Smart Lenses, Sign Language Rings, and Atomic Scale Memory w/ Ralph Bond

Show Notes 4 April 2025Story 1: These smart contact lens prototypes could convince future me to ditch my glasses thanks to wireless power transfer and eye health biosensingSource: TechRadar.com Story by Stephen WarwickLink: 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-biosensingSee 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 PaulLink: https://www.popsci.com/technology/sign-language-translator-ring/See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUtRk-oUeIcStory 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 beSource: Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering news posting, University of ChicagoLink: https://pme.uchicago.edu/news/terabytes-data-millimeter-crystalSee research paper here: https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/nanoph-2024-0635/htmlStory 4: Cellular 'scaffold' enables myoblast implants on healthy muscle to advance regenerative medicineSource: MedicalXpress.com News from Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityLink: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-02-cellular-scaffold-enables-myoblast-implants.htmlSee research paper here: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cell-and-developmental-biology/articles/10.3389/fcell.2024.1502332/fullHonorable MentionsStory: U.S. Firm Develops Solid-State Battery With 25x More Capacity, 1,000 CyclesSource: Tomorrow's World TodayLink: 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 electricitySource: Timesofinnovation.com Story by Aria PatelLink: https://timesofinnovation.com/renewable-energy-sector/brazil-launches-worlds-first-ethanol-power-plant-to-turn-sugarcane-into-electricity/See also: https://www.wartsila.com/media/news/26-03-2025-world-first-engine-test-to-convert-sugarcane-into-clean-power-3564930Story: Startup cracks the code to create jet fuel in 'record time' from an unexpected source: 'Novel technology' Carbon dioxide and waterSource: The Cool Down Story by Rick KazmerLink: https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/other/startup-cracks-the-code-to-create-jet-fuel-in-record-time-from-an-unexpected-source-novel-technology/ar-AA1BUtDcStory: Fetus Receives Life-Saving Medication Before Birth in Medical FirstSource: ScienceAlert.com Story by Carly CassellaLink: https://www.sciencealert.com/fetus-receives-life-saving-medication-inside-womb-in-medical-first