Chromium In Solar Panels, Artificial Leaves, Regrow Teeth w/ Ralph Bond

Computer America

Show Notes 25 August 2023

Story 1: The same metal found on hot rods and Harleys could revolutionize solar panels - Chromium is showing immense promise as a cheap, plentiful alternative to metals used in smartphone screens and solar cells.

Source: Popular Science

Story by Andrew Paul

Link: https://www.popsci.com/technology/chromium-solar-panel-metal/

Story 2: Borrowing a page from plants, engineers create solar “leaves” that produce electricity and clean water

Source: Anthropocene Magazine

Story by Prachi Patel

Link: https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2023/08/these-solar-leaves-produce-electricity-and-clean-water/#:~:text=Chemical%20engineer%20Gan%20Huang%20and%20colleagues%20made%20a,and%20osmotic%20pressure%20drive%20the%20flow%20of%20water


A new bio-inspired solar leaf design with increased harvesting efficiency


Source: Imperial College London

Story by Bryony Ravate
Link: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/246833/bio-inspired-solar-leaf-design-with-increased/


Story 3: These high-tech tiles generate energy from our footsteps – and they could change how we power our cities


Source: The Cool Down

Story buy Becca Inglis


Link: https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/pavegen-tiles-walk-kinetic-energy-step/


Story 4: Scientists just made intriguing progress toward regenerating human teeth

Source: Futurism

Story by Victor Tangermann

Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/scientists-just-made-intriguing-progress-toward-regenerating-human-teeth/ar-AA1fsqU3

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