# 2. Boom Brings Back Supersonic, Using AI to Beat TB, 5G is Messing Up Weather Forecasts

- Show: [The Next Byte Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast)
- Published: 2021-01-26
- Length: 19m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-01-26-2-boom-brings-back-supersonic-using-ai-to-beat-tb-5g-is-messing-up-weather-forec
- Listen: https://the-next-byte-wevolver.simplecast.com/episodes/2-boom-brings-back-supersonic-using-ai-to-beat-tb-5g-is-messing-up-weather-forecasts-0X7vuVSq

## Summary

Hosts Daniel Scott Mitchell and Farbod Moghaddam discuss three engineering topics: Boom Supersonic's XB-1 prototype and its path to the Overture aircraft, an MIT machine learning model for tuberculosis drug discovery, and a Rutgers study on 5G interference with weather forecasts. They detail Boom's use of carbon composites, additive manufacturing, and Prometheus Fuels' carbon-sequestered jet fuel to address the Concorde's economic and environmental failures. The hosts then explain how MIT's Gaussian model improves drug screening accuracy by incorporating uncertainty, before analyzing how 5G frequency leakage impacts satellite weather data.

## Chapters

- [0:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-01-26-2-boom-brings-back-supersonic-using-ai-to-beat-tb-5g-is-messing-up-weather-forec#t=30) Introduction: Boom Supersonic and the XB-1 Prototype
- [1:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-01-26-2-boom-brings-back-supersonic-using-ai-to-beat-tb-5g-is-messing-up-weather-forec#t=87) Boom's Design, Materials, and Additive Manufacturing
- [5:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-01-26-2-boom-brings-back-supersonic-using-ai-to-beat-tb-5g-is-messing-up-weather-forec#t=307) Prometheus Fuels and Carbon-Neutral Jet Fuel
- [8:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-01-26-2-boom-brings-back-supersonic-using-ai-to-beat-tb-5g-is-messing-up-weather-forec#t=490) Boom's Noise Reduction and Business Class Pricing Strategy
- [10:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-01-26-2-boom-brings-back-supersonic-using-ai-to-beat-tb-5g-is-messing-up-weather-forec#t=620) MIT's Gaussian Model for TB Drug Discovery
- [15:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-01-26-2-boom-brings-back-supersonic-using-ai-to-beat-tb-5g-is-messing-up-weather-forec#t=910) 5G Frequency Leakage and Weather Forecast Accuracy

## Topics

- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Wireless & RF](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/wireless-and-rf)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies, founders before launch

## Mentioned

- Boom Supersonic (company)
- XB-1 (product)
- Overture (product)
- Concorde (product)
- Prometheus Fuels (company)
- MIT (company)
- Rutgers University (company)
- iPhone 12 (product)

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