Earth and Energy

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Training and running giant AI models like GPT4 and BARD use huge amounts of energy,…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF AI is getting to the point where it’s consuming more energy than small countries, and…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Matter has to be come from somewhere, and now scientists have just observed it happen…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF There’s plenty of waste, with only 9% of all waste being recycled, and now we…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF There are many advantages to generating solar power in space and beaming it back to…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF People are looking at ways to use nature to help clean the environment, and air…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The world is at the beginning of a massive energy transition, and Musk wants his…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Technology always pushes boundaries and at the edge we’re finding new ways to generate electricity…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Stirling engines have many advantages over other forms of electricity generation, especially in space, and…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Flow batteries have significant advantages over their traditional LIoN battery cousins, and they’re getting better….

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As the Earth heats up the need to recover more CO2 from the atmosphere increases,…