(2:30) - Recycling Batteries 🔋♻️ (5:40) - Electric Aircraft 🛩⚡️ (9:10) - Swissloop Tunneling 🚄🕳 (12:10) - Hydrogen Powered Race Car 🚙⚡️ Episode 43 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to learn more about Mouser's support of student projects to foster the next generation of engineers. Become a founding reader of our newsletter: http://read.thenextbyte.com/ As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactf...
Nov 09, 2021•19 min
(1:11) - Accelerating New Material Discovery 🔬⚗️ (11:40) - World’s Most Advanced Prosthetics 🦾🦿 Episode 42 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to learn more about Mouser's 3D printed car project hosted by Grant Imahara. 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 02, 2021•23 min
(1:03) - Self-navigating Smart Cane 🦯 (15:16) - Enhanced Touchscreens 📱 Episode 41 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to learn more about Mouser's Create the Future Design Contest. 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 26, 2021•23 min
(1:11) - How Patagonia is saving the oceans, one hat at a time 🌊 (12:00) - Samsara - the “infinite recycling” startup ♻️ Episode 40 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to learn more about Mouser's environmental commitments, which we are definitely excited about. Become a founding reader of our newsletter: http://read.thenextbyte.com/ As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles o...
Oct 19, 2021•25 min
(1:00) - Lightyear One - The EV that runs on solar power (16:45) - Czinger - The 3D Printed Car That Beat The Best Episode 39 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to learn more about the high school solar car team that was made possible with support from Mouser electronics. Become a founding reader of our newsletter: http://read.thenextbyte.com/ As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering ...
Oct 12, 2021•26 min
(1:05) - NASA Grant To Enable Explorations Of Concrete Behavior In Moon-Like Gravity : Colonizing Mars and setting up a base on the lunar surface for deep space exploration has been a hot topic for a while, but there is still a major unanswered question: how are we going to build structures in space? Concrete seems to be a pretty solid answer. Unfortunately, the microgravity conditions in space pose a challenge for concrete cures which can result in mechanical defects in the end product; however...
Oct 05, 2021•23 min
(1:20) - Smart T-shirt measures astronaut vital signs : Fun fact: astronauts lose up to 20% of muscle mass during their missions. If we want to make long-term space missions, we need to understand why and how this muscle atrophy takes place. That’s exactly what the German Aerospace Center aims to accomplish with their smart T-shirt and astronaut Matthias Maurer will be the first to bring the modern era of fashion to the new space age during his upcoming mission in the ISS. (10:35) - Wearable Tec...
Sep 28, 2021•20 min
(0:55) - Reinventing The Construction Industry : There are 150,000 accidents on construction sites every year and there have been little technological advances to mitigate these risks - until now. University of Michigan is leading research efforts to develop a collaborative robot that can handle all the physically strenuous, and dangerous, tasks on the job site with instructions from seasoned construction workers. (11:46) - Software To Increase Mental Strength : Have you ever struggled to focus ...
Sep 21, 2021•23 min
(1:23) - Robot Mimics Mantis Shrimp : Meet the mantis shrimp; a 2-7 inch crustacean capable of creating temperatures near that of the sun’s surface by the flick of their wrists. A group of scientists from numerous institutions have been investigating this curious sea dweller to understand how the mechanics of this phenomena work and how we can replicate it to be utilized in different applications. (13:15) - Collagen For Biohybrid Robots : Is the renowned HBO original Westworld the first thing th...
Sep 14, 2021•23 min
(1:00) - Biomedical Engineers Grow 3D Bioprinted Blood Vessel : Do you ever read about a groundbreaking new drug and then wonder why it never actually becomes available to the general public? Well, a group of Texas A&M researchers plan to address that by mimicking human biology using functional 3D printed blood vessels. (9:10) - 3D Printed Eardrum Graft : Eardrum damage is difficult to address with most treatments being intensive, expensive, and ineffective. To address this problem, research...
Sep 07, 2021•21 min
(1:09) - Scientists Set New Record With Bifacial Solar Cells : Australian National University just broke a world record for solar efficiency by harvesting solar energy reflected from the ground behind a solar panel using their novel double sided approach. (7:27) - Smart Laser Cutter System Detects Different Materials : Have you ever wanted to use a laser cutter without needing to research the right settings for the material you want to cut? Well, MIT has developed an AI powered optical sensor th...
Aug 31, 2021•17 min
(1:04) - Facial Recognition AI Helps Save Multibillion Dollar Grape Crop : Powdery mildew causes multi-billion dollar losses of grape crops on a yearly basis so it is no surprise that researchers like Professor Lance Cadle-Davidson from Cornell University are working on developing more fungus resistant varieties. The process of analyzing grape leaf samples is quite cumbersome and would’ve required 6 months of manual labor had engineer and computer scientists - Professor Yu Jiang - not stepped in...
Aug 24, 2021•21 min
(1:55) - Dragonfly on Titan : Dragonfly is the sequel to the Cassini mission from 1997 whose goal was to study the moon of planet Saturn; Titan. Titan’s earth-like features - like it’s atmosphere - has piqued the interest of researchers for years. We hope to better understand the origins of our planet in addition to the formation of biological beings by studying this moon. (8:13) - Machine Learning Discovers New Sequence For Drug Delivery : Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a disease that tak...
Aug 17, 2021•24 min
(0:45) - Modeling How Climate Change Impacts Forest Fires : Wildfires have been wreaking havoc on the nation’s forests and it is now more important than ever to understand how our changing climate is impacting our most treasured ecosystems. Computer simulations can provide great insight but when considering the number of variables that contribute to forest fires it becomes clear that traditional approaches would be too computationally intensive to be feasible. That’s where the researchers at the...
Aug 10, 2021•21 min
(0:55) - Using Nanoparticles To Detect Cancer In Pee : A team of MIT engineers have come up with a way to detect the presence of cancer and localize the region of origin by analyzing a patient’s pee sample. The patient can either inhale or be injected with nanoparticles that’ll exit the body via urine and a paper test - similar to over the counter pregnancy tests - can be used to determine if the patient has cancer. Additionally, if the patient does test positive, the nanoparticles can be coated...
Aug 03, 2021•21 min
Take a few seconds to leave us a review. It really helps! https://apple.co/2RIsbZ2 if you do it and send us proof, we’ll give you a shoutout on the show. (0:47) - AI Struggles To Police Social Media : In the last 3 months of 2020, Facebook’s AI for detecting hate speech, toxicity, and misinformation removed 27 million posts. Automated moderation is the only viable solution for all the major social media platforms but it makes you wonder: how accurate is it really? Stanford researchers have decid...
Jul 27, 2021•23 min
Take a few seconds to leave us a review. It really helps! https://apple.co/2RIsbZ2 if you do it and send us proof, we’ll give you a shoutout on the show. (0:49) - Nanostructured Shields : MIT, CalTech, and ETH Zurich researchers have developed a new lightweight material capable of providing more stopping power than kevlar on a per mass basis. Furthermore, they were able to use the Buckingham-pi theorem - an analytical method used to measure how much material a meteor can excavate from a planet -...
Jul 20, 2021•24 min
Take a few seconds to leave us a review. It really helps! https://apple.co/2RIsbZ2 if you do it and send us proof, we’ll give you a shoutout on the show. (0:48) - Hugging robots : Have you ever missed someone so much that you wish you could just send them a hug? Well, now you can! Alexis E. Block and her team at ETH Zurich have been developing various iterations of HuggieBot - a robot whose goal is to give the best hugs possible - to minimize the strain of distance between loved ones, especially...
Jul 13, 2021•22 min
Take a few seconds to leave us a review. It really helps! https://apple.co/2RIsbZ2 if you do it and send us proof, we’ll give you a shoutout on the show. (0:50) - Deployable Solar Sail : Solar sails are a great alternative to traditional propulsion for deep space travel since it only depends on sunlight as its power source. Recent advances in material science have allowed NASA engineers to develop a solar sail as big as an apartment that can pack itself into a toaster sized satellite. (8:00) - A...
Jul 06, 2021•22 min
Take a few seconds to leave us a review. It really helps! https://apple.co/2RIsbZ2 if you do it and send us proof, we’ll give you a shoutout on the show. (1:30) - The Magic Carpet : MIT researchers have created a carpet with thousands of sensors to monitor pressure changes from people’s movement. The data is then fed into a machine learning algorithm that can estimate someone’s 3D positioning with a 97% accuracy. (8:40) - Detecting Nanoparticles in Food : Nanoparticles have been used increasingl...
Jun 29, 2021•21 min
Take a few seconds to leave us a review. It really helps! https://apple.co/2RIsbZ2 If you do it and send us proof, we’ll give you a shoutout on the show. (1:40) - Bird-like drone wings : A UMich PhD student is hoping to revolutionize current UAV wing design by copying some of nature’s most capable flyers: seagulls. Gulls, unlike aircrafts, can remain stable during flight even in turbulent weather and this research might lead to adaptation of gull-inspired wings in the aircraft of tomorrow. (9:13...
Jun 22, 2021•22 min
Take a few seconds to leave us a review. It really helps! https://apple.co/2RIsbZ2 if you do it and send us proof, we’ll give you a shoutout on the show. (1:25) - From Unwanted Gum To Sought After Shoes : Gumdrop collects used gum from bins placed strategically around cities along with unwanted gum from manufacturers like wrigley and upcycles them to make desirable products like the iconic Adidas Stan Smith shoes. (8:40) - PANDA Will Reduce Embodied Carbon By 40% For Construction : PANDA is a so...
Jun 15, 2021•25 min
Take a few seconds to leave us a review. It really helps! https://apple.co/2RIsbZ2 if you do it and send us proof, we’ll give you a shoutout on the show. (0:50) - AI To Save Firefighter Lives : The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a machine learning model that can analyze the temperature patterns in a burning building using smoke detectors and extrapolate potential areas where flashover can occur. (10:00) - NASA’s New Additive Manufacturing Approach : Heat exch...
Jun 08, 2021•24 min
Take a few seconds to leave us a review. It really helps! https://apple.co/2RIsbZ2 if you do it and send us proof, we’ll give you a shoutout on the show. (0:41) - NASA's New Moon Buggy : Lockheed Martin and GM have been chosen to develop the next iteration of lunar rovers for NASA’s Artemis missions. GM was a key partner in the development of the first Lunar Rovers and this time around, they hope to incorporate some autonomous driving features from their Cruise self-driving platform. (8:50) - Ro...
Jun 01, 2021•26 min
Take a few seconds to leave us a review. It really helps! https://apple.co/2RIsbZ2 if you do it and send us proof, we’ll give you a shoutout on the show. (0:42) - Injectable Microchips : Researchers at Columbia University have developed a microchip the size of a grain of salt that can be injected into a patient and act as a wireless temperature sensor. The chip is powered by and communicates to a standard ultrasound probe from outside the body. (9:00) - 2D Transistors : Moore’s law has dictated ...
May 25, 2021•26 min
Take 10 seconds to leave us a review and help us grow! https://apple.co/2RIsbZ2 If you send us proof of review to thenextbyte@wevolver.com, we will give you a shoutout on the show :) (0:42) - : Electronic Nose : Pharmaceutical manufacturers are in need of a system capable of distinguishing different types of mint and researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology believe their newly developed artificial nose could be the answer. The system uses changes in resonance of a quartz crystal and a ma...
May 18, 2021•19 min
Do us a favor and leave us a review on Apple podcasts: apple.co/2RIsbZ2 (0:50) - Bioprinting During Surgery : Trauma to the head or face can be difficult to address and oftentimes requires bone grafts from the patient or cadaverous. Professor Ibrahim Ozbolat’s team at Penn State has addressed this by developing bio inks for hard and soft tissue enabling in situ bioprinting during surgery. (7:40) - Hairbrush Robot : Nurses spend 18-40% of their time on direct patient care which involves hygienic ...
May 11, 2021•21 min
(0:45) Lobster Inspired Armor : MIT’s mechanical engineering department faculty had a breakthrough caused by lobster dinner: lobster underbelly membrane is the strongest known natural hydrogel. The team wants to use synthetic forms of this membrane to create flexible body armor with many properties that surpass that of kevlars. (5:50) Wireless EV Charging : Research from Cornell University displays one of the first promising steps towards wireless charging of electric vehicles using electric fie...
May 04, 2021•21 min
(0:50) - A Charming Response To The Carbon Offsetting Controversy : Approximately 85% of all carbon offsetting efforts do not actually remove any additional carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and Charm wants to change that by injecting bio oil into wells that stored crude oil at one point. (8:10) - Drones As Personal Fitness Instructors : Drones are finally making their debut in the fitness scene with a concept design from Hongik University that could serve as the first commercially viable fitne...
Apr 27, 2021•20 min
(0:50) - NASA’s Spacecraft to Explore Psyche-16 : NASA’s upcoming Psyche mission will explore a large metal asteroid that may be the core of a former planet –– and is also worth quadrillions of dollars. (5:50) - Improving HVAC Efficiency Using Organic Polymers: A Texas A&M professor discovered a way to save you money on your next electric bill by improving HVAC systems using polyimide, a widely-available organic polymer. (10:50) - Heineken Uses 3D Printing in Beer Factories : Heineken partne...
Apr 20, 2021•16 min
