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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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
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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/
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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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February 28, 2025 • 42 mins
Show Notes 28 February 2025
Story 1: This Chip Could Be the Massive Breakthrough We’ve Been Waiting for in Quantum Computing
Source: Popular Mechanics Story by Darren Orf
Link: https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a63872181/majorana-1-topological-qubit/
See Microsoft’s official announcement here: https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/innovation/microsofts-majorana-1-chip-carves-new-path-for-quantum-computing/
See Mircosoft’s vi...
Story 1: This Chip Could Be the Massive Breakthrough We’ve Been Waiting for in Quantum Computing
Source: Popular Mechanics Story by Darren Orf
Link: https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a63872181/majorana-1-topological-qubit/
See Microsoft’s official announcement here: https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/innovation/microsofts-majorana-1-chip-carves-new-path-for-quantum-computing/
See Mircosoft’s vi...
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February 21, 2025 • 36 mins
Story 1: Scientists develop a compact camera that can identify objects at the speed of light
Source: Digital Camera World Story by Leonie Helm
Link: https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/cameras/scientists-develop-a-compact-camera-that-can-identify-objects-at-the-speed-of-light
See the research paper here: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adp0391
See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfgzAGpwHv4
Story 2: This Solar-Powe...
Source: Digital Camera World Story by Leonie Helm
Link: https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/cameras/scientists-develop-a-compact-camera-that-can-identify-objects-at-the-speed-of-light
See the research paper here: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adp0391
See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfgzAGpwHv4
Story 2: This Solar-Powe...
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February 14, 2025 • 39 mins
Show Notes 14 February 2025
Story 1: New fabric can heat up more than 50 degrees to keep people warm in ultracold weather
Story 1: New fabric can heat up more than 50 degrees to keep people warm in ultracold weather
- Source: LiveScience.com Story by Victoria Atkinson
- Link: https://www.livescience.com/chemistry/new-fabric-can-heat-up-almost-50-degrees-to-keep-people-warm-in-ultracold-weather
- See the team’s research paper here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42114-024-00994-4
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February 7, 2025 • 38 mins
Show Notes 7 February 2025
Story 1: More Sustainable Tires in Sight as Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Bridgestone Team Up
Source: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Story by JoAnna Wendel
Link: https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/more-sustainable-tires-sight-pnnl-and-bridgestone-team
Story 2: Scientists Develop Printable Droplet Laser Displays
Source: Photonics Spectra
Link: https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Scientists_Develop...
Story 1: More Sustainable Tires in Sight as Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Bridgestone Team Up
Source: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Story by JoAnna Wendel
Link: https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/more-sustainable-tires-sight-pnnl-and-bridgestone-team
Story 2: Scientists Develop Printable Droplet Laser Displays
Source: Photonics Spectra
Link: https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Scientists_Develop...
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January 31, 2025 • 39 mins
Show Notes 31 January 2025
Story 1: Scientists use plasma to enable futuristic 3D-printed food — here's how it could revolutionize an industry
Source: The Cool Down Story by Leslie Sattler
Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/nutrition/scientists-use-plasma-to-enable-futuristic-3d-printed-food-here-s-how-it-could-revolutionize-an-industry/ar-AA1wXca4
See also: https://phys.org/news/2024-12-3d-pea-gels-potential-food.html
See also: htt...
Story 1: Scientists use plasma to enable futuristic 3D-printed food — here's how it could revolutionize an industry
Source: The Cool Down Story by Leslie Sattler
Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/nutrition/scientists-use-plasma-to-enable-futuristic-3d-printed-food-here-s-how-it-could-revolutionize-an-industry/ar-AA1wXca4
See also: https://phys.org/news/2024-12-3d-pea-gels-potential-food.html
See also: htt...
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January 12, 2025 • 37 mins
Show Notes 10 January 2025
Story 1: A new catalyst can turn methane into something useful - MIT chemical engineers have devised a way to capture methane, a potent greenhouse gas, and convert it into polymers.
Source: MIT News Story by Anne Trafton
Link: https://news.mit.edu/2024/new-catalyst-can-turn-methane-into-something-useful-1204
See the research paper here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41929-024-01251-z
Story 2: Balloon system...
Story 1: A new catalyst can turn methane into something useful - MIT chemical engineers have devised a way to capture methane, a potent greenhouse gas, and convert it into polymers.
Source: MIT News Story by Anne Trafton
Link: https://news.mit.edu/2024/new-catalyst-can-turn-methane-into-something-useful-1204
See the research paper here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41929-024-01251-z
Story 2: Balloon system...
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January 3, 2025 • 35 mins
Show Notes 3 January 2025
Story 1: Solar-powered plasma technology offers a sustainable solution for seed germination challenges
Source: Phys.org Story by Frontiers Journals
Link: https://phys.org/news/2024-12-solar-powered-plasma-technology-sustainable.html
See also: https://journal.hep.com.cn/fase/EN/10.15302/J-FASE-2024573
Story 2: Circuit boards made from leaves could green up electronics’ act
Source: Anthropocene Story by Anthropoce...
Story 1: Solar-powered plasma technology offers a sustainable solution for seed germination challenges
Source: Phys.org Story by Frontiers Journals
Link: https://phys.org/news/2024-12-solar-powered-plasma-technology-sustainable.html
See also: https://journal.hep.com.cn/fase/EN/10.15302/J-FASE-2024573
Story 2: Circuit boards made from leaves could green up electronics’ act
Source: Anthropocene Story by Anthropoce...
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December 30, 2024 • 69 mins
Computer America Stories 12/13/2024
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 snark an...
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 snark an...
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