Science & Energy

Combines lifecycle costs, hyperinflation, robotics, climate paradoxes, and battery science with energy technology.

AI's Climate Paradox: Emissions vs. Efficiency Gains

by Kenneth Ma | 31 August 2026

The same technology helping scientists predict weather patterns and detect methane leaks is also driving a surge in power demand that threatens to undercut those gains. Artificial intelligence systems, particularly...

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Retail Robots: What Works, What Doesn't, and What Comes Next

by Kenneth Ma | 31 August 2026

Retail robots are not science fiction. Nor are they a revolution that landed in 2024. A narrow set of tasks has become genuinely automated. Everything else hinges on a merchant's...

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Zimbabwe abandoned dollar in 2009 after hyperinflation

by Kenneth Ma | 31 August 2026

In April 2009, the Zimbabwean government suspended its own legal tender, ending the most extreme hyperinflation episode of the 21st century. The Zimbabwean dollar was demonetized on 12 April 2009,...

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The Lifecycle Environmental Cost of a Smartphone

by Kenneth Ma | 31 August 2026

Smartphones look clean. They sit in a pocket, draw a few watts, and last two or three years. But the carbon and ecological weight of the device is almost entirely...

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E-fuels face high costs to scale for aviation

by Kenneth Ma | 31 August 2026

Electrofuels are synthetic kerosene made by combining green hydrogen with captured carbon dioxide. They are chemically identical to Jet A-1. A Boeing 777 could fill up with synthetic kerosene and...

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