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Who Wins Nobel Prizes?
The most prestigious scientific achievement is likely the Nobel Prize, which is awarded every year to “those who confer the greatest benefit to mankind…
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Reading List 03/22/25
Google’s answer to Starlink, US food imports, an enormous BYD factory, DeepSeek adoption, and more
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Understanding Solar Energy
The biggest energy story of the last fifteen years is the rise of solar photovoltaics, also known as solar PV or simply solar panels.
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Reading List 03/15/25
Chinese EUV machines, North Korea’s nuclear submarine, greenhouse gas and low-orbit satellites, far-UVC for pandemic prevention, and more.
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Reading List 03/08/2025
China’s industrial diplomacy, streetlights and crime, deorbiting Starlink satellites, a proposed canal across Thailand, a looming gas turbine shortage…
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Will Boom Successfully Build a Supersonic Airliner?
Boom Supersonic is an aerospace startup trying to build a supersonic airliner.
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Reading List 03/01/25
Nissan courting Tesla, Europe’s Starlink competitor, Chinese semiconductor progress, ways to use existing interconnection capacity, and more.
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