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Daniel Scott Mitchell, Farbod Moghaddam
We're two curious engineers on a mission to make interesting & impactful tech easy to understand.
In each episode of The Next Byte, we learn about technology that is going to change our world - and try to keep it entertaining along the way.
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Key takeaways:
- Manufacturing is becoming faster by bringing design, quoting, manufacturability feedback, and sourcing into one connected workflow.
- AI should augment engineers, automating repetitive tasks while leaving complex decisions and relationship-building to people.
- The biggest bottlenecks in manufacturing are often information flow and connectivity, not the manufacturing process itself.
- Great manufacturing partners don’t always have the newest technology. Strong processes, culture, and operational excellence matter more than flashy equipment.
- Global manufacturing networks are becoming more resilient through flexibility, allowing companies to adapt quickly to changing supply chain conditions.
- The best engineering careers are built through intentional career choices, strong mentors, and continuous learning, not by following a predetermined path.
(00:00) Introduction to Oscar Lovera and Xometry
(04:50) The Evolution of Manufacturing and Xometry’s Role
(07:53) Challenges in Traditional Manufacturing
(10:42) Technological Innovations in Manufacturing
(13:47) Supply Chain Dynamics and Xometry’s Approach
(16:39) Human vs. AI in Manufacturing
(19:39) Benefits for Partners in the Xometry Ecosystem
(22:39) The Future of Manufacturing and Xometry’s Vision
(33:29) Evolution of Maintenance and Technology
(36:20) Technology Adoption in Manufacturing
(39:49) The Importance of Fundamentals in Manufacturing
(48:37) Hot Takes on Local Sourcing and Data
(53:32) Career Advice for Future Engineers
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This episode was brought to you by Mouser, our go-to source for electronics parts for any hobby or prototype. Click HERE to see how 3D metal printing is making custom medical implants stronger, better fitting, and tailored to every patient.
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This episode was brought to you by Mouser, our go-to source for electronics parts for any hobby or prototype. Click HERE to learn the machine safety best practices that keep modern industrial automation running safely, reliably, and efficiently.
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(00:00) Intro and meet Matt and Ricky
(03:00) Backgrounds: Matt's engineering-adjacent path and Ricky's 15 years at TI
(04:03) What TMEs actually do, plus the bunny suit story
(08:02) Cool projects: STM32N6 and the $22 Synaptics Astra 1680
(14:01) Communication as an engineer's secret weapon
(21:03) Favorite verticals: AI, RF, and the Maxwell statue tangent
(27:00) Hot takes: hardware is the other half of AI, and the button comeback
(34:02) Why they like working at Mouser
(36:00) Career advice: GPA, study groups, and what engineering school skips
(41:01) What people don't know about Mouser, from same-hour shipping to robotic arms
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Want to learn more? Check out the links mentioned by our guests during this episode:
- Matt mentioned the recent Empowering Innovation Together series covering urban air mobility.
- Ricky highlighted the Mouser team’s library of hardware project walkthroughs
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(06:26) Performance Enhancement through Next-Gen Textiles
(12:46) Adaptive Aerodynamics in Sports Clothing
(19:49) Conclusion and Future Implications
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(00:00) Introduction to Matt Bell and Mouser Electronics
(03:14) Understanding Mouser's Operations and Scale
(06:12) The Role of Automation in Order Fulfillment
(09:15) Philosophy on Automation and Workforce Integration
(12:12) Growth and Expansion of Mouser's Operations
(15:15) Identifying Automation Opportunities
(18:09) Balancing Existing Technologies with New Innovations
(20:58) Strategic Investment in Automation
(22:04) Emerging Technologies in Logistics
(22:46) Navigating Technology Choices
(23:18) Flexibility in Automation
(24:54) In-House Development vs. Off-the-Shelf Solutions
(26:41) Collaboration Across Teams
(28:37) The Importance of Team Dynamics
(30:21) Lessons Learned Over Two Decades
(31:55) Advice for New Professionals
(33:48) Listening for Improvement
(36:37) The Scale of Operations
(38:23) Final Thoughts and Advice
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(3:07) How Ocean Alliance Uses 3D Printing for Drone-Based Whale Tagging
(06:04) Innovative Solutions: The Snapbot and Snot Analysis
(12:10) The Role of Additive Manufacturing in Whale Research
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(02:20) Pills that communicate from the stomach could improve medication adherence
(07:13) Innovative Solutions for Tracking Medication
(10:46) The Technology Behind the Smart Pill
(13:42) Conclusion and Future Implications
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(05:55) Biggest Potential: 227. She Sells Seashells… and Reinvents Recycling
(08:14) The Teaser: 220. How Popcorn Popped an Idea for Sustainable Manufacturing
(10:38) Intersection: 233. Reading a Fish’s Mind to Build Smarter Robots
(12:58) The Pleaser: 224. Geothermal Could Save the Grid
(16:08) Novel: 219. Edible Robots Bring Tech to the Dessert Table
(19:10) The Rocker: 210. Origami-Inspired Concrete Construction
(22:15) Farb’s Favorite: 226. Stop & Go No More: AI Cuts Intersection Emissions
(27:38) The Showstopper: 237. Vibe Manufacturing: MIT’s AI Text-to-Manufacturing System
(31:18) Honorable Mention: 212. One Cure For All Snake Venoms Via AI
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(03:30) Unitree’s Boxing Robots
(05:25) The Evolution of Humanoid Robotics
(11:34) Technical Implications and Safety Concerns
(16:09) The Future of Robot Sports and Entertainment
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(4:34) MIT researchers “speak objects into existence” using AI and robotics
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(3:07) – A biodegradable smart sensor to monitor sensitive goods
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(00:00) Introduction to Arm and Vince Jesaitis
(03:46) The Future of AI and Edge Computing
(11:22) Government Relations and AI Literacy
(16:56) Security and Privacy in Emerging Technologies
(23:18) Navigating Global Regulations and Standards
(27:40) Sustainability and Efficiency in Technology
(34:56) Looking Ahead: Trends in AI and Technology
(42:36) Career Reflections and Advice for Students
This episode is part of a series brought to you by Arm to show how the future of AI is being built today, from the chips powering it to the people shaping it. To go deeper, read Arm’s new AI Readiness Index and see where the world stands on adopting and scaling AI.
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- Arm’s "Smarter At The Edge" whitepaper written with SCSP
- Arm’s Global Public Policy website
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(2:20) – An electronic fiber for stretchable sensing
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(2:20) – Roboticists reverse engineer zebrafish navigation
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(2:24) - Boosting Wind Farm Energy Output
(13:07) - Sustainable Hydropower
Episode 87 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to read about the Mouser technical resource discussing the big role that tiny sensors play when it comes to wind turbines!
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(5:00) – A Patch for the Heart
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(2:35) – A greener way to 3D print stronger stuff
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(4:20) – Playing badminton against a robot
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(2:48) – Harvard’s soft robotic sling for stroke & ALS patients
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(4:15) - Seashells Inspire a Better Way to Recycle Plastic
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(3:07) - Eco-driving measures could significantly reduce vehicle emissions
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Sanitary towels morph into test strips
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(2:15) - Enhanced geothermal systems: An underground tech surfaces…
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(3:08) - A Sweet Solution for Safer Diagnosis and Treatment
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(3:39) - Robots that can climb trees or restore coral reefs
This episode was brought to you by Mouser, our favorite place to get electronics parts for any project, whether it be a hobby at home or a prototype for work. Click HERE to learn more about the critical role that robots will play to feed the projected 9.1 BILLION people on earth in 2050!
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(3:08) - A new way of seeing, a new way of computing
This episode was brought to you by Mouser, our favorite place to get electronics parts for any project, whether it be a hobby at home or a prototype for work. Click HERE to learn more about the role of optical sensors in the tech that makes our daily lives seamless and accessible!
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(2:05) - What do popcorn and sustainable synthesis have in common?
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(3:00) - Robotics meets the culinary arts
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(2:40) - Cancer-on-a-chip technology advances our understanding of how cancer operates
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(2:30) - Smallest walking robot makes microscale measurements
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(2:30) - Regaining mobility quickly after a stroke
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In this episode, we explore how a generative AI tool is marking a major milestone in biology and accelerating advancements in healthcare, genetics, and drug development.
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(2:22) - Encoding many properties in one material via 3D printing
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(0:50) - Sustainable building components create a good indoor climate
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(2:30) - AI-designed proteins neutralise snake toxins
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Hint: it’s a great primer for this episode :)
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(0:35) - Porous plastic sheets can cool buildings by radiating light to space
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(2:50) - Zigzags for greener construction
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(00:00) - Introduction to Automotive Cybersecurity
(06:18) - Tom Zaubermann's Journey in Cybersecurity
(12:22) - The Intersection of Cybersecurity and Automotive
(16:06) - Challenges in Automotive Cybersecurity Development
(21:23) - The Role of Over-the-Air Updates
(25:20) - Consumer Awareness and Best Practices in Cybersecurity
(29:54) - Navigating Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities in Automotive
(32:35) - The Role of Regulations in Automotive Cybersecurity
(34:22) - Understanding Automotive Vulnerabilities
(36:34) - Complexities of Car Hacking
(40:07) - Consumer Awareness of Cybersecurity Risks
(42:51) - Choosing Safe Vehicles in a Digital Age
(48:56) - Engaging with SAE International for Cybersecurity Education
This episode is part of a series brought to you by SAE International to explore the leading edge of mobility with the support of experts from industry & academia. Other episodes in this series include Episode 202, where we talked about the cyber threats to vehicles.
You can learn more about the automotive cybersecurity courses Tom will be teaching in May HERE.
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(3:40) - Monitoring Cell Communication With Mini Antennas
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(3:10) - The Snake That Saves Lives
This episode was brought to you by Mouser, our favorite place to get electronics parts for any project, whether it be a hobby at home or a prototype for work. Click HERE to learn more about how medical robots have been evolving over the years and what the future looks like!
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(3:44) - Traditional Chinese Medicine Inspires Better Wearables
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(04:44) - 163. Creating 3D Objects With AI
(07:40) - 168. Neuroprosthetics: The Next Step Towards Limb Reconstruction
(10:37) - 164. Dyson’s Automated, Self-sustaining Strawberry Farm
(13:40) - 177. Did A Shrimp Fry This Rice? No, A Robot Did
(16:47) - 172. Don’t Throw Away Coffee Grounds; They Could Solve The World’s Water Crisis!
(19:49) - 191. From Prevention to Recovery: AI in Disaster Management
(22:29) - 181. Why Audi Uses 3D Printers For The R8
(25:35) - 199. Will AI Assistants Make Your Doctor Better?
(28:32) - 189. Stanford & Toyota Drift Cars With AI
(31:50) - 173. Get 3 Days of Your Life Back Every Year with Smart Stoplights
(33:44) - 192. Karsten Roscher & The Need For Safe AI (Interview)
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This episode is part of a series brought to you by SAE International to explore the leading edge of mobility with the support of experts from industry & academia. Other episodes in this series include Episode 203, where we talked about the current state of OBD in the automation industry and what the future might look like.
You can learn more about the OBD-EU symposium we discussed HERE.
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This episode is part of a series developed in collaboration with SAE International to explore the leading edge of mobility with the support of experts from industry and academia. Learn more about how vehicle diagnostics is evolving - especially with the adoption of EVs - by checking out the symposium discussed in the episode via this link.
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This episode is part of a series developed in collaboration with SAE International to explore the leading edge of mobility with the support of experts from industry and academia. Learn more about the importance of cyber security in the automotive industry and sign up for the SAE certification by following this link.
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(4:10) - Neurotechnology Boosts Memory Without Surgery
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(0:50) - Bird wings inspire new approach to flight safety
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6:20) - Equipping doctors with AI co-pilots | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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(0:50) - AI Beats Turbulence
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(2:25) - Smart Charger Paves Way for EVs
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(0:50) - Infrastructure Defect Detecting AI
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(2:50) - Save Your Knees
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(0:50) - Innovative Wearable: Sustainably Improving Posture
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(3:00) - Printing with earth-based materials
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(2:00) - Karsten’s journey from undergraduate research to Department Head at Fraunhofer Institute for Cognitive Systems IKS
(7:40) - Why Karsten & his team are fixated on AI safety
(10:40) - How the team impacts policy decisions
(17:00) - The ways the average person can detect the outcomes of the team’s work
(18:56) - How to detect what an AI doesn’t know & why it’s so hard
(28:40) - Robuscope: Fraunhofer’s free AI testing tool
(34:46) - Why being benchmark driven can be bad for AI development
(41:10) - How comfortable Karsten feels about using Autonomous vehicles & AI in general
(49:55) - How to balance safety and progress with AI progress
(56:04) - Karsten & SAE International’s machine learning & safety course
(58:30) - Karsten’s unintentional road to becoming a teacher
This episode is part of a series brought to you by SAE International to explore the leading edge of mobility with the support of experts from industry & academia. Other episodes in this series include Episode 190, where we talked about Karsten’s free AI evaluator tool, Robuscope!
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(4:17) - AI For All Phases of Disaster Management
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(0:50) - AI Testing Reimagined with Robuscope
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(3:27) - AI-directed Driverless Drift
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(0:50) - First healthcare device powered by body heat
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(2:48) - A recipe for zero-emissions fuel: Soda cans, seawater, and caffeine
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(0:50) - An invisible mask? Wearable air curtain, treated to kill viruses, blocks 99.8% of aerosols
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(4:05) - BMW accelerates concept evaluations with industrial augmented reality and virtual reality
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(0:50) - A prosthesis driven by the nervous system helps people with amputation walk naturally
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(3:45) - Emotion detection system puts a smile on their face
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(0:50) - To Heal Skin, Scientists Invent Living Bioelectronics
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(3:46) - Audi Sport: 3D-printed tools, jigs and fixtures in a day instead of weeks
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(0:50) - AI recognizes emotions in real sports situations
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(4:00) - How Precision 3D Printing Enables Miniaturized Electric Space Propulsion
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(0:50) - The Robot With a Human Touch
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(4:33) - Meet The Robot That Learned To Saute Shrimp
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(3:40) - The Secret to Super-Fast Robot Vision
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(4:36) - All The Brain Chip Implant Benefits & None of The Surgery
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(0:50) - All The Brain Chip Implant Benefits & None of The Surgery
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(4:10) - Get 3 Days of Your Life Back Every Year with Smart Stoplights
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(1:00) - Don’t Throw Away Coffee Grounds; They Could Solve The World’s Water Crisis!
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(3:55) - Finally! A Humanoid Robot You Can Trust
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(3:47) - Robot Drives Better Than The Average American
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(0:50) - Is This The Future of Fashion?
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(0:50) - Bio-inspired Neuroprosthetics
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(3:00) - Getting Hydrogen Out of Ammonia
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(3:09) - Building Bionic Jellyfish for Ocean Exploration
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(3:48) - This ultrasound sticker senses changing stiffness of deep internal organs
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(6:11) - Engineering the Fields: Dyson's Leap from Gadgets to Agriculture
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(0:40) - Teaching AI CAD Is Hard
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(3:30) - AI Discovers That Not Every Fingerprint Is Unique
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(3:12) - Measuring Stress
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(3:13) - Aided by AI, New Catheter Design Prevents Bacterial Infections
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(3:55) - Soft robotic, wearable device improves walking for individual with Parkinson's disease
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4:00) - Most Interesting | 126. Amputees Feel Warmth In Their Missing Hand
(8:40) - Listener Favorite | 118. Robotics & AI in Sheet Metal Forming
(12:23) - Most Impactful | 112. Bringing Humans Back Into The Loop For AI
(16:30) - Hidden Gem(s) | 135. Reinventing Retail in The Connectivity Age & 144. An implantable device could enable injection-free control of diabetes
(3:29) - Cognitive strategies to augment the body with an extra robotic arm - EPFL
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(3:23) - This 3D printer can watch itself fabricate objects
This episode was brought to you by Mouser, our favorite place to get electronics parts for any project, whether it be a hobby at home or a prototype for work. Click HERE to learn more about the underlying technology enabling nanoscale 3D printing; printing environment where dimensions are 1/100,000th of a human hair!
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(3:15) - Agricultural Robots Can Help Improve Biodiversity
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(4:19) - Active Noise Cancellation in Electric and Autonomous Vehicles
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(3:50) - Building a chemical 'GPT' to help design a key battery component
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Listen to Episode 118 - where we first covered Machina
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TIMESTAMPS;
(01:25) - how Ed’s nontraditional education equipped him to build startups
(08:29) - manufacturing challenges and the beginnings of agile manufacturing
(14:40) - why 3D printing was successful in the aerospace industry
(20:29) - using agile manufacturing to disrupt new industries
(23:44) - the “secret sauce” behind Machina’s technology
(34:31) - why AI robots will revolutionize sheet metal forming
(44:46) - the impact of next-gen AI-enabled robotic craftsmen
(50:21) - the future of Machina and Ed’s role as CEO
(60:28) - Ed’s advice for aspiring founders & technologists
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(2:46) - Using AI To Optimize For Rapid Neural Imaging
This episode was brought to you by Mouser, our favorite place to get electronics parts for any project, whether it be a hobby at home or a prototype for work. Click HERE to learn more about how AI is already helping doctors better detect diseases like cancer!
(0:50) - Engineers develop an efficient process to make fuel from carbon dioxide
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(3:00) - 3D printed reactor core makes solar fuel production more efficient
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(3:47) - The Scalability Challenge: Focusing on Hybrid AI in the Future of Generative AI Models
This episode was brought to you by Mouser, our favorite place to get electronics parts for any project, whether it be a hobby at home or a prototype for work. Click HERE to explore the guide on how TensflowLite models from Google can be deployed on edge devices!
(2:50) - From Pixels to Pavement: AI's Impact on Urban Design
This episode was brought to you by Mouser, our favorite place to get electronics parts for any project, whether it be a hobby at home or a prototype for work. Click HERE to learn more about how future cities will leverage the internet of things and AI for better residential experiences!
(3:00) - Breathtaking Success on Mars: MOXIE Experiment Delivers as Promised
This episode was brought to you by Mouser, our favorite place to get electronics parts for any project, whether it be a hobby at home or a prototype for work. Click HERE to learn more about the marvel that is the James Webb telescope and it’s incredible engineering design to withstand the brutality of space!
(3:37) - How Zeiss is Using 3D Printed Parts in Serial Production
This episode was brought to you by Mouser, our favorite place to get electronics parts for any project, whether it be a hobby at home or a prototype for work. Click HERE to learn more about how additive manufacturing will play a big role in the evolution of manufacturing!
(3:00) - Creative ivy-shaped solar panel system against façade on the High Tech Campus Eindhoven
This episode was brought to you by Mouser, our favorite place to get electronics parts for any project, whether it be a hobby at home or a prototype for work. Click HERE to check out the article about how countries like the UK & Portugal are betting on novel renewable energy resources like harvesting ocean energy via tides and waves!
(3:00) - Reinventing Retail in The Connectivity Age
This episode was brought to you by Mouser, our favorite place to get electronics parts for any project, whether it be a hobby at home or a prototype for work. Click HERE to check out the article written by our friend Paul discussing the growing role of connected devices in traditional retail.
(0:50) - Exploring new methods for increasing safety and reliability of autonomous vehicles
(5:00) - New Bioinspired Robot Flies, Rolls, Walks, and More
This episode was brought to you by Mouser, our favorite place to get electronics parts for any project, whether it be a hobby at home or a prototype for work. Click HERE to check out the article on team HUGE and their novel robotics design that’s giving them an edge in the BattleBots competition.
(3:46) - Megawatt electrical motor designed by MIT engineers could help electrify aviation
This episode was brought to you by Mouser, our favorite place to get electronics parts for any project, whether it be a hobby at home or a prototype for work. Click HERE to check out the article on autonomous luggage!
(0:42) - A Spy In The Belly
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(3:20) - Stronger paper bags, reused repeatedly then recycled for biofuel could be future🛍♻️
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(0:50) - New light sheet holography overcomes the depth perception challenge in 3D holograms
(4:00) - Wearable patch can painlessly deliver drugs through the skin
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(0:50) - Amputees Feel Warmth In Their Missing Hand
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(6:38) - Prompt Engineering For Generative AI 📝🤖
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(0:40) - Tackling counterfeit seeds with "unclonable" labels 🌱🔐
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(3:49) - Simulated terrible drivers cut the time and cost of AV testing by a factor of one thousand
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(0:50) - Smart helmets to prevent head trauma
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Today, we're exploring a groundbreaking innovation from ETH Zurich that could revolutionize how we power wearable devices. It's time to say goodbye to conventional batteries and hello to a sustainable, continuous, and convenient power source.
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Show Notes:
(3:00) - Generating power with blood sugar
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(2:00) - Honey, the 3D print-I mean, dessert-is ready!
This episode was brought to you by Mouser, our favorite place to get electronics parts for any project, whether it be a hobby at home or a prototype for work. Click HERE to learn about how additive manufacturing is being leveraged for industry 4.0!
(3:26) - New corrosion protection that repairs itself
This episode was brought to you by Mouser, our favorite place to get electronics parts for any project, whether it be a hobby at home or a prototype for work. Click HERE to learn about how nanotechnology is being leveraged in the aerospace industry!
(3:00) - 3D printing with bacteria-loaded ink produces bone-like composites
This episode was brought to you by Mouser, our favorite place to get electronics parts for any project, whether it be a hobby at home or a prototype for work. Click HERE to learn about how additive manufacturing is being leveraged in the medical industry from bone replacement to dental guides!
(2:33) - Using Machine Learning to Detect Rare Diseases
This episode was brought to you by Mouser, our favorite place to get electronics parts for any project, whether it be a hobby at home or a prototype for work. Click HERE to learn about how a) AI is being leveraged in healthcare and b) the tools available from vendors to empower development in this area.
(2:22) - Multi-material 3D printing with a twist
This episode was brought to you by Mouser, our favorite place to get electronics parts for any project, whether it be a hobby at home or a prototype for work. Click HERE to read more about the various additive manufacturing approaches for medical applications that we discussed in this episode.
(2:20) - Self Driving Cars Could Be A Huge Driver of Global Carbon Emissions
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(3:45) - Cheap, Sustainable Hydrogen Through Solar Power
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(2:25) - Episode 75. Dandelion Inspired Sensors & Microscale Robotic Cilia
(5:10) - Episode 99. Ensuring AI Works With The Right Dose of Curiosity
(9:40) - Episode 88. AI For Making AI More Creative
(15:36) -Episode 90. Wearable To Detect Sleep Apnea
(21:49) - Episode 87. Sustainable Hydropower
(22:38) - Episode 93. Algorithms predict sports teams' moves with 80 percent accuracy
(5:30) - The Physical Intelligence of Ant And Robot Collectives
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(5:10) - Tiny satellite tests autonomy in space
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(5:00) - Wasting Muscles Built Back Better
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(5:55) - Simple Machine For More Powerful Cell Phones And WIFI
Episode 100 was brought to you by Duro, the PLM platform behind some of Farbod & Daniel’s favorite hardware products!
Click here to learn more about Duro and here to check out the webinar discussed in this episode about how Lumafield leverages Duro’s platform to create an industry leading product in an environment where efficiency and speed are key to success.
(5:20) - Ensuring AI Works With The Right Dose of Curiosity
This episode was brought to you by Mouser, our favorite place to get electronic components for any project. Click HERE to learn more about the copilot and GPT AI models discussed in this episode!
(2:42) - Satellites Help Scientists Track Dramatic Wetlands Loss in Louisiana
This episode was brought to you by Mouser, our favorite place to get electronic components for any project. Click HERE to learn more about the intricacies of deep space communication!
(4:48) - Beaming Clean Energy From Space
Episode 97 was brought to you by Duro, the PLM platform behind some of Farbod & Daniel’s favorite hardware products!
Click here to learn more about Duro and here to check out the case study discussed in this episode about how Momentus leverages Duro’s platform to be a leader in the space industry with their space infrastructure services.
(3:10) - Printed Bioelectronic Patches
This episode was brought to you by Mouser, our favorite place to get electronic components for any project. Click HERE to learn more about how nanotechnology is enabling the future of flexible wearables.
(2:55) - Researchers 3D Bioprint Breast Cancer Tumors
This episode was brought to you by Mouser, our favorite place to get electronic components for any project. Click HERE to learn more about how machine learning is being leveraged to more accurately detect cancer via imaging techniques.
(0:41) - Why NASA Is Trying To Crash Land On Mars
Episode 94 was brought to you by Duro, the PLM platform behind some of Farbod & Daniel’s favorite hardware products!
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(3:15) - Algorithms predict sports teams' moves with 80 percent accuracy
This episode was brought to you by Mouser, our favorite place to get electronic components for any project. Click HERE to learn more about how to make a DIY predictive maintenance system using AI & edge computing.
(3:00) - MIT System "sees" The Inner Structure of The Body During Physical Rehab
Episode 92 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to read about the Mouser technical resource discussing neural networks!
(5:55) - Wearable To Detect Sleep Apnea
Episode 90 was brought to you by Duro, the PLM platform behind some of Farbod & Daniel’s favorite hardware products!
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(3:40) - AI For Making AI More Creative
Episode 88 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to read about the Mouser technical resource discussing neural networks!
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(2:30) - Boosting Wind Farm Energy Output
(13:15) - Sustainable Hydropower
Episode 87 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to read about the Mouser technical resource discussing the big role that tiny sensors play when it comes to wind turbines!
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(3:55) - Drifting Autonomous Vehicle🚗
(16:50) - Autonomous F1 Races By 2025🏎
Episode 86 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to read about the Mouser technical resource discussing Formula racing!
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(1:13) - Plug and Play EV Platform⚡️🚗
(15:50) - Interurban Vehicles For Green & Comfortable Long Journeys⚡️🚌
(20:20) - T&E Study on Emissions of PHEVs
(2:35) - 3D Printing Ice🧊🖨
(19:00) - Programmable Materials🧱🧑💻
Episode 84 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to read about the Mouser technical resource discussing additive manufacturing in the aerospace industry!
Link to the episode about Boom Supersonic where we talked about how the startup is leveraging additive manufacturing.
Link to the episode about Carnegie Mellon University where we discuss how they are Bioprinting hearts.
(0:55) - Stickers That See Inside The Body🫀🫁
(13:40) - Automation Speeds Search For Stable Proteins🦠🤖
(3:30) - 3D Printing Satellite Sensors🛰🔬
(19:33) - Useful Semitransparent Solar Cells🪟☀️
Episode 82 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to read about the Mouser technical resources discussing cubesats!
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(1:05) - Machine Learning Understands the Human Gut
(15:43) - A Major Step Forward in Organ Biofabrication
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(2:18) - New Fire Shelters To Help Firefighters In The Worst Case Scenario
(18:26) - Drones For Mine Clearance
Episode 80 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to read about the Mouser technical resources discussing drone applications.
(2:25) - Wearable To Track Health In Real Time⌚️
(14:45) - Sustainable Food Packaging To Fight Shortage🥑
Episode 78 is brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to read about the Mouser resources referenced in this episode regarding Wearable technologies.
(0:52) - Extending Lifetime of Flow Batteries 🔋
(14:03) - Once Seen As Fleeting, A New Solar Tech Shines On And On ☀️
(3:33) - Cleaner, Greener, & Faster Driving 🚦
(15:23) - Autonomous Off Road Driving 🏔
Episode 76 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to read the article breaking down the advanced driver assystems system in automobiles.
(0:55) - Dandelion Inspired Sensors 🍃
(11:45) - Microscale Robotic Cilia 🦠
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(2:55) - Robot Dogs To The Moon 🐶
(14:50) - Warehouse Navigating Robots 🏭
Episode 74 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to read the article about the tech that allows us to build robotic dogs.
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(0:50) - Glucose Fuel Cell
(13:46) - Paper-thin Loudspeaker
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(3:46) - Graphene-hBN Computing
(16:44) - Spiderweb Microchips
Episode 72 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to read the article discussing how scientists are looking beyond silicon for the future of computer chips.
(0:53) - Modular Wind Energy
(16:15) - Net Zero Construction
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Every day, some of the most innovative universities, companies, and individual technology developers share their knowledge on Wevolver. To ensure we can also provide this knowledge for the growing group of podcast listeners, we started a collaboration with two young engineers, Daniel Scott Mitchell & Farbod Moghaddam who discuss the most interesting content in this podcast series.
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(2:50) - VR With Scents 👃
(17:33) - Mixed-reality Driving 🏎
Episode 70 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to read the article discussing the requirements for truly immersive VR technology.
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Every day, some of the most innovative universities, companies, and individual technology developers share their knowledge on Wevolver. To ensure we can also provide this knowledge for the growing group of podcast listeners, we started a collaboration with two young engineers, Daniel Scott Mitchell & Farbod Moghaddam who discuss the most interesting content in this podcast series.
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(1:07) - Computer Vision For Footwear
(14:24) - Hoverfly’s Vision For Drone Detection & Tracking
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About the podcast:
Every day, some of the most innovative universities, companies, and individual technology developers share their knowledge on Wevolver. To ensure we can also provide this knowledge for the growing group of podcast listeners, we started a collaboration with two young engineers, Daniel Scott Mitchell & Farbod Moghaddam who discuss the most interesting content in this podcast series.
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(0:50) - Using Bird Biology To Make Efficient Walking Robots
(20:45) - Joystick-operated Robot For Treating Strokes
Episode 68 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to read the article discussing the merger of technology and humanity.
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About the podcast:
Every day, some of the most innovative universities, companies, and individual technology developers share their knowledge on Wevolver. To ensure we can also provide this knowledge for the growing group of podcast listeners, we started a collaboration with two young engineers, Daniel Scott Mitchell & Farbod Moghaddam who discuss the most interesting content in this podcast series.
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(1:04) - How to Keep Robots from Taking Your Job🤖🧑💻
(14:40) - CO2 and Employee Productivity😶🌫️🧠
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About the podcast:
Every day, some of the most innovative universities, companies, and individual technology developers share their knowledge on Wevolver. To ensure we can also provide this knowledge for the growing group of podcast listeners, we started a collaboration with two young engineers, Daniel Scott Mitchell & Farbod Moghaddam who discuss the most interesting content in this podcast series.
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(2:53) - Exosuit Sensor For Parkinsons
(16:07) - Personalized Exoskeletons
Episode 66 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to read the article explaining exoskeleton technology.
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Every day, some of the most innovative universities, companies, and individual technology developers share their knowledge on Wevolver. To ensure we can also provide this knowledge for the growing group of podcast listeners, we started a collaboration with two young engineers, Daniel Scott Mitchell & Farbod Moghaddam who discuss the most interesting content in this podcast series.
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(1:45) - Tackling Plastic Problem
(16:10) - Smart Fabrics
Episode 64 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to read the article explaining dispersive signal touch technology.
Here’s the link to the episode mentioned that discussed plastic eating enzymes.
(3:38) - Handheld Surgical Robot
(16:13) - Sound Powered Marine Call Identifier
Episode 62 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to read the article discussing the utilization of AI to save lives in rural regions of Africa.
(0:57) - Tiny ‘Skyscrapers’ Help Bacteria With Photosynthesis
(12:37) - New Manufacturing Technique For 3D Nanostructures
(3:20) - Autonomous Drones Can Solve our Pigeon Problem
(15:20) - Dolphin Tracking UAVs
Episode 60 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to read the article providing a snapshot of UAV technologies.
(2:30) - AI & Imaging For Better Batteries
(12:30) - AI teaches microbots how to swim
Episode 59 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to read the article discussing the shortcomings of current battery technologies.
(2:22) - Invisible Machine Readable Labels:
(13:55) - 3D Printed Flexible OLED:
Episode 58 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to read the magazine discussing immersive technologies.
(2:31) - 3D Printed Bio-Plaster
(9:38) - Duct Tape Sutures
Episode 57 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to read the article discussing how 3D printing is bringing upon the dawn of creativity.
(3:00) - Energizing The Brain🧠⚡️
(14:35) - Wearables For Alcohol Consumption⌚️🍻
Episode 56 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to read the article giving an overview of how wearable electronics are transitioning away from being peripheral devices.
(2:59) - Wearables Track Patient Health ⌚︎
(14:40) - IoT For Pets 🐶
Episode 55 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to read the article giving an overview of wearable electronics for the healthcare industry.
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Every day, some of the most innovative universities, companies, and individual technology developers share their knowledge on Wevolver. To ensure we can also provide this knowledge for the growing group of podcast listeners, we started a collaboration with two young engineers, Daniel Scott Mitchell & Farbod Moghaddam who discuss the most interesting content in this podcast series.
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(2:46) - 3-D Printed Engine Parts 🖨🛳
(11:56) - Subterranean Drone Combating Food Insecurity 🌾🤖
Episode 54 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to read the article discussing the possibilities of 3D printing in the automotive industry.
(2:25) - Mind-controlled Robots 🧠🦾
(12:25) - Bug Robots 🐞🤖
Episode 53 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to read the article giving an overview of brain-computer interface technologies.
(2:30) - Hovering Rover ☀️🚁
(17:10) - Life-saving Drone Deliveries 🚁🚑
Episode 52 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to read the article discussing the expansion of drone applications that was mentioned at the beginning of the episode.
(2:40) - Episode 2 - Boom – The Future of Supersonic Flight
(6:05) - Episode 8 - Eliminating Emission Inspections Via IoT
(10:09) - Episode 28 - Marsquakes Shed Light On The Red Planet’s Origins
(13:40) - Episode 39 - The 3D Printed Car That Beat The Best
(16:45) - Episode 35 - Robot Mimics Mantis Shrimp
(20:00) - Episode 42 - World’s Most Advanced Prosthetics
(3:14) - Compact 3D Laser Nanoprinters🖨🔦
(16:17) - 3D Printing & ML To Create Cochlear Implants👂🖨
(3:00) - Starfish-inspired Robot ⭐️🤖
(11:30) - Drones With Bird-like Legs🚁🦅
Episode 49 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to watch the video of Grant Imahara at Carnegie Mellon University discussing biorobotics.
(1:01) - Team Builds First Living Robots - That Can Reproduce
(11:30) - Tissue Engineering Using Mechanobiology And Micromanipulation
(1:41) - Adaptive Swarm Robotics Could Revolutionize Agriculture 🚜🤖
(12:11) - Autonomous Agricultural Robots Revolutionize Organic Farming 🌾🚜
Episode 47 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to read about how robotic systems can be leveraged in farms to optimize their operation.
(5:04) - Deep Fake AI Pioneering Material Design Discoveries
(13:50) - Automating Engineering’s Ideal Manager
Episode 46 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to read about how AI is being leveraged for life sciences.
(3:33) - Spinning Payloads Into Low Earth Orbit ☄️
SpinLaunch is making a giant robotic discus thrower to fling satellites into space.
(19:07) - Startram: All Aboard the Train to Space 🚅
Startram uses maglev technology to create a high-speed train that can launch both objects & people into space.
Episode 45 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to read about the various technological advancements that have enabled our exploration of the final frontier.
(1:00) - Detecting Unwanted & Hazardous Objects With Vision AI 🤖👁
(16:20) - Robot Trained To Remove Weeds From Organic Fields🤖🚜
Episode 44 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to learn more about Mouser's guide for developing the computer vision project that Mouser used in their warehouse for inspecting labels.
(2:30) - Recycling Batteries 🔋♻️
(5:40) - Electric Aircraft🛩⚡️
(9:10) - Swissloop Tunneling🚄🕳
(12:10) - Hydrogen Powered Race Car🚙⚡️
Episode 43 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to learn more about Mouser's support of student projects to foster the next generation of engineers.
(1:11) - Accelerating New Material Discovery 🔬⚗️
(11:40) - World’s Most Advanced Prosthetics 🦾🦿
Episode 42 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to learn more about Mouser's 3D printed car project hosted by Grant Imahara.
(1:03) - Self-navigating Smart Cane 🦯
(15:16) - Enhanced Touchscreens 📱
Episode 41 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to learn more about Mouser's Create the Future Design Contest.
(1:11) - How Patagonia is saving the oceans, one hat at a time 🌊
(12:00) - Samsara - the “infinite recycling” startup ♻️
Episode 40 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to learn more about Mouser's environmental commitments, which we are definitely excited about.
(1:00) - Lightyear One - The EV that runs on solar power
(16:45) - Czinger - The 3D Printed Car That Beat The Best
Episode 39 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to learn more about the high school solar car team that was made possible with support from Mouser electronics.
(1:05) - NASA Grant To Enable Explorations Of Concrete Behavior In Moon-Like Gravity:
Colonizing Mars and setting up a base on the lunar surface for deep space exploration has been a hot topic for a while, but there is still a major unanswered question: how are we going to build structures in space? Concrete seems to be a pretty solid answer.
Unfortunately, the microgravity conditions in space pose a challenge for concrete cures which can result in mechanical defects in the end product; however, Professor Yamamoto at Penn State has recently received a grant to study these defects and investigate methods to avoid them which means concrete villas on Mars might not be a far fetched reality in the near future.
(12:17) - Learn About The Universe With The James Webb Space Telescope:
The observable universe is about to get much bigger and we owe it all to the James Webb telescope. It will be the first to detect the light from the galaxies that were formed shortly after the Big Bang - approximately 13.5 billion years ago - and it is able to accomplish this using the new infrared sensing equipment that it’s predecessor (the Hubble telescope) didn’t have.
But what does this mean for us? Aside from the cool new high definition images of the cosmos, we’re likely going to find answers for some lingering questions but more importantly, stumble onto even more questions than we had before.
Episode 38 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor :)
This is the video of the space challenge hosted by Mouser Electronics that was discussed in this episode.
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Every day, some of the most innovative universities, companies, and individual technology developers share their knowledge on Wevolver. To ensure we can also provide this knowledge for the growing group of podcast listeners, we started a collaboration with two young engineers, Daniel Scott Mitchell & Farbod Moghaddam who discuss the most interesting content in this podcast series.
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(1:20) - Smart T-shirt measures astronaut vital signs :
Fun fact: astronauts lose up to 20% of muscle mass during their missions. If we want to make long-term space missions, we need to understand why and how this muscle atrophy takes place. That’s exactly what the German Aerospace Center aims to accomplish with their smart T-shirt and astronaut Matthias Maurer will be the first to bring the modern era of fashion to the new space age during his upcoming mission in the ISS.
(10:35) - Wearable Tech Aids Freedivers, Cardiac Patients:
Freedivers are essentially superhumans and researchers want to leverage the mechanics of their physiology by using it to prepare cardiovascular patients for surgery. The key to this effort is accurate real time data which is where Carnegie Mellon University’s special headband comes into play.
Episode 37 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor :)
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Every day, some of the most innovative universities, companies, and individual technology developers share their knowledge on Wevolver. To ensure we can also provide this knowledge for the growing group of podcast listeners, we started a collaboration with two young engineers, Daniel Scott Mitchell & Farbod Moghaddam who discuss the most interesting content in this podcast series.
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(0:55) - Reinventing The Construction Industry:
There are 150,000 accidents on construction sites every year and there have been little technological advances to mitigate these risks - until now. University of Michigan is leading research efforts to develop a collaborative robot that can handle all the physically strenuous, and dangerous, tasks on the job site with instructions from seasoned construction workers.
(11:46) - Software To Increase Mental Strength:
Have you ever struggled to focus when you really need to? Or worse, find your brain to be incredibly active when you are trying to sleep? Well, ETH Zurich researchers have designed a software program to analyze and display brain activity on a spectrum - MyFlow - to make your life a little easier. MyFlow does this via retinal image analysis and can provide activities to train your brain in a manner that best suits you.
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Every day, some of the most innovative universities, companies, and individual technology developers share their knowledge on Wevolver. To ensure we can also provide this knowledge for the growing group of podcast listeners, we started a collaboration with two young engineers, Daniel Scott Mitchell & Farbod Moghaddam who discuss the most interesting content in this podcast series.
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(1:23) - Robot Mimics Mantis Shrimp:
Meet the mantis shrimp; a 2-7 inch crustacean capable of creating temperatures near that of the sun’s surface by the flick of their wrists. A group of scientists from numerous institutions have been investigating this curious sea dweller to understand how the mechanics of this phenomena work and how we can replicate it to be utilized in different applications.
(13:15) - Collagen For Biohybrid Robots:
Is the renowned HBO original Westworld the first thing that pops into your mind when you hear “biohybrid robots”? Well, us too! However, a research team from Carnegie Mellon University wants to change that by developing robotic systems composed of biological matter so that underwater explorations or search and rescue missions don’t damage the ecosystem in which they operate.
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Every day, some of the most innovative universities, companies, and individual technology developers share their knowledge on Wevolver. To ensure we can also provide this knowledge for the growing group of podcast listeners, we started a collaboration with two young engineers, Daniel Scott Mitchell & Farbod Moghaddam who discuss the most interesting content in this podcast series.
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(1:00) - Biomedical Engineers Grow 3D Bioprinted Blood Vessel:
Do you ever read about a groundbreaking new drug and then wonder why it never actually becomes available to the general public? Well, a group of Texas A&M researchers plan to address that by mimicking human biology using functional 3D printed blood vessels.
(9:10) - 3D Printed Eardrum Graft:
Eardrum damage is difficult to address with most treatments being intensive, expensive, and ineffective. To address this problem, researchers developed a 3D printed eardrum graft that can be implanted via a non-invasive procedure and return full functionality.
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(1:09) - Scientists Set New Record With Bifacial Solar Cells:
Australian National University just broke a world record for solar efficiency by harvesting solar energy reflected from the ground behind a solar panel using their novel double sided approach.
(7:27) - Smart Laser Cutter System Detects Different Materials:
Have you ever wanted to use a laser cutter without needing to research the right settings for the material you want to cut? Well, MIT has developed an AI powered optical sensor that can determine whether your material is safe and if so, it’ll tell you the exact parameters to use!
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(1:04) - Facial Recognition AI Helps Save Multibillion Dollar Grape Crop:
Powdery mildew causes multi-billion dollar losses of grape crops on a yearly basis so it is no surprise that researchers like Professor Lance Cadle-Davidson from Cornell University are working on developing more fungus resistant varieties. The process of analyzing grape leaf samples is quite cumbersome and would’ve required 6 months of manual labor had engineer and computer scientists - Professor Yu Jiang - not stepped in. Professor Jiang was able to reduce the analysis timeframe down to just 1 day by developing a robot powered by a modified facial recognition artificial intelligence model and equipped with an optical microscope.
(7:50) - Metallic Glass Gears Up For 'Cobots,' Coatings, And More:
Robots are composed of many mechanical components, the most important of which are the gears. NASA has leveraged the benefits of robotics in many missions (Mars rovers being the most famous) but the harsh atmospheric conditions have proven to be problematic for operation since the necessary lubricant for the gears has to be constantly heated up before conducting any task. NASA JPL recruited the help of Douglas Hoffman to address this problem and through his work they were able to develop bulk metallic glass gears which possess the hardness of crystals, maintain the favorable mechanical properties of metals, can be injection molded for mass manufacturing, and do not require lubrication. This breakthrough is a substantial move in the right direction concerning affordable robotics since gears account for ~50% of the price in robotic applications.
(1:55) - Dragonfly on Titan:
Dragonfly is the sequel to the Cassini mission from 1997 whose goal was to study the moon of planet Saturn; Titan. Titan’s earth-like features - like it’s atmosphere - has piqued the interest of researchers for years. We hope to better understand the origins of our planet in addition to the formation of biological beings by studying this moon.
(8:13) - Machine Learning Discovers New Sequence For Drug Delivery:
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a disease that takes a severe toll on the patients that are impacted leading to an average life expectancy of ~26 years. So, when Spectra Therapeutics announced in 2019 that they had developed a drug capable of addressing the faulty proteins the world rejoiced; however, the proposed drug suffers from weak cell membrane penetration which is essential for this treatment technique and that is where this MIT research comes into play. This group has developed a model to analyze experimental data about cell penetrating peptides and formulate the best possible solutions for scientists to test with.
(16:30) - NeckFace:
Non-verbal cues like our facial features can tell people a lot about how we feel but wouldn’t it be great if we could observe those subconscious cues as well? That is one of the primary goals of NeckFace which has been developed by researchers at Cornell University to continuously monitor and record our facial expressions using a neck brace or a necklace. The device can either be used to teleconference while in motion or record facial data to analyze mood changes throughout the day which can be valuable for gauging mental health.
(0:45) - Modeling How Climate Change Impacts Forest Fires:
Wildfires have been wreaking havoc on the nation’s forests and it is now more important than ever to understand how our changing climate is impacting our most treasured ecosystems. Computer simulations can provide great insight but when considering the number of variables that contribute to forest fires it becomes clear that traditional approaches would be too computationally intensive to be feasible. That’s where the researchers at the Technical University of Munich come in: they’ve built a neural network capable of recognizing patterns between the key parameters that result in forest fires which uses only a fraction of the computational power required via the traditional approach.
(6:35) - Getting Dressed With Help From Robots:
Do you find yourself thinking “I wish a robot could do this” when dressing yourself in the morning? Well, soon you might be able to get one of those exact robots in your own home! MIT researchers have been developing a robot to assist people when getting dressed and although they’ve made some impressive progress, there are some bumps they’ve hit on their path all centered around one object: people. People’s varying preferences regarding getting clothed and safety in general has caused their algorithm to become overwhelmed. Regardless, the team is making great progress in the human-robot-interaction front and paving the way for similar future projects.
(15:15) - Drone To Evacuate Nursing Homes In Case Of Emergency:
A student group - named the ‘Blue Jays’ - from Technical University of Eindhoven have developed a drone to calmly guide the elderly out of nursing homes during emergencies. The drone is powered by a neural network to analyze the facial features of people and determine their emotions which it can respond to. Their hope is that this aerial companion can help provide a sense of comfort to those who are distressed while the first responders operating the drone can instruct those in the building on how to safely exit.
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(0:55) - Using Nanoparticles To Detect Cancer In Pee:
A team of MIT engineers have come up with a way to detect the presence of cancer and localize the region of origin by analyzing a patient’s pee sample. The patient can either inhale or be injected with nanoparticles that’ll exit the body via urine and a paper test - similar to over the counter pregnancy tests - can be used to determine if the patient has cancer. Additionally, if the patient does test positive, the nanoparticles can be coated with a radioactive tracer to show medical professionals the source of the growth via PET scans.
(8:20) - Robotic Neck Brace:
Head and neck cancer is the 7th most common type of cancer in the world and doctors typically surgically remove a patient's lymph nodes to examine how the cancer will spread; however, this approach results in severe neck and shoulder pain. This type of pain is difficult to characterize because current methods are either too timely to set up or they’re simply inaccurate but that is exactly what a group of Columbia researchers hoped to address. Two professors have teamed up to create a robotic neck brace capable of recording a patient’s full range of head/neck motion. The duo have proven that by recording data before and after the surgery will allow medical professionals to understand what areas have been affected and what specific types of physical therapy to prescribe.
(13:55) - Quiet Landing Airplanes:
If you live near an airport (like us) then you know how disturbing the sound of planes taking off and landing can be. Fortunately, a team of engineers at Texas A&M University have proposed a design modification to the slats on aircraft wings that could reduce the noise generated upon landing to that of the quietest planes. Their simulations have been promising so now they will be working on creating a scale model to test out and hopefully it works so The Next Byte crew can have an easier time living near the airport.
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(0:47) - AI Struggles To Police Social Media:
In the last 3 months of 2020, Facebook’s AI for detecting hate speech, toxicity, and misinformation removed 27 million posts. Automated moderation is the only viable solution for all the major social media platforms but it makes you wonder: how accurate is it really? Stanford researchers have decided to take a look at the reported 95% effectiveness of a traditional content policing AI and their work shows that the number is significantly reduced once the model is trained on a data set that integrates consensus of people on what constitutes as hate speech.
(10:30) - Marsquakes Shed Light On The Red Planet’s Origins:
We recently talked about how Venusquakes can give us valuable insight on the inner workings of the planet and now there is a new article coming out of ETH Zurich and U Zurich where the same is being done with Mars. The Martian inSight lander has been recording seismic activity from the red planet over the past 2 years and analysis of Marsquakes from the opposite side of where the lander is stationed has taught us a few things: a) the core is molten with a 1,840 km radius, b) it is structured similarly to earth (core, mantel, crust), and c) unlike planet earth the crust is a single solid piece 20 km thick.
(17:30) - Preventing Lead Leakage From Solar Cells:
Perovskite solar cells are leading the industry with 25% solar energy to electricity conversion efficiency; however, the water soluble lead that enables their high performance is a point of concern for environmentalists. Professor Laszlo Forro from the EPFL School of Basic Sciences recently published a study that outlines how to prevent this lead leakage by integrating phosphate salts that can bind with lead to create a recyclable, water insoluble compound without compromising the cell’s efficiency.
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(0:49) - Nanostructured Shields:
MIT, CalTech, and ETH Zurich researchers have developed a new lightweight material capable of providing more stopping power than kevlar on a per mass basis. Furthermore, they were able to use the Buckingham-pi theorem - an analytical method used to measure how much material a meteor can excavate from a planet - to create a framework for assessing the impact absorption effectiveness of new nanostructured materials.
(10:55) - Balloon Detection of Venus Earthquakes:
Much of what we know about the inner workings of planet earth comes from our analysis of seismic activity but it's not that easy to do the same on other planets with inhospitable surface conditions like Venus. So how can we work around this problem? According to NASA JPL and some students from CalTech, balloons are the answer! The team was able to prove that weather balloons with barometers (instruments that gauge pressure differences) could detect earthquakes miles away.
(16:00) - Increasing OLED Efficiency:
OLED screens are becoming the standard for phones, TVs, and monitors; however, about 80% of the light produced by these screens actually ends up trapped inside the devices leading to drastic decreases in overall efficiency. Researchers from University of Michigan have found a way to liberate ~20% of the trapped light by making some modifications to the electrodes on either side of the light emitters and using an index-matching fluid to prevent light getting trapped by the outer glass layer.
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(0:48) - Hugging robots:
Have you ever missed someone so much that you wish you could just send them a hug? Well, now you can! Alexis E. Block and her team at ETH Zurich have been developing various iterations of HuggieBot - a robot whose goal is to give the best hugs possible - to minimize the strain of distance between loved ones, especially during times of crisis.
(6:45) - Artificial Leaf:
A team at EPFL is looking at the world’s best engineer (nature) to address the global energy crisis by developing an artificial leaf capable of photosynthesis: converting water and sunlight into oxygen and chemical energy.
(13:50) - Non-invasive Spinal Implants:
1 in 12 Americans suffer from severe back pain and spinal stimulation surgery isn’t widely used to address this problem because it is either extensive and invasive or non-invasive and not very effective. Researchers at the University of Cambridge have tackled this problem with an approach that uses microfluidic channels, soft robotic materials, and flexible electronics to be extensive and non-invasive.
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(0:50) - Deployable Solar Sail:
Solar sails are a great alternative to traditional propulsion for deep space travel since it only depends on sunlight as its power source. Recent advances in material science have allowed NASA engineers to develop a solar sail as big as an apartment that can pack itself into a toaster sized satellite.
(8:00) - Advancing System Security:
The increasing number of hacks (e.g. Colonial Pipeline) has reignited the pursuit of robust cybersecurity measures and a group of Columbia researchers are offering a no-overhead approach to prevent the most critical system vulnerability: memory attacks.
(14:40) - Cleaning Space Trash:
Space trash poses a threat against space missions because even the smallest debris can fatally-damage a spacecraft. Embry-Riddle students partnered with NASA to develop solar sail-powered robots capable of gathering trash and burning it in the atmosphere.
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(1:30) - The Magic Carpet:
MIT researchers have created a carpet with thousands of sensors to monitor pressure changes from people’s movement. The data is then fed into a machine learning algorithm that can estimate someone’s 3D positioning with a 97% accuracy.
(8:40) - Detecting Nanoparticles in Food:
Nanoparticles have been used increasingly in the farming industry and people are becoming more concerned about how much makes its way into produce. Researchers at Texas A&M made a machine learning model to predict how much might be in the food you eat.
(14:30) - Fabric-Friendly Sensors:
Ever wanted the electronics in your home to do what you want without you actually having to do anything? Carnegie Mellon researchers have created a sensing system which can be seamlessly integrated into your couch, blanket, or any other fabric.
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(1:40) - Bird-like drone wings:
A UMich PhD student is hoping to revolutionize current UAV wing design by copying some of nature’s most capable flyers: seagulls. Gulls, unlike aircrafts, can remain stable during flight even in turbulent weather and this research might lead to adaptation of gull-inspired wings in the aircraft of tomorrow.
(9:13) - Scalable Digital Twins:
An MIT grad recently created a framework for deploying digital twins at scale by connecting physical and digital assets (for all sorts of applications). This technology could be utilized to create digital twins more easily without as much upfront investment.
(15:05) - Detecting microplastics from space:
Mircroplastic pollution is extremely harmful to the environment and yet is nearly impossible to track. Luckily, UMich researchers found a way to repurpose old NASA CYGNSS satellites for hurricane forecasting to track microplastic particles' origins and movement throughout the ocean.
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(1:25) - From Unwanted Gum To Sought After Shoes:
Gumdrop collects used gum from bins placed strategically around cities along with unwanted gum from manufacturers like wrigley and upcycles them to make desirable products like the iconic Adidas Stan Smith shoes.
(8:40) - PANDA Will Reduce Embodied Carbon By 40% For Construction:
PANDA is a software solution developed by Price & Myers to address the ever rigorous legislation being passed which urges corporations to be more environmentally conscious. The software’s Monte Carlo algorithm will determine the least carbon intensive and affordable configurations based on a builders input promising embodied carbon savings of up to 40%.
(16:30) - Is it a boat? Is it a plane? It’s a ground effect vehicle!:
REGENT is making waves in the transportation industry by introducing a ground effect vehicle fully powered by electric propulsion that can transport people 6x faster than ferries within a 180 mile range at a maximum speed of 180 miles per hour while offering the same level of safety as an aircraft.
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(0:50) - AI To Save Firefighter Lives:
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a machine learning model that can analyze the temperature patterns in a burning building using smoke detectors and extrapolate potential areas where flashover can occur.
(10:00) - NASA’s New Additive Manufacturing Approach:
Heat exchangers are critical for spacecraft operations but they are prone to failure since they are traditionally composed of multiple parts that are joined together. Ultrasonic additive manufacturing (UAM) promises a reliable way to create complex parts composed of dissimilar metals as a single piece without compromising material properties. Here’s a quick video from Fibrosnic - the subcontractor that brought this capability to NASA - which displays the UAM process.
(16:25) - Plug & Play Prosthetics:
Levitate was founded by an amputee who wanted an athletic prosthetic without having to pay the $8,000-$16,000 price tag of one; so, naturally, he decided to build one himself with the help of a talented composite engineer at the Technical University of Denmark that can be used with an existing sleeve thus significantly reducing the overall costs.
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(0:41) - NASA's New Moon Buggy:
Lockheed Martin and GM have been chosen to develop the next iteration of lunar rovers for NASA’s Artemis missions. GM was a key partner in the development of the first Lunar Rovers and this time around, they hope to incorporate some autonomous driving features from their Cruise self-driving platform.
(8:50) - Rock Picking Robot:
Brent Frei is a tech CEO with a proven record who recently raised a large round of funding for his robotic rock picking startup, TerraClear. As someone who grew up working on a farm, Frei knows the frustration of removing rocks from farmland. Naturally, he built a robot to address the problem.
(19:10) - Super Strong Graphene Concrete:
The University of Manchester has been at the forefront of graphene research since they won the Nobel prize for graphene synthesis in 2010. Their collaboration with Nationwide Engineering aims to reduce CO2 emissions associated with concrete by making a stronger graphene-enhanced alternative.
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(0:42) - Injectable Microchips:
Researchers at Columbia University have developed a microchip the size of a grain of salt that can be injected into a patient and act as a wireless temperature sensor. The chip is powered by and communicates to a standard ultrasound probe from outside the body.
(9:00) - 2D Transistors:
Moore’s law has dictated the progress of computational power for the past few decades but lately, it seems like we’ve hit the physical limit of transistor development. There’s now an international effort led by MIT and UC Berkeley to explore 2D transistors which could pave the way for keeping up with Moore’s Law again.
(17:10) - AI For Spacecraft Diagnosis:
NASA Pathways intern Evanna Gizzi has been working on Research in Artificial Intelligence for Spacecraft Resilience (RAISR) which aims to autonomously detect the root cause of spacecraft failures. RAISR is like an AI engineer that lives in the brain of a spacecraft to identify and remedy spacecraft failures.
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(0:42) - : Electronic Nose:
Pharmaceutical manufacturers are in need of a system capable of distinguishing different types of mint and researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology believe their newly developed artificial nose could be the answer. The system uses changes in resonance of a quartz crystal and a machine learning algorithm to distinguish between various mints with high specificity.
(6:15) - Wastewater Energy Harvesting:
Microbial fuel cells have been around for quite some time and their purpose is simple: turn the organic waste into bioelectricity. Professor Zhen He at Washington University in St. Louis decided to build on this platform and developed a fuel cell that can generate electricity while filtering water.
(12:35) - Farm Monitoring From Space:
Droughts can be disastrous for farmers and drought insurance is a tool that can help alleviate some of that burden; however, it is often riddled with bureaucracy and having to wait until your crops fail before a payout. Newly published research from ETH Zurich suggests that monitoring crops via satellites and creating insurance policies that payout automatically in response to real-time changes of drought parameters could be the future of agriculture.
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(0:50) - Bioprinting During Surgery:
Trauma to the head or face can be difficult to address and oftentimes requires bone grafts from the patient or cadaverous. Professor Ibrahim Ozbolat’s team at Penn State has addressed this by developing bio inks for hard and soft tissue enabling in situ bioprinting during surgery.
(7:40) - Hairbrush Robot:
Nurses spend 18-40% of their time on direct patient care which involves hygienic maintenance like brushing hair. A joint effort from MIT & Harvard aims to alleviate so of their workload by automating the hair brushing process using robots.
(13:10) - Anode Free Batteries:
Lithium ion batteries power almost all major electronic appliances that we use today; however the main ingredient is scarce and therefore ~25% of the cost we pay is just for the battery. Professor Pen Bai from Washington University wants to address this issue using their new anode free sodium based battery cells that were developed.
(0:45) Lobster Inspired Armor:
MIT’s mechanical engineering department faculty had a breakthrough caused by lobster dinner: lobster underbelly membrane is the strongest known natural hydrogel. The team wants to use synthetic forms of this membrane to create flexible body armor with many properties that surpass that of kevlars.
(5:50) Wireless EV Charging:
Research from Cornell University displays one of the first promising steps towards wireless charging of electric vehicles using electric fields. The team hopes to deploy this technology underneath roads to give drivers the ability to charge as they drive.
(13:15) Autonomous Solar Farm Setup:
Green energy is becoming increasingly more important with the United States goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50% in 2030 and the key is driving down the cost of these energy harvesting technologies. RE2 robotics hopes to contribute to this goal by creating robots that can set up solar farms autonomously and reduce setup time by 40%.
(0:50) - A Charming Response To The Carbon Offsetting Controversy:
Approximately 85% of all carbon offsetting efforts do not actually remove any additional carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and Charm wants to change that by injecting bio oil into wells that stored crude oil at one point.
(8:10) - Drones As Personal Fitness Instructors:
Drones are finally making their debut in the fitness scene with a concept design from Hongik University that could serve as the first commercially viable fitness drone and pave the way for the future of the industry.
(14:20) - MIT & ONR’s Trip To The North Pole:
Acoustic signals get distorted in regions of the ocean where warm water meets cold water - especially in the Beaufort Sea - so MIT has collaborated with ONR to understand these distortions in hopes of allowing exploration in these regions without risking loss of communication.
(0:50) - NASA’s Spacecraft to Explore Psyche-16:
NASA’s upcoming Psyche mission will explore a large metal asteroid that may be the core of a former planet –– and is also worth quadrillions of dollars.
(5:50) - Improving HVAC Efficiency Using Organic Polymers:
A Texas A&M professor discovered a way to save you money on your next electric bill by improving HVAC systems using polyimide, a widely-available organic polymer.
(10:50) - Heineken Uses 3D Printing in Beer Factories:
Heineken partnered with Ultimaker to introduce 3D printing to ensure more uptime, create a more durable supply chain, and foster creativity in the development of factory equipment.
(0:45) - AlphaFold Solves Protein Folding
Researchers have struggled with the problem of protein folding for nearly 50 years but DeepMind - an Alphabet Inc. subsidiary - demonstrated the ability to detect protein folds using their AlphaFold AI algorithm at the biennial CASP competition in 2020.
(6:30) - NASA JPL Tracks Firefighters For Safety
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has partnered with the Department of Homeland Security to develop a system capable of accurately monitoring the location of firefighters inside a building.
(10:40) - Autonomous Shuttles Debut In DTU
Nobina is the largest transport group in the nordic region and they recently got approval to begin their autonomous shuttle trial at Technical University of Denmark (DTU). This trial will provide some much needed information on viability, areas to improve, and some data on how the future of urban planning will be orchestrated to consider autonomous vehicles.
(0:45) - Ford & HP Partner To Upcycle 3D Printer Waste
Ford has partnered with HP to take the 3D printer waste from companies like SmileDirectClub and transform them into useful products such as the fuel-line clips for their F-250 truck line.
(5:45) - NASA Takes Flight On Mars With Ingenuity
The martian Perseverance rover has been carrying a drone - named Ingenuity - that will be getting deployed this week to test the waters for flight on other planets like Mars.
(11:55) - Snake Inspired No-Slip Shoes
A joint effort between MIT and Harvard to create no-slip shoes using the Japanese art of Kirigami in an effort to prevent eldery and occupational fall-related deaths.
(0:46) - Neuralink
Neuralink wants to plant chips in people using a robotic and reversible operation with the goal of eliminating neural related illnesses.
(9:25) - Airspeeder: The Flying Car
Alauda is developing an electric flying race vehicle to display technical achievements and the viability of this form of transportation.
(15:20) - Carbon Footprint & Computer Chips
A joint effort between Harvard, Arizona State University, and Facebook revealed that manufacturing computer chips makes up a large portion of the total carbon footprint of electronic devices. With this in mind, the researchers hope to convince big technology companies to take this factor into account when designing devices that don’t even utilize the full performance that these chips offer.
(0:43) - Sustainable Fashion
An international team composed of 7 different institutions led by Dr. Svetlana Boriskina has achieved a polyethylene textile that is more breathable, moisture wicking, and environmentally friendly than the materials mostly used in the fashion industry.
(7:00) - Apple Car Insights
Apple’s secret car - which was first hinted at in 2014 as Project Titan - seems to be making progress but not without some bumps along the way.
(12:10) - Sharper Bionic Eyes
EPFL has announced a new iteration of their retinal implant which offers a greater resolution and field of view to address some of the limitations of their original design that was trialed in 2013.
(0:50) Nissan Reduces CO2 Emissions With Gas Powered EV -
Nissan newly developed STARC system allows for a 50% thermally efficient internal combustion engine and by placing it in their hybrid powertrain, they are able to offer a vehicle with lower total lifecycle carbon dioxide emissions than current battery powered electric vehicles.
(8:30) First 3D Printed Home In The United States -
SQ4D achieved a major milestone in North American real estate history: they made a functional home with 3D printed walls in Long Island, NY that is currently up for sale.
(14:00) Digidog: The Real Life RoboCop -
The New York Police Department has purchased a Spot robot from Boston Dynamics (renamed DigiDog) to inspect risky areas before officers are sent in.
(0:40) Eliminating Emission Inspections Via IoT -
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University developed a machine learning model that can conduct vehicle emission inspections more accurately than the OBD tests used by mechanics.
(7:20) Shapeshifting Fabrics -
Scientists from Harvard University created a sustainable and 3D printable fabric derived from recycled wool with shape shifting capabilities.
(12:30) Fuel Cell Powered Airplanes -
The German Aerospace Center has received funding to build a testing facility composed of all key components of a hydrogen fuel cell powered system for the development of an electric, hydrogen fuel cell powered regional aircraft.
(0:45) Diagnosing Alzheimer’s At A Glance -
Researchers at Duke University have developed a machine learning model capable of successfully differentiating between healthy patients and those with Alzheimer’s using retinal images.
(7:00) The Stress You Sweat -
EPFL and Xsensio have collaborated to create a wireless sensor using graphene capable of monitoring cortisol levels secreted via sweat in quasi real-time.
(12:30) Bloom’s Better Bioplastics -
Bloom Biorenewables biomass processing method increases the efficiency of resource extraction from 40% to 75% and enables production of high performance and biodegradable bioplastics.
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About the podcast:
Every day, some of the most innovative universities, companies, and individual technology developers share their knowledge on Wevolver. To ensure we can also provide this knowledge for the growing group of podcast listeners, we started a collaboration with two young engineers, Daniel Scott Mitchell & Farbod Moghaddam who discuss the most interesting content in this podcast series.
To learn more about this show, please visit the shows page. By following the page, you will get automatic updates by email when a new show is published.
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(0:45) Detecting and Mitigating Bias In AI -
A collaboration between University of Michigan, UC Santa Cruz, Ohio State University, and Purdue University to investigate the detection and mitigation of bias in artificial intelligence.
(6:30) Tremor Stabilizing Gloves -
Five Microns has developed a glove capable of reducing essential tremors - which affects 7 million people in the U.S. alone - by ~85% using tuned mass damper technology.
(11:20) World’s First AR Assisted Surgery -
Augmented reality made its debut in the operating room by assisting the Chief Surgeon at Balgrist University Hospital with spinal surgery.
(0:45) MOXIE Could Help Future Rockets Launch Off Mars –
NASA developed a device called MOXIE which will attempt to make oxygen out of thin air (Mars atmosphere) so it can be used in rocket fuel.
(4:45) Scalable Approach for Manufacturing Transparent Wood –
Imagine wood, but see-through. A team from UMD discovered a sustainable way to make wood that’s transparent.
(10:00) Real Time Arsenic Detection Via Plant Embedded Sensors –
MIT’s SMART group made nanosensors that turn rice, spinach, and ferns into “smart” plants that detect pollutants like arsenic to protect you from getting poisoned.
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About the podcast:
Every day, some of the most innovative universities, companies, and individual technology developers share their knowledge on Wevolver. To ensure we can also provide this knowledge for the growing group of podcast listeners, we started a collaboration with two young engineers, Daniel Scott Mitchell & Farbod Moghaddam who discuss the most interesting content in this podcast series.
To learn more about this show, please visit the shows page. By following the page, you will get automatic updates by email when a new show is published.
Be sure to give us a follow and review on Apple podcasts, Spotify, and most of your favorite podcast platforms!
(0:44) 3D Bioprinted Heart Provides New Tool For Surgeons -
A team from Carnegie Mellon developed a new way to 3D print tissue and put it to the test by printing the first full-size heart made of soft tissue.
(5:50) Music Meets AI: Could Listening To Bieber Be Good For You? -
A researcher from ANU made an AI algorithm that might know what music you like better than even you do.
(11:35) What The World’s Latest Earth-Monitoring Satellite Will Tell Us About Global Warming -
NASA JPL launched a new satellite into space to monitor rising sea levels and global warming over time. In the short term, it’ll also help improve weather forecasting.
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About the podcast:
Every day, some of the most innovative universities, companies, and individual technology developers share their knowledge on Wevolver. To ensure we can also provide this knowledge for the growing group of podcast listeners, we started a collaboration with two young engineers, Daniel Scott Mitchell & Farbod Moghaddam who discuss the most interesting content in this podcast series.
To learn more about this show, please visit the shows page. By following the page, you will get automatic updates by email when a new show is published.
Be sure to give us a follow and review on Apple podcasts, Spotify, and most of your favorite podcast platforms!
(0:57) Order Up! AI Finds the Right Material –
Researchers from CMU and UCalgary made an AI algorithm to help designers choose the correct material for a part based on its intended end use.
(6:15) Unique Testbed In Eindhoven Paves The Way For Unhackable 'Quantum Internet' –
Eindhoven researchers have devised a method to protect our data from hackers with quantum computers.
(10:51) New Technique Extends Next-Generation Lithium Metal Batteries –
A group from Columbia added potassium to lithium ion batteries to make them safer and longer-lasting.
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About the podcast:
Every day, some of the most innovative universities, companies, and individual technology developers share their knowledge on Wevolver. To ensure we can also provide this knowledge for the growing group of podcast listeners, we started a collaboration with two young engineers, Daniel Scott Mitchell & Farbod Moghaddam who discuss the most interesting content in this podcast series.
To learn more about this show, please visit the shows page. By following the page, you will get automatic updates by email when a new show is published.
Be sure to give us a follow and review on Apple podcasts, Spotify, and most of your favorite podcast platforms!
(0:50) Boom – The Future of Supersonic Flight -
Boom Supersonic has created their XB-1 prototype, the predecessor to their eventual Overture aircraft, which will bring back commercial supersonic passenger flight.
(10:33) Machine Learning Uncovers Potential New TB Drugs -
A group from MIT has developed a new computational method for screening drug compounds that predicts which ones will work best against tuberculosis or other diseases.
(15:25) 5G Wireless May Lead To Inaccurate Weather Forecasts -
A Rutgers study models for the first time how much 5G radiation “leakage” could be negatively affecting weather forecasting accuracy.
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About the podcast:
Every day, some of the most innovative universities, companies, and individual technology developers share their knowledge on Wevolver. To ensure we can also provide this knowledge for the growing group of podcast listeners, we started a collaboration with two young engineers, Daniel Scott Mitchell & Farbod Moghaddam who discuss the most interesting content in this podcast series.
To learn more about this show, please visit the shows page. By following the page, you will get automatic updates by email when a new show is published.
Be sure to give us a follow and review on Apple podcasts, Spotify, and most of your favorite podcast platforms!
(0:40) The next stop in machine learning: making sense of abstract concepts -
Researchers from MIT, IBM, and Columbia created a machine learning model that exhibits abstract reasoning.
(6:00) How additive manufacturing can shift manufacturing methodologies in the airline industry -
EOS and other 3D printing companies are changing the airline industry’s manufacturing methods, starting with interiors.
(12:15) Can flies hold the secret to enable enhanced robotic flight? -
Penn State researchers crack the code to improve robotic flight by studying the behavior of fruit flies.
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About the podcast:
Every day, some of the most innovative universities, companies, and individual technology developers share their knowledge on Wevolver. To ensure we can also provide this knowledge for the growing group of podcast listeners, we started a collaboration with two young engineers, Daniel Scott Mitchell & Farbod Moghaddam who discuss the most interesting content in this podcast series.
To learn more about this show, please visit the shows page. By following the page, you will get automatic updates by email when a new show is published.
Be sure to give us a follow and review on Apple podcasts, Spotify, and most of your favorite podcast platforms!
(1:05) Who we are. (8:10) Why create the podcast. (12:50) Where this podcast is going. (5:20) How you (the listeners) can help.
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About the podcast:
Every day, some of the most innovative universities, companies, and individual technology developers share their knowledge on Wevolver. To ensure we can also provide this knowledge for the growing group of podcast listeners, we started a collaboration with two young engineers, Daniel Scott Mitchell & Farbod Moghaddam who discuss the most interesting content in this podcast series.
To learn more about this show, please visit the shows page. By following the page, you will get automatic updates by email when a new show is published.
Be sure to give us a follow and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platform!