That‘s Cool News | A weekly breakdown of positive Science & Tech news. show

That‘s Cool News | A weekly breakdown of positive Science & Tech news.

Summary: Bringing you the positive STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) news every Monday and explains why these new futuristic innovations are meaningful. The goal is to leave you feeling optimistic and say "That's Cool!"

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 164. Tesla Licensing Out Autopilot, Apple’s Own ChatGPT, Faster Drone Exploration | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 31:22

Headlines: Tesla in discussion to license Full Self-Driving software to another automaker | The Verge (01:09) Hearing aids may slow mental decline in those at higher risk of dementia, study finds | STATnews (10:32) Apple has been working on its own ChatGPT AI tool for some time  | Apple Insider (16:32) Rocket Lab successfully retrieves its reusable rocket after splashdown | The Verge (20:52) New dual-resolution technique opens door for faster drone exploration | Interesting Engineering (25:29) 

 163. Pharma Space Manufacturing, Google’s Medical AI Hospital Testing, Musk’s New AI Company | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 43:10

Headlines: In-space manufacturing startup aces pharma experiment in orbit | Ars Technica (01:17) Disturbing New Finding Links Cognitive Decline to Dental Hygiene | Science Alert (08:09) Google’s medical AI chatbot is already being tested in hospitals | The Verge (16:42) Longshot Space wants to make space launch dumb — and really cheap | TechCrunch (26:37) Musk announces new AI company that seeks to “understand the universe” | Ars Technica (32:02)

 162. 3D Print Metal at Room Temp, Brain Blasts From Kidney Protein, Volkswagen Self-Driving Test in Austin | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 33:54

Headlines: Revolutionary gel allows metal items to be 3D printed at room temperature | New Atlas (02:10) At 281 miles an hour, China's new high-speed maglev train is the world's fastest | Interesting Engineering (07:24) One shot of a kidney protein gave monkeys a brain boost | Ars Technica (13:36) Giant stone artifacts found on rare Ice Age site in Kent, UK | ScienceDaily (20:47) Volkswagen to start testing self-driving ID Buzz vans in Austin | TechCrunch (28:37)

 161. Possible Robot Butler, Longer Last Drug Injections, NASA’s Lunar Mining Plan | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 32:10

Headlines: An OpenAI alum is building a robot butler for your home | Sifted (01:03) Joby Aviation receives permit to fly first eVTOL built on production line | TechCrunch (08:39) The one-shot drug that keeps on dosing | Ars Technica (14:14) Hydrogen-powered passenger train rides the rails in North America | New Atlas (21:18) NASA aims to perform lunar mining trial within 10 years | Interesting Engineering (26:21)  

 160. Flexible Brain Implants, Japan’s Floating City, Robotic Pill Replacing Injections | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:20

Headlines Flexible brain implants tested in people for the first time | Free Think (01:08) Sol Reader is a VR headset exclusively for reading books | TechCrunch (06:24) Hugely ambitious self-sufficient floating city to host 40,000 people | New Atlas (11:52) Building Block for Life Discovered in Enceladus’ Ocean by NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft | SciTechDaily (18:12) Robotic pill promises to be an alternative to painful osteoporosis injections | Interesting Engineering (21:39)

 159. JWST Discovers Ancient Galaxies, Regenerating Damaged Heart Cells, Apple’s Vision Pro Announcement | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 32:04

Headlines: James Webb Space Telescope discovers 717 ancient galaxies that flooded the universe with 1st light | Space.com (01:14) New high-tech helmets may protect American football players from debilitating concussions | Frontiers (04:50) Stem cell therapy regenerates damaged heart cells & improves function | New Atlas (12:48) Medicinal cannabis is a 'life-changing treatment' for people with Tourette syndrome | MedicalXpress (16:49) Apple Vision Pro is Apple’s new $3,499 AR headset | The Verge (24:05)

 158. Promising Phase 2 Drug for Brain Cancer, Healing Gel Pen, Japan’s Wooden Satellite Plans | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 27:25

Headlines Discussed: Promising Phase 2 Trial Results for Pembrolizumab in Metastatic Brain Cancer | Neuroscience News (01:00) Researchers discover the cause of severe inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) | BrighterSide News (08:34) High-tech pen paints healing gel right into wounds | New Atlas (14:04) Parkinson's disease drug ropinirole safely slowed the progression of ALS for over 6 months in a clinical trial | ScienceDaily (17:28) Japan will put a wooden satellite into orbit next year | TechSpot (22:39)

 157. Neuralink’s FDA Approval, Plastic Digesting Microbes, AI Destroys a Superbug | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 32:59

Headlines: Elon Musk's Neuralink wins FDA approval for human study of brain implants | Reuters (01:17) Scientists Working to Generate Electricity From Thin Air Make Breakthrough | Vice (07:25) Newly discovered microbes can digest plastic at room temperature | BrighterSide News (13:45) Virgin Galactic aces final test spaceflight, eyes start of commercial service in June | Space.com (18:44) AI discovers drug that destroys one of the world’s deadliest superbugs | StudyFinds (23:38)

 156. Walking With Spinal Implant, AI Combating Cybercrime, Reversing Brain Waves to Treat Depression | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 25:11

Headlines: First-ever spinal implant enables paralyzed people to walk again | Brighter Side News (01:08) ChatGPT officially comes to iPhone with new app | Ars Technica (06:30) Meet 'DarkBERT:' South Korea's Dark Web AI could combat cybercrime | Interesting Engineering (10:02) Spacetop AR laptop puts the screen on your face | New Atlas (13:58) Researchers treat depression by reversing brain signals traveling the wrong way | Stanford Medicine (20:11)

 155. Microsoft Bets on Nuclear Fusion, In The Womb Brain Surgery, Gentle Brain Electrode Deployment | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:30

Headlines: Microsoft just made a huge, far-from-certain bet on nuclear fusion |The Verge (01:04) miLens contact lens could soon be keeping an eye on glaucoma patients | New Atlas (07:58) Doctors perform 1st-of-its-kind brain surgery on a fetus in the womb | Live Science (12:20) iPhone killer? New AI-wearable Humane hopes to make smartphones obsolete | Interesting Engineering (16:55) Six-Legged Robot Electrode Can Be Gently Deployed Across the Brain’s Surface | Technology Networks (21:09)

 154. Europe’s Starlink Competitor, Make Eyes Young Again, AI in Medicine Manufacturing | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 33:10

Headlines: Europe’s major satellite players line up to build Starlink competitor | Ars Technica (01:17) New drug donanemab slows cognitive decline in early Alzheimer's | New Scientist (08:04) Gene therapy reverses vision loss in primates — by making their eyes young again | Free Think (15:10) Researchers develop tiny hydraulic haptics for touchscreen notifications you can physically feel | TechCrunch (22:48) Researchers develop novel AI-based estimator for manufacturing medicine | Phys.org (27:49)

 153. Brain Pathway to Anxiety, Regenerate Hearing, Shredding Brain Cancer Cells | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 32:05

Headlines: First discovery of genetic brain pathway a relief for anxiety sufferers | New Atlas (01:08) Newfound 'brain signature' linked to multiple psychiatric disorders | Live Science (08:32) Scientists May Have Figured Out How to Regenerate Lost Hearing | Futurism (14:57) German giant Bosch to invest $1.5 billion in US chip manufacturing facilities | TechSpot (19:37) Nano-robotic scalpel swarm shreds brain cancer cells from the inside | New Atlas (23:53)

 152. Fight Cholesterol & Cancer Together, Reprogramming Heart Scar Tissue, Use Ocean for Carbon Capture | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 30:18

Headlines Cholesterol-lowering drug fights cancer, major study finds | BrighterSide News (01:02) Student discovers 3D printable ink that 'everyone was looking for,' says physics professor | Phys.org (07:08) Technique reverses heart attack damage by reprogramming scar cells | New Atlas (13:02)  Key Protein of Hippocampal Neurogenesis Discovered | Neuroscience News (19:34) California researchers attempt ocean climate solution | NBC News (24:03)

 151. Apple’s Recycling Plan, Amazon Enters AI Space, Peptide Key to Reversing Alzheimer’s | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 31:05

Headlines: Apple Plans to Use More Recycled Materials by 2025 | CNET (00:48) Protocol predicts Alzheimer's 10 years in advance with 80% accuracy | New Atlas (07:25) With Bedrock, Amazon enters the generative AI race | TechCrunch (12:20) SpaceX Launch Begins Startup's Plan: 'Cell Towers in Space' | CNET (18:28) “Remarkable” Brain Boosting Peptide: Reversing Alzheimer’s Disease | SciTechDaily (23:55)

 150. Mach 9 Passenger Jet, Microsoft Tech Boost for Farming, AI School Tutors | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 30:02

Headlines A passenger aircraft that flies around the world at Mach 9? Sure, why not | Ars Technica (00:58) Millimeter Wave Radar System Keeps Drivers Safe on the Road | IEEE Spectrum  (06:24) Microsoft plants seeds in the agriculture industry | Emerging Tech Brew (14:29) Deep learning model estimates cancer risk from breast density | MedicalXPress (18:18) Silicon Valley Private School Giving Kids "AI Tutors" Quietly Created by OpenAI | Futurism (23:16)

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