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

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