AstroForge gets set to test its asteroid mining tech for real
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Asteroids have an almost unlimited supply of all kinds of precious elements, and companies are lining up to mine them. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my...
Plans to drill 12 miles deep into the Earth’s Mantle get the green light with new funding
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF We all sit above a limitless amount of energy, but getting to it is an engineering nightmare … Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. A...
Sandia uses citric acid to extract Rare Earth elements from common coal ash
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF There is a literal geopolitical war brewing over the availability of rare earth elements, but now a new process could open the door to almost unlimited quantities. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about...
Saudi megacity Neom to build world’s first solar dome desalination plant
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF More areas of the world are suffering from water scarcity, and while desalinating seawater is a solution it also has its issues that this goes some way to solving. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch...
