Automotive
Mazda's Onboard CO₂ Capture: Why Carbon-Negative Racing on HVO Does Not Add Up Yet
Mazda captured 804 g of CO₂ in a 24-hour race. Carbon-negative operation needs about 20 percent capture and durable storage. Neither is in place.
Automotive
Automation
Dark Factory vs. High Automation: What Lights-Out Manufacturing Verifies
Most plants called dark factories aren't. What lights-out manufacturing verifies at FANUC, Xiaomi, and Siemens, plus the economics.
Supply Chain
Vertical Integration in 2026: Why SpaceX, Rocket Lab, Boeing, and MP Materials Are Rebuilding the Industrial Firm
Why advanced manufacturers are bringing critical supply chains in-house, and where selective integration creates control, learning, and resilience.
Industry
Inert-Anode Chemistry and the ELYSIS Smelter in Québec: Can Alcoa and Rio Tinto Deliver Carbon-Free Aluminum by 2027
ELYSIS proved inert-anode smelting at 450 kA in 2025. Whether Rio Tinto's 2027 Arvida plant follows is the harder question.
Finance
Dangote Refinery IPO 2026: Valuation, Africa Fuel Impact, and Risks
How Dangote's 650,000 bpd refinery reshapes African fuel, Nigeria's imports, and the 2026 IPO valuation and risks.
Batteries
ProLogium's €5.2B Dunkirk Gigafactory: 381 Wh/kg, a Capital Gap, and Whether the Cells Are Really Solid-State
ProLogium's €5.2B Dunkirk plant targets Q2 2029 output. We assess the funding gap, the 381 Wh/kg data, and whether its cells are truly solid-state.
Fabrication
CNC Manufacturing and Decentralized Industry: Why Distributed Production Still Depends on Concentrated Machine Tool Supply
CNC enables distributed production, but Fanuc, Siemens, and a few OEMs control the tooling layer every decentralization strategy depends on.
Magnets
The U.S. Rare Earth Magnet Supply Chain in 2026: Why Heavy Rare Earth Separation and Metallization Are the Binding Constraints
U.S. magnet capacity announcements top 40,000 tonnes, but domestic dysprosium output is still measured in kilograms. Where the chain actually breaks.
DIY
Free Open Source Compact Car (FOSCC): Build a Street-Legal DIY Car From Salvage Parts for Under $10,000
Open-hardware plans for a street-legal DIY compact car: salvaged 4-cylinder powertrain on a builder-welded steel frame for under $10,000.