The final offshoring. “A likely future in which physical labor is commoditized, featuring robot holidays, fashion, futures markets, reshoring (ironically enough), geopolitical instability, sovereign wealth funds, and the bifurcation of everything.” This essay is trying to think all the way […]
Recycling batteries becomes a better idea each day. “An industry around recycling and reusing batteries could be worth $9 billion as India’s battery demand skyrockets, mostly due to EVs.” They speculate this effort could also create 100,000 green jobs while […]
NYT on ocean alkalinity enhancement. “The nascent field of ocean-based climate interventions is currently straddling a rift between scientific consensus and public perception. Many experts are finding that even if they secure the support of their colleagues and the necessary […]
Inflatable space stations. “Volume restrictions are why inflatable stations, like the ones modeled on Goodyear tires proposed early on in the space age, may be ready for a comeback. Volume is a problem they do not face: the difference is […]
Data centers’ water usage debated. Despite numerous headlines suggesting otherwise, “data centers have not raised household water bills at all, anywhere.” The concern over data centers affecting local water costs turns out unfounded. ~ learn more
Dr. Keefer does not like Meta’s nuclear power plans. “Choosing a vaporware, pre-revenue nuclear startup for 16 so-called ‘advanced’ 75 MWe sodium fast reactors, a rehashed 1960s technology that has never proven itself commercially.” The skepticism lies in the clash […]
You might soon believe in aliens. “Luckily, if you start investigating aliens today, you can be at just the right time to be part of the “early majority” – your friends will remember that you were talking about it just […]
South Korea’s population disaster . Holy cow! “If current fertility rates persist, every hundred South Koreans today will have only six great-grandchildren between them.” This dire projection highlights the country’s profound demographic crisis, driven by extreme career-motherhood conflicts and an […]
NSF is launching one of the most ambitious experiments in federal science funding in 75 years. “The program is called Tech Labs, and the goal is to invest ~$1 billion to seed new institutions of science and technology for the […]
E-fuels promise challenges ahead. “E-fuels will remain a premium product until green electricity gets much cheaper.” A whole article on e-fuels and no mention of Terraform Industries seems like a big miss, but maybe I’m just a fanboy. ~ learn […]