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: Sustainability Times Story by Noah Bennett
Link: https://www.sustainability-times.com/energy/hydrogen-from-human-waste-urine-based-fuel-tech-slashes-electricity-use-by-27-in-stunning-green-energy-revolution
See also: https://www.adelaide.edu.au/newsroom/news/list/2025/05/08/urine-not-water-for-efficient-production-of-green-hydrogen
Story 3: Eldercare robot helps people sit and stand, and catches them if they fall
Source: MIT News Story by Jennifer Chu
Link: https://news.mit.edu/2025/eldercare-robot-helps-people-sit-stand-catches-them-fall-0513
See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlT6vHx4Dz4
Story 4: Novel nanoparticle could make ultrasound-based cancer treatments more effective and safer
Source: News Medical Life Sciences By Oregon Health & Science University
Link: https://www.news-medical.net/news/20250514/Novel-nanoparticle-could-make-ultrasound-based-cancer-treatments-more-effective-and-safer.aspx
See also: https://phys.org/news/2025-05-drug-nanoparticles-precision-safety-ultrasound.html
Honorable Mentions
Story: Using perovskite to make LED pixels as small as a virus
Source: TechXplore.com Story by Bob Yirka
Link: https://techxplore.com/news/2025-03-perovskite-pixels-small-virus.html
Story: Your Next International Flight Could Be Powered by Pig Fat Biodiesel
Source: Motor Trend Story by Andrew Beckford
Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/cookingschool/your-next-international-flight-could-be-powered-by-pig-fat-biodiesel/ar-AA1F3ENs
Story: Researchers [at Oregon State University] find new species of electricity-conducting organism [i.e. bacteria], name it after Tribe
Source: OSU website
Link: https://news.oregonstate.edu/news/researchers-find-new-species-electricity-conducting-organism-name-it-after-tribe
Story: Tiny 3D Printed Robot Uses Magnets to Fly
Source: ExtremeTech.com Story by Adrianna Nine
Link: https://www.extremetech.com/science/tiny-3d-printed-robot-uses-magnets-to-fly
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