38 AD. A balcony of the palace complex, the northwest angle of the Palatine Hill. The new emperor Caligula stands before the Senate and People of Rome, his voice rising above a tumult of applause as togas ripple like surf in the sunlight. The crowd strains to catch his words. “What did he say?” asks […]
Origin Materials leverages its furanics platform and core technology to convert abundant bio-feedstocks into flexible, low-cost, carbon-negative materials. The most ambitious finding is being the first to produce PET bottlecaps at scale. This product, which is compatible with existing equipment and cost-competitive, enables “mono-material” packaging and improves recycling circularity, demonstrating a scalable breakthrough in the […]
November 30, 1977, Kansas City. The Seattle SuperSonics were exhausted — three games in five nights over Thanksgiving, losses piling up, their record a miserable 5–17. The season was over before it began. They hardly knew or cared whether they were flying Frontier or Air Midwest. The coach seats were too small for the big […]
Hyera reports a compelling solution to agricultural waste and pollution, driving sustainable activated carbon (AC) and green H2 production. Their advanced, AI-driven thermochemical conversion is carbon negative, sequestering 3.7 tons of GHG per ton of AC. This ambitious technology is rapidly scaling via standardized, modular plants, with the first unit commissioned in Glenn County. This […]
The smell of tar and cedar hung over the harbor at Fort Victoria. Rain hissed on the deck of the Royal Saxon, drumming a rhythm that only sailors and timekeepers understand. Captain Henry Ward Collier sat at his desk beneath a swinging lamp, pen scratching across damp paper — a letter home before the tide. […]
NextSet Materials proposes a compelling solution to unlock the $91B USD market of materials landfilled in thermoset plastics. Their novel approach uses drop-in cleavable comonomers to fundamentally deconstruct existing industrial thermosets, which are typically non-recyclable. This innovation allows for the recovery of pristine materials, like woven carbon fiber, while retaining desirable material properties in subsequent […]
This compelling presentation outlines five grand challenges for the bioeconomy, setting ambitious quantitative goals. Novel targets include establishing a $50/ton universal standard feedstock and developing gasifiers capable of processing $30/ton feedstock into $60/barrel fuel. Successful policy must deliver a 40% carbon reduction and a $50/barrel Investment Tax Credit (ITC) to build “survivors”. The magnitude of […]
From the Creators of the Fuel for Thought Podcast, for which Season 7 has begun here The global energy ecosystem is being rewritten in real time. Boardrooms, investors, fuel producers and policymakers now sit at a crossroads where climate ambition, regulatory certainty and investment intersect. Yet the most decisive resource in this developing energy landscape […]
Act I — The Spark April 20, 1962 — the night air was restless with the sound of engines.In Seattle, the Space Needle stood ready to crown the Century 21 World’s Fair, a steel exclamation point aimed at tomorrow. In New York, floodlights swept the façade of the Coliseum on Columbus Circle as the International […]
This R&D focuses on advanced materials and processing techniques to increase vehicle efficiency and sustainably reduce demand for critical non-battery materials. Technical advances center on Lightweight Metals and Composites, offering the highest weight reduction potential. Research in Propulsion Materials aims to improve electrified powertrains. The strategic impact is reducing lifecycle GHG emissions through optimized vehicle […]
