Summary: Lab Notes 2 - Six Awesome Science Stories You Gotta Hear Episode 41 by Scott Unger (Click here to directly access the MP3) (Access the full text transcript) In this edition of Lab Notes, six wonderful science stories for you: A real, working tractor beam, a dark energy telescope, SUPER-Rat, an Orbital satellite refueling station, two comets to watch out for and a building being 3D printed! Listen to the Podcast to learn more! Check out the sources: 1. SUPER-RAT! Night-vision rat becomes first animal with sixth sense 2. Dark Energy Telescope: Canadian scientists try to shed light on dark energy. 3. Real Life Tractor Beam: Researchers build a working tractor beam, on a very small scale. 4. Satellite Gas Station: Satellite refueling testbed completes demo in orbit 5. Comet Watch 2013: Year of the Comets: 2 Dazzling Comets Heading Our Way 6. 3D Printer … of Buildings: The World’s First 3D-Printed Building Will Arrive In 2014 (And It Looks Awesome) Scott Unger is the producer / director of Experimental. He’s also a career science communicator with a background in Microbiology, and spent seven years working in a series of laboratories before moving into science writing. Scott is an alumni of the Banff Science Communications Program. Learn more about Scott from his LinkedIn résumé.
