Technological Cumulativeness, (Accumulation).

Void · 2024-06-14 08:59:25

Something about nuclear power this time: https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lif … r-BB1o9wDH

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Researchers upend long-held belief in nuclear reactor breakthrough: 'Our results defied even our own imaginations'
Story by Leslie Sattler • 3h • 2 min read

To be honest, it is a bit over my head in some ways, but interesting.

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Void · 2024-08-27 19:26:44

I have recently seen articles about recycling solar panels into batteries.

But here we have a notion of a new materials for wind turbines, that can be easily recycled.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l33VpYcIayA
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US researchers discover sugar resin for new recyclable wind turbines

Well, that sounds good.

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Void · 2024-08-29 09:39:15

Well, this is very interesting: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technolo … 41c7&ei=13
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The Cool Down
112.9K Followers
Scientists make astounding breakthrough to quickly and safely store air pollution: 'A universal solution'
Story by Stephen Proctor • 1w • 2 min read

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The technique developed at UT Austin allows for the ultrafast formation of carbon dioxide hydrates resembling ice formations that can be buried at sea.
"Hydrates offer a universal solution for carbon storage," Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering professor Vaibhav Bahadur, who led the research, said, per Innovation News Network. "For them to be a major piece of the carbon storage pie, we need the technology to grow them rapidly and at scale."
The new method uses magnesium as the driving force of the hydrates that form six times faster than was previously possible using chemical promoters. Even better, the method is aided by seawater, making it easily doable for any country with a coastline.
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I would think that this could be an opportunity for places that have lots of available power on the cheep on a coastline or even on a ship at sea.

So, then we can keep the subordinators at bay, the evil greens who want to be feudal lords, and to deindustrialize us.

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Void · 2024-09-08 20:02:30

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liEO2Ks4SCQ&t=345s
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The power is finally in YOUR hands!
Just Have a Think
583K subscribers

Virtual power plants it says.

Looks like another nibble on the problems for solar and wind.

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Void · 2024-09-15 09:41:20

I posted something like this on this a while back, but each article may reveal more details: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/compani … 98ae&ei=21
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Researchers develop method to help solve wind turbine waste: 'A critically important step in our efforts to foster a circular economy for energy materials'
Story by Jon Turi • 21h • 3 min read
Markets today

So, there is a lot of room for wind power on this planet. This is certainly of value.

Another planet where wind power might be of significant value would be Venus. But of course, I don't how this material would react to acids.

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Void · 2024-10-02 07:15:18

I think that this is very encouraging: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets … 3e2e&ei=32
Quote:

This elegant solution to expanding the grid costs half as much as building new power lines
Story by Sarah DeWeerdt • 1w • 3 min read

So, this could bring more remote sourced energy to the likely markets for it.
It should help renewables I expect.

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Void · 2024-10-04 19:14:01

Some may like this: https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/r … &FORM=VIRE
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New Air Breathing Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine!
YouTube
Terran Space Academy
17.9K views
3 weeks ag

I note the notion which I actually thing is true that there are principalities of power who may choose to do things that I consider evil. But they are real, and perhaps my considerations are in error as per the greater notions of the true nature of reality and responsibility.

I also note that in the End the Raptor and BE4 are described as Old Tech.

But If I could live another 50 years, perhaps this will be the truth in that future.

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Void · 2024-10-17 13:25:40

As I am not necessarily anti-nuclear: https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/r … &FORM=VIRE Quote:

Why Bill Gates’ New Natrium Reactor is a Big Deal
YouTube
Sabine Hossenfelder
1M views
3 months ago

Sounds like it could be good for Mars, as a lifesaver during dust storms. But compatible with solar, and on Earth, wind.

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Void · 2024-11-29 08:13:35

Would you use wood?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technolo … 72d9&ei=14
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Researchers launch world's first solid-wood spacecraft — here's how it could solve a major issue with space travel
Story by Kristen Lawrence • 3h • 3 min read

The people who thought of this were not short cut mind and dogma loving, I expect.

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Void · 2025-02-12 14:11:07

I think I believe that "The Electric Viking" may be correct on this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHvBXeTRroU Quote:

UK firm recycles 97% lithium from old EV batteries using new method
The Electric Viking

If this proves mostly true, then the concern for materials for Batteries, will not be along the concerns of Peter Zeihan.

So, eventually the materials needed will saturate and only a little mining for the materials will be needed.

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Calliban · 2025-02-12 15:41:07

Void, that sounds promissing. The question of course is if they can scale this technology and compete economically with mined lithium. If they can then it reduces one of the material supply problems with EVs.

Void · 2025-03-05 11:18:55

I could not find "Power to Gas" by Louis, so I will put this here: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/s … 2d94&ei=25
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Solar breakthrough: Aviation fuel made from air and sunlight
Story by KAW • 1w • 2 min read

So, this might make fuel on Mars perhaps. I am going to guess that if you could split water, and add Hydrogen to the process rather than water, you could get Methane. So, you might be less reliant on solar panels or nuclear power.

There is even the potential that you could get Oxygen from Algae, and then in that case, put the algae into the process with CO2 to produce fuels.

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Void · 2025-03-11 09:40:32

Just now the anti-tech is trying to overstate the problems with the Starship system under development. This is like people trying to trip someone who is trying to carry a heavy load, to make everyone's life better.

But I have seen some encouraging news about Relativity Space, and their Terran-R system. It seems like they are now doing less 3D printing to get their machine going. But they sound upbeat about its eventual potential.

https://www.relativityspace.com/
https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/r … ORM=VRDGAR
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Terran R Program Update 2025
YouTube
Relativity Space
5.9K views
19 hours ago

I think that if SpaceX pulls off the reuse of their 2nd stage, then this company might eventually do similar, quite a bit of time from now. But then it might be a "Starboat".

Starboat: https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2025/03/z … rboat.html

But at this time DreamChaser, Rocket Labs NEUTRON, and also Stoke Space NOVA are approaching their first level of useful device.

It is a really good place to be in. If I live 5 more years, I think chances are all of these systems could be somewhat mature.

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Void · 2025-03-22 10:52:35

Ice Slushy Heat Pump: https://undecidedmf.com/why-ice-might-b … f-heating/

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Why Ice Might Be the Future of Heating
Matt FerrellBy Matt Ferrell and Sunny Natividad 4 days ago

This could have some interesting potentials. Both for Earth and Mars, and perhaps elsewhere.

One thing I might have in mind is to store the slush. As in the old days ice used to be stored in sawdust in barns.

If you had a slush reservoir, you could inject the slush from above or from below.

I guess this could use some further thinking. The British usually don't need much cooling, but in a continental climate, with hot summers and cold winters this might be valuable.

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Void · 2025-03-22 19:45:48

Thanks for the comment (th): https://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.ph … 92#p230492

I am often looking for a "twofer" or better, and I might have one.

I used to live near very large mine pits: https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Ir … C3&first=1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rouchleau_Mine
Image Quote: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ … -09-01.jpg

If you had a pipeline to flow the slush down to the bottom of such an artificial lake, you might store a glacier inside of it.

The put Shade Balls over the surface, to keep heat away: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tmfu5anMSA

So, then it you had a heating need, you could store the slush in a quarry or impoundment, for a future cooling purpose.

Norwegian Heat Pumps can reach 180 degrees C, which is considered good enough for some industrial heat needs. Granted it might be hard to pull that heat from 0 degrees C ice formation but who knows, maybe it can be achieved.

So, if that heat need is satisfied you might then make a glacier that you could draw on for cooling, perhaps in the summer. Not so much needed in the UK, but in continental climates such as the interior of the USA, or desert climates it might be acceptable.

And the glacier with plastic balls above it might let moisture in to condense. So, it could be an atmospheric condenser when the humidity is high.

The mention plastics, but actually most of the problems with microplastics are from car tires, and clothing. The Shade balls would not cause that much trouble I think.

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Now that I think of it, hot humid climates might do ok with this as well. In such climates heating for homes is not much wanted, but industrial heat would be. In such climates the condensation in the shade balls should be rather high.

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Calliban · 2025-03-23 06:46:52

Void wrote:

Ice Slushy Heat Pump: https://undecidedmf.com/why-ice-might-b … f-heating/
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Why Ice Might Be the Future of Heating
Matt FerrellBy Matt Ferrell and Sunny Natividad 4 days ago
This could have some interesting potentials. Both for Earth and Mars, and perhaps elsewhere.
One thing I might have in mind is to store the slush. As in the old days ice used to be stored in sawdust in barns.
If you had a slush reservoir, you could inject the slush from above or from below.
I guess this could use some further thinking. The British usually don't need much cooling, but in a continental climate, with hot summers and cold winters this might be valuable.
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Water has a high heat of fusion due to hydrogen bonding. This makes a water tank useful as a thermal capacitance for a heat pump. I don't see the point of trying to pump viscous ice slush. It would make more sense just storing the ice in a static tank and using the outside air and ground heat to remelt it.

Void · 2025-03-23 11:58:17

Of course, in the UK, you are not very interested in cooling. And you have plenty of water.

The bottom of a cold pond or lake will be at 39 degrees F. (3.88888889 C). So, the bottom water will insulate the slush above it, as that is the heaviest water. Convection will not occur.

Shade Balls would insulate the top of the reservoir.

So, then you have phase change stored cold. Many places in the world might value that.

And in addition, the shade balls could breathe. For instance, if you did this in a place like Namibia, you might condense water into the slush under the shade balls.

https://namibiatoday.com/namibias-fog-n … -thin-air/
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Namibia’s Fog Nets: Harvesting Water From Thin Air
by Editor
January 26, 2025
7 minutes read
2 months ago

Image Quote:

I selected industrial heat, because that could be a money maker. Then to use the slush to store cold and possibly to condense water from the air. Wet topical places could use this as well.

For instance, Sub-Tropical, Florida.

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https://www.bing.com/images/search?view … ajaxserp=0 Quote:

Water is of value of course. And getting water, heat, and cold, is also valuable.

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Void · 2025-03-27 09:44:11

Here is more encouragement: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technolo … 0f9e&ei=11
Quote:

US scientists create jet fuel from sunlight making carbon-free aviation reality
Story by Aamir Khollam • 2d • 2 min read

I have increasingly begun to feel that there is going to be a point where this Gloom-Doom thing is going to be relegated to the past.

With increasing breakthroughs, the problems will be solved. The world will turn upside down.

The USA culture has begun to move towards that, I feel. We are leaving the "Hair-Shirts" behind.

If you consider how the elite classes have handled the problem, it is always that rationing and poverty should be embraced. This is in line with some traditional religious teachings. The idea that suffering will improve the spiritual nature of an individual.

But I have thought that it is not our part to hang people on crosses. That does not make us or the victims more holy. A cross is something that you may be called to bear, but it is not for the church or the elites to hang lower classes on crosses, to make the situation seem more holy.

So, I very much prefer the sunshine in moderation, and the good of productivity. Not the decaying spirit of the Doomsters.

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Calliban · 2025-03-27 13:36:16

The device uses solar energy to convert ethylene into longer chain hydrocarbons. Which is good. But the ethylene must first be manufactured.

tahanson43206 · 2025-03-27 14:33:56

For Calliban re #94

Your observation about ethylene inspired me to ask Google if anyone has been attempting to make ethylene using co2 and h2o.

Learn more
Solar-to-Fuel System Recycles CO2 to Make Ethanol and ...
Yes, a solar-powered process to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) and water into ethylene has been demonstrated, using a device based on artificial photosynthesis that utilizes copper clusters on gallium nitride nanowires.
Here's a more detailed explanation:
The Process:
A device, developed at the University of Michigan, uses a forest of gallium nitride nanowires, each dotted with copper clusters, submerged in CO2-enriched water and exposed to sunlight.
How it Works:
Sunlight splits water molecules, creating hydrogen.
The copper clusters facilitate the binding of carbon from CO2 with this hydrogen, forming ethylene.
The device is able to produce ethylene with a high efficiency and stability.
Key Features:
High Efficiency: The system shows a high efficiency in converting CO2 to ethylene.
Durability: The device exhibits good stability and longevity, operating for extended periods.
Potential for Solar Fuels: This technology represents a step towards creating sustainable, solar-powered fuels.
Other Related Research:
Berkeley Lab researchers have also demonstrated the ability to convert CO2 into ethanol and ethylene using a solar-to-fuel system.
Researchers at Stanford University have shown that it's possible to convert carbon dioxide to ethanol with few byproducts.
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a solar-powered reactor that pulls carbon dioxide directly from the air and converts it into sustainable fuel.
In step toward solar fuels, durable artificial photosynthesis setup ...
Sep 17, 2024 — In step toward solar fuels, durable artificial photosynthesis setup chains two carbons together * The experimental se...
University of Michigan News
Solar-to-Fuel System Recycles CO2 to Make Ethanol and Ethylene
Sep 18, 2017 — Solar-to-Fuel System Recycles CO2 to Make Ethanol and Ethylene - Berkeley Lab – Berkeley Lab News Center.
Berkeley Lab News Center (.gov)
Solar-to-fuel system recycles CO2 to make ethanol and ethylene
Sep 18, 2017
Phys.org

It sure would be interesting to know if any of these research efforts have led to commercial efforts.

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