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12. Ford Trucks Made From Trash, NASA’s Ingenuity Drone, Snake-Inspired Nonslip Shoes


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(0:45) - Ford & HP Partner To Upcycle 3D Printer Waste

Ford has partnered with HP to take the 3D printer waste from companies like SmileDirectClub and transform them into useful products such as the fuel-line clips for their F-250 truck line. 

(5:45) - NASA Takes Flight On Mars With Ingenuity

The martian Perseverance rover has been carrying a drone - named Ingenuity - that will be getting deployed this week to test the waters for flight on other planets like Mars.

(11:55)  - Snake Inspired No-Slip Shoes

A joint effort between MIT and Harvard to create no-slip shoes using the Japanese art of Kirigami in an effort to prevent eldery and occupational fall-related deaths.

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