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/
Story 2: Wearable ring translates sign language into text - SpellRing is trained on 20,000 words in American Sign Language.
Source: Popular Science Story by Andrew Paul
Link: https://www.popsci.com/technology/sign-language-translator-ring/
See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUtRk-oUeIc
Story 3: Terabytes of data in a millimeter crystal - University of Chicago researchers created a "quantum-inspired” revolution in microelectronics, storing classical computer memory in crystal gaps where atoms should be
Source: Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering news posting, University of Chicago
Link: https://pme.uchicago.edu/news/terabytes-data-millimeter-crystal
See research paper here: https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/nanoph-2024-0635/html
Story 4: Cellular 'scaffold' enables myoblast implants on healthy muscle to advance regenerative medicine
Source: MedicalXpress.com News from Tokyo Metropolitan University
Link: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-02-cellular-scaffold-enables-myoblast-implants.html
See research paper here: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cell-and-developmental-biology/articles/10.3389/fcell.2024.1502332/full
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Story: U.S. Firm Develops Solid-State Battery With 25x More Capacity, 1,000 Cycles
Source: Tomorrow's World Today
Link: https://www.tomorrowsworldtoday.com/energy/u-s-firm-develops-solid-state-battery-with-25x-more-capacity-1000-cycles/
Story: Brazil launches world’s first ethanol power plant to turn sugarcane into electricity
Source: Timesofinnovation.com Story by Aria Patel
Link: https://timesofinnovation.com/renewable-energy-sector/brazil-launches-worlds-first-ethanol-power-plant-to-turn-sugarcane-into-electricity/
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