# Haptic Tech for Blind Users, Bio-Lasers, and Amazon's Internet Race w/ Ralph Bond

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Podcast: [Computer America](https://stenobird.com/podcast/computer-america-1116775)
Published: 2025-12-19T15:22:53+00:00
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Show Notes: 19 December 2025Stories of the Day 1. New wearable device lets you touch fabric online, read braille, and more - VoxeLite can help you literally feel websites. Source: Popular Science Popular Science Article Research Paper 2. Birch Leaves and Peanuts Transformed into Cutting-Edge Laser Technology Source: Bioengineer.org Bioengineer.org Article Optics.org Article Research Paper 3. What you need to know about Amazon’s new Starlink rival Source: Independent.co.uk Independent.co.uk Article About Amazon Announcement Amazon Leo Website 4. MIT's injectable brain chips could treat disease without surgery Source: NewAtlas.com NewAtlas.com Article Spin-off Company Website Video Honorable Mentions New semiconductors could allow classical and quantum computing on the same chip, thanks to superconductivity breakthrough Source: LiveScience.com LiveScience.com Article We took a test-drive of NASA's new moon rover candidates Source: National Geographic National Geographic Article 3-D printing researchers develop fast-curing, environmentally friendly concrete substitute Source: Oregon State University Oregon State University Article Researchers test soft robotics exosuit in Adelaide to reduce astronaut muscular fatigue Source: SpaceConnect.com.au SpaceConnect.com.au Article

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