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December 15, 2023 40 mins
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


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