Episode #828
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week: Antenna rotator
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Science
Hydraloop is a water recycling system for the home that recycles up to 85% of water for reuse. https://www.hydraloop.com/
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Item #2
Fiction
Homomorphic encryption is impossible to crack, even with theoretical quantum computers, because the encryption is constantly changing. https://homomorphicencryption.org/introduction/
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Item #3
Science
Helium is a decentralized peer-to-peer wireless network using blockchain and privately owned hotspots that use as much energy as a 12-watt LED but can cover a radius of up to 10 miles. https://www.techrepublic.com/article/helium-expands-hotspot-network-to-europe-and-releases-personal-iot-tracker/
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
‘If each of us communicate science to our favorite adjacent audience, we can bring science into everything, because at the end of the day, everything is adjacent to science.’ Pamela Gay