12 September 2025
Unlocking the Brain's Decisions, Durable Solar Tech, and Robots with Advanced Touch w/ Ralph Bond
Computer America
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Show Notes:
Story 1: Map of 600,000 brain cells rewrites the textbook on how the brain makes decisions
Source: LiveScience.com
Link: https://www.livescience.com/health/neuroscience/map-of-600-000-brain-cells-rewrites-the-textbook-on-how-the-brain-makes-decisions
Story 2: Super solar cells withstand 10,000 bends, retain over 85% output after 2,800 hours
Source: InterestingEngineering.com via MSN
Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/technology/renewable-energy/super-solar-cells-withstand-10-000-bends-retain-over-85-output-after-2-800-hours/ar-AA1JEC2z
Story 3: Soft skin, sharp senses: New robotic 'touch' sees danger before it hits
Source: TechExplore.com
Link: https://techxplore.com/news/2025-08-soft-skin-sharp-robotic-danger.html
Research Paper: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11097357
Story 4: Soft wearable robot jacket responds to movements, supports upper-limb impairments
Source: InterestingEngineering.com
Link: https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/us-engineers-robot-worn-like-jackets
Research Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-62538-8
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFHTyUrAaz0&t=12s
Honorable Mentions:
Story: Some People Are Immune to All Viruses. Scientists Now Want to Replicate This Ability for a Universal Antiviral
Source: ZME Science
Link: https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/universal-antiviral/
Story: Generative AI designs compounds that can kill drug-resistant bacteria
Source: Phys.org
Link: https://phys.org/news/2025-08-generative-ai-compounds-drug-resistant.html
Research Paper: https://www.cell.com/cell/abstract/S0092-8674(25)00855-4
Story: This New Indoor Solar Cell Could Power the Entire Internet of Things Using Only the Light from Your Ceiling
Source: ZME Science
Link: https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/this-new-indoor-solar-cell-could-power-the-entire-internet-of-things-using-only-the-light-from-your-ceiling/
Story: Researchers Explore ‘Biomining’ Seaweed for Critical Minerals
Source: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Link: https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/researchers-explore-biomining-seaweed-critical-minerals
Story 1: Map of 600,000 brain cells rewrites the textbook on how the brain makes decisions
Source: LiveScience.com
Link: https://www.livescience.com/health/neuroscience/map-of-600-000-brain-cells-rewrites-the-textbook-on-how-the-brain-makes-decisions
Story 2: Super solar cells withstand 10,000 bends, retain over 85% output after 2,800 hours
Source: InterestingEngineering.com via MSN
Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/technology/renewable-energy/super-solar-cells-withstand-10-000-bends-retain-over-85-output-after-2-800-hours/ar-AA1JEC2z
Story 3: Soft skin, sharp senses: New robotic 'touch' sees danger before it hits
Source: TechExplore.com
Link: https://techxplore.com/news/2025-08-soft-skin-sharp-robotic-danger.html
Research Paper: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11097357
Story 4: Soft wearable robot jacket responds to movements, supports upper-limb impairments
Source: InterestingEngineering.com
Link: https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/us-engineers-robot-worn-like-jackets
Research Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-62538-8
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFHTyUrAaz0&t=12s
Honorable Mentions:
Story: Some People Are Immune to All Viruses. Scientists Now Want to Replicate This Ability for a Universal Antiviral
Source: ZME Science
Link: https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/universal-antiviral/
Story: Generative AI designs compounds that can kill drug-resistant bacteria
Source: Phys.org
Link: https://phys.org/news/2025-08-generative-ai-compounds-drug-resistant.html
Research Paper: https://www.cell.com/cell/abstract/S0092-8674(25)00855-4
Story: This New Indoor Solar Cell Could Power the Entire Internet of Things Using Only the Light from Your Ceiling
Source: ZME Science
Link: https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/this-new-indoor-solar-cell-could-power-the-entire-internet-of-things-using-only-the-light-from-your-ceiling/
Story: Researchers Explore ‘Biomining’ Seaweed for Critical Minerals
Source: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Link: https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/researchers-explore-biomining-seaweed-critical-minerals