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Molten salt reactor for nuclear power in Texas.

“The construction of the Natura Resources MSR-1, which is a liquid-fueled molten salt reactor, would be the nation’s first in about 30 years, Abilene Christian University wrote in a press release. Molten salt reactors are a type of nuclear reactor […]

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Breaking the Fourier ceiling.

An optimistic blog post about the future of physics with the help of AI. “Every engine spark, Wi-Fi packet, or solar flare adds ripples to the soup of electric (E) and magnetic (B) fields around our hardware. Inside a single […]

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Why Japan succeeds despite stagnation.

“Japan’s success in the face of demographic collapse and economic stagnation is one way of proving the importance of housing policy and social order. Getting those things right, as Japan has, creates a foundation strong enough to withstand three decades […]

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Dynamic economics.

“Type 1 companies have new ideas: early radio, jet aircraft, semiconductor and internet companies were type 1.Type 2 companies steal ideas; early Facebook or Ali Baba are classic type 2 companies. Type 3 companies are Walmart, and Type 4 are […]

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Investors pile into rocks to absorb carbon emissions.

“Tech companies, banks and shipping groups are investing in a method of carbon dioxide removal that promises to speed up the chemical reaction between absorbent rocks and rainfall. The natural geological process is accelerated by spreading crushed silicate rock onto […]

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First electric aircraft lands at JFK.

“Beta Technologies became the first U.S. company to land an all-electric aircraft carrying passengers at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport June 3, 2025.” ~ learn more

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One step closer to green hydrogen.

“The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM) … has developed a technology that stably generates high photocurrent under natural sunlight to efficiently produce hydrogen.” More energy is better! ~ learn more

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Investors pile into rocks to absorb carbon emissions.

“Tech companies, banks and shipping groups are investing in a method of carbon dioxide removal that promises to speed up the chemical reaction between absorbent rocks and rainfall. The natural geological process is accelerated by spreading crushed silicate rock onto […]

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First electric aircraft lands at JFK.

“Beta Technologies became the first U.S. company to land an all-electric aircraft carrying passengers at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport June 3, 2025.” ~ learn more