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The Next Byte

Daniel Scott Mitchell, Farbod Moghaddamthe-next-byte-wevolver.simplecast.com
We're two engineers on a mission to make interesting technology easy to understand. In each episode, we explore tech that is going to change the world – and keep it entertaining along the way.
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Episodes

103. Ant Inspired Swarm Robots

(5:30) - The Physical Intelligence of Ant And Robot Collectives This episode was brought to you by Mouser, our favorite place to get electronic components for any project. Click HERE to read the article about how connected cars and a smart transportation infrastructure could be the cure for congested highways! Become a founding reader of our newsletter: http://read.thenextbyte.com/ As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com....

Jan 03, 202320 min

102. Self-Flying Satellite’s Successful Space Mission

(5:10) - Tiny satellite tests autonomy in space ___________________________ This episode was brought to you by Duro, the PLM platform behind some of Farbod & Daniel’s favorite hardware products! Click here to learn more about Duro and here to check out the article written by Duro’s co-founder, Kellan O'Connor, on his early experience at SpaceX and how that helped him crack the code to successful hardware engineering. ___________________________ As always, you can find these and other interes...

Dec 27, 202224 min

101. Fighting Muscle Loss Via Wearables

(5:00) - Wasting Muscles Built Back Better Episode 101 was brought to you by Duro, the PLM platform behind some of Farbod & Daniel’s favorite hardware products! Click here to learn more about Duro and here to check out the case study discussed in this episode about how Carecubes leverages Duro’s platform to create critical enclosures that allow medical facilities to handle contagious diseases. Become a founding reader of our newsletter: http://read.thenextbyte.com/ As always, you can find th...

Dec 20, 202227 min

100. Weaving Nanomaterials With 3D Printed Machine

(5:55) - Simple Machine For More Powerful Cell Phones And WIFI Episode 100 was brought to you by Duro, the PLM platform behind some of Farbod & Daniel’s favorite hardware products! Click here to learn more about Duro and here to check out the webinar discussed in this episode about how Lumafield leverages Duro’s platform to create an industry leading product in an environment where efficiency and speed are key to success. Become a founding reader of our newsletter: http://read.thenextbyte.co...

Dec 13, 202226 min

99. AI Learns How To Be Curious

(5:20) - Ensuring AI Works With The Right Dose of Curiosity This episode was brought to you by Mouser, our favorite place to get electronic components for any project. Click HERE to learn more about the copilot and GPT AI models discussed in this episode! Become a founding reader of our newsletter: http://read.thenextbyte.com/ As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com....

Dec 06, 202226 min

98. Fighting Wetland Loss From Outer Space

(2:42) - Satellites Help Scientists Track Dramatic Wetlands Loss in Louisiana This episode was brought to you by Mouser, our favorite place to get electronic components for any project. Click HERE to learn more about the intricacies of deep space communication! Become a founding reader of our newsletter: http://read.thenextbyte.com/ As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com....

Nov 29, 202223 min

97. Beaming Clean Energy From Space

(4:48) - Beaming Clean Energy From Space Episode 97 was brought to you by Duro, the PLM platform behind some of Farbod & Daniel’s favorite hardware products! Click here to learn more about Duro and here to check out the case study discussed in this episode about how Momentus leverages Duro’s platform to be a leader in the space industry with their space infrastructure services. Become a founding reader of our newsletter: http://read.thenextbyte.com/ As always, you can find these and other in...

Nov 22, 202222 min

96. Smart Health Tracking Tattoos

(3:10) - Printed Bioelectronic Patches This episode was brought to you by Mouser, our favorite place to get electronic components for any project. Click HERE to learn more about how nanotechnology is enabling the future of flexible wearables. Become a founding reader of our newsletter: http://read.thenextbyte.com/ As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com....

Nov 15, 202222 min

95. Finding Better Cancer Cures By Printing Tumors

(2:55) - Researchers 3D Bioprint Breast Cancer Tumors This episode was brought to you by Mouser, our favorite place to get electronic components for any project. Click HERE to learn more about how machine learning is being leveraged to more accurately detect cancer via imaging techniques. Become a founding reader of our newsletter: http://read.thenextbyte.com/ As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com....

Nov 08, 202219 min

94. NASA’s Plan to Crash Land on Mars

(0:41) - Why NASA Is Trying To Crash Land On Mars Episode 94 was brought to you by Duro, the PLM platform behind some of Farbod & Daniel’s favorite hardware products! Click here to learn more about Duro and here to check out the Gilmour Space case study discussed in this episode. Become a founding reader of our newsletter: http://read.thenextbyte.com/ As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com....

Nov 01, 202226 min

93. AI Predicts Sports Games with 80% Accuracy

(3:15) - Algorithms predict sports teams' moves with 80 percent accuracy This episode was brought to you by Mouser, our favorite place to get electronic components for any project. Click HERE to learn more about how to make a DIY predictive maintenance system using AI & edge computing. Become a founding reader of our newsletter: http://read.thenextbyte.com/ As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com....

Oct 25, 202223 min

92. Virtual Physical Therapy

(3:00) - MIT System "sees" The Inner Structure of The Body During Physical Rehab Episode 92 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to read about the Mouser technical resource discussing neural networks! Become a founding reader of our newsletter: http://read.thenextbyte.com/ As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com....

Oct 18, 202227 min

91. MOXIE Makes Oxygen On Mars

(0:50) - MOXIE Experiment Reliably Produces Oxygen On Mars🪐💨 Become a founding reader of our newsletter: http://read.thenextbyte.com/ As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com.

Oct 11, 202222 min

90. Solving the Billion Person Sleep Problem

(5:55) - Wearable To Detect Sleep Apnea Episode 90 was brought to you by Duro, the PLM platform behind some of Farbod & Daniel’s favorite hardware products! Click here to learn more about Duro and here to check out the Eight Sleep case study discussed in this episode. Become a founding reader of our newsletter: http://read.thenextbyte.com/ As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com....

Oct 04, 202229 min

89. The Flying 3D Printers

(0:49) - Additive Manufacturing In Flight 🏘🛸 Become a founding reader of our newsletter: http://read.thenextbyte.com/ As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com.

Sep 27, 202227 min

88. Dall-E, But Better

(3:40) - AI For Making AI More Creative Episode 88 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to read about the Mouser technical resource discussing neural networks! -- As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com. To learn more about this show, please visit our shows page . By following the page, you will get automatic updates by email when a new show is published. Be su...

Sep 20, 202235 min

87. Turbine Innovations For A Greener Future

(2:30) - Boosting Wind Farm Energy Output (13:15) - Sustainable Hydropower Episode 87 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to read about the Mouser technical resource discussing the big role that tiny sensors play when it comes to wind turbines! -- As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com. To learn more about this show, please visit our shows page . By following...

Sep 13, 202226 min

86. The Autonomous Race & Drift Cars Of The Not So Distant Future

(3:55) - Drifting Autonomous Vehicle 🚗 (16:50) - Autonomous F1 Races By 2025 🏎 Episode 86 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to read about the Mouser technical resource discussing Formula racing! -- As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com. To learn more about this show, please visit our shows page . By following the page, you will get automatic updates by e...

Sep 06, 202230 min

85. The Future of EVs: Hydrogen Hybrids and Plug & Play Platform

(1:13) - Plug and Play EV Platform ⚡️🚗 (15:50) - Interurban Vehicles For Green & Comfortable Long Journeys ⚡️🚌 (20:20) - T&E Study on Emissions of PHEVs Become a founding reader of our newsletter: http://read.thenextbyte.com/ As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com....

Aug 30, 202234 min

84. Printing Ice & Sensing Architected Materials

(2:35) - 3D Printing Ice 🧊🖨 (19:00) - Programmable Materials 🧱🧑‍💻 Episode 84 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to read about the Mouser technical resource discussing additive manufacturing in the aerospace industry! Link to the episode about Boom Supersonic where we talked about how the startup is leveraging additive manufacturing. Link to the episode about Carnegie Mellon University where we discuss how they are Bio...

Aug 23, 202236 min

83. Ultrasound Scanning Stickers & Autonomous Protein Discovery

(0:55) - Stickers That See Inside The Body 🫀🫁 (13:40) - Automation Speeds Search For Stable Proteins 🦠🤖 Become a founding reader of our newsletter: http://read.thenextbyte.com/ As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com....

Aug 16, 202233 min

82. 3D Printing Space Sensors & Solar Cell Windows

(3:30) - 3D Printing Satellite Sensors 🛰🔬 (19:33) - Useful Semitransparent Solar Cells 🪟☀️ Episode 82 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to read about the Mouser technical resources discussing cubesats! -- As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com. To learn more about this show, please visit our shows page . By following the page, you will get automatic upda...

Aug 09, 202234 min

81. Printing Functional Hearts & Reverse Engineering Microbes

(1:05) - Machine Learning Understands the Human Gut (15:43) - A Major Step Forward in Organ Biofabrication -- As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com. To learn more about this show, please visit our shows page . By following the page, you will get automatic updates by email when a new show is published. Be sure to give us a follow and review on Apple podcasts, Spotify , and most of your favorite podcast platforms! Become a founding...

Aug 02, 202230 min

80. Advanced Tents Saving Firefighters & Mine Sweeping Drones

(2:18) - New Fire Shelters To Help Firefighters In The Worst Case Scenario (18:26) - Drones For Mine Clearance Episode 80 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to read about the Mouser technical resources discussing drone applications. Become a founding reader of our newsletter: http://read.thenextbyte.com/ As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com....

Jul 26, 202230 min

79. Teaching Robots To Find Buried Objects

(0:57) - Robots Finding Buried Objects🤖🔑 (16:50) - Fake Data To Train Robots🤖🧠 Become a founding reader of our newsletter: http://read.thenextbyte.com/ As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com....

Jul 19, 202230 min

78. Microneedle Wearables & Spider Web Inspired Food Packaging For A Healthier Future

(2:25) - Wearable To Track Health In Real Time ⌚️ (14:45) - Sustainable Food Packaging To Fight Shortage 🥑 Episode 78 is brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to read about the Mouser resources referenced in this episode regarding Wearable technologies. Become a founding reader of our newsletter: http://read.thenextbyte.com/ As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com....

Jul 12, 202228 min

77. Scaling Renewables With Novel Energy Harvesting & Storage Technologies

(0:52) - Extending Lifetime of Flow Batteries 🔋 (14:03) - Once Seen As Fleeting, A New Solar Tech Shines On And On ☀️ Become a founding reader of our newsletter: http://read.thenextbyte.com/ As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com....

Jul 05, 202230 min

76. Off-roading & Ending Stoplights With Autonomous Cars

(3:33) - Cleaner, Greener, & Faster Driving 🚦 (15:23) - Autonomous Off Road Driving 🏔 Episode 76 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to read the article breaking down the advanced driver assystems system in automobiles. Become a founding reader of our newsletter: http://read.thenextbyte.com/ As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com....

Jun 28, 202224 min

75. Size Matters: Tiny Biomimicry Leads to Big Breakthroughs

(0:55) - Dandelion Inspired Sensors 🍃 (11:45) - Microscale Robotic Cilia 🦠 -- As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com. To learn more about this show, please visit our shows page . By following the page, you will get automatic updates by email when a new show is published. Be sure to give us a follow and review on Apple podcasts, Spotify , and most of your favorite podcast platforms! Become a founding reader of our newsletter: htt...

Jun 21, 202224 min

74. Robots Working on the Moon and in Warehouses

(2:55) - Robot Dogs To The Moon 🐶 (14:50) - Warehouse Navigating Robots 🏭 Episode 74 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to read the article about the tech that allows us to build robotic dogs. -- As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com. To learn more about this show, please visit shows page . By following the page, you will get automatic updates by email wh...

Jun 14, 202228 min
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