Horizontal Wind Turbines, Silent Flight and Drug Detection w/ Ralph Bond

Show Notes 18 July 2025Story 1: Bill Gates-backed rectangular turbine pilot could upend wind powerSource: Electrek.com Story by Michelle LewisLink: https://electrek.co/2025/06/26/bill-gates-backed-rectangular-turbine-pilot-could-upend-wind-power/See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTWhGSdZh1oSee company website here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTWhGSdZh1oStory 2: Owls’ silent flight inspires new noise reduction technologySource: American Chemical Society websiteLink: https://www.acs.org/pressroom/presspacs/2025/june/owls-silent-flight-inspires-new-noise-reduction-technology.htmlSee also: https://hearingreview.com/hearing-loss/hearing-loss-prevention/industrial-military/new-noise-reduction-tech-inspired-by-owls-silent-flightStory 3: Contactless system to detect fentanyl and other drugsSource: Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Story by Tom RickeyLink: https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/chemists-develop-contactless-system-detect-fentanyl-other-drugsStory 4: Controversial World-First Project to Create Human DNA From Scratch Takes First Steps - The massive project will likely take decades to complete, but it has significant oversight built into it to ensure it remains ethical.Source: IFLScience.com Story by Dr. Russell MoulLink: https://www.iflscience.com/controversial-world-first-project-to-create-human-dna-from-scratch-takes-first-steps-79797See also: https://wellcome.org/news/researchers-take-first-steps-creating-synthetic-human-genomesHonorable MentionsStory: Scientists rewind heart ageing using lab-grown scaffold that mimics young tissueSource: Interesting Engineering Story by Neetika WalterLink: https://interestingengineering.com/health/reverse-heart-ageing-ecm-decipherStory: Study shows making hydrogen with soda cans and seawater is scalable and sustainableSource: TechXplore.com Story by Jennifer Chu, MITLink: https://techxplore.com/news/2025-06-hydrogen-soda-cans-seawater-scalable.htmlStory: Donut Lab reveals 845-hp electric motor weighing 88 poundsSource: MotorAuthority.com Story by Viknesh VijayenthiranLink: https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1145467_donut-lab-reveals-845-hp-electric-motor-weighing-88-poundsSee company website here: https://www.donutlab.com/Story: AugWind Energy to Install First Commercial-Scale AirBattery in GermanySource: CleanTechnica.com Story by Jake RichardsonLink: https://cleantechnica.com/2025/07/01/augwind-energy-to-install-first-commercial-scale-airbattery-in-germany/