Stratospheric Telecom, Sound-Powered Micro-Robots, and Blender-Made Graphene w/ Ralph Bond

US stratospheric craft flies 9,300 miles to Japan in world-first sky data network Aamir Khollam Interesting Engineering via MSNhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/us-stratospheric-craft-flies-9300-miles-to-japan-in-world-first-sky-data-network-test/ar-AA2bwVb1Scientists build tiny robots without motors that can fly using sound waves alone Olivia Maule LiveScience.comhttps://www.livescience.com/technology/robotics/scientists-build-tiny-robots-without-motors-that-can-fly-using-sound-waves-aloneThe 'wonder material' graphene can be made using a kitchen blender, a mobile phone and a newspaper Conor Boland Phys.orghttps://phys.org/news/2026-08-material-graphene-kitchen-blender-mobile.htmlThese Hearing Aids Will Tune in to Your Brain Shruthi Raghavendra IEEE Spectrumhttps://spectrum.ieee.org/hearing-aids-biosignalsMaking trains and airplanes recyclable - Empa and Elantas develop a sandwich material for aircraft and train interiors combining lightweight performance, fire protection and end-of-life component recovery Ann Ettlin Empa.chhttps://www.empa.ch/web/s604/brandschutz-fuer-flugzeug-und-zug-dank-recycelbarem-faserverbundwerkstoffResearchers develop electronic skin for prosthetics to sense temperature and pressure Tina Hilding Washington State Universityhttps://news.wsu.edu/press-release/2026/08/20/researchers-develop-electronic-skin-for-prosthetics-to-sense-temperature-and-pressure/Unprecedented: Scientists Have Built Miniature Brains That Experience the Passage of Time Ivan Farkas ScienceAlert.comhttps://www.sciencealert.com/unprecedented-scientists-have-built-miniature-brains-that-experience-the-passage-of-timeHeartbeats power a battery-free pacemaker designed to last a lifetime Gaby Clark MedicalXpress.comhttps://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-heartbeats-power-battery-free-pacemaker.html