Computer America

Computer America

Computer America is the nation's longest running talk show on Computers and Technology, spanning 25+ years of industry guests and analysis.

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August 8, 2025 54 mins
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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-minded and positive ways, with minimal ...
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 New liquid metal-infused circuit boards can self-heal and work after taking heavy damage
Source: LiveScience.com
Link: https://www.livescience.com/technology/electronics/unlike-conventional-electronics-liquid-metal-used-in-novel-circuit-boards-can-self-heal-and-work-after-taking-heavy-damage
Story 2: Cooling data centers is a multi-billion-dollar problem - now researchers want to use a common cooling mechanism found in animals to sol...
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Show Notes 1 August 2025
Story 1: Husker researchers developing cephalopod-inspired synthetic skins
Source: University of Nebraska-Lincoln website
Link: https://news.unl.edu/article/husker-researchers-developing-cephalopod-inspired-synthetic-skins
See research paper Synthetic Chromatophores for Color and Pattern Morphing Skins here: https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.202505104?af=R
Story 2: US soldiers get smart r...
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Story 1: Japan sets new internet speed record — it's 4 million times faster than average US broadband speeds
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Show Notes 18 July 2025
Story 1: Bill Gates-backed rectangular turbine pilot could upend wind power
Source: Electrek.com Story by Michelle Lewis
Link: https://electrek.co/2025/06/26/bill-gates-backed-rectangular-turbine-pilot-could-upend-wind-power/
See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTWhGSdZh1o
See company website here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTWhGSdZh1o
Story 2: Owls’ silent flight inspires new noise reduction tech...
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Show Notes 11 July 2025
Story 1: University researchers develop a revolutionary closet-sized nuclear reactor: 'Something no other university has'
Source: The Cool Down via MSN
Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/university-researchers-develop-revolutionary-closet-sized-nuclear-reactor-something-no-other-university-has/ar-AA1GQUlh
Story 2: Scientists design novel battery that runs on atomic waste
Source: Ohio State News
Link: http...
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Story 1: Electronic face 'tattoos' could measure your mental strain at work
Source: LiveScience.com
Link: https://www.livescience.com/health/neuroscience/electronic-face-tattoos-could-measure-your-mental-strain-at-work
Research paper here: https://www.cell.com/device/abstract/S2666-9986(25)00094-8
Story 2: This laser breakthrough can read text on a page from a mile away
Source: ScienceAlert.com
Link: https://www.sciencealert.com/this-las...
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Show Notes 20 June 2025
Story 1: Crawling Toward the Future: Robotic Centipedes Aim to Revolutionize Farming
Source: Impactlab.com
See also: https://groundcontrolrobotics.com/
Link: https://www.impactlab.com/2025/05/25/crawling-toward-the-future-robotic-centipedes-aim-to-revolutionize-farming/
See this short video here: https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?&q=Ground+Control+Robotics&&mid=2803501D0F3FAF7A22AD280...
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Show Notes 13 June 2025
Story 1: Scientists turn hard-to-recycle plastics into clean hydrogen fuel
Source: Knowridge.com
Link: https://knowridge.com/2025/06/scientists-turn-hard-to-recycle-plastics-into-clean-hydrogen-fuel/
Story 2: Terraforming Mars Might Actually Work and Scientists Now Have a Plan to Try It
Source: ZME Science Story by Tibi Puiu
Link: https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/terraforming-mars-might-actually-wor...
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Show Notes 6 June 2025
Story 1: US scientists and Samsung team hit 100% cooling efficiency with no refrigerants
Source: Timesofinnovation.com Story by Sam Kim
Link: https://timesofinnovation.com/environmental-sustainability/us-scientists-samsung-team-hit-100-cooling-efficiency-with-no-refrigerants/
See information posted by Samsung at: https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-develops-next-generation-peltier-cooling-technology-with-john...
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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-minded and positive ways, with minimal ...
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Show Notes 30 May 2025
Story 1: Superwood: A potentially revolutionary material that could replace steel
Source: Robotics & Automation News Story by Mai Tao
Link: https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2025/05/17/superwood-a-potentially-revolutionary-material-that-could-replace-steel/90938/
Story 2: Hydrogen From Human Waste: Urine-Based Fuel Tech Slashes Electricity Use by 27% in Stunning Green Energy Revolution
Source: Sustainabili...
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Show Notes 23 May 2025
Story 1: Fungi could be used to build homes one dayStory 2: In the quest for crops that can thrive in a warmer future, scientists just had a breakthrough
  • Source: Anthropoce...
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Show Notes 16 May 2025
Story 1: Liquid Hydrogen Storage Breakthrough Puts Zero-Emission Aviation Within Reach - Student Team Pulls Off First Flight Test of Liquid Hydrogen-Powered Electric Aircraft
Source: Hydrogen Fuel News Story by Frankie Wallace
Link: https://www.hydrogenfuelnews.com/liquid-hydrogen-storage-breakthrough-puts-zero-emission-aviation-within-reach/8570815/
Story 2: Breakthrough sensor material brings human-like touch t...
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Show Notes 9 May 2025

Story 1: World’s first railway track-mounted solar plant open to rail traffic

Source: PV Magazine

Link: https://www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2025/04/28/sun-ways-inaugurates-removable-pv-plant-on-railway-tracks/

See research paper here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772671123001249#fig0002

See also: https://www.sun-ways.ch/en

Story 2: New electronic “skin” could enable lightweight night-vision ...
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-minded and positive ways, with minimal ...
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Show Notes 25 April 2025
Story 1: Scientists turn gunshot residue into glowing semiconductors to crack shooting cases
Source: Interesting Engineering Story by Aamir Khollam
Link: https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/forensic-tech-makes-gun-residue-glow
See research paper here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0379073825000532
Story 2: Lab-grown chicken nuggets have been cooked up in a robotic bioreactor
Source:...
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Show Notes 18 April 2025
Story 1: Kawasaki unveils hydrogen-powered robotic horse that you can ride
Source: Robotics & Automation News, Story by David Edwards
Link: https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2025/04/06/kawasaki-unveils-hydrogen-powered-robotic-horse-that-you-can-ride/89601/
See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQDhzbTz-9k&t=1s
Story 2: Light-based computers are getting close to a commercial launch
Source: N...
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Show Notes 11 April 2025
Story 1: A flexible robot can help emergency responders search through rubble
Source: MIT News
Link: https://news.mit.edu/2025/sprout-flexible-robot-help-emergency-responders-search-rubble-0402
See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaMCTH4qZTE
Story 2: Charging electric vehicles 5x faster in subfreezing temps
Source: University of Michigan News
Link: https://news.umich.edu/charging-electric-vehicles-5x-f...
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