The Surprising Ways AI is Actually Helping
You know that stretch where you hit every green light perfectly? Well, that might not be luck anymore. There's an AI system that ...
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Energy Production
The National Grid Is Dead. Here’s What Replaces It.
Author: Vincent M. Coauthor: Matt Ferrell Video Editor: Sunny Natividad In April 2025, most of Spain and Portugal went dark. A cascading failure ...
Misc
Why This Vertical Farm is 500x More Efficient Than Farming
Coauthor: Matt Ferrell Video Editor: Sunny Natividad This is Vertical Harvest. Sitting on half an acre of land, it produces as much food ...
Smart Home
What I Got Wrong Building My Net Zero Home
Coauthor: Matt Ferrell Video Editor: Sunny Natividad I have some regrets. A few years ago, I set out to build my dream net ...
Energy Storage
The Mystery Behind Donut Lab’s “Impossible” Battery
Author: Heather Hunsperger Coauthor: Matt Ferrell Video Editor: Sunny Natividad Ever since Donut Lab announced their miracle solid-state battery, the internet has been ...
Energy Production
Why Waiting for Perovskite Solar Isn’t Worth It (Solar 3.0)
Author: Jon Okun Coauthor: Matt Ferrell Video Editor: Sunny Natividad Perovskite solar cells could hit 35% efficiency and cost half as much as ...
Smart Home
Geothermal vs Air Source Heat Pump: Which is Worth It?
Coauthor: Matt Ferrell Video Editor: Sunny Natividad What if the most efficient way to heat and cool your home…might not actually be the ...
Energy Storage
How 40-Ton Spinning Wheels Are Saving the Power Grid
Author: Jon Okun Coauthor: Matt Ferrell Video Editor: Sunny Natividad When Spain’s power grid failed on April 28th, 2025, it quickly became a ...
Energy Storage
Why Aluminum Batteries Could Beat Lithium
Author: Heather Hunsperger Coauthor: Matt Ferrell Video Editor: Sunny Natividad Your lights just flickered. Not for long. Just a split second. You probably ...
Tech
Why Everyone Gets Heat Pumps Wrong
Author: Vincent M. Coauthor: Matt Ferrell Video Editor: Sunny Natividad If you believe half of what you hear about heat pumps, you’d think ...
Energy Storage
Are Sodium Batteries Already Dead?
Author: Jon Okun Coauthor: Matt Ferrell Video Editor: Sunny Natividad NOTE: An earlier version of this story incorrectly associated the failure of Northvolt ...
