Scientists Build Organic Solar Cells Using Wood for Greener Solar Panels
Researchers have utilized lignin, an organic material derived from wood, to improve the stability and environmental friendliness of organic solar cells.
MJ Banias
MJ Banias is an editor and co-founder of The Debrief. He covers science, technology and defense, and you can follow him at mjbanias.com and on Twitter @mjbanias.
Scientists Build a $70 Self-Powered Portable Light That Sanitizes Food
Scientists have developed the Tribo-sanitizer, a device that uses light to enhance food sanitization, and it only costs about $70.
Left Abandoned in the Devil’s Church Cave
On today’s episode, we dive into the Devil's Church cave in Finland and seek out the science behind a weird phenomenon. We also get into what may have actually killed the dinosaurs, according to a new study, and we cover a new fusion reactor that just booted up in Japan.
China Unveils New Air-Launched Orbital Spacecraft in Its Latest Bid to Win the Space Race
China is making significant advancements in its space technology by developing a new reusable air-launched orbital rocket system.
AI Can Read Cuneiform Now
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On today’s episode, we discuss an ancient discovery into human wearable technology, how AI is now being used to decipher ancient cuneiform tablets, and why NASA wants to grow food in lunar soil.
5000-Year-Old Tablets Can Now Be Decoded by Artificial Intelligence, New Research Reveals
Researchers in Germany have unveiled an AI system capable of deciphering ancient cuneiform texts with excellent accuracy.
Move Over Bluetooth: Researchers Are Developing an Energy-Efficient New Method of Wireless Data Transmission
Researchers are developing a novel energy-efficient method for wireless data transmission. Will this be the Bluetooth killer?
Do Not Read the Mysterious Ancient Tablet Out Loud. Ever.
SUBSCRIBE TO ‘THE DEBRIEF WEEKLY REPORT’: Apple Podcasts | Spotify On today’s episode, the team wanders into some bizarre mysteries. From...
James Webb Space Telescope Has Discovered Something On a Nearby Exoplanet That Could “Reshape Our Understanding” of Planetary Evolution
The James Webb Space Telescope, in a recent observation of exoplanet WASP-107b, has discovered some peculiar phenomena on the planet.
Engage the Quantum Drive!
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On today’s episode, guest co-host and Debrief veteran Kenna Hughes-Castleberry joins MJ Banias and Stephanie Gerk to talk about the resurgence of an ancient mystery, a new study that seems to prove cannabis improves empathy, and the historic launch of the first quantum drive into outer space.
The Starfish Are Eating My Brain
On today’s episode, Stephanie and MJ discuss the strange and wacky world of undersea evolution of marine invertebrates.
Exoplanet Hunters May Have Better Luck Searching for “Jurassic Worlds”, New Study Says
A new study says that telescopes could more easily detect exoplanets with higher levels of oxygen, akin to the Phanerozoic Eon when dinosaurs roamed the Earth.
Revolutionary New Electric eJet Motor Could Signal a Breakthrough in Electric Propulsion for Aviation
A new electric eJet motor was recently tested for airplanes, and it packs the same punch as its traditional fossil fuel-burning cousin.
The AI Arms Race Will Be The Next Geopolitical Kingmaker, Experts Warn
Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as the board on which future conflicts will be strategized and future societies shaped, experts warn.
What Lies Beneath All That Antarctic Ice?
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SUBSCRIBE TO ‘THE DEBRIEF WEEKLY REPORT’: Apple Podcasts | Spotify On today’s episode, we get into how solar glass could revolutionize...
Engineers Have Turned This Killer Greenhouse Gas into An Efficient Fuel Source
Engineers from MIT and Harvard University have unveiled an innovative process to transform carbon dioxide into formate, a substance that can function as a stable fuel.
Solar Panels Beware: Solar Glass is Here.
In an era where renewable energy is quickly becoming a necessity, innovations such as solar glass are emerging to harness nature's resources efficiently.
The Neanderthal Kama Sutra
SUBSCRIBE TO ‘THE DEBRIEF WEEKLY REPORT’: Apple Podcasts | Spotify On today’s episode, we dive into NASA’s new RAMFIRE project to...
What Are We Going to Do With All These People’s Brains?
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SUBSCRIBE TO ‘THE DEBRIEF WEEKLY REPORT’: Apple Podcasts | Spotify On today’s episode, we discuss how electron beams weirdly heal fissures...
Lithium-Ion Batteries Could Soon be Replaced By New Green “Aqueous Rechargeable Batteries”
Aqueous rechargeable batteries are a greener alternative to lithium batteries. A new breakthrough may help make them more readily available.
Move Over Solar Power, “Artificial Photosynthesis” Breakthrough Leads to New Energy-Rich Fuel Source
Scientists have successfully mimicked the natural process of plants to produce methane via "artificial photosynthesis."
What You Gon’ Do With All That Space Junk?
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SUBSCRIBE TO ‘THE DEBRIEF WEEKLY REPORT’: Apple Podcasts | Spotify On today’s episode, we dive into NASA’s new project to build...
Can AI Actually Create Art?
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SUBSCRIBE TO ‘THE DEBRIEF WEEKLY REPORT’: Apple Podcasts | Spotify On today’s episode, we discuss a new study that says music...
This Game-Changing Lightweight Exosuit Will Let You Outrun the Fastest Human
Researchers have developed a lightweight exosuit that enhances a human's natural ability to sprint, making people run faster.
WiFi Signals May Soon Be Used to Watch You
New research shows WiFi signals that can read through walls, presenting profound implications for the future of communication and security.
Runes, Robots, and Replicating Hydrogen
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SUBSCRIBE TO ‘THE DEBRIEF WEEKLY REPORT’: Apple Podcasts | Spotify On today’s episode, we discuss Apollo, a new humanoid robot that...
AI Artists Advocate for Inclusion in Open Letter to Congress
In a move that underscores the evolving landscape of the art world, a group of professional AI artists have penned an open letter to the US Congress.
Is There Life on Mars?
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SUBSCRIBE TO ‘THE DEBRIEF WEEKLY REPORT’: Apple Podcasts | Spotify On today’s episode, we discuss China’s claim that they can detect...
Liar, Liar, AI On Fire
On today’s episode, podcaster Kennedy Chappel joins MJ Banias as a guest co-host to discuss a new study into the origins of life on Earth, how Russia is using a novel malware tool to hack into Starlink satellites, and a new AI-powered disinformation experiment called "CounterCloud."
Inside CounterCloud: A Fully Autonomous AI Disinformation System
The AI-powered disinformation experiment you've never heard of...
The AI-powered disinformation experiment you've never heard of...
CounterCloud, a totally autonomous AI disinformation system, gives a glimpse into how AI and disinformation will work together in the future.
Taylor Swift is My Giant Brain Virus
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SUBSCRIBE TO ‘THE DEBRIEF WEEKLY REPORT’: Apple Podcasts | Spotify On today’s episode, we discuss mysterious giant viruses discovered in Massachusetts,...
U.S. General’s Claim of Divine Ethics in American Defense Technology Misfires
A U.S. Air Force General has recently argued that American AI is "more ethical" than that of its adversaries.
UFOs Go To Washington
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SUBSCRIBE TO ‘THE DEBRIEF WEEKLY REPORT’: Apple Podcasts | Spotify On today’s episode, we discuss whether solar panels will be replaced...
You’re a Wizard, Einstein!
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SUBSCRIBE TO ‘THE DEBRIEF WEEKLY REPORT’: Apple Podcasts | Spotify On today’s episode, we discuss Lockheed Martin’s latest secret aircraft, a...
Meet the Artist Pushing the Canadian Government to Adopt an AI “Bill of Rights”
Canada's new AI laws are aimed to regulate artificial intelligence, but AI artist and author Tim Boucher says they don't go far enough.
Riding the Gravitational Waves of Your Mind
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SUBSCRIBE TO ‘THE DEBRIEF WEEKLY REPORT’: Apple Podcasts | Spotify On today’s episode, we discuss the GWB discovery, a 25-year-old bet...
Unraveling the Cosmic Symphony: The Top 5 Ways the Gravitational Wave Background Discovery Revolutionizes Our Understanding of the Universe
The GWB discovery is a big deal, so here's a quick list explaining why...
The GWB discovery is a big deal, so here's a quick list explaining why...
Here are five ways detection of the gravitational wave background (GWB) by the North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves (NANOGrav) revolutionizes our understanding of the universe.
Amino Acid Slow Jams
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SUBSCRIBE TO ‘THE DEBRIEF WEEKLY REPORT’: Apple Podcasts | Spotify On today’s episode, we discuss a lunar mystery, a discovery of...
Does ChatGPT Really Want to Save Humanity, or is This a Trap?
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SUBSCRIBE TO ‘THE DEBRIEF WEEKLY REPORT’: Apple Podcasts | Spotify On today’s episode, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe made its closest run...
ChatGPT Just Helped Build a Food Harvesting Robot to Save Humanity
Researchers asked the AI, "what are the greatest future challenges for humanity?"
Researchers asked the AI, "what are the greatest future challenges for humanity?"
Researchers used the ChatGPT AI to build a robot that picks tomatoes, in order to save humanity.
That UFO Episode
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SUBSCRIBE TO ‘THE DEBRIEF WEEKLY REPORT’: Apple Podcasts | Spotify On today’s episode, former CNN and Al Jazeera news anchor and...
We Can’t Stop Here. This is Emu Country!
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On today’s episode, scientists have released a new study concerning LSD’s positive effects on the learning process, Australia’s latest project to develop a laser gun that can stop a tank, and a preliminary study into what happens to consciousness in the human brain during death.
Saint Fetch, the Patron Robot of Lost Things
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On today’s episode, researchers are trying to figure out how to utilize salamander cells to slow human aging, robots are being developed to aid dementia patients with finding lost items in their homes.
Now, I Am Become AI, the Destroyer of Worlds
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SUBSCRIBE TO ‘THE DEBRIEF WEEKLY REPORT’: Apple Podcasts | Spotify Join guest host Micah Hanks and MJ Banias this week as...
Live Long and Be Fabulous…
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SUBSCRIBE TO ‘THE DEBRIEF WEEKLY REPORT’: Apple Podcasts | Spotify Join Stephanie Gerk and MJ Banias this week as they discuss...
This LGBTQ+ Non-Profit is Getting The Attention of the Space Industry by Breaking Down Barriers
"Gaaays in Spaaace" is pressing for more LGBTQ+ representation in the space industry, and they are using science fiction like Star Trek to do it...
"Gaaays in Spaaace" is pressing for more LGBTQ+ representation in the space industry, and they are using science fiction like Star Trek to do it...
LGBTQ+ non-profit "Gaaays in Spaaace" is pushing the space industry for change, and it's using science fiction like Star Trek to do it.
Strange Metals in a Strange Land…
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If an AI Could Read Your Mind, Love
On this week's episode, MJ and Stephanie contemplate whether teaching AI to read minds could mean the end of humanity.
Don’t Leave your Black Hole Unattended
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On today’s episode, researchers have created an artificial Black Hole in a lab to test out warp drive theories, scientists in Israel have discovered that plants may be trying to communicate, and the US Air Force’s new StormBreaker smart missile is now ready to launch.
Another One Bites the Alien Space Dust…
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On today’s episode, a new report from NASA indicates Earth may have a big asteroid problem, astronomers have discovered a novel space object, and scientists out of Tokyo want to search cosmic dust for signs of alien life.