Healing Electronics, Grocery Cart Sensors, Large Telescopes

Today, you’ll learn about self-healing robots, Afib detection in the produce aisle, and hurricanes on worlds orbiting distant stars. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e5364....4e.simplecast.com/ep Electronics “Shape-Shifting, Self-Healing Machines Are Among Us.” by Simon Makin. 2023.https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/shape-shifting-self-healing-machines-are-among-us/“Bizarre Material Combines the Best Traits of Gel and Metal.” by Sophie Bushwick. 2023.https://www.scientificamerican.....com/article/bizarre Cart Sensors “Grocery store carts set to help diagnose common heart rhythm disorder and prevent stroke.” n.a. 2023.https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230623105504.htm“Atrial Fibrillation (Afib).” Cleveland Clinic. 2022.https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/16765-atrial-fibrillation-afib“What is an electrocardiogram (ECG)?” NIH. 2022.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK536878/Long Telescopes “Using Cosmic Weather To Study Which Worlds Could Support Life.” by Tatyana Woodall. 2023.https://news.osu.edu/using-cosmic-weather-to-study-which-worlds-could-support-life/“Mapping the Skies of Ultracool Worlds: Detecting Storms and Spots with Extremely Large Telescopes.” by Michael K. Plummer & Ji Wang. 2023.https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/accd5d“Meet the Giant Magellan Telescope.” Giant Magellan Telescope. N.d.https://giantmagellan.org/Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.