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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:

- Tesla Faces Investigations over Mysterious Project
- Lockheed Martin’s Rocket Flies Nearly Twice as Far as Current Munitions
- Toyota Reveals Cause of Factory Shutdown
- Engineers Hack Voice Recognition with PVC
- Nissan is Making Portable Power Sources from Old Leaf Batteries

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