DeepMind AI Decodes DNA, Carbon Robotics Large Plant Model, MIT 3D Print Home Beams w/ Ralph Bond

Show Notes 2/13/2026

AI model from Google's DeepMind reads recipe for life in DNA
Source: BBC
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c39428dv18yo



Carbon Robotics Launches the World’s First-Ever Large Plant Model
Source: BusinessWire.com
Link: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260202630325/en/Carbon-Robotics-Launches-the-Worlds-First-Ever-Large-Plant-Model



Your future home might be framed with printed plastic
Source: MIT News
Link: https://news.mit.edu/2026/your-future-home-might-be-framed-with-printed-plastic-0203



A new scan lets scientists see inside the human body in 3D color Source: ScienceDaily.com
Link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260204121550.htm



3D-printed passive cooling system cools data centers without fans or pumps Source: Interesting Engineering
Link: https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/3d-printed-passive-cooling-data-centers




How we’re helping preserve the genetic information of endangered species with AI Source: Google's The Keyword Blog
Link: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/ai/ai-to-preserve-endangered-species/



The Navy’s Batwing Fighter Jet Promises Mach 4 Speed… But It’s Still Just a Concept
Source: YD Design
Link: https://www.yankodesign.com/2026/02/06/the-navys-batwing-fighter-jet-promises-mach-4-speed-but-its-still-just-a-concept/



New study of chemical reactions in space 'could impact the [theories of the] origin of life in ways we hadn't thought of'
Source: LiveScience.com
Link: https://www.livescience.com/chemistry/complex-building-blocks-of-life-can-form-on-space-dust-offering-new-clues-to-the-origins-of-life