24 08, 2023

These Smart Glasses Can Generate Real-Time Speech Captions For Deaf People (Cool Weird Awesome 1072)

By |2023-08-24T07:03:51-04:00August 24, 2023|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , , |

TranscribeGlass is a new set of glasses powered by artificial intelligence that can transcribe speech in real time and create captions for people who need them.

5 06, 2023

The World Has Ankle Monitors Partly Because Of Spider-Man Comics (Cool Weird Awesome 1019)

By |2023-06-05T06:48:44-04:00June 5, 2023|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

Today in 1962, Spider-Man first appeared in comic books. He's had a huge influence on comics, movies, cartoons and really entertainment as a whole, but did you also know a Spider-Man comic helped lead to the creation of the first ankle monitor?

9 05, 2023

Meet ESTHER, A Robot That Plays Wheelchair Tennis (Cool Weird Awesome 1005)

By |2023-05-10T07:44:21-04:00May 9, 2023|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

We’ve talked a lot on the show about the many different skills robots are learning. Now we can tell you about Experimental Sport Tennis Wheelchair Robot, which is learning to play tennis. 

17 03, 2023

How To Keep Flying Robots Flying Even When Their Wings Are Damaged (Cool Weird Awesome 972)

By |2023-03-17T08:53:18-04:00March 17, 2023|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

Drones are becoming increasingly useful, but they can get damaged and grounded pretty quickly. A team at MIT has found bee-inspired workarounds that would keep impaired robotic crafts flying.

27 02, 2023

This Device Could Tell You When Your Voice Is Getting Tired (Cool Weird Awesome 958)

By |2023-02-27T07:40:30-05:00February 27, 2023|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

There's a team at Northwestern University that's ready to help the tired vocal cords of the world: a wearable device that can tell when a voice needs a break.

13 10, 2022

A New Brace Can Treat Scoliosis Without Cramping The Wearer’s Style (Cool Weird Awesome 865)

By |2022-10-13T08:41:37-04:00October 13, 2022|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

Back braces for scoliosis haven't always been the most comfortable or fun to wear in public. But Airy, the newest prototype back brace, could even be called stylish.

3 03, 2022

Growing Bone Tissue With Sound Waves (Cool Weird Awesome 724)

By |2022-03-03T08:52:50-05:00March 3, 2022|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , |

Researchers at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology took stem cells and treated them with high-frequency sound waves, which was enough to convert them into bone cells.

17 02, 2022

Jets Can Burn Less Fuel Thanks To Electric Towing (Cool Weird Awesome 719)

By |2022-02-17T06:49:25-05:00February 17, 2022|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

Taxiing accounts for about 5 percent of a jet's fuel consumption, so one way to make flying greener is making taxiing greener, like through an all-electric towing system.

23 11, 2021

High Tech Clothes Could Start Your Car Or Pay For Your Groceries (Cool Weird Awesome 662)

By |2021-11-23T07:09:01-05:00November 23, 2021|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

Our wireless, hands-free, automatic, smart device era may be about to get even smarter, thanks to high-tech smart fabric that can send out signals to devices or turn itself into a health monitor. Plus: a trash barrel from the US goes on holiday, traveling all the way across the ocean to end up in Ireland. 

5 08, 2021

When Countries Stayed Out Of The Olympics, They Held Their Own Olympic-Style Games (Cool Weird Awesome 589)

By |2021-08-05T08:04:10-04:00August 5, 2021|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , , |

The Olympic Games are supposed to bring the countries of the world together, but that isn't always what happens. Several times the Games have been canceled, and at other times, boycotts have led some countries to hold their own alternative competitions. Plus: we mark the birthday of the great Black scientist and inventor Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson.

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