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The Next Byte239. The Saucies: 2025 Recap & TNB Turns Five!(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--As alw...
2026-01-0642 minThe Next Byte235. Arm’s Vince Jesaitis on How AI Is Moving from the Cloud to Your Pocket(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 g...
2025-12-0946 minThe Next Byte224. Geothermal Could Save the Grid. So Why’s No One Talking About It?(2:15) - Enhanced geothermal systems: An underground tech surfaces…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 advancements of clean energy solutions, including geothermal!--As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com.To learn more about this show, please visit our shows page. By following the page, you will get automatic updates by email when a...
2025-07-1521 minThe Next Byte204. Mark Zachos & The Future of Onboard Diagnostics In Cars (Interview)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. Enjoyed listening to Mark? Want to hear more from him? Checkout his links below:Mark’s LinkedInBecome a founding reader of our newsletter: http://read...
2024-12-1039 minThe Next Byte175. Is Your Drinking Water Safe? This Sensor Has The Answer(4:36) - Affordable Sensor For Lead Contamination DetectionThis 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 Amazon sidewalk can be used to make YOU a good neighbor and support your neighborhood via IoT devices, and if you have some extra time on your hands, how to make a sensor yourself!Become a founding reader of our newsletter: read.thenextbyte.com
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2024-05-2121 minThe Next Byte174. All The Brain Chip Implant Benefits & None of The Risks(0:50) - All The Brain Chip Implant Benefits & None of The SurgeryBecome a founding reader of our newsletter: read.thenextbyte.com
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2024-05-1427 minThe Next Byte173. Get 3 Days of Your Life Back Every Year with Smart Stoplights(4:10) - Get 3 Days of Your Life Back Every Year with Smart StoplightsThis 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 IoT can be leveraged in smart cities of the future to optimize traffic management.Become a founding reader of our newsletter: read.thenextbyte.com
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2024-05-0720 minThe Next Byte172. Don’t Throw Away Coffee Grounds; They Could Solve The World’s Water Crisis!(1:00) - Don’t Throw Away Coffee Grounds; They Could Solve The World’s Water Crisis!Become a founding reader of our newsletter: read.thenextbyte.com
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2024-04-3019 minThe Next Byte171. Finally! A Humanoid Robot You Can Trust(3:55) - Finally! A Humanoid Robot You Can TrustThis 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 uncanny valley and what it will take for humans to finally trust robots.Become a founding reader of our newsletter: read.thenextbyte.com--As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com.To learn more about this...
2024-04-2323 minThe Next Byte170. Robot That Drives Better Than The Average American(3:47) - Robot Drives Better Than The Average AmericanThis 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 our roads are evolving to be better suited for autonomous vehicles and how that might be a bad thing for human drivers.Become a founding reader of our newsletter: read.thenextbyte.com
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2024-04-1620 minThe Next Byte169. Novel Fabrics + Robots = Sustainable One-size-fits-all Fashion Revolution(0:50) - Is This The Future of Fashion?Become a founding reader of our newsletter: read.thenextbyte.com
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2024-04-0926 minThe Next Byte168. Neuroprosthetics: The Next Step Towards Limb Reconstruction(0:50) - Bio-inspired NeuroprostheticsLink to episode 126: https://pod.link/wevolver/episode/13acdcea436f95a7b6b4977991808c60Become a founding reader of our newsletter: read.thenextbyte.com
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2024-04-0219 minThe Next Byte167. How Hydrogen Will Replace Batteries(3:00) - Getting Hydrogen Out of AmmoniaThis 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 batteries and hydrogen fuel cells in the sustainable powered future that is right around the corner!Become a founding reader of our newsletter: read.thenextbyte.com
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2024-03-2620 minThe Next Byte166. Jellyfish Cyborgs Help Explore The Oceans & Solve Climate Change(3:09) - Building Bionic Jellyfish for Ocean ExplorationBecome a founding reader of our newsletter: read.thenextbyte.com
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2024-03-1921 minThe Next Byte164. Dyson’s Automated, Self-sustaining Strawberry Farm(6:11) - Engineering the Fields: Dyson's Leap from Gadgets to AgricultureThis episode was brought to you by Murata, the market leader in leading-edge electronics components. Click HERE to learn more about their award winning soil sensor that is helping farmers increase their yields by 60% while reducing their water and fertilizer usage!You can also learn more about the impact of the soil sensor from the case studies on increasing potato yields and stabilizing green pepper harvests.--As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver...
2024-03-0527 minThe Next Byte154. The 3D Printer That Teaches Itself To Print(3:23) - This 3D printer can watch itself fabricate objectsThis 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!--As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com.To learn more about this show, please visit our shows page. By following...
2023-12-2614 minThe Next Byte153. Robot Farmers Bring Back Biodiversity(3:15) - Agricultural Robots Can Help Improve BiodiversityThis 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 energy harvesting robots can make robotic applications in remote environments - like farming - viable!--As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com.To learn more about this show, please visit our shows page. By following the page, you...
2023-12-1921 minThe Next Byte152. How To Make a Honda As Quiet As a Rolls Royce(4:19) - Active Noise Cancellation in Electric and Autonomous VehiclesThis episode was brought to you by SAE International! They're THE go-to spot for automotive lovers and engineers—keeping you ahead of the game and hyped about the future of the automotive world! 🚗✨ Click HERE to check out the interview with Elktrobit’s CEO and learn more about the drive behind software defined vehicles!–Sign up to receive The Next Byte's email newsletter!As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com.To learn mor...
2023-12-1220 minThe Next Byte151. Battery Chemistry GPT(3:50) - Building a chemical 'GPT' to help design a key battery componentThis episode was brought to you by SAE International! They're THE go-to spot for automotive lovers and engineers—keeping you ahead of the game and hyped about the future of mobility! 🚗✨ Click HERE to learn more about the technical resource that we shared this episode from the SAE team regarding battery chemistry requirements for construction EVs!--Sign up to receive The Next Byte's email newsletter!As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles...
2023-12-0523 minThe Next Byte150. Ed Mehr & Machina’s Robot Army Transform Manufacturing (Interview)LINKS:Sign up to receive The Next Byte's email newsletter!Listen to Episode 118 - where we first covered MachinaCheck out Machina's careers page --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 wi...
2023-11-281h 13The Next Byte148. Converting CO2 To Clean Fuel(0:50) - Engineers develop an efficient process to make fuel from carbon dioxide--As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com.To learn more about this show, please visit our 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!
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2023-11-1420 minThe Next Byte132. Blind Spot Begone! Cars and Robots Can Now See Around Corners(0:47) - Using reflections to see the world from new points of view--As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com.To learn more about this show, please visit our 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!--The Next Byte: We're two engineers on a mission to simplify complex...
2023-07-2518 minThe Next Byte130. A Spy In The Belly(0:42) - A Spy In The Belly--As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com.To learn more about this show, please visit our 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!
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2023-07-1118 minThe Next Byte129. Burning Paper Bags For Sustainability(3:20) - Stronger paper bags, reused repeatedly then recycled for biofuel could be future🛍♻️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 step by step guide on creating your own garden monitor/manager!--As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com.To learn more about this show, please visit our shows page. By following the page, you wil...
2023-07-0427 minThe Next Byte126. Amputees Feel Warmth In Their Missing Hand(0:50) - Amputees Feel Warmth In Their Missing Hand--As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com.To learn more about this show, please visit our 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!
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2023-06-1319 minThe Next Byte124. Authenticating Seeds To 5X Crop Yields(0:40) - Tackling counterfeit seeds with "unclonable" labels 🌱🔐--As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com.To learn more about this show, please visit our 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!
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2023-05-3018 minThe Next Byte123. Augmented Bad Drivers Turbocharge Autonomous Vehicle Development(3:49) - Simulated terrible drivers cut the time and cost of AV testing by a factor of one thousandThis 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 electronics suppliers are planning to meet the technical and regulatory requirements to make autonomous vehicles possible!--As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com.To learn more about this...
2023-05-2320 minThe Next Byte122. Preventing Head Trauma With Smart Helmets(0:50) - Smart helmets to prevent head trauma--As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com.To learn more about this show, please visit our 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!
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2023-05-1621 minThe Next Byte121. Power Up Your Wearable Devices with Blood Sugar!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.--Show Notes:(3:00) - Generating power with blood sugarThis 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 the future of medical care with next-gen devices & technology.--
2023-05-0915 minThe Next Byte109. From Blastoff to Beyond: Ion Thrusters Pushing the Limits of Space Travel(2:20) - Ultra-efficient Plasma Thrusters For Deep Space TravelThis 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 about seven key components for a mission to Mars.—As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com.To learn more about this show, please visit our shows page. By following the page, you will get automatic updates by email when a new sh...
2023-02-1422 minThe Next Byte102. Self-Flying Satellite’s Successful Space Mission(5:10) - Tiny satellite tests autonomy in space___________________________This episode 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 article written by Duro’s co-founder, Kellan O'Connor, on his early experience at SpaceX and how that helped him crack the code to successful hardware engineering. ___________________________As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com.To learn more about this show, pleas...
2022-12-2723 minThe Next Byte88. Dall-E, But Better(3:40) - AI For Making AI More CreativeEpisode 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!--As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com.To learn more about this show, please visit our 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 mo...
2022-09-2034 minThe Next Byte87. Turbine Innovations For A Greener Future(2:30) - Boosting Wind Farm Energy Output(13:15) - Sustainable HydropowerEpisode 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!--As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com.To learn more about this show, please visit our shows page. By following the page, you will get automatic updates by email when a new show is pu...
2022-09-1326 minThe Next Byte86. The Autonomous Race & Drift Cars Of The Not So Distant Future(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!--As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com.To learn more about this show, please visit our 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 po...
2022-09-0630 minThe Next Byte82. 3D Printing Space Sensors & Solar Cell Windows(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!--As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com.To learn more about this show, please visit our 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...
2022-08-0934 minThe Next Byte81. Printing Functional Hearts & Reverse Engineering Microbes(1:05) - Machine Learning Understands the Human Gut(15:43) - A Major Step Forward in Organ Biofabrication--As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com.To learn more about this show, please visit our 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!
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2022-08-0229 minThe Next Byte75. Size Matters: Tiny Biomimicry Leads to Big Breakthroughs(0:55) - Dandelion Inspired Sensors 🍃(11:45) - Microscale Robotic Cilia 🦠--As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com.To learn more about this show, please visit our 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!
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2022-06-2123 minThe Next Byte74. Robots Working on the Moon and in Warehouses(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.--As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com.To learn more about this show, please visit 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 a...
2022-06-1428 minThe Next Byte73. Nanometer Fuel Cells & Ultrathin Speakers(0:50) - Glucose Fuel Cell(13:46) - Paper-thin Loudspeaker--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 w...
2022-06-0731 minThe Next Byte71. Green Infrastructure For A More Efficient Future(0:53) - Modular Wind Energy(16:15) - Net Zero Construction--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 e...
2022-05-2430 minThe Next Byte70. Immersive VR For Treating Phobias & Automotive Development(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.--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 interest...
2022-05-1728 minThe Next Byte69. Feet Pics Saving The Planet & Fly Eye Inspired AI(1:07) - Computer Vision For Footwear(14:24) - Hoverfly’s Vision For Drone Detection & Tracking--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 wil...
2022-05-1031 minThe Next Byte68. Bird-inspired Bipedal Robots & Robotic Surgeons(0:50) - Using Bird Biology To Make Efficient Walking Robots(20:45) - Joystick-operated Robot For Treating StrokesEpisode 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.--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 Mi...
2022-05-0331 minThe Next Byte67. Don’t Lose Your Job Because of Robots or Carbon Dioxide(1:04) - How to Keep Robots from Taking Your Job🤖🧑💻(14:40) - CO2 and Employee Productivity😶🌫️🧠--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 up...
2022-04-2630 minThe Next Byte66. Personalized Exoskeletons & Treating Parkinson's(2:53) - Exosuit Sensor For Parkinsons(16:07) - Personalized ExoskeletonsEpisode 66 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to read the article explaining exoskeleton technology.--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 po...
2022-04-1926 minThe Next Byte55. Wearable Tech for Owners and Pets (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.--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 Mogha...
2022-02-0126 minThe Next Byte53. Mind-Control and Bug-Like Robots(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.
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2022-01-1825 minThe Next Byte52. Drones to Explore Space and Save Lives on Earth(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.
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2022-01-1130 minThe Next Byte51. Recapping 2021(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
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2022-01-0533 minThe Next Byte50. Additive Manufacturing for Eardrums and Nano-Objects(3:14) - Compact 3D Laser Nanoprinters 🖨🔦(16:17) - 3D Printing & ML To Create Cochlear Implants👂🖨
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2021-12-2826 minThe Next Byte49. What Robots Can Learn from Starfish and Falcons(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.
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2021-12-2125 minThe Next Byte48. How Robots Can Reproduce and Create Organs(1:01) - Team Builds First Living Robots - That Can Reproduce(11:30) - Tissue Engineering Using Mechanobiology And Micromanipulation
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2021-12-1422 minThe Next Byte47. Robotic Farming Makes Produce Better & Cheaper(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.
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2021-12-0724 minThe Next Byte46. Meet The AI Replacing Your Manager(5:04) - Deep Fake AI Pioneering Material Design Discoveries(13:50) - Automating Engineering’s Ideal ManagerEpisode 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.
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2021-11-3024 minThe Next Byte45. Spinning Payloads Into Space(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.
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2021-11-2331 minThe Next Byte44. How Computer Vision Is Changing Your World(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.
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2021-11-1626 minThe Next Byte43. Special: Students Building The Future(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.
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2021-11-0919 minThe Next Byte42. World's Most Advanced Prosthetics(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.
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2021-11-0223 minThe Next Byte41. The Tesla of Blind Canes(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.
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2021-10-2622 minThe Next Byte40. Why Plastic Eating Enzymes Will Save Our Oceans(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.
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2021-10-1924 minThe Next Byte39. The EV You’ll Never Have To Charge(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.
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2021-10-1225 minThe Next Byte38. Time Traveling With The James Webb Telescope(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 th...
2021-10-0523 minThe Next Byte37. Smart T-Shirts: Next-Gen Astronaut Wearables(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 r...
2021-09-2820 minThe Next Byte36. How To Reinvent Construction Using Robotics(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 res...
2021-09-2123 minThe Next Byte35. The Feisty Crustacean That Inspired A New Generation of Super Robots(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...
2021-09-1422 minThe Next Byte34. How 3D Printed Eardrums & Blood Vessels Will Revolutionize Medicine(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 retu...
2021-09-0720 minThe Next Byte33. The Solar Panel That Broke The World Record(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...
2021-08-3117 minThe Next Byte32. Robot That Will Save Grape Farmers Billions & How Metallic Glass Will Result In Affordable Robotics(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 fa...
2021-08-2420 minThe Next Byte31. Dragonfly Explores Titan, Curing Muscular Dystrophy, NeckFace(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 aver...
2021-08-1723 minThe Next Byte30. Climate Change AI, Robots Getting You Dressed, Drones Evacuating Nursing Homes(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 re...
2021-08-1021 minThe Next Byte29. Detecting Cancer In Pee, Robotic Neck Brace, Quieter Airplanes(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 profe...
2021-08-0321 minThe Next Byte28. AI Policing Social Media, What Marsquakes Can Teach Us, Preventing Lead Poisoning From Solar PanelsTake a few seconds to leave us a review. It really helps! https://apple.co/2RIsbZ2 if you do it and send us proof, we’ll give you a shoutout on the show.(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 tra...
2021-07-2722 minThe Next Byte27. Nanostructured Shields, Balloon Venusquake Detection, 20% Brighter OLEDTake a few seconds to leave us a review. It really helps! https://apple.co/2RIsbZ2 if you do it and send us proof, we’ll give you a shoutout on the show.(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 imp...
2021-07-2023 minThe Next Byte26. Hugging Robots, Scalable Solar Fuel, Non-Invasive Spinal ImplantsTake a few seconds to leave us a review. It really helps! https://apple.co/2RIsbZ2 if you do it and send us proof, we’ll give you a shoutout on the show.(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, esp...
2021-07-1321 minThe Next Byte25. Solar Sailing, Preventing Cyber Attacks, Space Trash RobotTake a few seconds to leave us a review. It really helps! https://apple.co/2RIsbZ2 if you do it and send us proof, we’ll give you a shoutout on the show.(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: Th...
2021-07-0621 minThe Next Byte24. MIT’s Magic Carpet, Nanoparticles in Your Food, Turning Fabric into Smart DevicesTake a few seconds to leave us a review. It really helps! https://apple.co/2RIsbZ2 if you do it and send us proof, we’ll give you a shoutout on the show. (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 in...
2021-06-2920 minThe Next Byte23. Bird-Inspired Drone Wings, Scaling Digital Twins, Tracking Microplastics From SpaceTake a few seconds to leave us a review. It really helps! https://apple.co/2RIsbZ2 If you do it and send us proof, we’ll give you a shoutout on the show.(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...
2021-06-2222 minThe Next Byte22. How to Turn Gum into Shoes, Reducing CO2 in Construction by 40%, High-Speed Flying BoatsTake a few seconds to leave us a review. It really helps! https://apple.co/2RIsbZ2 if you do it and send us proof, we’ll give you a shoutout on the show.(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 ad...
2021-06-1524 minThe Next Byte21. AI Rescues Firefighters, NASA Prints Spacecraft Parts, Plug & Play ProstheticsTake a few seconds to leave us a review. It really helps! https://apple.co/2RIsbZ2 if you do it and send us proof, we’ll give you a shoutout on the show.(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...
2021-06-0823 minThe Next Byte20. NASA’s New Moon Buggy, Rock Picking Robot, Super-Strong ConcreteTake a few seconds to leave us a review. It really helps! https://apple.co/2RIsbZ2 if you do it and send us proof, we’ll give you a shoutout on the show. (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 Pi...
2021-06-0126 minThe Next Byte19. Injectable Microchips, 2D Transistors, AI For Spacecraft DiagnosisTake a few seconds to leave us a review. It really helps! https://apple.co/2RIsbZ2 if you do it and send us proof, we’ll give you a shoutout on the show. (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 dict...
2021-05-2525 minThe Next Byte18. Artificial Electronic Nose, Wastewater To Energy, Satellite Farm MonitoringTake 10 seconds to leave us a review and help us grow! https://apple.co/2RIsbZ2If you send us proof of review to thenextbyte@wevolver.com, we will give you a shoutout on the show :) (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. ...
2021-05-1818 minThe Next Byte17. Tissue Printing During Surgery, Hair Brushing Robots, Smaller & Cheaper BatteriesDo us a favor and leave us a review on Apple podcasts: apple.co/2RIsbZ2 (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...
2021-05-1120 minThe Next Byte16. Lobster Inspired Armor, Wireless EV Charging, Autonomous Solar Farm Setup(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...
2021-05-0421 minThe Next Byte15. Charm's Carbon Offsets, Fitness Trainer Drones, MIT Studies Sound Waves In The North Pole(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 Tr...
2021-04-2719 minThe Next Byte14. NASA’s Asteroid Mission, Organic Polymers in HVAC, Beer Factories with 3D Printers(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 dur...
2021-04-2015 minThe Next Byte13. AlphaFold Solves Protein Folding, NASA Protects Firefighters, Autonomous Shuttles Debut In Denmark(0:45) - AlphaFold Solves Protein FoldingResearchers 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 SafetyNASA 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 DTUNobina is the largest transport grou...
2021-04-1316 minThe Next Byte12. Ford Trucks Made From Trash, NASA’s Ingenuity Drone, Snake-Inspired Nonslip Shoes(0:45) - Ford & HP Partner To Upcycle 3D Printer WasteFord 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 IngenuityThe 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 ShoesA joint effort between MIT an...
2021-04-0617 minThe Next Byte11. Neuralink, Airspeeder: The Flying Car, Carbon Footprint & Computer Chips(0:46) - NeuralinkNeuralink 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 CarAlauda is developing an electric flying race vehicle to display technical achievements and the viability of this form of transportation. (15:20) - Carbon Footprint & Computer ChipsA 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 con...
2021-03-3020 minThe Next Byte10. Sustainable Fashion, Apple Car Insights, Sharper Bionic Eyes(0:43) - Sustainable FashionAn 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 InsightsApple’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 EyesEPFL has announced a new iteration of their retinal implant which offers a greater resolution and...
2021-03-2317 minThe Next Byte9. Nissan’s Big Hybrid Bet, 3D Printing Your Future Home, NYPD’s RoboPup(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: T...
2021-03-1621 minThe Next Byte8. Eliminating Emissions With IoT, Shapeshifting Fabrics, Fuel Cell Flight(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 fu...
2021-03-0920 minThe Next Byte7. Diagnosing Alzheimer’s At A Glance, The Stress You Sweat, Bloom’s Better Bioplastics(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.--
2021-03-0222 minThe Next Byte6. Beating Bias In AI, Anti-Tremor Gloves, AR Assisted Surgery(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 Hos...
2021-02-2317 minThe Next Byte5. Making Rocket Fuel on Mars, Sustainable Transparent Wood, Plants Preventing Poisoning(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 poiso...
2021-02-1615 minThe Next Byte4. 3D Printing Organs, The AI DJ, Next-Gen Weather Satellites(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 lau...
2021-02-0916 minThe Next Byte3. AI for Mechanical Design, the Key to Thwarting Quantum Hackers, Making Better Batteries(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. --About the podcast:Every...
2021-02-0216 minThe Next Byte2. Boom Brings Back Supersonic, Using AI to Beat TB, 5G is Messing Up Weather Forecasts(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 ne...
2021-01-2619 minThe Next Byte1. Abstract Machine Learning, 3D Printing Airplanes, Learning Flight From Flies(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.
2021-01-1916 minThe Next Byte0. The Next Byte(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. --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...
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