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Stratospheric Telecom, Sound-Powered Micro-Robots, and Blender-Made Graphene w/ Ralph Bond
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- Computer America
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- Sep 18, 2026
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- 1964
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US stratospheric craft flies 9,300 miles to Japan in world-first sky data network Aamir Khollam Interesting Engineering via MSN https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/us-stratospheric-craft-flies-9300-miles-to-japan-in-world-first-sky-data-network-test/ar-AA2bwVb1 Scientists build tiny robots without motors that can fly using sound waves alone Olivia Maule LiveScience.com https://www.livescience.com/technology/robotics/scientists-build-tiny-robots-without-motors-that-can-fly-using-sound-waves-alone The 'wonder material' graphene can be made using a kitchen blender, a mobile phone and a newspaper Conor Boland Phys.org https://phys.org/news/2026-08-material-graphene-kitchen-blender-mobile.html These Hearing Aids Will Tune in to Your Brain Shruthi Raghavendra IEEE Spectrum https://spectrum.ieee.org/hearing-aids-biosignals Making trains and airplanes recyclable - Empa and Elantas develop a sandwich material for aircraft and train interiors combining lightweight performance, fire protection and end-of-life component recovery Ann Ettlin Empa.ch https://www.empa.ch/web/s604/brandschutz-fuer-flugzeug-und-zug-dank-recycelbarem-faserverbundwerkstoff Researchers develop electronic skin for prosthetics to sense temperature and pressure Tina Hilding Washington State University https://news.wsu.edu/press-release/2026/08/20/researchers-develop-electronic-skin-for-prosthetics-to-sense-temperature-and-pressure/ Unprecedented: Scientists Have Built Miniature Brains That Experience the Passage of Time Ivan Farkas ScienceAlert.com https://www.sciencealert.com/unprecedented-scientists-have-built-miniature-brains-that-experience-the-passage-of-time Heartbeats power a battery-free pacemaker designed to last a lifetime Gaby Clark MedicalXpress.com https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-heartbea…