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Sparks & QuarksE9: Mobile Internet and 5G 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)
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Dan's sources:
https://blog.vodafone.co.uk/2013/01/21/a-brief-history-of-mobile-data/
https://www.ofcom...
2019-06-231h 05
Sparks & QuarksE7: CO2 Battery and New Hearing Mechanism 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)
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Dan's sources:
Article: https://www.theengineer...
2019-02-0446 min
Sparks & QuarksE6: Quantum Entanglement and Electric Jets 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)
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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...
2018-12-221h 04
Sparks & QuarksE5: Bionic Mushrooms and a Massive Change 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)
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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...
2018-12-061h 03
Sparks & QuarksE4: Medical Maladies, Revolutionary RAM and Biological Batteries 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)
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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...
2018-09-151h 01
Sparks & QuarksE3: New Artwork, GPS & Nano-optics 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.
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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!
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Links to Dan's topics will be updated here shortly.
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Nanocrystal light emission: https://phys.org/news/2018-07-nanocrystals-emit-efficiently-tunneling-electrons.html
Credits:
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2018-08-051h 03
Sparks & QuarksE2: Artificial Intelligence and Chocolate Printers 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.
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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...
2018-07-2154 min
Sparks & QuarksE1: Sandwiches, Rocketlab & Ultrafast Electronics! 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
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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
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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...
2018-07-0548 min