That‘s Cool News | A weekly breakdown of positive Science & Tech news.
Bringing you the positive STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) news every Monday explaining why these new futuristic innovations are meaningful. The goal is to leave you feeling optimistic and say ”That‘s Cool!”
Episodes

6 days ago
6 days ago
Headlines:
Tesla's new car-building process could be a huge industrial breakthrough | The Verge (01:12)
A NASA astronaut will finally spend a full year in space | Ars Technica (07:42)
Reviving Ancient Wisdom: Historical Recipes Inspire Modern Medical Innovations | SciTechDaily (12:59)
Moon's ice not as old as believed, study finds | Interesting Engineering (17:23)
Single-bladed floating wind turbine promises half the cost, more power | New Atlas (20:40)

Monday Sep 11, 2023
Monday Sep 11, 2023
Headlines:
Cruise ‘just days away’ from approval to mass-produce Origin robotaxis without steering wheels | The Verge (01:12)
Apple spending “millions of dollars a day” on developing conversational AI | Supercharged (10:35)
Mahle combines two innovative concepts to field the "perfect motor" | New Atlas (16:49)
Scientists grow whole model of human embryo, without sperm or egg | BBC News (22:42)
Can an Artificial Kidney Finally Free Patients from Dialysis? | UC San Francisco (27:45)

Monday Sep 04, 2023
Monday Sep 04, 2023
Headlines:
New pocket-sized device for clinicians could spot infected wounds faster | Frontiers (01:09)
New blood test could make preeclampsia easier to predict, early study suggests | Live Science (07:12)
Powered exoskeleton designed to take the strain out of senior care | New Atlas (15:42)
Tesla wins permit approval for Diner and Drive-in Movie Supercharger in LA | Teslarati (21:51)
New robot searches for solar cell materials 14 times faster | Ars Technica (25:50)

Monday Aug 28, 2023
Monday Aug 28, 2023
Headlines:
Scientists finally uncover complete Y-chromosome sequence | Interesting Engineering (01:25)
Breakthrough creates stem cells without any “memories” | Free Think (07:33)
Meta’s “massively multilingual” AI model translates up to 100 languages, speech or text | Ars Technica (13:25)
Naked mole-rat's 'longevity' gene extends lifespan and health of mice | New Atlas (18:14)
How artificial intelligence gave a paralyzed woman her voice back | ScienceDaily (23:02)

Monday Aug 14, 2023
Monday Aug 14, 2023
Headlines:
Physicists achieve fusion with net energy gain for second time | Ars Technica (01:08)
Nvidia reveals new A.I. chip, says costs of running LLMs will 'drop significantly' | CNBC (04:39)
Liquid-Metal Battery Will Be on the Grid Next Year | IEEE Spectrum (07:44)
Could TENS pads replace CPAP masks for treating sleep apnea? | New Atlas (13:10)
Musk vs Zuckerberg fight to take place at Roman Colosseum | Interesting Engineering (16:27)

Monday Aug 07, 2023
Monday Aug 07, 2023
Headlines:
China Approves Six Nuclear Reactors at $17 Billion Investment | Bloomberg (01:70)
New pill targets “undruggable” protein to selectively kill cancer cells | New Atlas (07:15)
The Boring Company will dig a 68-mile tunnel network under Las Vegas | Ars Technica (13:33)
Meta, Microsoft and Amazon team up on maps project to crack Apple-Google duopoly | CNBC (18:05)
Humans unable to detect over a quarter of deepfake speech samples, research shows | TechXPlore (22:03)

Monday Jul 31, 2023
Monday Jul 31, 2023
Headlines
Amazon is getting ready to launch a lot of broadband satellites | Ars Technica (00:58)
Transplant of fresh brain cells replaces diseased and aged ones | New Atlas (06:40)
Scientists Discover Bacteria That Can Break Down Certain “Forever Chemicals” | SciTechDaily (13:02)
New clinical trial is testing a ketamine skin cream for PTSD | Freethink (16:51)
Stanford startup TranscribeGlass seeks to bring ease and affordability to assistive technology | The Stanford Daily (23:40)

Monday Jul 24, 2023
Monday Jul 24, 2023
Headlines:
Tesla in discussion to license Full Self-Driving software to another automaker | The Verge (01:09)
Hearing aids may slow mental decline in those at higher risk of dementia, study finds | STATnews (10:32)
Apple has been working on its own ChatGPT AI tool for some time | Apple Insider (16:32)
Rocket Lab successfully retrieves its reusable rocket after splashdown | The Verge (20:52)
New dual-resolution technique opens door for faster drone exploration | Interesting Engineering (25:29)

Monday Jul 17, 2023
Monday Jul 17, 2023
Headlines:
In-space manufacturing startup aces pharma experiment in orbit | Ars Technica (01:17)
Disturbing New Finding Links Cognitive Decline to Dental Hygiene | Science Alert (08:09)
Google’s medical AI chatbot is already being tested in hospitals | The Verge (16:42)
Longshot Space wants to make space launch dumb — and really cheap | TechCrunch (26:37)
Musk announces new AI company that seeks to “understand the universe” | Ars Technica (32:02)

Monday Jul 10, 2023
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Headlines:
Revolutionary gel allows metal items to be 3D printed at room temperature | New Atlas (02:10)
At 281 miles an hour, China's new high-speed maglev train is the world's fastest | Interesting Engineering (07:24)
One shot of a kidney protein gave monkeys a brain boost | Ars Technica (13:36)
Giant stone artifacts found on rare Ice Age site in Kent, UK | ScienceDaily (20:47)
Volkswagen to start testing self-driving ID Buzz vans in Austin | TechCrunch (28:37)