26 APR 2024 · https://www.popzara.com/ 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 https://www.popzara.com/category/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:Biden signs TikTok ‘ban’ bill into law, starting the clock for ByteDance to divest it https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/24/24139036/biden-signs-tiktok-ban-bill-divest-foreign-aid-package Apple Reportedly Slashes Apple Vision Pro Shipments Due to Unexpectedly Low Demand https://www.ign.com/articles/apple-reportedly-slashes-apple-vision-pro-shipments-due-to-unexpectedly-low-demand Meta opens Quest operating system to third-party device makers https://www.reuters.com/technology/meta-opens-quest-operating-system-third-party-device-makers-2024-04-22 Windows 11 Start menu ads are now rolling out to everyone https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/24/24138949/microsoft-windows-11-start-menu-ads-recommendations-setting-disable Fallout games gather 5 million players in one day thanks to hit series https://www.gamesindustry.biz/fallout-games-gather-5m-players-in-one-day-news-in-brief Nintendo Game Boy turns 35 years-old https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/worldtoday/game-boy-turns-35-years-old/103753922 FOR MORE INFO, INTERVIEWS, REVIEWS, NEWS, RADIO, PODCASTS, VIDEO, AND MORE, CHECK OUT https://computeramerica.com/!

26 APR 2024 · Show Notes 26 April 2024 Story 1: Engineering household robots to have a little common sense - With help from a large language model, MIT engineers enabled robots to self-correct after missteps and carry on with their chores. Source: MIT News Story by Jennifer Chu Link: https://news.mit.edu/2024/engineering-household-robots-have-little-common-sense-0325    Story 2: Intel unveils largest-ever AI 'neuromorphic computer' that mimics the human brain. Source: LiveScience.com Story by Keumars Afifi-Sabet Link: https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/intel-unveils-largest-ever-ai-neuromorphic-computer-that-mimics-the-human-brain Story 3: Scientists develop new material that could allow rechargeable batteries to 'self-heal' - The new cathode material for lithium-sulfur batteries is healable and highly conductive. Source: The Cool Down Story by Rick Kazmer Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/technology/scientists-develop-new-material-that-could-allow-rechargeable-batteries-to-self-heal-we-are-very-excited-about-the-discovery/ar-BB1kH5yr Story 4: Engineer plans solar panel implant for human retina to retain eyesight. Source: InterestingEngineering.com Story by Ameya Paleja Link: https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/solar-panels-restore-vision See also: https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2024/03/solar-panels-in-your-eyeballs--this-engineer-is-looking-into-it For more info, interviews, reviews, news, radio, podcasts, video, and more, check out https://computeramerica.com/!

5 APR 2024 · https://www.popzara.com/ 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 https://www.popzara.com/category/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: https://www.popzara.com/podcast/movie-time-the-best-worst-and-everything-else-movies-of-2023/ https://www.engadget.com/hulu-on-disney-officially-launches-bringing-together-mickey-mouse-and-the-handmaids-tale-152114434.html https://sg.news.yahoo.com/twitch-bans-using-intimate-body-204500966.html https://themarkup.org/news/2024/03/29/nycs-ai-chatbot-tells-businesses-to-break-the-law https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/03/intel-microsoft-discuss-plans-to-run-copilot-locally-on-pcs-instead-of-in-the-cloud/ https://deadline.com/2024/03/godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire-box-office-1235868869/

5 APR 2024 · Show Notes 12 April 2024 All Medical Miracles this Week! Story 1: New self-powered throat patch could help people speak without vocal cords. Source: LiveScience.com Story by Rebecca Sohn Link: https://www.livescience.com/health/new-self-powered-throat-patch-could-help-people-speak-without-vocal-cords   Story 2: A bioelectronic mesh capable of growing with cardiac tissues for comprehensive heart monitoring. Source: MedicalXpress.com Story by Daegan Miller Link: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-03-bioelectronic-mesh-capable-cardiac-tissues.html Story 3: Shape-shifting ultrasound stickers detect post-surgical complications - First-of-its-kind device ‘tags’ an organ to monitor abnormal, life-threatening fluid leaks. Source: Northwestern University Story by Amanda Morris Link: https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/03/shape-shifting-ultrasound-stickers-detect-post-surgical-complications/ Story 4: Implantable batteries can run on the body's own oxygen. Source: Phys.org  Story by "Cell Press" Link: https://phys.org/news/2024-03-implantable-batteries-body-oxygen.html For more info, interviews, reviews, news, radio, podcasts, video, and more, check out https://computeramerica.com/!

5 APR 2024 · Show Notes 5 April 2024 Story 1: Eco-friendly breakthrough extracts gold out of e-waste — and it’s all thanks to cheese. Source: ZME Science Story by Tibi Puiu Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/eco-friendly-breakthrough-extracts-gold-out-of-e-waste-and-it-s-all-thanks-to-cheese/ar-BB1jjOUi See also: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.202310642 Story 2: New soft humanoid robot by Toyota can pick things up with its whole body. Source: Wonderfulengineering.com Story by Jannat Un Nisa Link: https://wonderfulengineering.com/this-new-soft-humanoid-robot-by-toyota-can-pick-things-up-with-its-whole-body/ See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY-MD4gteeE Story 3: Scientists discover key to making plant-based protein with good texture. Source: SciTechDaily.com Story by University of Copenhagen  Link: https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-discover-key-to-making-plant-based-protein-with-good-texture/ Story 4: Engineers develop a vibrating, ingestible capsule that might help treat obesity. Source: MIT News  Story by Anne Trafton Link: https://news.mit.edu/2023/engineers-develop-vibrating-ingestible-capsule-1222 See also: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adj3003 For more info, interviews, reviews, news, radio, podcasts, video, and more, check out https://computeramerica.com/!

29 MAR 2024 · Show Notes 29 March 2024 Story 1: A new watchdog satellite will sniff out methane emissions from space. Source: The Washington Post Story by Nicolás Rivero Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/a-new-watchdog-satellite-will-sniff-out-methane-emissions-from-space/ar-BB1jivlH See also: https://www.edf.org/methanesat See also: https://seas.harvard.edu/news/2024/03/cutting-edge-methane-monitor See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTuaigBiNvw&t=2s   Story 2: Honda unveils mind-controlled scooter, a hands-free VR mobility device.  Source: Interesting Engineering Story by Ameya Paleja Link: https://interestingengineering.com/transportation/honda-personal-mobility-xr See also: Honda Combines Personal Mobility and VR in World's First Extended Reality Mobility Experience to Debut at SXSW 2024 https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/honda-combines-personal-mobility-and-vr-in-worlds-first-extended-reality-mobility-experience-to-debut-at-sxsw-2024-302073950.html See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deHB2woZZ0E    Story 3: Scientists create DVD-shaped disc that can hold more movies than you could see in your entire life. Source: Futurism.com Story by Victor Tangermann Link: https://futurism.com/the-byte/dvd-shaped-disc-hold-more-movies-life Source: A 3D nanoscale optical disk memory with petabit capacity Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06980-y Source: DVD’s New Cousin Can Store More Than a Petabit Containing more data than the entire Internet can transmit in a second Link: https://spectrum.ieee.org/data-storage-petabit-optical-disc Story 4: RoboGuide: AI-powered robot dog developed to assist blind and visually impaired individuals. Source: The Science Times Story by Margaret Davis Link: https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/48640/20240209/roboguide-ai-powered-robot-dog-developed-assist-blind-visually-impaired.htm See video here: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/this-robot-is-the-ai-powered-seeing-eye-dog-of-the-future/vi-BB1jmKpA For more info, interviews, reviews, news, radio, podcasts, video, and more, check out https://computeramerica.com/!

1 MAR 2024 · Show Notes 1 March 2024 Story 1: New invention could get rid of millions of batteries, scientists say. Source: The Independent Story by Andrew Griffin Link: https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/batteries-invention-power-sound-energy-b2488170.html Story 2: MIT team creates open-source hydrogen fuel cell motorcycle - The Electric Vehicle Team has designed a motorcycle powered by H2 that can be built by riders. Source: Hydrogen Fuel News Story by Bret Williams Link: https://www.hydrogenfuelnews.com/hydrogen-fuel-cell-mit-motorcycle/8562427/?awt_a=1jpsU&awt_l=IaM3tn&awt_m=hhbaTdoLhO5DlsU#google_vignette See also: https://evt.mit.edu/blog/2022-12-10-hydrogen-powered-bike-intro/ See video here: https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=for+the+love+of+speed%3a+Building+a+hydrogen-powered+motorcycle&mid=9342CE9B7BC53E94E7859342CE9B7BC53E94E785&FORM=VIRE Story 3: A climate-friendly way to capture carbon dioxide in the air [using geothermal energy] Source: Technology.org Link: https://www.technology.org/2024/02/21/a-climate-friendly-way-to-capture-carbon-dioxide-in-the-air/ Source: TechXplore Story by Tatyana Woodall Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/a-geothermal-powered-climate-friendly-way-to-capture-carbon-dioxide-in-the-air/ar-BB1ioYYa More information: Martina Leveni et al, A potential for climate benign direct air CO2 capture with CO2-driven geothermal utilization and storage (DACCUS), Environmental Research Letters (2023). https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ad0924 Story 4: Plant-Based Soft Medical Robots Source: Medgadet.com Story by Conn Hastings Link: WARNING – the story below comes from Medgadget.com, but when I try the link I now get a warning, very weird, may be temporary. https://www.medgadget.com/2023/12/plant-based-soft-medical-robots.html So here is an alternative source: ScienceDaily.com https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/10/231023124412.htm See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G3K5SaTGDE For more info, interviews, reviews, news, radio, podcasts, video, and more, check out https://computeramerica.com/!

24 FEB 2024 · https://www.popzara.com/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 https://www.popzara.com/category/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:https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/t-verizon-t-mobile-customers-hit-widespread-cellular-outages-us-rcna139938 https://www.engadget.com/google-pay-is-shutting-down-in-the-us-later-this-year-105720968.html?guccounter=1 https://blog.google/products/assistant/google-assistant-update-january-2024/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/walmart-vizio-2-3-billion-heres-why-walmart-is-buying-the-tv-maker/ https://aibusiness.com/responsible-ai/google-s-gemini-has-trouble-drawing-white-people https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/02/microsoft-confirms-which-xbox-games-are-going-to-switch-playstation/ https://nypost.com/2024/02/22/business/white-privilege-is-f-king-real-google-gemini-product-leads-old-tweets-allegedly-resurface-amid-woke-ai-image-fiasco/ https://www.roadtovr.com/sony-psvr-2-pc-steamvr-support-planned-2024/ https://gizmodo.com/google-tests-killing-the-news-1851281505 https://rog.asus.com/us/gaming-handhelds/rog-ally/rog-ally-2023/ https://www.popzara.com/FOR MORE INFO, INTERVIEWS, REVIEWS, NEWS, RADIO, PODCASTS, VIDEO, AND MORE, CHECK OUT https://computeramerica.com/!

23 FEB 2024 · Show Notes 23 February 2024 Story 1: The company Bill Gates just backed is aiming to revolutionize air travel with a surprising resource. Source: The Cool Down Story by Jeremiah Budin Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/the-company-bill-gates-just-backed-is-aiming-to-revolutionize-air-travel-with-a-surprising-resource/ar-BB1igBwR See also Viridos website https://www.viridos.com/ And video here: https://m.facebook.com/ViridosNews/videos/watch-viridos-scientist-william-lambert-explain-how-photosynthesis-can-play-a-cr/1330048914407019/ Story 2: At the Speed of Light: Unveiling the Chip That’s Reimagining AI Processing Source: SciTechDaily Story from University of Pennsylvania Link: https://scitechdaily.com/at-the-speed-of-light-unveiling-the-chip-thats-reimagining-ai-processing/ See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feplkkP7n5c&t=3s Story 3: 3D-printed human brain tissue works like the real thing. Source: Live Science Story by Emily Cooke Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/3d-printed-human-brain-tissue-works-like-the-real-thing/ar-BB1hZfNh Source: Futurism Story by Victor Tangermann Link: https://futurism.com/neoscope/scientists-3d-print-functional-human-brain-tissue Story 4: Blood vessels made with 3D-printed ice could improve lab-grown organs - Molds of an organ's delicate blood vessel network can be made with 3D-printed ice, helping to overcome the intricacies of growing transplant organs in a lab. Source: NewScientist.com Story by Matthew Sparkes Link: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2415964-blood-vessels-made-with-3d-printed-ice-could-improve-lab-grown-organs/#:~:text=Complex%20artificial%20organs%20could%20be%20created%20by%203D,that%20are%20required%20to%20develop%20lab-grown%20internal%20organs For more info, interviews, reviews, news, radio, podcasts, video, and more, check out https://computeramerica.com/!

16 FEB 2024 · Show Notes 16 February 2024 Story 1: Liquid metal RAM is first step towards shapeless computing — as well as spineless robots with octopus-like features and robots from a popular 90's Sci-Fi movie. Source: Techradar.com Story by Wayne Williams Link: https://www.techradar.com/pro/liquid-metal-ram-is-first-step-towards-shapeless-computing-as-well-as-spinless-robots-with-octopus-like-features-and-robots-from-a-popular-90s-sci-fi-movie Story 2: Scientists turn glass into a 'transparent' semiconductor with laser Source: InterestingEngineering.com Story by Rizwan Choudhury Link: https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/scientist-turn-glass-into-a-transparent-semiconductor-with-laser Story 3: Europe’s deepest mine to become giant gravity battery Source: The Independent via MSN Story by Anthony Cuthbertson Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/europe-s-deepest-mine-to-become-giant-gravity-battery/ar-BB1hVJxb Source: Euronews.com Link: https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/02/06/this-disused-mine-in-finland-is-being-turned-into-a-gravity-battery-to-store-renewable-ene Story 4: A new AI-based risk prediction system could help catch deadly pancreatic cancer cases earlier Source: Technologyreview.com Story by Rhiannon Williams Link: https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/01/17/1086730/a-new-ai-based-risk-prediction-system-could-help-catch-deadly-pancreatic-cancer-cases-earlier/ For more info, interviews, reviews, news, radio, podcasts, video, and more, check out https://computeramerica.com/!