Tiny Lab-Grown Brains, EV Battery Breakthrough, and 3D Printed Bio-Glass w/ Ralph Bond
Story 1: Tiny lab-grown brains could help build the next generation of computers - Biocomputing has left the realm of science fiction and entered the laboratory
- Source: Techspot.com
- Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.techspot.com/news/109753-tiny-lab-grown-brains-could-help-build-next.html
- See also BBC article: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy7p1lzvxjro
- See also: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://finalspark.com/
Story 2: US firm’s new EV battery design could add 50% more range, targets 1,000 miles
- Source: InterestingEngineering.com
- Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://interestingengineering.com/energy/us-ev-battery-design-more-range
- See the company's post on this here: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://24-m.com/press-releases/24m-unlocks-new-u.s.-battery-manufacturing-opportunities-with-groundbreaking-energy-dense-24m-etop-electrode-to-pack-technology
Story 3: Can glass replace bone? Scientists 3D print bio-glass that mimics skeletal strength
- Source: Thetimesofinnovation.com
- Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://timesofinnovation.com/additive-manufacturing/can-glass-replace-bone-scientists-3d-print-bio-glass-that-mimics-skeletal-strength/
Story 4: Study Reveals Brain System That Repairs Your Body While You Sleep
- Source: ScienceAlert.com
- Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.sciencealert.com/study-reveals-brain-system-that-repairs-your-body-while-you-sleep
- See research paper here: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674%2825%2900626-9
Honorable MentionsStory: “One Molecule Defies Physics”: Cambridge Scientists Unveil P3TTM Solar Breakthrough with Near-Perfect Efficiency, Threatening Conventional Energy Industry Order
- Source: Energy-reporters.com
- Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.energy-reporters.com/news/one-molecule-defies-physics-cambridge-scientists-unveil-p3ttm-solar-breakthrough-with-near-perfect-efficiency-threatening-conventional-energy-industry-order/
- See research paper here: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41563-025-02362-z
Story: Microbes Unlock Copper as AI Demand Soars
- Source: DigitrendZ blog
- Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://digitrendz.blog/newswire/artificial-intelligence/61106/microbes-unlock-copper-as-ai-demand-soars/
Story: Scientists develop incredible leaf-inspired material that could replace plastic: 'Very strong'
- Source: TheCoolDown.com
- Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/leaf-inspired-bioplastic-washington-university/
- See research paper here: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-61693-2
Story: Scientists crack the mystery of hidden atomic order inside microchips for the first time - Using advanced microscopy and AI, scientists revealed short-range atomic order that changes how semiconductors conduct electricity
- Source: InterestingEngineering.com
- Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://interestingengineering.com/science/scientists-observe-short-range-order-semiconductors
