Catalyst Could Help Turn Seawater Into Fuel For Navy Ships
by Bob Marcotte: A “potassium-promoted” catalyst brings the Navy’s quest to power its ships by converting seawater into fuel closer to reality, researchers report…
Elon Musk’s Claims About Brain Company Mostly Backed By Science
by Sarah McBride: Neuralink is one of the world’s most hyped biotech companies. Will it perform as promised? Here’s what scientists make of the hype…
2022 Nicola Badger
by (Car and Driver): The intriguing influx of electric pickup trucks gets even more interesting with the 2022 Nikola Badger, which will offer electric and hydrogen-electric powertrains…
Microsoft’s New Deepfake Detector Puts Reality To The Test
by Vanessa Bates Ramirez: The upcoming US presidential election seems set to be something of a mess—to put it lightly…
Bird Deaths Down 70 Percent After Painting Wind Turbine Blades
by Jonathan Gitlin: The study ran for nine years at Norway’s Smøla wind farm…
The Conscience Of Silicon Valley
by Zach Baron: Tech oracle Jaron Lanier warned us all about the evils of social media. Too few of us listened. Now, in the most chaotic of moments, his fears—and his bighearted solutions—are more urgent than ever…
These Sleek Houses Are 3D Printed, And They Fit in Your Backyard
by Vanessa Bates Ramirez: If you’d told me ten years ago that I could go live in a house built by a giant concrete-spitting 3D printer…
Peter Diamandis- Building From Thin Air & The Carbon Revolution
by Peter Diamandis: Imagine making fuel, plastics, and concrete out of “thin air.” That’s the promise of Direct Air Capture (DAC),
5 AI Breakthroughs We’ll Likely See In The Next 5 Years
by Peter H. Diamandis: Convergence is accelerating disruption… everywhere! Exponential technologies are colliding into each other, reinventing products, services, and industries…
New Technique To Capture CO2 More Efficiently Could Reduce Power Plant Greenhouse Gases
by (University Of Berkley): Tetraamine-modified MOFs remove 90% of CO2 more efficiently and cheaply…
A Quintillion Calculations A Second: DOE Calculating The Benefits Of Exascale And Quantum Computers
by (U.S Dept Of Energy): A quintillion calculations a second. That’s one with 18 zeros after it…
Airships Are No Longer a Relic of the Past; You Could Ride In One By 2023
by Vanessa Bates Ramirez: As concern over climate change and rising temperatures grows, the airline industry is taking heat (pun intended)…
This Startup Is 3D Printing Custom Prosthetics For A Fraction Of The Standard Cost
by Vanessa Bates Ramirez: Around 1.9 million people in the US are currently living with limb loss…
A Newly-Discovered Tiny CRISPR Protein Packs A Giant Punch For Human Gene Editing
by Shelly Fan: The CRISPR family just grew bigger. The newcomer? A tiny DNA-chomping Cas protein, tucked away inside giant viruses…
15 States And Washington, DC Pledge To Accelerate Bus And Truck Electrification
by Renewable Energy World: This week, 15 states and the District of Columbia announced a joint memorandum of understanding (MOU)…
Will The Hydrogen Revolution Start In A Garbage Dump?
American companies are racing to commercialize technologies that can turn almost any kind of waste into clean hydrogen fuel…
It’s a 2-Acre Farm, Packed Into A Shipping Container That Doubles As A Farm Building
by Derek Markham: The Farm From A Box system is designed to feed 150 people per year, and includes drip irrigation, all of the tools, and its own renewable energy setup…
The Robot Revolution Was Televised: Our All-Time Favorite Boston Dynamics Robot Videos
by Jason Dorrier: When robots take over the world, Boston Dynamics may get a special shout-out in the acceptance speech…
These Plant-Based Steaks Come Out Of A 3D Printer
by Adele Peters: Plant-based burgers are one thing, but a fake steak that can convince meat eaters is a much harder accomplishment. Redefine Meat thinks it’s figured it out…
How China’s Giant Solar Farms Are Transforming World Energy
by Chris Baraniuk: China is not only home to some of the biggest solar farms; its technology looks set to influence energy policy across the globe. But how feasible are these grand plans?
Electrification Of Transportation Sector Nears Tipping Point
by Megan Colonel: Transportation accounts for nearly 70 percent of U.S. oil consumption and 28 percent of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions…
The Largest Electric Plane Ever To Fly
by Chris Baraniuk: As electric planes pass another milestone, Future Planet asks how long will it be before they are ready for everyday aviation? And just how far can they go?
Spinning Reserve Displacement
by Sriram Emani: Using batteries for a more efficient and cleaner way to back up power…
GE Will 3D Print The Bases Of Wind Turbines Taller Than Seattle’s Space Needle
by Jason Dorrier: If you’ve seen a wind farm in action, you know modern wind turbines are pretty awe-inspiring…
