‘Clean Hydrogen Hub’ Awardees & Formula One Car Paint

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🗓️ 20 October 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Seven “clean energy hubs” will receive a total of $7B to develop forms of hydrogen production with minimal carbon emissions. And, ahead of the US Grand Prix, an aerodynamicist breaks down the recent engineering changes to F1 cars.

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0:00.0	In the high speed world, Formula 1 racing, every bit of weight matters, including the paint.
0:08.6	If you strip, say, 500 grams of the car, it's worth about 0.015 seconds, which doesn't
0:15.5	sound like much, but it does make a difference.
0:17.9	It's Friday, October 20th, and today is Science Friday.
0:25.8	I'm Sci-Fi producer Shishana Bucksbaum.
0:28.6	This Sunday, it's the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, and thanks to the Netflix
0:33.4	series Drive to Survive, F1 Racing is more popular than ever.
0:37.5	We'll talk about the feats of engineering that make these cars so special, and explain
0:42.3	how aerodynamicists design custom parts to push cars over the finish line.
0:47.7	Just a split-second faster.
0:49.5	But first, we'll check in on some of the week's science news with Sci-Fi producer, Kathleen
0:53.5	Davis.
0:55.5	Last week, the Department of Energy announced seven clean hydrogen hubs.
1:00.2	Together, these hubs will receive a total of $7 billion in funding.
1:05.8	They're tasked with figuring out how to make hydrogen fuel with little or no emissions.
1:12.1	Joining me now to break down the details of this big announcement and other top science
1:16.2	news of the week is my guest, Casey Crownhart, Climate Reporter for MIT Technology Review,
1:22.7	New York City.
1:23.7	Casey, welcome back to Science Friday.
1:26.4	Thanks so much for having me back.
1:28.2	It is nice to have you back.
1:30.1	So tell me, what kinds of hydrogen fuel projects are these federal dollars going towards?
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