Agriculture is becoming one of the world’s most important technology markets. A field-level assessment of what is scaling in 2026, what remains a pilot and where the next decade’s investment opportunities lie.
The Farm Is Becoming a Technology Platform — But Not in the Way Silicon Valley Imagines Read Post »
Nanotechnology did not fail. Tim Harper’s archive shows how the boom became tools, materials, standards, manufacturing processes and supply chains, and what that teaches today’s deep-tech companies.
Twenty years of nanotechnology, graphene, hydrogen, robotics and AI show that emerging technologies become industries only when manufacturing, infrastructure, finance and adoption align.
Humanoid’s KinetIQ Ascend is important because it shows robot intelligence improving faster than robot perception. Better AI makes robot touch more valuable, not less.
CATL is still the world’s largest battery maker. But its moves into standards, swapping, asset management, energy storage, software and recycling suggest a bigger strategy: capturing the infrastructure and operating layer of electric mobility.
From Battery Maker to Infrastructure Company: CATL’s Bigger Strategy Read Post »
Battery swapping does not remove the truck battery from the economics. It moves battery ownership, depreciation, residual value and utilisation risk onto infrastructure owners, leasing companies and investors.
Battery Swapping for Heavy Trucks: Infrastructure Asset or Financial Repackaging? Read Post »
It is just over four years since I drove through an ice storm in Georgia and South Carolina for the meeting that led to the founding of G2O Water. In…
Nanotech and Water: It Took Ten Years Just To Get To The Starting Line Read Post »
Capturing the value of graphene in Manchester – some relevant lessons on scalability for Graphene City from Sheffield and Beijing
Graphene may well change the world but will it change Manchester? Read Post »
Innovation is like making sausages – the messy bits are hidden but are absolutely critical to the success of the end product.
There has been a lot of debate about whether Manchester should have patented graphene in some form? Did they miss out?
Did Manchester Miss Out By Not Patenting Graphene? Read Post »