Ultra-Low Orbit, Future of Flight, and Wireless Drone Power w/ Ralph Bond

Show Notes 16 January 2026
Very Low Earth Orbit Satellites Could be the Next Frontier in Satellite Technology
Source: ExtremeTech.com
Link: https://www.extremetech.com/aerospace/very-low-earth-orbit-satellites-could-be-the-next-frontier-in-satellite
NASA, Boeing Test How to Improve Performance of Longer, Narrower Aircraft Wings
Source: NASA
Link: https://www.nasa.gov/aeronautics/nasa-boeing-test-aircraft-wings/
See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJNJfrkge9o
These Laser Beams Could Power Military Drones 5,000 Feet in the Air
Source: Gizmodo.com
Link: https://gizmodo.com/these-laser-beams-could-power-military-drones-5000-feet-in-the-air-2000702020
See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJNJfrkge9o
Robots Smaller Than Salt Grains Can Now Think for Themselves
Source: ScienceBlog.com
Link: https://scienceblog.com/robots-smaller-than-salt-grains-can-now-think-for-themselves/
Honorable Mentions
New 3D chips could make electronics faster and more energy-efficient
Source: MIT News
Link: https://news.mit.edu/2025/new-3d-chips-could-make-electronics-faster-and-more-energy-efficient-0618
Robot achieves 0.053 mm micro-precision in the world’s first robotic cataract surgery
Source: Interesting Engineering
Link: https://interestingengineering.com/health/ucla-robotic-cataract-surgery-breakthrough
This Soft Robot Is 100% Edible, Including the Battery - It’s designed to feed medication to wild boars, but you can eat it too
Source: IEEE Spectrum
Link: https://spectrum.ieee.org/soft-edible-robot
Research shows how coffee waste could be used to clean contaminated water
Source: TechXplore.com
Link: https://techxplore.com/news/2025-12-coffee-contaminated.html