Solar Train Tracks, Speeding Up Solar Adoption, Google Bard w/ Ralph Bond

Show Notes 31 March 2023<br /><br />Story 1: Here’s a creative idea – put solar panels between railroad tracks!<br /><br />Source: Wonderfulengineering.com <br /><br />Story by Jannat Un Nisa<br /><br />Link: https://wonderfulengineering.com/this-is-the-worlds-first-solar-panel-carpet-on-a-railway-track-and-it-may-generate-electricity/<br /><br />Story 2: New autonomous pile driving robot will accelerate solar farm construction<br /><br />Source: Forbes <br /><br />Story by Heather Wishart-Smith<br /><br />Link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/heatherwishartsmith/2023/03/20/built-robotics-unveils-autonomous-pile-driving-robot-expediting-solar-rollout/?sh=274dc9187591<br /><br />See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Na6NF11iPc<br /><br />Story 3: More artificial intelligence in your life - First we had OpenAI’s ChatGPT, now there’s Google’s Bard<br /><br />Source: eWeek.com <br /><br />Story by Drew Robb<br /><br />Link: https://www.eweek.com/artificial-intelligence/chat-gpt-vs-google-bard/<br /><br />Story 4: Scientists invent oxygen-ion battery as a longer lasting alternative to lithium-ion batteries<br /><br />Source: TechXplore.com<br /><br />Based on Vienna University of Technology announcement<br /><br />Link: https://techxplore.com/news/2023-03-oxygen-ion-battery.html<br /><br />Source: Popular Mechanics Story by Jackie Appel<br /><br />Link: https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a43391877/oxygen-ion-battery-could-change-energy/<br /><br />For more info, interviews, reviews, news, radio, podcasts, video, and more, check out ComputerAmerica.com!