Adam's just finished his exams and is somewhat drained - so it's just the one topic this time from Dan, talking about the history of mobile internet, how 5G works, and what it could allow us to do. Thankfully, Adam can shed some light on the physics of it!

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Dan's sources:

https://blog.vodafone.co.uk/2013/01/21/a-brief-history-of-mobile-data/

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/spectrum/information/cellular-networks-and-technology

https://www.lifewire.com/1g-vs-2g-vs-2-5g-vs-3g-vs-4g-578681

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_mobile_phone_standards

https://5g.co.uk/guides/small-cells-hetnets-5g/

http://www.emfexplained.info/?ID=25916

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Credits:

"Electrodoodle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

"Samba Stings" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 

After a horrendously long delay (sorry, Dan had audio issues) - we're back! I have a strange sense of déjà vu.

This episode, Adam is talking about quantum nano-switches that could be used to miniaturise technology, and Dan is talking about how the SABRE rocket engine works.

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Adam's sources

https://phys.org/news/2019-04-atomic-plasmonic-metallic-contact.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasmonic_nanoparticles

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Break_junction

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsnano.6b05676

Dan's sources:

https://www.explainthatstuff.com/jetengine.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramjet

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scramjet

https://web.archive.org/web/20110725042437/http://www.reactionengines.co.uk/downloads/Heat%20exchanger%20development%20at%20REL%20IAC%2008%20C4.5.2.pdf

https://www.reactionengines.co.uk/sabre

http://das.uwyo.edu/~geerts/cwx/notes/chap06/condensation.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SABRE_(rocket_engine)

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Credits:

"Electrodoodle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

"Samba Stings" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 

Our first episode of 2019! We're sorry we took a while, Dan had health issues and Adam was doing exams. But we're back! This episode, Dan's talking about a new type of battery that uses CO2 to produce energy, whilst Adam is talking about a newly discovered hearing mechanism that could create new hearing-aid technology.

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Dan's sources:

Article: https://www.theengineer.co.uk/fuel-cell-based-system-co2/

Paper: https://www.accessscience.com/content/superionic-conductivity/801340

Additional paper info: https://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S258900421830186X-mmc1.pdf

Superionic conductivity: https://www.accessscience.com/content/superionic-conductivity/801340

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Adam's sources

https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.028101

https://phys.org/news/2019-01-mechanism-ear-exquisite-sensitivity.html

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2007-10-mit-mechanism.html#nRlv

UPDATES FROM LAST EPISODE: New double-slit experiment using X-ray scattering:

https://phys.org/news/2019-01-classic-double-slit.html

AI to create most accurate black hole merger simulation ever:

https://phys.org/news/2019-01-physicists-supercomputers-ai-accurate-black.html

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Credits:

"Electrodoodle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

"Samba Stings" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/