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Every week, we cover the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward. This week:
Nissan is Making Portable Power Sources from Old Leaf Batteries - @3:35
The Leaf has fallen and faded, alas, its legend lives on.
Engineers Hack Voice Recognition with PVC - @15:00
It looks like your voice might not make the most secure passport.
Toyota Reveals Cause of Factory Shutdown - @26:00
Toyota finally got to the root cause of the carmaker's plant problem.
Lockheed Martin’s Rocket Flies Nearly Twice as Far as Current Munitions - @36:30
In a recent flight test at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, Lockheed Martin successfully demonstrated its nextgen Extended-Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (ER GMLRS).
Tesla Faces Investigations over Mysterious Project - @43:20
What is Project 42?
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Revitalizing a 99-Year-Old Hydropower Turbine - @52:19
The hydropower plant in West Java, Indonesia was originally built in the 1920s.
Government Eager to Restore Power to Keep Chemicals Out of Extremists Hands - @57:56
A program called the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards expired July 28.
Tennis Grapples with Fuzzy Yellow Recycling Problem - @1:04:38
Tennis balls are extremely hard to recycle and the industry makes 330 million of them every year.
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