Infrastructure Technology

Infrastructure Technology

A satellite with extended accordion-like solar panels or reflectors, possibly supporting AI data centers in space, orbits above Earth, with the planet’s surface visible in the background.
There are plenty of engineering obstacles, and those can be overcome. But you cannot change the laws of physics, and those matter too.
nuclear fusion
The Department of Energy's newest mission seeks to make a unified AI platform across all national labs. Will it help US science, or kill it?
Two people sit in wicker chairs outdoors, holding microphones and having a conversation about energy abundance. Other people are visible in the blurred background.
Barriers to energy abundance — and how to overcome them — were front and center at Progress Conference 2025.
terraforming
The first world beyond Earth for human habitability should be the Moon, not Mars. This is why we should terraform our lunar neighbor first.
Electric vehicle in blue being charged with a white charging cable against a blue background.
The US needs 28 million EV chargers by 2030. Here’s how it can get there.
Aerial view of a solar farm with rows of solar panels installed on grassy fields on a sunny day.
A look back at the rise of solar power in the US and what's next.
A woman is working on a robot in a factory.
NASA gave three robots plans for a moon shelter, and the robots figured out how to build it.
A picture of a metal flame in a metal frame.
Experiments on suborbital rockets are revealing how to make a better iron furnace.
wireless charging
Wireless charging isn't just for phones and laptops. It could also power medical devices like heart implants.
The dream of zero resistance is closer than you may think. One of the biggest physical problems in modern society is resistance. Not political or social resistance, mind you, but electrical […]