Biological Data Center, Gold E-Waste Recovery, and Smartphone Blindness Navigation w/ Ralph Bond

World-First Biological Data Center Uses 16 Million Living Human Neurons to Process Data Georgina Jedikovska [via Interesting Engineering] Technocracy.com

https://www.technocracy.news/world-first-biological-data-center-uses-16-million-living-human-neurons-to-process-data/

Scientists built an electrically controlled molecular ‘clamp’ that recovered 89% of the gold from electronic waste, using 100 times fewer separation chemicals while turning old phones into a more practical urban mine Adrian Villellas Earth.com

https://www.earth.com/science/electrically-controlled-molecular-clamp-gold-waste-recovery/

Harvard engineers develop smartphone app to aid navigation for people with blindness News-Medical.net

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260824/Harvard-engineers-develop-smartphone-app-to-aid-navigation-for-people-with-blindness.aspx

First patient in live AI-assisted sight-saving brain surgery [world-first procedure] NHS University College London Hospitals

https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/news/first-patient-live-ai-assisted-sight-saving-brain-surgery

Noninvasive AI-based system translates brain signals into written text Lisa Lock TechXplore.com

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-08-noninvasive-ai-based-brain-written.html

JetZero Develops World's First Blended Wing Jet with 5,000 Nautical Miles Range and 50% Fuel Savings Georgina Jedikovska via Interesting Engineering RobotToday.com

https://robottoday.com/industry-briefing/jetzero-develops-world-s-first-blended-wing-jet-with-5-000-nm-range-and-50-fuel-savings/9174