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Wireless Charging Roads, Microplastic Sponges, NASA Dragonfly Mission w/ Ralph Bond
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Show Notes December 15, 2023
Story 1: Detroit now has the country's first wireless-charging road for EVsSource: Scripps News
Story by news staff
Link: https://scrippsnews.com/stories/detroit-now-has-the-country-s-first-wireless-charging-road-for-evs/
See also: https://detroitmi.gov/news/mdot-city-detroit-and-electreon-unveil-nations-first-public-ev-charging-roadway-michigan-central
Story 2: Scientists Have Created Synthetic Sponges That Soak Up Microplastics - Made from starch and gelatin, the biodegradable sponges remove as much as 90 percent of microplastics in tap water and seawater
Source: Smithsonian Magazine
Story by Chris Baraniuk
Link: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/scientists-have-created-synthetic-sponges-that-soak-up-microplastics-180983017/
Story 3: NASA will land daring spacecraft on a world 800 million miles away
Source: Mashable.com Story by Mark Kaufman
Link: https://mashable.com/article/nasa-dragonfly-space-mission
Story 4: This 3D Printer Works in Your Body to Repair Bones and Guts
Source: The Daily Beast Story by Tony Ho Tran
Link: https://www.thedailybeast.com/this-3d-printer-works-in-your-body-to-repair-bones-and-guts
Source: Interesting Engineering Story by Amal Jos Chacko
Link: https://interestingengineering.com/science/now-print-structures-deep-in-your-tissues-with-this-new-acoustic-technique
For more info, interviews, reviews, news, radio, podcasts, video, and more, check out ComputerAmerica.com!
Story 1: Detroit now has the country's first wireless-charging road for EVsSource: Scripps News
Story by news staff
Link: https://scrippsnews.com/stories/detroit-now-has-the-country-s-first-wireless-charging-road-for-evs/
See also: https://detroitmi.gov/news/mdot-city-detroit-and-electreon-unveil-nations-first-public-ev-charging-roadway-michigan-central
Story 2: Scientists Have Created Synthetic Sponges That Soak Up Microplastics - Made from starch and gelatin, the biodegradable sponges remove as much as 90 percent of microplastics in tap water and seawater
Source: Smithsonian Magazine
Story by Chris Baraniuk
Link: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/scientists-have-created-synthetic-sponges-that-soak-up-microplastics-180983017/
Story 3: NASA will land daring spacecraft on a world 800 million miles away
Source: Mashable.com Story by Mark Kaufman
Link: https://mashable.com/article/nasa-dragonfly-space-mission
Story 4: This 3D Printer Works in Your Body to Repair Bones and Guts
Source: The Daily Beast Story by Tony Ho Tran
Link: https://www.thedailybeast.com/this-3d-printer-works-in-your-body-to-repair-bones-and-guts
Source: Interesting Engineering Story by Amal Jos Chacko
Link: https://interestingengineering.com/science/now-print-structures-deep-in-your-tissues-with-this-new-acoustic-technique
For more info, interviews, reviews, news, radio, podcasts, video, and more, check out ComputerAmerica.com!