Computer America
Computer America is the nation's longest running talk show on Computers and Technology, spanning 25+ years of industry guests and analysis.
Episodes
July 4, 2025 • 36 mins
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...
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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June 21, 2025 • 40 mins
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...
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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June 14, 2025 • 34 mins
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...
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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June 6, 2025 • 38 mins
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...
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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June 6, 2025 • 88 mins
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 ...
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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May 23, 2025 • 31 mins
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...
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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May 23, 2025 • 33 mins
Show Notes 23 May 2025
Story 1: Fungi could be used to build homes one day
Story 1: Fungi could be used to build homes one day
- Source: CNN, Story by Kameryn Griesser
- Link: https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/30/science/fungi-bacteria-home-building-sustainable
- See research paper here: https://www.cell.com/cell-reports-physical-science/fulltext/S2666-3864(25)00116-X
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May 16, 2025 • 32 mins
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...
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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May 9, 2025 • 42 mins
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 ...
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 ...
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Show Notes 2 May 2025
Story 1: US to unleash robot swarms to build smart aircraft with speed, precision, safety
Source: Interesting Engineering Story by Jijo Malayil
Link: https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/robot-swarms-to-build-smart-aircraft?group=test_a
See also: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/04/03/3055273/0/en/H2-Clipper-Transforms-Aviation-and-Aerospace-Manufacturing-with-Patented-Swarm-Robotics-Innova...
Story 1: US to unleash robot swarms to build smart aircraft with speed, precision, safety
Source: Interesting Engineering Story by Jijo Malayil
Link: https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/robot-swarms-to-build-smart-aircraft?group=test_a
See also: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/04/03/3055273/0/en/H2-Clipper-Transforms-Aviation-and-Aerospace-Manufacturing-with-Patented-Swarm-Robotics-Innova...
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April 25, 2025 • 76 mins
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 ...
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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April 25, 2025 • 35 mins
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:...
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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April 18, 2025 • 32 mins
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...
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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April 11, 2025 • 36 mins
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...
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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April 7, 2025 • 31 mins
Show Notes 4 April 2025
Story 1: These smart contact lens prototypes could convince future me to ditch my glasses thanks to wireless power transfer and eye health biosensing
Source: TechRadar.com Story by Stephen Warwick
Link: https://www.techradar.com/health-fitness/these-smart-contact-lens-prototypes-could-convince-future-me-to-ditch-my-glasses-thanks-to-wireless-power-transfer-and-eye-health-biosensing
See also: https://xpanceo.com/
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Story 1: These smart contact lens prototypes could convince future me to ditch my glasses thanks to wireless power transfer and eye health biosensing
Source: TechRadar.com Story by Stephen Warwick
Link: https://www.techradar.com/health-fitness/these-smart-contact-lens-prototypes-could-convince-future-me-to-ditch-my-glasses-thanks-to-wireless-power-transfer-and-eye-health-biosensing
See also: https://xpanceo.com/
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March 28, 2025 • 40 mins
Show Notes 28 March 2025
Story 1: Ultra-Accurate Optical Atomic Clocks Could Enable True Self-Driving Cars
Source: TopSpeed.com Story by Craig Cole
Link: https://www.topspeed.com/ultra-accurate-optical-atomic-clocks-could-enable-true-self-driving-cars/
See Chalmers University of Technology news article here: https://www.chalmers.se/en/current/news/mc2-microcomb-chips-help-pave-the-way-for-thousand-times-more-accurate-gps-systems/
Story ...
Story 1: Ultra-Accurate Optical Atomic Clocks Could Enable True Self-Driving Cars
Source: TopSpeed.com Story by Craig Cole
Link: https://www.topspeed.com/ultra-accurate-optical-atomic-clocks-could-enable-true-self-driving-cars/
See Chalmers University of Technology news article here: https://www.chalmers.se/en/current/news/mc2-microcomb-chips-help-pave-the-way-for-thousand-times-more-accurate-gps-systems/
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March 21, 2025 • 39 mins
Show Notes 21 March 2025
Story 1: Lithium needed for the battery revolution could be harvested from salt-lake brines or geothermal brine solutions
Source: Imperial College announcement by Ian Mundell
Link: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/261774/lithium-needed-battery-revolution-could-harvested/
See also: https://techxplore.com/news/2025-03-lithium-battery-revolution-harvested-saltwater.html
See research paper here: https://www.nature.co...
Story 1: Lithium needed for the battery revolution could be harvested from salt-lake brines or geothermal brine solutions
Source: Imperial College announcement by Ian Mundell
Link: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/261774/lithium-needed-battery-revolution-could-harvested/
See also: https://techxplore.com/news/2025-03-lithium-battery-revolution-harvested-saltwater.html
See research paper here: https://www.nature.co...
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March 14, 2025 • 35 mins
Show Notes 14 March 2025
Story 1: No Fiber Needed: New Chip Uses Light to Beam 10Gig Speeds Through the Air
Source: PC Magazine Story by Michael Kan
Link: https://www.pcmag.com/news/no-fiber-taara-chip-uses-light-to-beam-10gig-speeds-through-the-air
See also: https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-google-taara-chip-internet-by-light/
Side note - for more about the Taara Project, see: https://x.company/projects/taara/
Story 2: Self-healing...
Story 1: No Fiber Needed: New Chip Uses Light to Beam 10Gig Speeds Through the Air
Source: PC Magazine Story by Michael Kan
Link: https://www.pcmag.com/news/no-fiber-taara-chip-uses-light-to-beam-10gig-speeds-through-the-air
See also: https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-google-taara-chip-internet-by-light/
Side note - for more about the Taara Project, see: https://x.company/projects/taara/
Story 2: Self-healing...
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March 7, 2025 • 29 mins
Show Notes
Story 1: US team creates ‘holey’ battery with 180-degree flexibility for wearables
Source: InterestingEngineering.com Story by Christopher McFadden
Link: https://interestingengineering.com/energy/holey-battery-for-wearables
Story 2: Stretchable, flexible, recyclable. This plastic is fantastic
Source: Princeton Engineering Story by John Sullivan
Link: https://engineering.princeton.edu/news/2024/12/12/stretchable-flexible-recycl...
Story 1: US team creates ‘holey’ battery with 180-degree flexibility for wearables
Source: InterestingEngineering.com Story by Christopher McFadden
Link: https://interestingengineering.com/energy/holey-battery-for-wearables
Story 2: Stretchable, flexible, recyclable. This plastic is fantastic
Source: Princeton Engineering Story by John Sullivan
Link: https://engineering.princeton.edu/news/2024/12/12/stretchable-flexible-recycl...
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February 28, 2025 • 72 mins
Computer America Stories 02/28/2025
The next chapter: Skype Ends
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2025/02/28/the-next-chapter-moving-from-skype-to-microsoft-teams/
Microsoft launches native Mac app for Copilot
https://www.engadget.com/ai/microsoft-launches-native-mac-app-for-copilot-235945829.html
Amazon’s subscription-based Alexa+ looks highly capable—and questionable
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/02/amazons-s...
The next chapter: Skype Ends
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2025/02/28/the-next-chapter-moving-from-skype-to-microsoft-teams/
Microsoft launches native Mac app for Copilot
https://www.engadget.com/ai/microsoft-launches-native-mac-app-for-copilot-235945829.html
Amazon’s subscription-based Alexa+ looks highly capable—and questionable
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/02/amazons-s...
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