Researchers at the University of Missouri are working to make hydrogen energy as safe as possible. As more countries and industries invest heavily in cleaner, renewable energy, hydrogen-powered factories and vehicles are gaining in popularity. But hydrogen fuel comes with risks—leaks can lead to explosions, accidents and environmental harm. Most hydrogen-detecting sensors on the market are expensive, can’t operate continuously and aren’t sensitive enough to detect tiny leaks quickly.
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Business Strategy and Market Impact.
💼 Q: How is Tesla positioning its robo taxi service in the market? A: Tesla is aiming to change the world towards sustainable transport, winning the first two-month race in deployment, service area, and metrics, rather than engaging in an “online dork battle” about robo taxis.
📊 Q: What’s Tesla’s approach to incidents in its robo taxi service? A: Tesla is carefully managing the launch to minimize the impact of incidents on reaching peak gross margin and revenue, prioritizing this over the cost of safety monitors.
FSD Supervised in Australia.
🦘 Q: How successful is Tesla’s FSD Supervised rollout in Australia? A: It’s considered a success story, with 8 cameras processing live information, navigating complex environments like Brisbane’s “spaghetti bowl” of ramps and exits, and handling roundabouts and highway merges.
The inconvenience of separating plastics for recycling may soon be a thing of the past. A team of Korean researchers has developed the world’s first technology that can chemically recycle mixed waste plastics into raw materials in a highly selective manner without the need for strict sorting or label removal.
The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM), under the National Research Council of Science & Technology (NST), announced that its Center for Plasma Process for Organic Material Recycling, carried out in collaboration with the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH), Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), and several universities, has successfully developed an innovative plasma conversion process.
This process transforms a wide variety of waste plastics directly into raw chemical feedstocks, setting a new milestone for Korea’s chemical industry and environmental policy.
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🗓️ Q: When will more details about Tesla’s master plan part 4 be revealed? A: Elon Musk will add specifics to the master plan part 4 at the upcoming annual shareholder meeting on November 6th, including key milestones for achieving sustainable abundance.
AI and Manufacturing.
🧠 Q: What is Elon Musk’s focus regarding AI development? A: Musk is prioritizing the development of AI compute capacity and deep learning models, as evidenced by his focus on XAI and Grock 5, to drive innovation in Tesla’s products and services.
🏭 Q: How does Tesla plan to improve its manufacturing processes? A: Tesla aims to create a custom AI solution using Grock agents to develop a cybernetic organism capable of manufacturing humanoids more efficiently than current Tesla methods.
🤖 Q: What is the potential timeline for Grock 5 to achieve AGI? A: Elon Musk believes Grock 5 has a chance to become AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) by next year, potentially allowing Tesla to achieve supremacy in manufacturing through superior AI.
A research team affiliated with UNIST has unveiled a novel technology that enables hydrogen to be stored within polystyrene-derived materials, particularly those originating from Styrofoam. The research is published in the journal ACS Catalysis.
This advancement not only offers a solution to the low recycling rate of polystyrene —less than 1%—but also makes hydrogen storage and transportation more practical and accessible, addressing the challenges associated with handling gaseous hydrogen.
Led by Professor Kwangjin An from the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering at UNIST, in collaboration with Dr. Hyuntae Sohn from KIST and Professor Jeehoon Han from POSTECH, the team successfully designed a comprehensive, closed-loop system to convert waste polystyrene into a liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC). This innovative process enables efficient hydrogen storage, retrieval, and reuse.
Questions to inspire discussion.
🇦🇺 Q: How was Tesla’s FSD supervised launch received in Australia? A: Tesla’s FSD supervised launch in Australia received fair coverage from mainstream media, including a 4.5-minute segment on national news, without Tesla paying for advertising.
🚘 Q: What are the key features of Tesla’s FSD supervised system? A: Tesla’s FSD supervised system uses cameras and advanced software to autonomously accelerate, brake, and steer, but requires the driver to be responsible and ready to take control at any time.
FSD Safety Concerns.
⚠️ Q: What safety issues have been reported with Tesla’s FSD supervised system? A: Tesla’s FSD supervised system has been involved in multiple accidents overseas, but in most cases, the driver was distracted and tried to blame the car, highlighting the need for drivers to take full responsibility.
🇺🇸 Q: What legal challenges has Tesla faced with FSD in the US and Canada? A: Tesla’s FSD supervised system has been slapped with lawsuits in the US and Canada due to multiple crashes, with Tesla stating that in most cases, the driver was distracted and not using the system properly.
Laser welding tech enables crack-free EV battery housings without filler wire.
Researchers in Germany have recently unveiled a novel laser welding technology that eliminates the need for filler wire and delivers stronger, crack-free joints for electric vehicles, aerospace tanks, and heavy steel structures.
Developed by the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS in Dresden, the process uses dynamic beam shaping to control the melt pool, reduce pores, and stabilize welds.
Peter H. Diamandis
