Computer America Show

Show Notes 20 September 2024Story 1: World’s Biggest Battery Will Provide 85 Megawatts to New England GridSource: Singularityhub.com Story by Edd GentLink: https://singularityhub.com/2024/08/23/worlds-biggest-battery-will-provide-85-megawatts-to-new-england-grid/See also: https://formenergy.com/massachusetts-new-england-states-selected-to-receive-389-million-in-federal-funding-for-transformational-transmission-and-energy-storage-infrastructure/Story 2: Origami-inspired 'transformer' robots could help build habitats in space - These configurable bots could launch flat and then be assembled in spaceSource: Space.com Story by Samantha MathewsonLink: https://www.space.com/origami-inspired-robot-space-habitatsSee also: https://news.ncsu.edu/2024/07/transformer-bot/See also: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-50497-5See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rA6fGJC8TFQStory 3: New engineering approach could lead to widespread adoption of photonic chips in consumer electronicsSource: TechXplore.com Art