Not a Buffalo

025 Peanut Butter, Jam and LIGO

Episode 25 is our series 2 finale as Jack and Ben take a much needed break to enjoy the reopening of the world and their respective summers or winters. Ben kicks the episode off with a biological breakthrough in how vaccines are manufactured, whilst Jack tells the story of reaching level 2 in creating Bose-Einstein Condensates. There’s a story all about the incredible 3-D printed hydrogels that could be a boon for medics and we have some fundamental physics in the form of exotic compact objects. Plus we talk about the latest developments on NASA’s current mission to Mars. Cell-Free Vaccines https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/04/210422093832.htm https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-22329-3 3D Printing Hydrogels https://phys.org/news/2021-04-frontier-3d-state-of-the-art-soft-materials.html https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-22802-z Exotic Compact Objects https://www.livescience.com/exotic-compact-objects-break-physics.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_star Bose-Einstein Condensate Molecule https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-have-harnessed-thousands-of-molecules-into-a-single-quantum-state Mars Ingenuity Update https://mars.nasa.gov/technology/helicopter/status/297/ingenuity-completes-its-fourth-flight/

024 The Adventures of Jack Segue

Sometimes it can feel like you’re beset on all sides, whether it’s work, the pandemic or mutant crayfish clones. Luckily, Not A Buffalo brings you the science and technology stories you need to steel your resolve as you face another day. Jack explains what we mean by mutant crayfish clones while Ben has a story all about the unexpected power of 5G. We also bring you a fascinating story about compressing atoms and the relieving news that we won’t be hit by an asteroid any time soon. Squashing Atoms https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2021/SC/D0SC06675C#!divAbstract 5G Charging https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-79500-x https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210325150019.htm Mutant Crayfish Clones Invade Graveyard https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/cemetery-under-siege-from-mutant-crayfish-clones-in-belgium-/ https://www.brusselstimes.com/news/belgium-all-news/137013/hundreds-of-self-cloning-crayfish-invade-antwerp-cemetery/ Science was Wrong, Apophis won’t hit Earth for at least 100 years https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-analysis-earth-is-safe-from-asteroid-apophis-for-100-plus-years/ Language Tree https://www.translatemedia.com/translation-blog/the-best-language-infographics-interactive-tools-on-the-web/

023 A Swirlon Matter

We have an abundance of breakthroughs for you in episode 23 of Not a Buffalo. Jack and Ben discuss the first ever sound recorded on Mar by Perseverance and a new use of the Doppler effect that's aiding in scientists in fighting disease. Jack has a story all about swirlonic matter, an incredible new discovery in our understanding of the world around us. Ben talks about an AI that is helping us figure out how the human brain works. Phi Motion & AI https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/02/210225143749.htm https://twitter.com/akiyoshikitaoka/status/1240892694479507456?lang=en Doppler Effect https://phys.org/news/2021-02-scientists-doppler-peer-cells.html Swirlonic Matter https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-73824-4 Perseverance Lands on Mars https://spacenews.com/perseverance-lands-on-mars/ Live Touchdown (YouTube)

022 Gingerbread Blueprints

Welcome to episode 022 of Not a Buffalo where our discussion ranges from elemental discoveries from the 1950s all the way to the possible future habitation of a planet not too far away. Ben has a story about the incredible science of stem cells and a new breakthrough that could change the lives of millions. Jack has been reading about a new discovery in our closest stellar neighbour, Alpha Centauri and tells us about some renewed interest in the element, Einsteinium. We also have a story about duckweed, a little plant that could help us solve some big problems. New Planet https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/feb/10/astronomers-hopes-raised-by-glimpse-of-possible-new-planet-alpha-centauri https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-21176-6 Einsteinium https://www.livescience.com/einsteinium-experiments-uncover-chemical-properties.html Duckweed https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/02/210201090829.htm Stem Cells https://phys.org/news/2021-01-scientists-closer-smart-stem-cells.html

021 Bowie is my Tesla

With the year 2021 comes episode 21 of Not a Buffalo, your favourite podcast about the science and technology that provides the ray of hope and sunshine during gloomy January days. In this episode, Ben has a story that brings together two of his favourite things, graphene and batteries while Jack has a story about AI saving the Amazon rainforest which sparks a deep discussion. We also cover an incredible bacterial breakthrough that could change home life and learn about a new study that suggests identical twins may have more differences than we thought.