https://www.braintumourresearch.org/media/news/news-item/2023/03/24/brain-tumour-cells-heading-to-international-space-station For more info, interviews, reviews, news, r

Story 1: Surprising alternative to crude oil used to make a new recyclable plasticSource: ScienceAlert.com Story by Clare WatsonLink: https://tinyurl.com/4tdabtehStory 2: Amazing proof-of-concept demonstration shows a soldier controlling a robot surveillance dog with his thoughts!Source: UK’s Daily Mail Story by Stacy LiberatoreLink: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11896135/Killer-robot-dogs-controlled-soldiers-MINDS-trialed-Australian-army.htmlSee video here: https://tinyurl.com/4h4sey32Story 3: Scientists say habitats on Mars could be made from potato-based building materialsSource: Popular Science Story by Andrew PaulLink: https://www.popsci.com/technology/mars-starcrete-potato/Story 4: New app uses smartphone selfies to screen for pancreatic cancerSource: University of Washington Press ReleaseLink: https://www.washington.edu/news/2017/08/28/new-app-uses-smartphone-selfies-to-screen-for-pancreatic-cancer/For more info, interviews, reviews, news, radio, podcasts, video, and more, check out C

Nathan Evans, Managing Editor, Popzara.comThroughout Popzara you’ll find views on gaming, movies, technology, cultural icons and so much more. Reviews and previews, in-depth analyses, opinion pieces, conversations, and a regularly updated Podcast keep things interesting and always entertaining. Our diverse editorial staff is committed to bringing this cornucopia of editorial goodness in fair-minded and positive ways, with minimal snark and maximum fun. A little bit of everything for the discriminating reader and curious listener is what you’ll find at Popzara.Topics:E3 2023 has been canceledhttps://www.engadget.com/e3-2023-has-been-canceled-211201976.htmlApple introduces Apple Pay Later to allow consumers to pay for purchases over timehttps://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/03/apple-introduces-apple-pay-later/The Last of Us’ first PC port is riddled with apparent performance issueshttps://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/03/the-last-of-us-first-pc-port-is-riddled-with-apparent-performance-issues/Audible is testing ad-

Show Notes 31 March 2023Story 1: Here’s a creative idea – put solar panels between railroad tracks!Source: Wonderfulengineering.com Story by Jannat Un NisaLink: https://wonderfulengineering.com/this-is-the-worlds-first-solar-panel-carpet-on-a-railway-track-and-it-may-generate-electricity/Story 2: New autonomous pile driving robot will accelerate solar farm constructionSource: Forbes Story by Heather Wishart-SmithLink: https://www.forbes.com/sites/heatherwishartsmith/2023/03/20/built-robotics-unveils-autonomous-pile-driving-robot-expediting-solar-rollout/?sh=274dc9187591See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Na6NF11iPcStory 3: More artificial intelligence in your life - First we had OpenAI’s ChatGPT, now there’s Google’s BardSource: eWeek.com Story by Drew RobbLink: https://www.eweek.com/artificial-intelligence/chat-gpt-vs-google-bard/Story 4: Scientists invent oxygen-ion battery as a longer lasting alternative to lithium-ion batteriesSource: TechXplore.comBased on Vienna University of Tec

Show Notes 17 March 2023Story 1: Someday your desk lamp may be a house plant!Source: MIT News Story by Anne TraftonLink: https://tinyurl.com/auccexdmSee video here: https://tinyurl.com/387r4y4fStory 2: Scientists discover an enzyme that can use air to generate electricity Source: Popular Science Story by Jackie AppelLink: https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/green-tech/a43251276/enzyme-can-use-air-to-generate-electricity/Source: Gizmodo.comStory by Kevin HurlerLink: https://gizmodo.com/natural-enzyme-huc-generate-electricity-from-air-1850207533 A picture containing coelenterateDescription automatically generatedSee video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC3ATunzd_8Story 3: Scientists have devised a way to 3D print “biomaterial” inside the human body Source: Futurism.comStory by Victor TangermannLink: https://futurism.com/neoscope/scientists-3d-print-inside-human-bodySee video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvoxI7qkRfE Story 4: Scientists announce ‘organoid intelligence’ as a potential biologic

Show Notes 10 March 2023Story 1: Scientists have discovered a way to boost the efficiency of solar panels by 250%Source: Sciencealert.comStory by David Nield Link: https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-boost-the-efficiency-of-a-cheap-and-promising-solar-panel-material-by-250Story 2: The James Webb Space Telescope spotted something that’s shaking up the scientific world!Source: CNN Story by Ashley StricklandLink: https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/22/world/webb-telescope-massive-early-galaxies-scnStory 3: Key trend to watch: Microsoft wants to bring ChatGPT’s artificial intelligence capabilities to robotsSource: Microsoft Blog Link: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/group/autonomous-systems-group-robotics/articles/chatgpt-for-robotics/See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYd0QcZcS6Q Story 4: It’s women’s history month – on Discover.com you can learn about 10 women in science who changed the worldSource: Discover.com Story by Megan SchmnidtLink: https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/meet-1

Show Notes 3 March 2023Story 1: Scientists pioneer new cloud seeding techniques to fight global droughtSource: ScienceTimes.com Story by Joshua StanLink: https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/42282/20230208/unlocking-power-cloud-seeding-scientists-pioneer-innovative-techniques-fight-drought.htmSource: USDA Agricultural Research Service Story by Kathryn MarkhamLink: https://www.ars.usda.gov/oc/dof/seeding-the-skies-harvesting-rain/Story 2: New artificial intelligence tool helps predict if chemotherapy will benefit a breast cancer patientSource: CosmosMagazine.com Story by Evrim YazginLink: https://cosmosmagazine.com/technology/ai-breast-cancer-treatment/Story 3: Scientists are making catfish hybrids with alligator DNASource: ScienceAlert.com Story by Hannah GetahunLink: https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-are-making-catfish-hybrids-with-alligator-dna-for-us-to-eatStory 4: New factory retrofit could reduce a steel plant’s carbon emissions by 90 percentSource: Popular Science Story by Andrew PaulLink: https:

Popzara.com. Nathan Evans, Managing Editor. Throughout Popzara you’ll find views on gaming, movies, technology, cultural icons and so much more. Reviews and previews, in-depth analyses, opinion pieces, conversations, and a regularly updated Podcast keep things interesting and always entertaining. Our diverse editorial staff is committed to bringing this cornucopia of editorial goodness in fair-minded and positive ways, with minimal snark and maximum fun. A little bit of everything for the discriminating reader and curious listener is what you’ll find at Popzara. Topics: Casting Spells and Muggle Magic: The Wizarding World of Hogwarts Legacy | Popzara PodcastApple is reportedly closer to bringing no-prick glucose monitoring to the Watch | EngadgetMetroid Prime Remastered Selling Out, Going For $100+ On eBayNVIDIA and Microsoft to bring XBOX PC titles to GeForce NOWPodcasts are coming to YouTube Music | TechCrunchAI-generated comic artwork loses US Copyright protection | Ars TechnicaSupreme Court admits t

Show Notes 24 February 2023Story 1: New technology advances the use of waste cardboard for home insulationSource: TechCrunch.comStory Tim De Chant Link: https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/30/transforming-old-cardboard-boxes-into-insulation-nets-cleanfiber-10-million-round/Story 2: Key trend to watch - More than 56,000 hydrogen cars sold worldwide Source: AutoTech.news PR Newswire Link: https://autotech.news/over-56-thousand-hydrogen-passenger-vehicles-sold-so-far/Story 3: World's first autonomous artificial intelligence jet fighter training aircraftSource: NewAtlas.com Story by David SzondyLink: https://newatlas.com/military/worlds-first-autonomous-ai-tactical-aircraft-flight/ Story 4: New microneedle bandage can stop bleeding in less than two minutesSource: SciTechDaily.com [Penn State University]Link: https://scitechdaily.com/saving-lives-novel-microneedle-bandage-can-immediately-stop-bleeding-following-an-injury/ For more info, interviews, reviews, news, radio, podcasts, video, and more, check out Com

Show Notes 17 February 2023Story 1: Amazon's Zoox is now operating its purpose-built autonomous taxi on public roadsSource: Engadget.com Story by Steve DentLink: https://www.engadget.com/amazons-zoox-successfully-tests-its-purpose-built-autonomous-taxi-on-public-roads-134628930.htmlSee video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tknowptOgU4Story 2: Blue Origin Develops System to Deploy ‘Unlimited’ Solar Power on the MoonSource: ExtremeTech.com Story by Ryan WhitwamLink: https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/343062-blue-origin-develops-system-to-deploy-unlimited-solar-power-on-the-moonStory 3: Ingestible sensor could help doctors pinpoint gastrointestinal difficultiesSource: MIT News Story by Anne TraftonLink: https://news.mit.edu/2023/ingestible-sensor-could-help-doctors-pinpoint-gi-difficulties-0213Story 4: Where to learn about 34 highly influential African American scientistsSource: InterestingEngineering.com Story by Christopher McFaddenLink: https://interestingengineering.com/culture/31-highly-influential-a

Show Notes 10 February 2023Story 1: Recent experiment shows lasers can direct lightning strikesSource: The Guardian Story by Ian SampleLink: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jan/16/scientists-steer-lightning-bolts-with-lasers-for-the-first-timeSource: Institut Polytechnique de ParisLink: https://www.polytechnique.edu/en/news/deflecting-lightning-laser-lightning-rodStory 2: The Pentagon wants a drug that will heat your body ASAPSource: Popular Mechanics Story by Tim NewcombLink: https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/a42537862/drug-that-will-heat-your-body-asap/Story 3: Recent breakthrough dramatically cuts the time and cost of making “green” hydrogen from seawaterSource: InterestingEngineering.com Story by Jajo MalayilLink: https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/hydrogen-from-sea-water-for-cheapStory 4: Improved cancer treatment inspired by the foam on your latteSource: MedicalXpress.com Story by Jennifer Brown, University of IowaLink: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-02-cancer-trea

Show Notes 3 February 2023Story 1: Scientists create a small shapeshifting humanoid robot that can liquefy and reformSource: Sciencealert.com Story by Michelle StarrLink: https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-create-shapeshifting-humanoid-robot-that-can-liquefy-and-reformSource: Sciencenews.org Story by McKenzie PrillamanLink: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/robot-shape-shifting-gallium-melt-reform-magnetic-fieldsSee video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9zE8JQCG5ESource for image: https://www.geologyin.com/2018/02/gallium-is-metal-that-melts-in-your.htmlStory 2: Researchers create a new type of yarn that turns movement into electricitySource: Techxplore.com News release from University of Texas at DallasLink: https://techxplore.com/news/2023-01-demo-carbon-nanotube-yarn-harvests.htmlStory 3: New all-in-one system can capture carbon dioxide emissions from industrial plants and convert it into a lucrative productSource: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory websiteLink: https://www.pnnl.gov/news-m

Popzara.com. Nathan Evans, Managing Editor.Throughout Popzara you’ll find views on gaming, movies, technology, cultural icons and so much more. Reviews and previews, in-depth analyses, opinion pieces, conversations, and a regularly updated Podcast keep things interesting and always entertaining. Our diverse editorial staff is committed to bringing this cornucopia of editorial goodness in fair-minded and positive ways, with minimal snark and maximum fun. A little bit of everything for the discriminating reader and curious listener is what you’ll find at Popzara.Topics:Rep. Jake Auchincloss Reads U.S. House Floor Speech Written By ChatGPT | WBZ NewsRadio 1030MSG probed over use of facial recognition to eject lawyers from show venues | Ars TechnicaJustice Department Sues Google for Monopolizing Digital Advertising Technologies | OPA | Department of JusticeAfter 25 years, GoldenEye 007 gets its first modern rerelease Friday | Ars TechnicaThe State of Gaming: The Best, Worst (and Everything Else) Games of 2022 | P

Show Notes 27 January 2023Story 1: A new satellite can now measure nearly all the Earth’s waterSource: CNN Story by Ashley StricklandLink: https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/16/world/nasa-swot-launch-scn/index.htmlSee video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maI09QHicTg&t=4181sStory 2: University of Minnesota researchers can move objects without touching themSource: Scitechdaily.com and University of Minnesota announcementLink: https://scitechdaily.com/not-science-fiction-a-new-method-to-move-objects-without-contact/See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61y6CBfyoqI&t=1sStory 3: The viability of solar cars just got a shot in the arm with an order for 10,000 vehicles made by a Dutch car makerSource: NL#Times Netherlands TimesLink: https://nltimes.nl/2023/01/17/dutch-startup-lightyear-pre-sells-10000-solar-electric-cars-company-leasesSee video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xee3D7prGzwStory 4: Scientists recently discovered a fourth membrane in the human brain and the important role it plays