Exploring how computers, AI, and other technologies are impacting our lives.
Owning a home is an important life milestone for a lot of people, but the ever increasing cost of construction materials and affordable housing is a major roadblock. And on top of that, traditional construction methods and materials cause a surprising amount of gas emissions and waste. But there are
Plastic changed the course of manufacturing forever, but a lot of that came at a cost that's plaguing us now. About 91% of plastic isn’t recycled and we consume about 5 grams of micro plastic waste in our food every week.1 2 But there's
Rare-earth metals and other minerals are essential for green tech like EVs and renewable energy. Trouble is, we need a lot of them and their availability on Earth is limited. But what if we could tap into all the materials flying around in space? Some scientists claim we could mine
Between our obsession with mobile electronics and the growing popularity of electric vehicles, lithium ion battery demand is growing at an astonishing rate. Most of that demand is being driven by automotive sales which consume 60% of lithium ion batteries, even though they only account for about 1% of automotive
Nowadays you can use 3D printing for producing pretty much everything. Vegan meat1, fancy shoes2 or even a wall-climbing robot.3 ...Wait...a what? Anyway, what if you could print your house? That would be a life-changer, right? The winner of NASA's 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge4 developed a living
The transportation sector accounts for 28% of greenhouse gas emissions, and heavy-duty trucks account for 23% of that. Even though transitioning passenger cars to electric is well underway at this point, we're right at the beginning of transitioning trucks and semis. But there's a major wrinkle.
Last year a friend of mine and his wife sold their home, bought an RV, installed solar panels and a battery system, and then hit the road with their two dogs. All while working as a software developer from the road. I couldn't help myself ... between the solar
Imagine traveling inside a levitating capsule within a vacuum tube while going 200 mph faster than a 747, powered by renewable energy. Could Elon Musk and The Boring Company be digging cost efficient tunnels to lay the groundwork for a system like that? Let’s explore the Hyperloop, where things
When building a house, homeowners have several ways to power their heating and cooling systems, like oil, natural gas, or electricity. But there’s another option right below our feet. You can install geothermal heating and cooling at you home, but is it worth the cost? And how does it hold up?
Imagine a world where blindness and deafness can be reversed. Or never forgetting a name, face, or date. Being able to augment the brainpower we're born with to offload memories and correct human maladies. That's what Elon Musk and the team at Neuralink are setting out to do, but is it the future of
Exploring Passing House Design - 90% Energy Savings! What if I told you that it’s possible to build a house that uses up to 90% less energy than your current house? And combining that with solar panels you could heat, cool, and even charge an EV for just a few hundred dollars a year? Let’s take a cl
From smartphones and laptops to the rapidly growing EV market, we need an incredible amount of lithium ion batteries to make it all work. Materials like lithium are difficult and time consuming to mine and extract ... and can have a major impact on the environment. Can nanotechnology solve our lithi