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Hydrogen from Wastewater: Clean Energy, Dirty Inputs - What Happens to the Gunk?

14 Nov 2025 | Wastewater electrolysis offers a promising path to green hydrogen, using contaminants to boost efficiency while reducing freshwater demand. Though still at lab-scale, projected costs of $2.50–$5.00/kg are competitive with other green methods. Industrial sectors like steel, fertilizer, and chemicals will adopt first. FCEVs and aviation need purer hydrogen, limiting near-term transport use. Contaminants are managed via pre-treatment and electrochemical breakdown.

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From Chaos to Clarity: How AI Is Reinventing the Car-Buying Experience

13 Nov 2025 | AI is transforming car buying by streamlining pricing, negotiation, financing, and post-sale support. Tools like TrueCar and Roadster offer real-time pricing, virtual deal-making, and personalized recommendations. Gen Z uses AI to prep negotiations, while machine learning speeds up financing and trade-ins. Blockchain boosts title security, and virtual showrooms enhance shopping. AI reduces stress, builds trust, and may finally make buying a car enjoyable.

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Veteran Nuclear Engineer Sounds Alarm Over Michigan's Palisades Reactor

13 Nov 2025 | Veteran nuclear engineer Arnie Gundersen warns that restarting Michigan's Palisades Nuclear Plant could mirror the Challenger disaster, citing severe corrosion, degraded steam generator tubes, and safety oversights. He argues Holtec's dormancy missteps and political pressure risk a core meltdown. Gundersen urges the NRC to halt approval, warning that reactivating aging reactors may set a dangerous precedent for U.S. nuclear policy.

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Elon Musk's Optimus Vision: Infinite Potential or Infinite Hype?

12 Nov 2025 | Elon Musk calls Tesla's Optimus robot an "infinite money glitch," claiming it could work nonstop, perform surgery, and help end poverty. While Optimus uses Tesla's advanced AI stack and shows real progress in mobility and dexterity, its capabilities remain far from Musk's vision. The robot is promising for industrial tasks, but autonomous surgery and global economic impact are speculative. Optimus is a prototype - not a panacea.

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Xpeng P7+ EREV: AI-Defined or Just Well-Designed?

12 Nov 2025 | Xpeng's P7+ EREV blends a 49.2 kWh battery, turbo engine, and fast-charging 800V platform to deliver up to 870 miles of range. Marketed as “AI-defined,” it features camera-based Hawk Vision, an X-GPT voice assistant, and XOS 5.4 software. But it's not autonomous, and its AI claims echo existing EV tech. The car is smart, efficient, and well-designed - but the “AI-defined” label leans more on branding than breakthrough.

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