180 episodes

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.

The Next Byte Daniel Scott Mitchell, Farbod Moghaddam

    • Technology

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.

    179. 3D Printed Mini Thrusters For Space Travel

    179. 3D Printed Mini Thrusters For Space Travel

    In this episode, we discuss how MIT researchers are leveraging a state of the art 3D printer to create much more efficient field electron emitters which could unlock huge potential for ion propulsion in space travel!

    • 20 min
    178. Talk to The Hand: Meet The Robots With a Human Touch

    178. Talk to The Hand: Meet The Robots With a Human Touch

    In this episode, we discuss how MIT researchers are making great strides in developing better robotic hands by focusing on an often overlooked component: the palm.

    • 20 min
    177. Did A Shrimp Fry This Rice? No, A Robot Did

    177. Did A Shrimp Fry This Rice? No, A Robot Did

    In this episode, we discuss how a talented team of researchers from Stanford university have created a robotic platform capable of imitation learning for conducting over 850 common tasks, including searing shrimp!

    • 23 min
    176. Super Fast Computer Vision: Final Piece of The Autonomous Vehicle Puzzle

    176. Super Fast Computer Vision: Final Piece of The Autonomous Vehicle Puzzle

    In this episode, we discuss how a PhD student from the Technical University of Eindhoven might’ve cracked the code for high performance computer vision without compromising efficiency.

    • 19 min
    175. Is Your Drinking Water Safe? This Sensor Has The Answer

    175. Is Your Drinking Water Safe? This Sensor Has The Answer

    In this episode, discuss how big of a problem lead contaminated water still is across the world and how a collaboration between MIT & Nanyang University plans to tackle it with a highly accurate and inexpensive water pollution sensor.

    • 21 min
    174. All The Brain Chip Implant Benefits & None of The Risks

    174. All The Brain Chip Implant Benefits & None of The Risks

    In this episode, discuss how a team from Carnegie Mellon University spearheading non-invasive brain computer interface solutions has had a significant breakthrough in improving their accuracy.

    • 27 min

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