World's Biggest Battery Proposal, Origami Robot, Vibrating Cancer Treatment w/ Ralph Bond

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Show Notes 20 September 2024




Story 1: World’s Biggest Battery Will Provide 85 Megawatts to New England Grid


Source: Singularityhub.com Story by Edd Gent


Link: https://singularityhub.com/2024/08/23/worlds-biggest-battery-will-provide-85-megawatts-to-new-england-grid/


See also: https://formenergy.com/massachusetts-new-england-states-selected-to-receive-389-million-in-federal-funding-for-transformational-transmission-and-energy-storage-infrastructure/




Story 2: Origami-inspired 'transformer' robots could help build habitats in space - These configurable bots could launch flat and then be assembled in space


Source: Space.com Story by Samantha Mathewson


Link: https://www.space.com/origami-inspired-robot-space-habitats


See also: https://news.ncsu.edu/2024/07/transformer-bot/


See also: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-50497-5


See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rA6fGJC8TFQ


Story 3: New engineering approach could lead to widespread adoption of photonic chips in consumer electronics


Source: TechXplore.com Article by TMOS


Link: https://techxplore.com/news/2024-09-approach-widespread-photonic-chips-consumer.html


See also: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41377-024-01570-7




Story 4: Scientists Destroy 99% of Cancer Cells in Lab with Vibrating Molecules


Source: ScienceAlert.com Story by David Nield


Link: https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-destroy-99-of-cancer-cells-in-lab-with-vibrating-molecules


See also: https://news.rice.edu/news/2023/molecular-jackhammers-good-vibrations-eradicate-cancer-cells


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