Show Notes 5 July 2024



Story 1: Energy company launches world's first energy storage facility using molten salt.


Source: The Cool Down Story by Wes Stenzel


Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/technology/energy-company-launches-world-s-first-energy-storage-facility-using-molten-salt-groundbreaking-technologies-can-change-our-world-towards-a-more-sustainable-future/ar-BB1oR6yp


See also: https://interestingengineering.com/energy/world-first-molten-salt-energy-storage


See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbzr6sRks-w



Story 2: First-ever 3D printer that gulps plastic, metal, chips to make layered devices -Innovative 3D printing method streamlines multi-materials manufacturing 


Source: Science Daily Story by University of Missouri


Link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240624125422.htm


See also: https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/shopping/first-ever-3d-printer-that-gulps-plastic-metal-chips-to-make-layered-devices/ar-BB1oQjJC


See also:  https://optics.org/news/15/6/38



Story 3: Researchers make ‘green’ [modular] floor to replace steel [in multistory buildings]


Source: Oak Ridge National Laboratory News


Link: https://www.ornl.gov/news/researchers-make-green-floor-replace-steel



Story 4: Researchers [repurpose a video gaming device to] develop technology that may allow stroke patients to undergo rehab at home


Source: MedicalXpress Story from NYU Tandon School of Engineering


Link: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-06-technology-patients-rehab-home.html



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