Chromium In Solar Panels, Artificial Leaves, Regrow Teeth w/ Ralph Bond

<b>Show Notes 25 August 2023</b><br /><b></b><br /><b>Story 1: The same metal found on hot rods and Harleys could revolutionize solar panels - Chromium is showing immense promise as a cheap, plentiful alternative to metals used in smartphone screens and solar cells.</b><br /><b></b><br /><b>Source: Popular Science </b><br /><b></b><br /><b>Story by Andrew Paul</b><br /><b></b><br /><b>Link: <a href="https://www.popsci.com/technology/chromium-solar-panel-metal/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.popsci.com/technology/chromium-solar-panel-metal/</a></b><br /><br /><b><br />Story 2: Borrowing a page from plants, engineers create solar “leaves” that produce electricity and clean water</b><br /><b></b><br /><b>Source: Anthropocene Magazine </b><br /><b></b><br /><b>Story by Prachi Patel</b><br /><b></b><br /><b>Link: <a href="https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2023/08/these-solar-leaves-produce-electricity-and-clean-water/#:~:text=Chemical%20engineer%20Gan%20Huang%20and%20colleagues%20made%20a,and%20osmotic%20pressure%20drive%20the%20flow%20of%20water" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2023/08/these-solar-leaves-produce-electricity-and-clean-water/#:~:text=Chemical%20engineer%20Gan%20Huang%20and%20colleagues%20made%20a,and%20osmotic%20pressure%20drive%20the%20flow%20of%20water</a></b><br /><b></b><br /><b><br />A new bio-inspired solar leaf design with increased harvesting efficiency<br /></b><br /><b></b><br /><b>Source: Imperial College London </b><br /><b></b><br /><b>Story by Bryony Ravate<br />Link: <a href="https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/246833/bio-inspired-solar-leaf-design-with-increased/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/246833/bio-inspired-solar-leaf-design-with-increased/</a><br /><br /></b><br /><b><br />Story 3: These high-tech tiles generate energy from our footsteps – and they could change how we power our cities<br /></b><br /><b></b><br /><b>Source: The Cool Down </b><br /><b></b><br /><b>Story