Sparks & Quarks: Recent Episodes
Dan Hanvey & Adam Gillard
Physics and Engineering based podcast. Two guys, Dan and Adam, tell each other all about the newest and biggest news and ideas within their communities with the aim of informing you, the reader, while hopefully somewhat furthering your knowledge at the same time.
Adam's just finished his exams and is somewhat drained - so it's just the one topic this time from Dan, talking about the history of mobile internet, how 5G works, and what it could allow us to do. Thankfully, Adam can shed some light on the physics of it!
If you have any questions, queries or complaints contact us at sparksquarks@gmail.com. Also find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/sparksquarks/) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/SparksQuarks), and now Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sparksquarks/?hl=en)
Dan's sources:
https://blog.vodafone.co.uk/2013/01/21/a-brief-history-of-mobile-data/
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/spectrum/information/cellular-networks-and-technology
https://www.lifewire.com/1g-vs-2g-vs-2-5g-vs-3g-vs-4g-578681
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_mobile_phone_standards
https://5g.co.uk/guides/small-cells-hetnets-5g/
http://www.emfexplained.info/?ID=25916
Credits:
"Electrodoodle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
"Samba Stings" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Our first episode of 2019! We're sorry we took a while, Dan had health issues and Adam was doing exams. But we're back! This episode, Dan's talking about a new type of battery that uses CO2 to produce energy, whilst Adam is talking about a newly discovered hearing mechanism that could create new hearing-aid technology.
If you have any questions, queries or complaints contact us at sparksquarks@gmail.com. Also find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/sparksquarks/) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/SparksQuarks), and now Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sparksquarks/?hl=en)
Dan's sources:
Article: https://www.theengineer.co.uk/fuel-cell-based-system-co2/
Paper: https://www.accessscience.com/content/superionic-conductivity/801340
Additional paper info: https://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S258900421830186X-mmc1.pdf
Superionic conductivity: https://www.accessscience.com/content/superionic-conductivity/801340
Adam's sources
https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.028101
https://phys.org/news/2019-01-mechanism-ear-exquisite-sensitivity.html
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2007-10-mit-mechanism.html#nRlv
UPDATES FROM LAST EPISODE: New double-slit experiment using X-ray scattering:
https://phys.org/news/2019-01-classic-double-slit.html
AI to create most accurate black hole merger simulation ever:
https://phys.org/news/2019-01-physicists-supercomputers-ai-accurate-black.html
Credits:
"Electrodoodle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
"Samba Stings" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Our last episode of the year! Thanks so much for joining us during 2018 - we bring you what we think is our best episode yet. Adam talks about quantum entanglement of photons, and Dan talks about a prototype electric jet, hopefully flying soon!
If you have any questions, queries or complaints contact us at sparksquarks@gmail.com. Also find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/sparksquarks/) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/SparksQuarks)
Dan's sources:
https://lilium.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilium_Jet
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_aircraft
https://www.arts.eu/journey-through-the-history-of-electric-aircraft
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_E-Fan
https://aroundtheworld.solarimpulse.com/adventure
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ducted_fan
Adam's sources
Main Notes: https://phys.org/news/2018-12-quantum-entanglement-proteins.html
Styropyro: https://www.youtube.com/user/styropyro
Simon Raman Spectroscopy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sv1WHgVTrs&t=324s
Young's Double slit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-MNSLsjjdo
Entanglement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tafGL02EUOA
DCQE Diagram: https://imgur.com/a/JtVkJI6
Credits:
"Electrodoodle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
"Samba Stings" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
We're back! We're sorry it's been so long - university and moving abroad have stopped us from recording. However, we're now here, and Dan talks about mushrooms that generate electricity, whilst Adam talk about a massive change in a physical definition (pun intended).
If you have any questions, queries or complaints contact us at sparksquarks@gmail.com. Also find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/sparksquarks/) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/SparksQuarks)
Dan's sources:
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a24852429/bionic-mushrooms-electricity/
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2018/11/07/bionic-mushroom-turns-light-into-electricity/
https://www.stevens.edu/news/bionic-mushrooms-fuse-nanotech-bacteria-and-fungi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyanobacteria
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/a0f6/26ac1656b606f0cd3aa31318ec68d511c7aa.pdf
Adam's sources
https://phys.org/news/2018-11-kilogram-redefined-physicist.html
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/its-a-massive-change-scientists-redefine-the-kilogram
Credits:
"Electrodoodle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
"Samba Stings" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
We're back! After a hiatus, we return with Episode 4. This week, we're learning about a new method for creating RAM, as well as energy storage from bacteria.
If you have any questions, queries or complaints contact us at sparksquarks@gmail.com. Also find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/sparksquarks/) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/SparksQuarks)
Adams sources:
https://phys.org/news/2018-08-sub-nm-memory-device-nanofabrication.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanolithography
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spin-transfer_torque
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetoresistive_random-access_memory
https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/different-types-ram-random-access-memory/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory_cell_(computing)#Storage
Dans sources
https://www.theengineer.co.uk/biobattery-bacteria-iot-sensors/
https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/175137-sugar-powered-biobattery-has-10-times-the-energy-storage-of-lithium-your-smartphone-might-soon-run-on-enzymes
https://www.explainthatstuff.com/how-lithium-ion-batteries-work.html
https://electronics.howstuffworks.com/everyday-tech/blood-battery1.htm
Credits:
"Electrodoodle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
"Samba Stings" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Episode 3 is here! This week we're talking all about how global positioning systems work, as well as delving into some of the interesting new quantum mechanical advancements in silver nanostructures!
If you have any questions, queries or complaints (or even artwork submissions) contact us at sparksquarks@gmail.com.
Please be aware that Dan is away from home and so there were a few audio issues with this one, bare with us, we should be back to top quality next time!
Links to Dan's topics will be updated here shortly.
Nanocrystal light emission: https://phys.org/news/2018-07-nanocrystals-emit-efficiently-tunneling-electrons.html
Credits:
"Electrodoodle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
"Samba Stings" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
We're back! This week, we're talking about advances in Artificial Intelligence for playing games and the science of chocolate printers. In addition, Dan loves musicals, and Adam is good with his hands.
As ever, comments and suggestions to SparksQuarks@gmail.com.
Logo this week from Krys from the To Do Discord channel.
DeepMind article: https://deepmind.com/blog/capture-the-flag/ Technical report on AI playing games: https://arxiv.org/abs/1807.01281 Video on the same subject: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dltN4MxV1RI&feature=youtu.be 3Blue1Brown video on Neural Networks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aircAruvnKk&feature=youtu.be
History of ChocEdge (company founded out of Exeter Uni research): http://chocedge.com/news/27/68/2007-2017-10-years-of-3D-chocolate-printing/d,ChocNews_Main.html Cocoa butter crystalline form infographic: http://www.compoundchem.com/2014/04/19/the-polymorphs-of-chocolate/ Chocolate tempering graph: https://plot.ly/~cbplots/0/temperature-vs-time-melting-and-tempering-chocolate.embed Information on tempering chocolate: http://acselementsofchocolate.typepad.com/elements_of_chocolate/TEMPERINGCHOCOLATE.html
Credits:
"Electrodoodle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
"Samba Stings" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
It's our first episode! We introduce ourselves and take you through Rocketlab and a new method for creating ultrafast electrical currents.
Sorry about the weird audio at points! We'll get better at this, we swear...
Email: SparksQuarks@gmail.com
Rocketlab website: https://www.rocketlabusa.com/
The Boeing & Lockheed Martin joint spaceflight venture: https://www.ulalaunch.com/
Ultrafast current generation: https://phys.org/news/2018-06-laser-electricity-faster-method.html
Credits:
"Electrodoodle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
"Samba Stings" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/