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Volcanoes can lead to revolutions, onions powering solar panels, a spacecraft predicting solar storms, and computers you can throw in the wash.SOURCESVolcanic eruptions may have helped spark the French Revolution | New Scientist Scientists turned to a red onion to improve solar cells — and it could make solar power more sustainable | Live Science Spacecraft used to forecast solar storm 15 hours before it hit Earth | New Scientist Scientists cram an entire computer into a single fiber of clothing — and you can even put it through your washing machine | Live ScienceFibre computer enables more accurate recognition of human activity | EurekAlert! - AAASPlease SUBSCRIBE HERE to get the show delivered straight to you.Special thanks to our supporters who help make this show possible.Enjoy the show? You can support us too on Patreon. Help keep the show going. Thank you!Send us email to [email protected], Research, and Writing: Bobby FrankenbergerCover Art: Scott JohnsonOutro Music: StravynBrought to you by the DTNS Family of podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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