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A Membrane That Is 75% Crystal Passes CO2 at Very High Speed

Oct 14, 2026

A Membrane That Is 75% Crystal Passes CO2 at Very High Speed

A Tianjin, EPFL and USC team reports a very fast CO2 membrane. Film thickness and real flue-gas data are missing, so it is a lab result, not a plant.

Google Put Four AI Chips in Orbit. Now Comes the Hard Part

Oct 12, 2026

Google Put Four AI Chips in Orbit. Now Comes the Hard Part

Four Google AI chips are in orbit on a refrigerator-sized prototype. It proves survival, not economics. Heat, launch cost and repair decide the rest.

The Frontier Week Ahead: Three Deep Dives

Oct 11, 2026

The Frontier Week Ahead: Three Deep Dives

Google's first AI chips in orbit, a crystal-packed membrane for capturing CO2, and a way to teach a chatbot to read letters.

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