NASA Solar Sail, Battery Sky Scrapers, Honorable Mentions w/ Ralph Bond

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Show Notes 6 September 2024





Story 1: The next world’s tallest building could be a 3,000-feet-high battery


Source: CNN Story by Amy Gunia


Link: https://www.cnn.com/style/skyscraper-batteries-som-energy-vault-spc/index.html
Story 2: Japan Introduces Magnetic Levitation Car Technology


Source: ElectricTechnology.org Link: https://www.electricaltechnology.org/2024/08/japan-magnetic-levitation-car-technology.html#google_vignette


See also: https://www.oist.jp/news-center/news/2024/4/8/innovative-magnetic-levitation-new-material-offers-potential-unlocking-gravity-free-technology


See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klegk2dZmmg I recommend starting the video at the 4-minute mark – previous is tutorials on maglev.


Story 3: NASA's solar sail successfully spreads its wings in space


Source: Space.com Story by Meredith Garofalo


Link: https://www.space.com/nasa-solar-sail-deployment


See also: https://www.nasa.gov/general/nasa-next-generation-solar-sail-boom-technology-ready-for-launch/


See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfYLnbw7iu8


Story 4: Building new bones with help from 3D printing


Source: MedicalXpress.com Story by University of Waterloo


Link: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-08-bones-3d.html


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