Batteries
Sand Batteries and Thermal Energy Storage: Viability, Economics, and Industrial Decarbonization Outlook
Decision-grade analysis of sand batteries, thermal storage economics, efficiency limits, vendors, and industrial heat use cases.
John D
Strategic Consultant, Director of DataDeep Tech and Author of Detroit Megacity
Computing
AI Bubble or Infrastructure Supercycle? A Strategic Assessment of the AI Capex Boom
Is AI a bubble or infrastructure boom? A strategic breakdown of AI capex, data centers, NVIDIA, cloud, power, and end-users.
Water
How to Build a Self-Contained Wastewater Treatment IBC Tote System: A 150 GPD Design Guide
A hybrid MBBR plus UF train fits a 275-gal IBC footprint, draws 2 kWh/day, and meets NSF/ANSI reuse grade. Aeration energy is the binding constraint.
Water
Containerized Water Treatment for Residential Development: MBR, MBBR, and Modular Bioreactors as an Alternative to Centralized Sewers
Containerized MBR bioreactors can serve greenfield subdivisions in weeks, not years.
Space
Super Heavy Lift Launch Vehicles 2026: Starship V3, SLS Artemis IV, New Glenn, Long March 10, GAO Affordability, and SpaceX S-1
SLS costs $43,000 per kilogram. Starship has never completed a full mission profile. China targets the Moon by 2030. The super heavy lift race is on.
Communications
Is Neutrino Communication Possible? What the Fermilab Experiment and Physics Actually Say
Fermilab MINERvA demo, NuMI beam, DUNE, IceCube, Hyper-K, submarine ELF limits, muon storage ring projections: neutrino comms fully assessed.
Space
Aldrin Cyclers Explained: How Earth–Mars Transfer Orbits Could Become Interplanetary Shipping Lanes
Aldrin cyclers could turn Mars travel into recurring logistics routes, using reusable deep-space habitats and timed transfer craft.
Astronomy
Displacement Cosmology: The Intra-Singular Information Model
A speculative cosmology model proposing our universe as a black hole interior shaped by spacetime displacement and information flow.
Magnets
Sm₂Co₁₇ Sintered Magnet Supply Chain 2026: China Export Controls, Lynas, MP Materials, DFARS 252.225-7052, and Cobalt Repricing
SmCo magnets run F-35 hardware, Tomahawk seekers, and satellite pointing systems. No substitute exists above 200°C. China controls almost all supply.
Permaculture
Permaculture for Urban Food Production: Growing Potatoes in Small Balcony Containers
Learn how a simple balcony potato tub uses permaculture principles for small-scale urban food production in apartments.
Technoagriculture
How Fog Computing Powers Remote Agricultural IoT, Smart Farms, and Automated Indoor Farming
Fog computing helps remote farms process sensor data locally, reduce cloud dependence, and maintain resilient IoT automation.
Meshnetworking
Drone-Deployed Mesh Networks (2026): Emergency Communications, HAPS, Satellite Backhaul, and Disaster Response
Drone-deployed mesh networks combine UAVs, HAPS, and satellite backhaul to restore emergency communications after disasters.