Lexicon

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  Philippe Berlan on the science behind sustainable textile dyeing 11.09.2026 29min

  In this episode of Lexicon, we sit down with Philippe Berlan, CEO of EverDye, to explore one of fashion's biggest environmental challenges: textile dyeing. With dyeing responsible for a significant share of the industry's carbon emissions, Philippe explains how new biobased technologies could dramatically reduce energy use, water consumption, and reliance on petrochemicals. Also, don’t forget to subscribe to IE+ for premium insights and exclusive content!
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  The Turbine Lighting Up Africa: Ghana's Wind + Solar Breakthrough 03.09.2026 38min

  A boy who once woke up in his own sweat during blackouts grew up to build the machine ending them. In this episode we sit down with Johannes Amo Aye, founder of Minaji Energy, to talk about the Fusion Wind Turbine: a gearless, oil free hybrid system combining wind and solar in one unit, built to run 20 to 25 years with almost no maintenance. He shares the story of a night when midwives delivered a baby using two phone torches, why 90% of the system is manufactured in Ghana, and what it means to build Africa's energy future with African engineers.In this episode:A blackout tragedy in a maternity ward and the turnaround a year laterThe engineering behind a gearless, lubricant free wind turbineThe MTED program training local youth as techniciansShortlisted for the Royal Academy of Engineering Africa PrizeThe roadmap to scaling past 100 turbinesAlso, don’t forget to subscribe to IE+ for premium insights and exclusive content!
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  AI is lowering the barrier to launching sophisticated cyberattacks 27.08.2026 38min

  AI is making cyberattacks faster, cheaper, and more accessible by allowing attackers to automate tasks such as reconnaissance, vulnerability discovery, infrastructure mapping, and attack planning. In a recent Lexicon interview, Redsift CEO Rahul Pavar explains how AI is shifting cybersecurity from human speed toward machine speed, why critical infrastructure such as water utilities could become softer targets, and why organizations need to focus on fundamentals like MFA, continuous asset discovery, attack surface management, and faster threat detection. He also expects the next 6 to 18 months to bring a surge in vulnerabilities as AI uncovers weaknesses that may have existed for years but were previously too difficult to find.Also, don’t forget to subscribe to IE+ for premium insights and exclusive content!
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  Can ordinary sand solve the global energy crisis? 20.08.2026 29min

  Lithium runs out. Batteries degrade. But sand? It lasts billions of years.In this episode of Lexicon, Interesting Engineering sits down with Annette Haglund-Dones (CCO at Polar Night Energy) to reveal how they turned ordinary sand into a massive thermal battery—and survived one of Finland’s coldest winters on record.Here is what you’ll discover:Zero Degradation: Why sand beats lithium for long-duration heat storage.The Scaling Surprise: What happened when they built a battery 20x larger than the prototype.Industrial Decarbonization: How 250°C heat stored in sand can replace fossil boilers. Listen now to discover why the future of clean energy might be beneath our feet.Also, don’t forget to subscribe to IE+ for premium insights and exclusive content!
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  Can iron nitride magnets replace rare earth magnets? 13.08.2026 42min

  In this episode of Lexicon by Interesting Engineering, Christopher McVadden speaks with Tom Granger of Niron Magnetics about iron nitride magnets, rare earth free permanent magnets, and the future of magnetic materials.They explore how iron nitride could transform electric vehicles, robotics, data centers, defense systems, electric motors, and global magnet supply chains, while reducing dependence on rare earth elements and China.Also, don’t forget to subscribe to ⁠IE+⁠ for premium insights and exclusive content!
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  Karen Panetta on why engineering education needs a “kick in the pants” 07.08.2026 38min

  In this episode of Lexicon, we sit down with IEEE Fellow Dr. Karen Panetta, Dean of Graduate Education at Tufts University and co-inventor of the first digital twin. From AI ethics to the soft skills engineers are missing, she argues that engineering education is overdue for a serious overhaul. Why are we still training students to pass exams instead of solving real-world problems? And in an age of generative AI, what does it actually mean to think and design like an engineer? Also, don’t forget to subscribe to IE+ for premium insights and exclusive content!
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  AI-enhanced, human-led: the modern marketing stack 29.07.2026 43min

  In this episode of Lexicon, we sit down with Tiffany Nwahiri, founder and CEO of 3rd + Taylor, to unpack how marketing teams can still drive growth when budgets are tight, jobs are shrinking, and AI is changing the rules.Tiffany shares why “pipeline over perfection” matters, how to make your website your best salesperson, and why the winners will be marketers who learn to leverage AI, not fear it. Also, don’t forget to subscribe to IE+ for premium insights and exclusive content!
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  The Hidden Physical Side of AI: Steel, Wires, and Megawatts 22.07.2026 25min

  In this episode, Diane Watkins, Vice President of New Initiatives & Outreach of the IEEE Power and Energy Society, joins us to unpack how AI-driven data centers are straining power grids, and what it will take to keep the lights on.Also, don’t forget to subscribe to IE+ for premium insights and exclusive content!
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  From years to weeks: how AI is rewriting materials discovery 15.07.2026 42min

  In this episode of Lexicon, we sit down with Matlantis application scientist Josh Young to break down how researchers are using AI-powered simulations to screen millions of materials faster, why speed often matters more than perfect accuracy, and where automation still falls short.Also, don’t forget to subscribe to IE+ for premium insights and exclusive content!
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  From lithium to copper: inside the UK’s e-waste system 08.07.2026 48min

  In this episode, we sit down with Scott Butler, Executive Director of Material Focus, to explore what really happens to our old electronics, why e-waste is becoming a critical materials and safety issue, and how small changes in design, policy, and behaviour could unlock the hidden value in the tech we throw away.Also, don’t forget to subscribe to IE+ for premium insights and exclusive content!
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  Ash Parikh: how drone swarms stay connected under jamming 30.06.2026 50min

  In this episode, we sit down with Ashish Parikh, co-CEO and CTO of Doodle Labs, to explore the hidden physics of wireless connectivity powering drone swarms, autonomous systems, and electronic warfare. Also, don’t forget to subscribe to IE+ for premium insights and exclusive content!
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  Airbus glitch: were high-energy particles from the Sun to blame? 23.06.2026 39min

  In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Lulu Zhao, a NASA-funded space-weather researcher and assistant professor at the University of Michigan, to unpack how solar energetic particles and cosmic rays can flip bits, disrupt aircraft systems, and challenge the future of aviation and spaceflight.If you’ve ever wondered how the Sun can sabotage our machines, then this podcast is for you.Also, don’t forget to subscribe to IE+ for premium insights and exclusive content! 
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  The science behind menopause-related sleep loss 16.06.2026 23min

  In this episode, we sit down with Lara Smith, founder of LUSOMÉ, to unpack how thermoregulation, menopause, and real-world sleep environments affect sleep quality, drawing on a Harvard-led clinical trial. If you’ve ever wondered why overheating can quietly sabotage your sleep, this podcast is for you. Also, don’t forget to subscribe to IE+ for premium insights and exclusive content!
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  Here's how smart drones spot danger in our power networks 08.06.2026 41min

  In this episode, we speak with Buzz Solutions CTO Vikhyat Chaudhry about the quiet revolution happening across the power grid, where drones, sensors, and computer vision are becoming a real-time early-warning system.He walks us through the shift from manual patrols to automated, high-volume thermal inspections, how AI learns to recognise dangerous patterns, and why these tools could be critical as electrification surges and climate-driven extremes push infrastructure to its limits. Also, don’t forget to subscribe to IE+ for premium insights and exclusive content!
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  The 'Copper Cliff': how RF cables could rewrite AI infrastructure 09.01.2026 43min

  In this episode, we sit down with David Kuo, VP of Marketing and Business Development at Point2 Technology, to explore the company’s radical approach to breaking  the data center “copper cliff.”  From RF-over-plastic waveguides to ultra-efficient retimers, Point2 is challenging a decade of assumptions about how AI clusters should be wired, and what’s possible when you rethink the link itself.Also, don’t forget to subscribe to IE+ for premium insights and exclusive content!
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  DynamX: meet the heart stent that moves like a living artery 18.12.2025 46min

  In today’s episode, we sit down with Dr. Tamil Selvan Muthusamy, an interventional cardiologist trained in the UK and Europe, now practicing in Kuala Lumpur, to explore what may be the most important advance in cardiology in the last two decades: a new “bioadaptive” stent that actually moves and remodels with your arteries. We dive into why traditional rigid stents fail over time, how this new design dramatically cuts repeat heart events, and what it means for the millions of people worldwide living with coronary artery disease.Also, don’t forget to subscribe to IE+ for premium insights and exclusive content!
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  ANYbotics and Equinor: engineering the future of autonomous inspection 04.12.2025 35min

  In this episode of Lexicon, we speak with Dr. Péter Fankhauser, CEO of ANYbotics, and Jasmine Assefi, Key Account Manager for Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, about how robotics is transforming operations at Equinor’s Northern Lights CO₂ storage project—the world’s first open-access carbon transport and storage facility. Together, they explore how “Roberta,” an ANYbotics robot deployed by Equinor, is redefining industrial autonomy, safety, and sustainability.Also, don’t forget to subscribe to IE+ for premium insights and exclusive content!
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  Breaking the AI bottleneck: how open networks could break big tech monopoly 20.11.2025 21min

  In this episode, we talk with Barun Kar, CEO and co-founder of Upscale AI, a company rethinking the hidden backbone of artificial intelligence: the network. Barun explains why today’s AI systems are hitting a wall, and how open-standard infrastructure could unlock faster, cheaper, and more democratic AI for everyone.Also, don’t forget to subscribe to IE+ for premium insights and exclusive content!
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  From data to data centers: how AI is reshaping energy 06.11.2025 34min

  In this episode, we talk to Kyle Baranko, Head of Product at Paces, about how the explosive growth of AI is reshaping the clean energy landscape. From off-grid solar microgrids to the future of small modular reactors, Kyle shares how data centers are driving unprecedented demand for electricity. He also shares his thoughts on how smart technology, faster project development, and new thinking about infrastructure could turn that challenge into a renewable energy revolution.Also, don’t forget to subscribe to IE+ for premium insights and exclusive content!
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  The invisible killer in your basement: fighting radon with smart tech 23.10.2025 40min

  In this episode, we talk with the Vice President of Ecosense, Dallas Jones, who shares how smart sensors and years of science are turning the tide on an invisible threat: radon gas. From tech breakthroughs to policy changes, this is everything you need to know to stay safe, stay informed, and breathe easier. Also, don’t forget to subscribe to IE+ for premium insights and exclusive content!