# 10. Sustainable Fashion, Apple Car Insights, Sharper Bionic Eyes

- Show: [The Next Byte Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast)
- Published: 2021-03-23
- Length: 17m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-03-23-10-sustainable-fashion-apple-car-insights-sharper-bionic-eyes
- Listen: https://the-next-byte-wevolver.simplecast.com/episodes/10-sustainable-fashion-apple-car-insights-sharper-bionic-eyes-iMdz5AIJ

## Summary

Hosts Daniel and Forbode discuss three engineering breakthroughs: Dr. Svetlana Boriskina’s team at MIT creating breathable polyethylene textiles, Apple’s secret Project Titan car development with partners like Foxconn, and EPFL’s Professor Diego Gezzi’s improved retinal implants. The episode covers the material science of oxidized polyethylene, the business strategy of Apple’s vertically integrated automotive entry, and the clinical iteration of bionic eye technology to improve patient usability.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-03-23-10-sustainable-fashion-apple-car-insights-sharper-bionic-eyes#t=0) Introduction: Sustainable Fashion, Apple Car, and Bionic Eyes
- [0:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-03-23-10-sustainable-fashion-apple-car-insights-sharper-bionic-eyes#t=43) Dr. Svetlana Boriskina and MIT’s Polyethylene Textile Innovation
- [7:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-03-23-10-sustainable-fashion-apple-car-insights-sharper-bionic-eyes#t=420) Apple Project Titan: Hiring, Foxconn Partnership, and Business Model
- [11:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-03-23-10-sustainable-fashion-apple-car-insights-sharper-bionic-eyes#t=703) EPFL’s Professor Diego Gezzi and Iterating Retinal Implants

## Topics

- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Medical & health devices](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/medical-devices)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies, large enterprises

## Mentioned

- MIT (company)
- Dr. Svetlana Boriskina (other)
- polyethylene (material)
- Apple (company)
- Project Titan (product)
- Foxconn (company)
- Hyundai (company)
- Nissan (company)
- EPFL (company)
- Professor Diego Gezzi (other)
- retinal implant (product)

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