Battery Saving Tech, Hydrogen Fuel Motorcycle, Plant Based Robots w/ Ralph Bond

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Show Notes 1 March 2024


Story 1: New invention could get rid of millions of batteries, scientists say.


Source: The Independent

Story by Andrew Griffin


Link: https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/batteries-invention-power-sound-energy-b2488170.html



Story 2: MIT team creates open-source hydrogen fuel cell motorcycle - The Electric Vehicle Team has designed a motorcycle powered by H2 that can be built by riders.


Source: Hydrogen Fuel News

Story by Bret Williams


Link: https://www.hydrogenfuelnews.com/hydrogen-fuel-cell-mit-motorcycle/8562427/


See also: https://evt.mit.edu/blog/2022-12-10-hydrogen-powered-bike-intro/
See video here: https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo




Story 3: A climate-friendly way to capture carbon dioxide in the air [using geothermal energy]


Source: Technology.org


Link: https://www.technology.org/2024/02/21/a-climate-friendly-way-to-capture-carbon-dioxide-in-the-air/


Source: TechXplore

Story by Tatyana Woodall


Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/a-geothermal-powered-climate-friendly-way-to-capture-carbon-dioxide-in-the-air/ar-BB1ioYYa


More information: Martina Leveni et al, A potential for climate benign direct air CO2 capture with CO2-driven geothermal utilization and storage (DACCUS), Environmental Research

Letters (2023). DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ad0924


Story 4: Plant-Based Soft Medical Robots


Source: Medgadet.com

Story by Conn Hastings


Link: WARNING – the story below comes from Medgadget.com, but when I try the link I now get a warning, very weird, may be temporary. https://www.medgadget.com/2023/12/plant-based-soft-medical-robots.html


So here is an alternative source:

ScienceDaily.com https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/10/231023124412.htm


See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G3K5SaTGDE




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