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Computer America

Computer America is the nation"s longest running talk show on Computers and Technology, spanning 25+ years of industry guests and analysis.

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33:13

Tiny Lab-Grown Brains, EV Battery Breakthrough, and...

Computer America ·

2025/10/17

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 laboratorySource: Techspot.comLink: Tiny lab-grown brains could help build the next generation of computersSee also BBC article: Lab-grown brains: The future of computing?See also: FinalSparkStory 2: US firm’s new EV battery design could add 50% more range, targets 1,000 milesSource: InterestingEngineering.comLink: US firm’s new EV battery design could

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45:32

Cleaning Up Nuclear Waste, Cooling AI, and Edible...

Computer America ·

2025/10/10

Solar-powered ‘artificial plant’ purifies radioactive soil by 95% in 20 daysSource: Interesting Engineering Story by Aman TripathiLink: https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/artificial-plant-cleans-radioactive-soilSee also: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1099362See also: https://www.asiaresearchnews.com/content/purifying-radioactive-soil-sunlight-alone-dgist-successfully-developed-%E2%80%9Cartificial-plant%E2%80%9DSee research paper

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36:44

Brain's Resilience, Heart Cell Stimulation, and Soft...

Computer America ·

2025/10/03

Show Notes 3 October 2025Story 1: Some Layers of Your Brain Actually Get Stronger as You AgeSource: ScienceAlert.comStory by: Michelle StarrLink: https://www.sciencealert.com/some-layers-of-your-brain-actually-get-stronger-as-you-ageResearch Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-025-02013-1Story 2: Engineers harness light to help heart cells beat stronger and healthierSource: Knowridge.com (News from UC

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32:35

MIT Spinoff Unlocks Limitless Geothermal Energy w/...

Computer America ·

2025/09/27

Show Notes 26 September 2025Story 1: No sorting needed: Plasma torch shows promise for hassle-free plastic recyclingSource: TechXplore.comLink: https://techxplore.com/news/2025-09-plasma-torch-hassle-free-plastic.htmlStory 2: MIT spinoff achieves major milestone in pursuit of limitless energy beneath our feet: 'Could fundamentally change how we power our world'Source: The Cool Down via

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47:03

Planetary Exploration to Eco-Friendly Buildings w/...

Computer America ·

2025/09/19

Show Notes 19 September 2025Story 1: Researchers building RoboBalls to explore other planetsSource: The Purdue Exponent, a student-run newspaper serving the Purdue community in West Lafayette, Indiana Story by Dean MurrayLink: https://www.purdueexponent.org/news/national/researchers-building-roboballs-to-explore-other-planets/article_2c06a5ae-3b24-5834-bfc8-9f7df72e299c.htmlSee the school’s website for the project: https://rad.engr.tamu.edu/roboball-i/See the school’s video

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39:05

Unlocking the Brain's Decisions, Durable Solar Tech,...

Computer America ·

2025/09/12

Show Notes:Story 1: Map of 600,000 brain cells rewrites the textbook on how the brain makes decisionsSource: LiveScience.comLink: https://www.livescience.com/health/neuroscience/map-of-600-000-brain-cells-rewrites-the-textbook-on-how-the-brain-makes-decisionsStory 2: Super solar cells withstand 10,000 bends, retain over 85% output after 2,800 hoursSource: InterestingEngineering.com via

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41:35

Quantum Computing, EV Battery Reuse, and...

Computer America ·

2025/09/05

Story 1: Scientists use quantum machine learning to create semiconductors for the first timeSource: LiveScience.comLink: https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/scientists-use-quantum-machine-learning-to-create-semiconductors-for-the-first-time-and-it-could-transform-how-chips-are-madeResearch Paper: https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/advs.202506213Story 2: How used EV batteries could help fuel the AI boomSource: CBS

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93:52

Roblox Breaks Records, Waymo In New York, News /w...

Computer America ·

2025/08/30

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

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33:52

Brain Zaps For The Kids, Moon Mining, and 3D Printed...

Computer America ·

2025/08/22

Show Notes 22 August 2025Story 1: Zapping Volunteers' Brains with Electricity Boosted Their Math SkillsSource: ScienceAlert.comLink: https://www.sciencealert.com/zapping-volunteers-brains-with-electricity-boosted-their-maths-skillsStory 2: Moon mining takes giant leap forward with plans to harvest lunar soilSource: Newsweek via MSNLink: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/moon-mining-takes-giant-leap-forward-with-plans-to-harvest-lunar-soil/ar-AA1JFqd9Story 3: University of British Columbia

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38:21

Meta Wristband, Eco-Friendly Tire, 'Who-Fi' AI w/...

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2025/08/15

Show Notes 15 August 2025Story 1: Meta researchers are developing a gesture-controlled wristband that can interact with a computerSource: TechCrunch.comLink: https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/23/meta-researchers-are-developing-a-gesture-controlled-wristband-that-can-interact-with-a-computer/Find the research paper here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09255-wStory 2: First standard production tire with over 70% bio-based and recycled materialsSource: Pirelli News

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54:12

Absorb Hulu, Meta VR Headset, GPT-5 with Popzara.com

Computer America ·

2025/08/08

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

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30:21

Self-Healing Circuit Boards and Sweating Data Centers...

Computer America ·

2025/08/08

New liquid metal-infused circuit boards can self-heal and work after taking heavy damageSource: LiveScience.comLink: https://www.livescience.com/technology/electronics/unlike-conventional-electronics-liquid-metal-used-in-novel-circuit-boards-can-self-heal-and-work-after-taking-heavy-damageStory 2: Cooling data centers is a multi-billion-dollar problem - now researchers want to use a common cooling mechanism found in animals to solve itSource:

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34:47

US Army Deploys AI-Powered Smart Rifle Scopes w/...

Computer America ·

2025/08/01

Show Notes 1 August 2025Story 1: Husker researchers developing cephalopod-inspired synthetic skinsSource: University of Nebraska-Lincoln websiteLink: https://news.unl.edu/article/husker-researchers-developing-cephalopod-inspired-synthetic-skinsSee research paper Synthetic Chromatophores for Color and Pattern Morphing Skins here: https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.202505104?af=RStory 2: US soldiers get smart rifle scopes that aim and help shoot enemy drones on their ownSource:

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44:15

Japan Shatters Internet Speed Record, AI-Powered...

Computer America ·

2025/07/25

Story 1: Japan sets new internet speed record — it's 4 million times faster than average US broadband speedsSource: LiveScience.comStory by Perri ThalerLink: https://www.livescience.com/technology/communications/japan-sets-new-internet-speed-record-its-4-million-times-faster-than-average-us-broadband-speedsOfficial research team statement: https://www.nict.go.jp/en/press/2025/05/29-1.htmlSee

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35:15

Horizontal Wind Turbines, Silent Flight and Drug...

Computer America ·

2025/07/18

Show Notes 18 July 2025Story 1: Bill Gates-backed rectangular turbine pilot could upend wind powerSource: Electrek.com Story by Michelle LewisLink: https://electrek.co/2025/06/26/bill-gates-backed-rectangular-turbine-pilot-could-upend-wind-power/See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTWhGSdZh1oSee company website here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTWhGSdZh1oStory 2: Owls’ silent flight inspires new noise reduction technologySource: American Chemical Society

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34:44

Energy Innovations From Mini-Reactors to Wireless...

Computer America ·

2025/07/14

Show Notes 11 July 2025Story 1: University researchers develop a revolutionary closet-sized nuclear reactor: 'Something no other university has'Source: The Cool Down via MSNLink: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/university-researchers-develop-revolutionary-closet-sized-nuclear-reactor-something-no-other-university-has/ar-AA1GQUlhStory 2: Scientists design novel battery that runs on atomic wasteSource: Ohio State

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36:30

Bio-Tattoos, Laser Vision & Coffee Ink w/ Ralph Bond

Computer America ·

2025/07/04

Story 1: Electronic face 'tattoos' could measure your mental strain at workSource: LiveScience.comLink: https://www.livescience.com/health/neuroscience/electronic-face-tattoos-could-measure-your-mental-strain-at-workResearch paper here: https://www.cell.com/device/abstract/S2666-9986(25)00094-8Story 2: This laser breakthrough can read text on a page from a mile awaySource: ScienceAlert.comLink: https://www.sciencealert.com/this-laser-breakthrough-can-read-text-on-a-page-from-a-mile-awayStory 3:

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40:59

Robot Centipede Farmers, Robotic Grippers, and 3D...

Computer America ·

2025/06/21

Show Notes 20 June 2025Story 1: Crawling Toward the Future: Robotic Centipedes Aim to Revolutionize FarmingSource: Impactlab.comSee also: https://groundcontrolrobotics.com/Link: https://www.impactlab.com/2025/05/25/crawling-toward-the-future-robotic-centipedes-aim-to-revolutionize-farming/See this short video here: https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?&q=Ground+Control+Robotics&&mid=2803501D0F3FAF7A22AD2803501D0F3FAF7A22AD&&FORM=VRDGARSee video

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34:57

Plastics into Fuel, Terraform Mars, and New Nuclear...

Computer America ·

2025/06/14

Show Notes 13 June 2025Story 1: Scientists turn hard-to-recycle plastics into clean hydrogen fuelSource: Knowridge.comLink: https://knowridge.com/2025/06/scientists-turn-hard-to-recycle-plastics-into-clean-hydrogen-fuel/Story 2: Terraforming Mars Might Actually Work and Scientists Now Have a Plan to Try ItSource: ZME Science Story by Tibi PuiuLink: https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/terraforming-mars-might-actually-work-and-scientists-now-have-a-plan-to-try-it/See research paper

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38:15

Cooling Breakthroughs, Smart Buildings, and Super...

Computer America ·

2025/06/06

Show Notes 6 June 2025Story 1: US scientists and Samsung team hit 100% cooling efficiency with no refrigerantsSource: Timesofinnovation.com Story by Sam KimLink: https://timesofinnovation.com/environmental-sustainability/us-scientists-samsung-team-hit-100-cooling-efficiency-with-no-refrigerants/See information posted by Samsung at: https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-develops-next-generation-peltier-cooling-technology-with-johns-hopkins-aplSee research paper

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