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The Unseen Frontier: Where Science & Soul Might Meet

Let’s have some fun with a deep topic. Let’s take a trip to where science might someday meet the soul.

First, a disclaimer: this is not me marshaling evidence to argue for or against a particular scientific or spiritual point of view. Rather, let’s call this an exercise in disciplined imagining. Speculation, really, but tethered, where possible, to what science already knows.

To ease into the subject, I’m going to meander a bit. I invite you to come along for the ride.

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Vertical Farming: How Stacking Crops Is Reshaping Food Production

Pressure on traditional agriculture is reshaping how and where food is grown. Limited land near cities, fragile supply chains, and rising transportation costs are making a different model more economically viable. This new approach is called “vertical farming.”
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agriculture, innovation

Could Precision Farming Eliminate Herbicides?

For generations, herbicides have been the blunt tool of modern agriculture—at a great cost to soil life and human health. But a new crop of agricultural innovators believes there’s another path—and their prototypes are already working the fields.
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agricultural innovations

Living Light: Biophotonics Reveals a New Layer of Life

There is light in all living things—light that is so faint it cannot be seen with the naked eye. Yet it is powerful enough to be shaping a new frontier in biology and medicine. 
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biophotonics, biophotons, living light

Revolutionizing Green Hydrogen with Flash Graphene

Hydrogen is a valuable fuel. Hydrogen made by a so-called “green” production method is even more valuable. This is the type of hydrogen produced during the Flash Joule process used for graphene production.
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flash graphene, graphene, green hydrogen

From Lab to Market: Exciting New Flash Graphene Applications

A sampling of extraordinary new flash graphene applications, and the companies behind them.
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flash graphene, graphene

Universal Matter’s Flash Graphene: An Exponentially Superior Product

When a new technology emerges, at least two factors determine its success: superior product quality and economic competitiveness. We’ll explore how Universal Matter’s flash graphene measures up.
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flash graphene, Universal Matter

Flash Graphene: James Tour’s Quantum Leap in Materials Science

The story of graphene’s discovery two decades ago and its meandering journey to commercial viability is fascinating.
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carbon, graphene, science

The Dangers of AI: Mustapha Suleyman, Co-founder of DeepMind

Suleyman emphasizes the need for accountability and social responsibility in technology, and advocates especially for a containment strategy for a technology that is doubling in power and speed every few months. 
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AI dangers, DeepMind, Suleyman