The Next Byte - 14. NASA’s Asteroid Mission, Organic Polymers in HVAC, Beer Factories with 3D Printers

14. NASA’s Asteroid Mission, Organic Polymers in HVAC, Beer Factories with 3D Printers

04/20/21 • 15 min

(0:50) - NASA’s Spacecraft to Explore Psyche-16:

NASA’s upcoming Psyche mission will explore a large metal asteroid that may be the core of a former planet –– and is also worth quadrillions of dollars.

(5:50) - Improving HVAC Efficiency Using Organic Polymers:

A Texas A&M professor discovered a way to save you money on your next electric bill by improving HVAC systems using polyimide, a widely-available organic polymer.

(10:50) - Heineken Uses 3D Printing in Beer Factories:

Heineken partnered with Ultimaker to introduce 3D printing to ensure more uptime, create a more durable supply chain, and foster creativity in the development of factory equipment.

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(0:50) - NASA’s Spacecraft to Explore Psyche-16:

NASA’s upcoming Psyche mission will explore a large metal asteroid that may be the core of a former planet –– and is also worth quadrillions of dollars.

(5:50) - Improving HVAC Efficiency Using Organic Polymers:

A Texas A&M professor discovered a way to save you money on your next electric bill by improving HVAC systems using polyimide, a widely-available organic polymer.

(10:50) - Heineken Uses 3D Printing in Beer Factories:

Heineken partnered with Ultimaker to introduce 3D printing to ensure more uptime, create a more durable supply chain, and foster creativity in the development of factory equipment.

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As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com.

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13. AlphaFold Solves Protein Folding, NASA Protects Firefighters, Autonomous Shuttles Debut In Denmark

(0:45) - AlphaFold Solves Protein Folding

Researchers have struggled with the problem of protein folding for nearly 50 years but DeepMind - an Alphabet Inc. subsidiary - demonstrated the ability to detect protein folds using their AlphaFold AI algorithm at the biennial CASP competition in 2020.

(6:30) - NASA JPL Tracks Firefighters For Safety

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has partnered with the Department of Homeland Security to develop a system capable of accurately monitoring the location of firefighters inside a building.

(10:40) - Autonomous Shuttles Debut In DTU

Nobina is the largest transport group in the nordic region and they recently got approval to begin their autonomous shuttle trial at Technical University of Denmark (DTU). This trial will provide some much needed information on viability, areas to improve, and some data on how the future of urban planning will be orchestrated to consider autonomous vehicles.

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15. Charm's Carbon Offsets, Fitness Trainer Drones, MIT Studies Sound Waves In The North Pole

(0:50) - A Charming Response To The Carbon Offsetting Controversy:

Approximately 85% of all carbon offsetting efforts do not actually remove any additional carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and Charm wants to change that by injecting bio oil into wells that stored crude oil at one point.

(8:10) - Drones As Personal Fitness Instructors :

Drones are finally making their debut in the fitness scene with a concept design from Hongik University that could serve as the first commercially viable fitness drone and pave the way for the future of the industry.

(14:20) - MIT & ONR’s Trip To The North Pole:

Acoustic signals get distorted in regions of the ocean where warm water meets cold water - especially in the Beaufort Sea - so MIT has collaborated with ONR to understand these distortions in hopes of allowing exploration in these regions without risking loss of communication.

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