<p>Today, you’ll learn about a more sustainable jet fuel made from trees, how a new process allows you to 3D print glass, and why feeding coral reefs might save them from heat stress. </p><p> </p><p>Plant Jet Fuel </p><p> </p><ul><li>“New continuous reaction process can help turn plant waste into sustainable aviation fuel.” <a href="https://news.wsu.edu/press-release/2024/09/26/new-continuous-reaction-process-can-help-turn-plant-waste-into-sustainable-aviation-fuel/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Seth Truscott. 2024.</a> </li><li>“Lignin-based jet fuel and its blending effect with conventional jet fuel.” <a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=fgHa37sAAAAJ&cstart=20&pagesize=80&sortby=pubdate&citation_for_view=fgHa37sAAAAJ:dONrx3-W1TkC" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Zhibin Yang, et al. 2022.</a> </li><li>“A simultaneous depolymerization and hydrodeoxygenation process to produce lignin-based jet fuel in continuous flow.” <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378382024000997?via%3Dihub" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Adarsh Kumar, et al. 2024. </a> </li></ul><p> </p><p>3D-Printed Glass </p><p> </p><ul><li>“How Do You 3D Print Glass?” <a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/glass-3d-printing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Rachel Berkowitz. 2024. </a> </li><li>“Volumetric heating in digital glass forming.” <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1526612524005152?via%3Dihub" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Luis Deutsch-Garcia, et al. 2024. </a> </li></ul><p> </p><p>Feeding Coral </p><p> </p><ul><li>“Feeding coral reefs can aid their recovery from bleaching events.”<a href="https://news.osu.edu/feeding-coral-reefs-can-aid-their-recovery-from-bleaching-events/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> by Tatyana Woodall. 2024. </a> </li><li>“Ocean acidification does not prolong recovery of coral holobionts from natural thermal stress in two consecutive years.” <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01672-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Kerri L. Dobson, et al. 2024. </a> </li><li>“NOAA confirms 4th global coral bleaching event.” <a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-confirms-4th-global-coral-bleaching-event" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NOAA. 2024.</a> </li></ul><p> </p><p><em>Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with</em><a href="https://twitter.com/producercody" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em> </em></a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/calbits/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Calli</em></a><em> and</em><a href="https://twitter.com/smashleyhamer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em> </em></a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nate_from_the_internet/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Nate</em></a><em> — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to </em><a href="https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity</em></a><em> to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.</em></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>