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Take 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...

Take 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 potent...

Take 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 ho...

Take 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...

Take 10 seconds to leave us a review and help us grow! https://apple.co/2RIsbZ2 If 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...

Do 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.  (7:4...

(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 disp...

(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...

(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-...

(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 wit...

(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...

(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 H...

(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 maki...

(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 achie...

(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....

(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 qu...

(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 ~8...

(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 Dete...

(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...

(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...

(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 be...

(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 int...

(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 collabora...