The Next Byte
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.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 23 minutes
- Episodes
- 228
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
27. Nanostructured Shields, Balloon Venusquake Detection, 20% Brighter OLED
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(0:49) - Nanostructured Shields:
MIT, CalTech,…
26. Hugging Robots, Scalable Solar Fuel, Non-Invasive Spinal Implants
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(0:48) - Hugging robots:
Have you ever missed …
25. Solar Sailing, Preventing Cyber Attacks, Space Trash Robot
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(0:50) - Deployable Solar Sail:
Solar sails are…
24. MIT’s Magic Carpet, Nanoparticles in Your Food, Turning Fabric into Smart Devices
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(1:30) - The Magic Carpet:
MIT researchers h…
23. Bird-Inspired Drone Wings, Scaling Digital Twins, Tracking Microplastics From Space
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(1:40) - Bird-like drone wings:
A UMich PhD st…
22. How to Turn Gum into Shoes, Reducing CO2 in Construction by 40%, High-Speed Flying Boats
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21. AI Rescues Firefighters, NASA Prints Spacecraft Parts, Plug & Play Prosthetics
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(0:50) - AI To Save Firefighter Lives:
The Nat…
20. NASA’s New Moon Buggy, Rock Picking Robot, Super-Strong Concrete
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(0:41) - NASA's New Moon Buggy:
Lockheed Mart…
19. Injectable Microchips, 2D Transistors, AI For Spacecraft Diagnosis
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(0:42) - Injectable Microchips:
Researchers a…
18. Artificial Electronic Nose, Wastewater To Energy, Satellite Farm Monitoring
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(0:42) - : Electr…
17. Tissue Printing During Surgery, Hair Brushing Robots, Smaller & Cheaper Batteries
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(0:50) - Bioprinting During Surgery:
Trauma to the head or face can be difficult to address and oftentimes requires bone grafts…
16. Lobster Inspired Armor, Wireless EV Charging, Autonomous Solar Farm Setup
(0:45) Lobster Inspired Armor:
MIT’s mechanical engineering department faculty had a breakthrough caused by lobster dinner: lobster underbelly membrane is the strongest known natural hydrogel. The te…
15. Charm's Carbon Offsets, Fitness Trainer Drones, MIT Studies Sound Waves In The North Pole
(0:50) - A Charming Response To The Carbon Offsetting Controversy:
Approximately 85% of all carbon offsetting efforts do not actually remove any additional carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and Char…
14. NASA’s Asteroid Mission, Organic Polymers in HVAC, Beer Factories with 3D Printers
(0:50) - NASA’s Spacecraft to Explore Psyche-16:
NASA’s upcoming Psyche mission will explore a large metal asteroid that may be the core of a former planet –– and is also worth quadrillions of dollar…
13. AlphaFold Solves Protein Folding, NASA Protects Firefighters, Autonomous Shuttles Debut In Denmark
(0:45) - AlphaFold Solves Protein Folding
Researchers have struggled with the problem of protein folding for nearly 50 years but DeepMind - an Alphabet Inc. subsidiary - demonstrated the ability to de…
12. Ford Trucks Made From Trash, NASA’s Ingenuity Drone, Snake-Inspired Nonslip Shoes
(0:45) - Ford & HP Partner To Upcycle 3D Printer Waste
Ford has partnered with HP to take the 3D printer waste from companies like SmileDirectClub and transform them into useful products such as the f…
11. Neuralink, Airspeeder: The Flying Car, Carbon Footprint & Computer Chips
(0:46) - Neuralink
Neuralink wants to plant chips in people using a robotic and reversible operation with the goal of eliminating neural related illnesses.
(9:25) - Airspeeder: The Flying Car
Alauda is…
10. Sustainable Fashion, Apple Car Insights, Sharper Bionic Eyes
(0:43) - Sustainable Fashion
An international team composed of 7 different institutions led by Dr. Svetlana Boriskina has achieved a polyethylene textile that is more breathable, moisture wicking, and…
9. Nissan’s Big Hybrid Bet, 3D Printing Your Future Home, NYPD’s RoboPup
(0:50) Nissan Reduces CO2 Emissions With Gas Powered EV -
Nissan newly developed STARC system allows for a 50% thermally efficient internal combustion engine and by placing it in their hybrid powertr…
8. Eliminating Emissions With IoT, Shapeshifting Fabrics, Fuel Cell Flight
(0:40) Eliminating Emission Inspections Via IoT -
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University developed a machine learning model that can conduct vehicle emission inspections more accurately than the O…