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Show Notes 12 May 2023 Story 1: New AI system can translate a person’s brain activity into a continuous stream of text Source: PsyPost.org Story by Christina Maher Side note: PsyPost.org is a psychology and neuroscience news website dedicated to reporting the latest research on human behavior, cognition, and society. Link: https://www.psypost.org/2023/05/mind-reading-new-ai-system-can-translate-a-...

Show Notes 5 May 2023 Story 1: New Color-Changing Coating Could Both Heat and Cool Buildings Source: Scientific American Story by Allison Parshall Link: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-color-changing-coating-could-both-heat-and-cool-buildings/ Link 2: https://www.dezeen.com/2023/02/14/colour-changing-facade-material-university-of-chicago/ Link 3: https://techxplore.com/news/2023-01-...

Popzara.com. Nathan Evans, Managing Editor. Throughout Popzara you’ll find views on gaming, movies, technology, cultural icons and so much more. Reviews and previews, in-depth analyses, opinion pieces, conversations, and a regularly updated Podcast keep things interesting and always entertaining. Our diverse editorial staff is committed to bringing this cornucopia of editorial goodness in fair-min...

Show Notes 28 April 2023 Story 1: NASA Unveils Interior of Simulation Mars Habitat for Future Missions Source: ExtremeTech.com Story by Adrianna Nine Link: https://www.extremetech.com/aerospace/nasa-unveils-interior-of-simulation-mars-habitat-for-future-missions Source: https://www.nasa.gov/chapea/habitat See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmjV6Grlo7s Story 2: 'Big sponge': new tech a...

Show Notes 21 April 2023 Story 1: Breakthrough discovery suggests gravity created light in the earliest days of the universe Source: BGR.com Story by Joshua Hawkins Link: https://bgr.com/science/breakthrough-discovery-suggests-gravity-can-create-light/ Story 2: World's first commercially available smart gun featuring fingerprint unlocking Source: Axios Story by Esteban L. Hernandez Link: https://w...

Show Notes 14 April 2023 Story 1: New electric watercraft robot captures plastic and debris in rivers and lakes Source: Electrek.com Story by Peter Johnson Link: https://electrek.co/2023/03/30/wasteshark-is-an-electric-catamaran-that-eats-plastic-in-the-water/ See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yT4Qoe0B9tU&t=4s Story 2: Scientists have discovered that plants have voices Source: Po...

Story 1: Surprising alternative to crude oil used to make a new recyclable plastic Source: ScienceAlert.com Story by Clare Watson Link: https://tinyurl.com/4tdabteh Story 2: Amazing proof-of-concept demonstration shows a soldier controlling a robot surveillance dog with his thoughts! Source: UK’s Daily Mail Story by Stacy Liberatore Link: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11896135/Ki...

Nathan Evans, Managing Editor, Popzara.com Throughout Popzara you’ll find views on gaming, movies, technology, cultural icons and so much more. Reviews and previews, in-depth analyses, opinion pieces, conversations, and a regularly updated Podcast keep things interesting and always entertaining. Our diverse editorial staff is committed to bringing this cornucopia of editorial goodness in fair-mind...

Show Notes 31 March 2023 Story 1: Here’s a creative idea – put solar panels between railroad tracks! Source: Wonderfulengineering.com Story by Jannat Un Nisa Link: https://wonderfulengineering.com/this-is-the-worlds-first-solar-panel-carpet-on-a-railway-track-and-it-may-generate-electricity/ Story 2: New autonomous pile driving robot will accelerate solar farm construction Source: Forbes Story by...

Show Notes 17 March 2023 Story 1: Someday your desk lamp may be a house plant! Source: MIT News Story by Anne Trafton Link: https://tinyurl.com/auccexdm See video here: https://tinyurl.com/387r4y4f Story 2: Scientists discover an enzyme that can use air to generate electricity Source: Popular Science Story by Jackie Appel Link: https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/green-tech/a43251276/enzyme-c...

Show Notes 10 March 2023 Story 1: Scientists have discovered a way to boost the efficiency of solar panels by 250% Source: Sciencealert.com Story by David Nield Link: https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-boost-the-efficiency-of-a-cheap-and-promising-solar-panel-material-by-250 Story 2: The James Webb Space Telescope spotted something that’s shaking up the scientific world! Source: CNN Story by...

Show Notes 3 March 2023 Story 1: Scientists pioneer new cloud seeding techniques to fight global drought Source: ScienceTimes.com Story by Joshua Stan Link: https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/42282/20230208/unlocking-power-cloud-seeding-scientists-pioneer-innovative-techniques-fight-drought.htm Source: USDA Agricultural Research Service Story by Kathryn Markham Link: https://www.ars.usda.gov/oc...

Popzara.com. Nathan Evans, Managing Editor. Throughout Popzara you’ll find views on gaming, movies, technology, cultural icons and so much more. Reviews and previews, in-depth analyses, opinion pieces, conversations, and a regularly updated Podcast keep things interesting and always entertaining. Our diverse editorial staff is committed to bringing this cornucopia of editorial goodness in fair-min...

Show Notes 24 February 2023 Story 1: New technology advances the use of waste cardboard for home insulation Source: TechCrunch.com Story Tim De Chant Link: https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/30/transforming-old-cardboard-boxes-into-insulation-nets-cleanfiber-10-million-round/ Story 2: Key trend to watch - More than 56,000 hydrogen cars sold worldwide Source: AutoTech.news PR Newswire Link: https://aut...

Show Notes 17 February 2023 Story 1: Amazon's Zoox is now operating its purpose-built autonomous taxi on public roads Source: Engadget.com Story by Steve Dent Link: https://www.engadget.com/amazons-zoox-successfully-tests-its-purpose-built-autonomous-taxi-on-public-roads-134628930.html See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tknowptOgU4 Story 2: Blue Origin Develops System to Deploy ‘Unlim...

Show Notes 10 February 2023 Story 1: Recent experiment shows lasers can direct lightning strikes Source: The Guardian Story by Ian Sample Link: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jan/16/scientists-steer-lightning-bolts-with-lasers-for-the-first-time Source: Institut Polytechnique de Paris Link: https://www.polytechnique.edu/en/news/deflecting-lightning-laser-lightning-rod Story 2: The Pentag...

Show Notes 3 February 2023 Story 1: Scientists create a small shapeshifting humanoid robot that can liquefy and reform Source: Sciencealert.com Story by Michelle Starr Link: https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-create-shapeshifting-humanoid-robot-that-can-liquefy-and-reform Source: Sciencenews.org Story by McKenzie Prillaman Link: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/robot-shape-shifting-gallium...

Popzara.com. Nathan Evans, Managing Editor. Throughout Popzara you’ll find views on gaming, movies, technology, cultural icons and so much more. Reviews and previews, in-depth analyses, opinion pieces, conversations, and a regularly updated Podcast keep things interesting and always entertaining. Our diverse editorial staff is committed to bringing this cornucopia of editorial goodness in fair-min...

Show Notes 27 January 2023 Story 1: A new satellite can now measure nearly all the Earth’s water Source: CNN Story by Ashley Strickland Link: https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/16/world/nasa-swot-launch-scn/index.html See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maI09QHicTg&t=4181s Story 2: University of Minnesota researchers can move objects without touching them Source: Scitechdaily.com and Univ...

Show Notes 20 January 2023 Story 1: NASA Just Announced Funding for 14 Futuristic Space Exploration Concepts Source: Extremetech.com Story by Ryan Whitwam Link: https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/342213-nasa-funds-14-futuristic-space-exploration-concepts-including-a-titan-seaplane Story 2: New solar-powered machine turns carbon dioxide and waste plastic into valuable products Source: Futurism.com...

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Popzara.com, Nathan Evans, Managing Editor Throughout Popzara you’ll find views on gaming, movies, technology, cultural icons and so much more. Reviews and previews, in-depth analyses, opinion pieces, conversations, and a regularly updated Podcast keep things interesting and always entertaining. Our diverse editorial staff is committed to bringing this cornucopia of editorial goodness in fair-mind...

Story 1: Today marks the 75th anniversary of the first successful test of the transistor On this day, December 16, in 1947, scientists at Bell Labs conducted the first successful test of their semiconductor amplifier, the transistor. Over time, the transistor totally revolutionized the field of electronics, and paved the way for all the electronic devices in our lives today. As one of the most imp...

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