Computer America

Ben Crossman

Computer America is the nation's longest running talk show on Computers and Technology, spanning 25+ years of industry guests and analysis.

  1. 6 GG FA

    Shapeshifting Wings and Artificial Neurons w/ Ralph Bond

    Show Notes 8 May 2026 This 'gas battery' turns CO2 and NOx pollution into electricitySungkyunkwan UniversityTechXplore.com https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-gas-battery-pollution-electricity-air.html https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2026/ee/d5ee06789h Humanoid robot takes first steps on construction siteMark GloverConstruction Management https://constructionmanagement.co.uk/humanoid-robot-takes-first-steps-on-construction-site/ AI-controlled morphing wings take flight as DLR tests aircraftJay MenonAerospace Global News https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/dlr-ai-controlled-morphing-wings-aircraft/ Scientists invent artificial neurons that 'talk' to real brain cellsMarianne GuenotLiveScience.com https://www.livescience.com/health/neuroscience/scientists-invent-artificial-neurons-that-talk-to-real-brain-cells-paving-way-to-better-brain-implants https://www.nature.com/articles/s41565-026-02149-6.epdf The next big thing in sustainable construction: Iron-fortified wood?Anthropocene Magazine https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/05/the-next-big-thing-in-sustainable-construction-iron-fortified-wood/ Scientists Discover an Amazing New Use for Your Leftover Coffee GroundsMichael IrvingScienceAlert.com https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-discover-an-amazing-new-use-for-your-leftover-coffee-grounds Implantable ‘living pharmacy’ produces multiple drugs inside the bodyAmanda MorrisNorthwestern University https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2026/03/implantable-living-pharmacy-produces-multiple-drugs-inside-the-body Sound Waves Could Be Used to Remotely Reprogram Material StiffnessLiezel LabiosUC San Diego Website https://today.ucsd.edu/story/sound-waves-could-be-used-to-remotely-reprogram-material-stiffness-study-shows https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAIvkSN_N1c

    33 min

  2. 1 MAG

    Sustainable Tech: From Century-Long Plane Parts to Glow-in-the-Dark Streets w/ Ralph Bond

    Show Notes 1 May 2026New Self-Healing Material Could Extend Life of Planes, Cars by Centuries Soo Kim Newsweek https://www.newsweek.com/self-healing-material-could-extend-life-planes-cars-centuries-11833122Chinese Scientists Bioengineering Plants with Firefly Genes to Glow Frank Landymore Futurism.com https://futurism.com/science-energy/bioengineering-plants-glow-light-cities https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1FAPvC123Q&t=1sScientists use AI to create ultra-strong, rust-proof steel for 3D-printed parts Christopher McFadden InterestingEngineering.com https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/ai-creates-rust-proof-steel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMRDl64Ixq4&t=9sSmart contact lens monitors eye pressure and delivers glaucoma drugs Annalisa Merelli Statnews.com https://www.statnews.com/2026/04/08/glaucoma-smart-contact-lens-combines-monitoring-drug-delivery/ https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.ads9541Low-frequency wireless sensor tracks artery stiffening in real time BioTechToday.com https://biotech-today.com/low-frequency-wireless-sensor-tracks-artery-stiffening-in-real-time-with-less-interference/A Bizarre Worm Could Teach Humans to Regenerate Darren Orf Popular Mechanics https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/a69047453/stem-cell-worm-regeneration/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNQK2-XdZD0Common Vitamin May Reduce Buildup of Alzheimer's Proteins David Nield ScienceAlert.com https://www.sciencealert.com/common-vitamin-may-reduce-buildup-of-alzheimers-proteins-study-findsScientists Found a Way to Grow Potatoes Under Solar Panels Now Solar

    31 min

  3. 27 APR

    AI Tanks, Data Center Efficiency, and Hydrogen from Breadcrumbs w/ Ralph Bond

    Show Notes 24 April 2026XM30 Lynx: The US Army’s New 50mm Cannon‑Powered Robot War Machine Alex Barrientos GadgetReview.com https://www.gadgetreview.com/xm30-lynx-the-us-armys-new-50mm-cannon%e2%80%91powered-robot-war-machineNew software could cut cooling energy use by 25% in data centers Ty Tkacik PennState website https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/new-software-could-cut-cooling-energy-use-25-data-centersChemists make hydrogen from breadcrumbs in groundbreaking reaction that could replace some fossil fuels Victoria Atkinson LiveScience.com https://www.livescience.com/chemistry/chemists-make-hydrogen-from-breadcrumbs-in-groundbreaking-reaction-that-could-replace-some-fossil-fuelsGraphene 'scaffold' recruits bone cells and helps the body repair fractures Robert Egan Phys.org https://phys.org/news/2026-04-graphene-scaffold-bone-cells-body.htmlEco-Friendly Laser Method Turns Leather into Flexible Wearable Tech Tomorrow’s World Today https://www.tomorrowsworldtoday.com/sustainability/eco-friendly-laser-method-turns-leather-into-flexible-wearable-tech/KAIST Develops Electrode Technology Achieving 86% Efficiency for Converting CO₂ into Plastic Precursors Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology website https://www.kaist.ac.kr/newsen/html/news/?mode=V&mng_no=60350Scientists gene hacked a plant so it grows five types of psychoactive drugs at once Victor Tangermann Futurism.com https://futurism.com/health-medicine/gene-hacked-plant-grows-five-types-psychedelic-drugsScientists Just Discovered There’s Actually Something Faster than the Speed of Light Darren Orf Popular Mechanics https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a70885429/darkness-faster-than-light/

    37 min

  4. 17 APR

    3D Printed Organs, AI Blood Tests, and Bionic Touch w/ Ralph Bond

    Show Notes 17 April 2026 Researchers Develop 3D Printed Lab-Grown Ear Cartilage 3DPrinting.com https://3dprinting.com/news/researchers-develop-3d-printed-lab-grown-ear-cartilage/ 3D Printed Ear Video ETH Zurich YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01U6KC35dKw Novel prosthetic design combines AI and 3D printing to improve fit Robert Egan MedicalXpress.com https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-prosthetic-combines-ai-3d.html AI blood test finds silent liver disease years before symptoms Johns Hopkins Medicine ScienceDaily.com https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/03/260305223204.htm AI Liver Disease Research Paper Science Translational Medicine Science.org  https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.adw2603 The Future of Mobility: How Advanced Robotic Prosthetics are Restoring Touch and Motion Kevin Famuyiro  Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/doctors-scientists/innovations/technology/story/advanced-robotic-prosthetics-surgery-sensors-bionic-limbs Inside world's first hydrogen-powered cruise scheduled to set sail this year Erin Deborah Waks MSN https://www.msn.com/en-ae/travel/cruises/inside-world-s-first-hydrogen-powered-cruise-scheduled-to-set-sail-this-year/ar-AA1ZspvQ Life May Have Started as Sticky Goo, Long Before Cells Even Existed Jess Cockerill ScienceAlert.com  https://www.sciencealert.com/life-may-have-started-as-sticky-goo-long-before-cells-even-existed Bioengineered neuronal ‘circuit board’ mimics conditions of the human brain Biotech-today.com https://biotech-today.com/bioengineered-neuronal-circuit-board-mimics-conditions-of-the-human-brain/ Chinese Scientists Create ‘Organic’ Electric Car Batteries Using Plastic Neha Bhatia GreenMatters.com https://www.greenmatters.com/pn/chinese-scientists-create-organic-electric-car-batteries-using-plastic-in-breakthrough-research

    37 min

  5. 10 APR

    Wave Energy, Mushroom Packaging, and Robotic Skin w/ Ralph Bond

    Show Notes 10 April 2026 Scientists may have figured out how to unlock the energy of ocean waves David Nield ScienceAlert.com https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-may-have-figured-out-how-to-unlock-the-energy-of-ocean-waves Power in Motion: Transforming Energy Harvesting with Gyroscopes University of Osaka Asia Research News https://www.asiaresearchnews.com/content/power-motion-transforming-energy-harvesting-gyroscopes Researchers use fungus to create plastic-free food packaging University of Maine University of Maine News https://umaine.edu/news/2026/02/researchers-use-fungus-to-create-plastic-free-food-packaging/ Mushroom Packaging Video University of Maine YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be_SnPFJodo Graphene-based ‘artificial skin’ brings human-like touch closer to robots University of Cambridge University of Cambridge Research https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/graphene-based-artificial-skin-brings-human-like-touch-closer-to-robots Graphene Artificial Skin Video University of Cambridge YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGr28Xm1bu4 Artificial Skin Research Paper Nature Nanotechnology Nature.com https://www.nature.com/articles/s41563-026-02508-7 Scientists create cancer-fighting immune cells right in the body Sarah C.P. Williams University of California, San Francisco https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10235-x H&M wants to make clothing from CO2 using this startup’s tech Tim De Chant TechCrunch.com https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/17/hm-wants-to-make-clothing-from-co2-using-this-startups-tech/ Construction Robotics in 2026: 4 Workflows Where Robots Are Actually Working on Construction Site Martin Piekarz Bricks and Bytes https://bricks-bytes.com/technology/construction-robotics-in-2026/ Japan: World’s First Onshore Operation of Hydrogen-Fueled Engine for Large Ships Begins FuelCellWorks FuelCellWorks.com https://fuelcellsworks.com/2026/03/30/energy-innovation/japan-world-s-first-onshore-operation-of-hydrogen-fueled-engine-for-large-ships-begins

    39 min

  6. 3 APR

    From Interplanetary Light Sails to Sub-Millimeter Quantum Measuring w/ Ralph Bond

    Show Notes 3 April 2026 Researchers Develop Photonic Crystal Light Sails for Interplanetary Exploration National Today.com https://nationaltoday.com/us/al/tuskegee/news/2026/03/06/researchers-develop-photonic-crystal-light-sail-for-interplanetary-exploration/ Fuel-free interplanetary travel: Photonic crystal sail could help laser beams push spacecraft MSN https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/fuel-free-interplanetary-travel-photonic-crystal-sail-could-help-laser-beams-push-spacecraft/ar-AA1XLjxK Design and manufacture of a photonic crystal light sail SPIE Digital Library https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/journals/journal-of-nanophotonics/volume-19/issue-04/046008/Design-and-manufacture-of-a-photonic-crystal-light-sail/10.1117/1.JNP.19.046008.full NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) NASA https://www.nasa.gov/mission/acs3/ How UCLA scientists helped reimagine a forgotten battery design from Thomas Edison UCLA https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/news/how-ucla-scientists-helped-reimagine-a-forgotten-battery-design-from-thomas-edison/ A Fast-Charging, High-Stability Nickel-Iron Battery via Protein-Induced Biomineralization Wiley Online Library https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/smll.202507934 Quantum-inspired laser system delivers distance measurements with sub-millimeter accuracy Phys.org https://phys.org/news/2026-03-quantum-laser-distance-millimeter-accuracy.html How your virtual twin could one day save your life IEEE Spectrum https://spectrum.ieee.org/living-heart-project-virtual-twins The Living Heart Project Dassault Systèmes https://www.3ds.com/heart The Living Heart Project: A Decade of Innovation YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae_IqlxgCME Lab-grown algae removes microplastics from water University of Missouri https://engineering.missouri.edu/2026/lab-grown-algae-removes-microplastics-from-water/

    43 min

  7. 27 MAR

    The Price of Entertainment: PlayStation, Netflix, and Nintendo w/ Calcopia

    Sony Is Raising Prices on PlayStation Consoles and Portals Polygon https://www.polygon.com/ps5-price-increase-sony-playstation-portal Netflix Raises Prices Across All Streaming Plans CNBC https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/26/netflix-raises-prices-across-all-streaming-plans.html Physical vs Digital: Switch 2 Games Pricing Explained Polygon https://www.polygon.com/physical-vs-digital-switch-2-games-pricing Apple Discontinues the Mac Pro Engadget https://www.engadget.com/computing/apple-discontinues-the-mac-pro-221502339.html MacBook Neo 2026: The Perfect Laptop for Most Users Calcopia https://calcopia.com/macbook-neo-2026-the-perfect-laptop-for-most-users/ ChatGPT Sexy Mode Disabled Following Investor Concerns Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/03/chatgpt-wont-talk-dirty-any-time-soon-as-sexy-mode-turns-off-investors-report-says

    1h 23m

  8. 27 MAR

    AI Search Robots, Tofu Water Batteries, and 4D Vision Chips w/ Ralph Bond

    Story 1: AI search robot uses 3D maps and internet knowledge to find lost items Andreas Schmitz, Technical University Munich TechXplore.com https://techxplore.com/news/2026-03-ai-robot-3d-internet-knowledge.html Research paper: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11359697 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUouwHUZPWQStory 2: Tofu brine could power safer batteries that last decades, researchers say Skye Jacobs Techspot.com https://www.techspot.com/news/111434-tofu-brine-could-power-safer-batteries-last-decades.html Research paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-69384-2Story 3: New 4D vision chip can help robots, drones track distance and speed of moving objects Mrigakshi Dixit InterestingEngineering.com https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/4d-vision-chip-helps-robots-track-distance-speed Research paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10183-6Story 4: Blood test 'clock' can predict Alzheimer's symptoms before they emerge David Nield ScienceAlert.com https://www.sciencealert.com/blood-test-clock-can-predict-alzheimers-symptoms-before-they-emerge Research paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-026-04206-yStory 5: Scientists mixed dead leaves with magnesium—and created a super metal Darren Orf Popular Mechanics via MSN.com https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/scientists-mixed-dead-leaves-with-magnesium-and-created-a-supermetal/ar-AA1YOXDc?ocid=BingNewsSerpStory 6: Turning sawdust into fire-resistant materials Samuel Schlaefli ETHzurich https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2026/03/turning-sawdust-into-fire-resistant-materials.htmlStory 7: The world’s first self-balancing electric motorcycle is now entering production Micha Toll Electrek.com https://electrek.co/2026/03/16/the-w

    36 min
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Computer America is the nation's longest running talk show on Computers and Technology, spanning 25+ years of industry guests and analysis.

Informazioni

  • Creatore
    Ben Crossman
  • Anni di attività
    2017 - 2026
  • Puntate
    656
  • Classificazione
    Contenuti adatti a tutti
  • Copyright
    © Computer America
  • Sito web del podcast
    Computer America

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