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​Episode 62

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​World's most powerful magnet being shipped to ITER fusion reactor | New Scientist (01:45)

The world’s most powerful magnet is being shipped to France for installation in the core of ITER, the experimental fusion reactor. It is hoped that ITER will prove the feasibility of creating fusion energy on an industrial scale by replicating the process seen in the center of our sun.

​Next-generation implants will be biodegradable and non-invasive | MedicalXpress (11:26)

​EPFL engineers have developed a new generation of biodegradable neural interface that disappears harmlessly in the body after several months and allows natural tissue to grow back. The implant additionally eliminates the need for invasive surgery, as it can be implanted in a patient's blood vessel instead of done through invasive surgery.

​Bio-Inspired Hydrogel Protects the Heart From Adhering to Surrounding Tissue After Surgery | SciTechDaily (19:31)

A team of University of California San Diego researchers developed and tested a hydrogel that forms a barrier to keep heart tissue from adhering to surrounding tissue after surgery. The sprayable hydrogel that binds to the heart muscle and turns into an elastic coating was developed by bioengineers and is designed to meet both the patients’ and surgeons’ needs. The benefit of this tech development is it can easily translate to other organs also requiring multiple operations and susceptible to adhesions.
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​Mass-produced floating nuclear reactors use super-safe molten salt fuel | New Atlas (28:04)

Copenhagen startup Seaborg Technologies has raised an eight-figure sum of Euros to start building a fascinating new type of cheap, portable, flexible and safe nuclear reactor. They want to install these reactors on barges, and float them offshore rather than buying up land to develop nuclear power plants. Seaborg estimates it can service 95 percent of the world's population this way, putting no land requirements on a power station. A full-scale prototype is currently scheduled to go online in 2025, at which point it'll likely be sent to work off an island in Southeast Asia.
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​This Weird Straw Claims to Cure Hiccups Better Than Any Remedy You Know | Science Alert (41:46)

Although hiccups are nothing more than a minor inconvenience to most of us, for those that suffer hiccups regularly, hope could come in the form of a specialized straw recently invented by a neurologist. The device is named HiccAway, and according to the survey results, 90 percent of volunteers say it works better than traditional methods. The design allows for sucking pressure build up which causes your diaphragm to contract, stopping the uncontrollable influxes of air which rhythmically slam your vocal cords shut and causes the hiccup.

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