Whatever Happened to Nanotechnology?
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.
Humanoid Robot Funding Is Accelerating — And Investors Are Betting on Physical AI
Humanoid’s $152 million Series A is not an isolated robotics deal. It is another signal that capital is moving rapidly from foundation models into embodied AI, manufacturing and the machines that can turn intelligence into economic output.
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The Farm Is Becoming a Technology Platform — But Not in the Way Silicon Valley Imagines
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.
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Twenty Years Watching Emerging Technologies
Twenty years of nanotechnology, graphene, hydrogen, robotics and AI show that emerging technologies become industries only when manufacturing, infrastructure, finance and adoption align.
Bigger Brains Need Better Senses
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.
From Battery Maker to Infrastructure Company: CATL’s Bigger Strategy
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.
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Battery Swapping for Heavy Trucks: Infrastructure Asset or Financial Repackaging?
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.
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Ballard Buys GeoPura: Hydrogen Enters the Consolidation Phase
Ballard’s acquisition of GeoPura shows hydrogen entering its consolidation phase, where real assets, customers, logistics, revenue quality and access to capital matter more than pilot-project noise.
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H2ICE Europe: Who Is Building Hydrogen Combustion Engines, Who Is Deploying Them, and What Comes Next
H2ICE Europe explained: Daimler Truck/KEYOU, MAN hTGX, JCB, ULEMCo, hydrogen truck deployment, fleet repowering, infrastructure and investment implications.
UK China Leadership Backgrounds: Who Governs Better in a Technological Age?
UK and Chinese leadership backgrounds show a sharp divide between political operators and technocratic statecraft.
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