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Small Modular Reactors Find Big Customers in AI
Smaller nuclear reactors with mass-producible parts were meant to be a solution to nuclear plant cost overruns and delays. Though this never panned out…
Sep 30
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AI 2026: Optics and Lasers Hold Great Potential For AI Computing
Light has many advantages over electricity as a medium for data transmission and perhaps even computation. The semiconductor industry is vigorously…
Sep 23
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Ground Drone Warfare Will Roboticize Armies
The same technological advances behind aerial drones are now making ground drones, wheeled or tracked, a staple of the modern battlefield for both…
Sep 16
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Iconiq Capital and the Evolution of the Family Office
Many of the world’s wealthiest and most famous people entrust their personal fortunes and the logistics of their daily lives to the management of one…
Sep 9
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AI 2026: China’s Memory Chip Champions
CXMT and YMTC are China's premier manufacturers of memory chips, which have become integral to developing and using frontier AI models. They are young…
Sep 2
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August 2026
Mercedes-Benz and the Future of Internal Combustion Engines
Germany’s most valuable auto maker retains its luxury reputation and hallowed tradition of knowledge in mechanical engineering, but lacks the ability to…
Aug 26
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The Last British Inventor
Dyson’s technologically innovative vacuum cleaners and hair stylers have made it a major luxury brand. It is a rare company driving forward consumer…
Aug 21
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The Rise of China’s Shipbuilding Industry
A majority of the world's ships by tonnage are now built in Chinese shipyards. This industrial dominance is allowing China to drive forward maritime…
Aug 12
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Enhanced Oil Recovery Aims to Greatly Expand the U.S. Oil Supply
Companies like Occidental Petroleum are pursuing new carbon dioxide-based methods to increase the oil recoverable from U.S. shale wells, potentially…
Aug 5
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July 2026
Unitree's Strategy to Make Humanoid Robots Work
The young Chinese robotics company has won profits and acclaim by driving cost reductions in humanoid and quadruped robots. Its ultimate ambition will…
Jul 15
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Great Leaps in Brain-Computer Interfaces Are Plausible
Semiconductor and AI progress drives advances in reading the electrical signals of the human brain and nervous system. This uncanny technology has not…
Jul 8
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June 2026
AI 2026: Gas Turbine Demand Pushes Data Centers to Become Power Plants
Heavy-duty gas turbines are among the most difficult to manufacture products in the world. Only a handful of mature firms control the supply chains with…
Jun 24
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