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2023
DTN 009: Regulating Solar Geoengineering
The Big Picture
Solar Geoengineering Should Be Regulated, U.N. Report Says
"This group unanimously suggests [stratospheric aerosol injection] be considered within a new broader framework for the governance of the stratosphere," the experts wrote in the report by the United Nations Environment Programme, or UNEP. "Other activities such as rocket launches may also be considered as little regulatory or governance structures presently exist for the stratosphere." (Scientific American)
The vertical farming bubble is finally popping
“Nearly 20 years after the first vertical farm opened, with capital drying up like heads of romaine under an unrelenting California heat wave, one now has to wonder two things: Is it even possible to compete with the economics of outdoor farming? And how did investors think that they could find Silicon Valley-style returns in . . . lettuce?” (Fast Company)
The Mining Industry’s Next Frontier Is Deep, Deep Under the Sea
“The world’s long-overdue, fitful transition to renewable energy is hobbled by an Achilles’ heel: It requires staggering quantities of natural resources. Manufacturing enough electric vehicles to replace their fossil-fueled counterparts will require billions of tons of cobalt, lithium, copper, and other metals. To meet the exploding demand, mining companies, carmakers, and governments are scouring the planet for potential mines or expanding existing ones, from the deserts of Chile to the rain forests of Indonesia. Meanwhile, what might be the richest source of all—the ocean floor—remains untapped.” (Wired)
Deep Tech News
- The Dream of Mini Nuclear Plants Hangs in the Balance
- Chinese AI simulates hypersonic air battle, offering surprising tactic for winning Mach 11 dogfight
- Vodafone unveils prototype 5G network built on a Raspberry Pi computer
- Eyeing a new lunar economy, ispace plans to land on the moon at the end of April
- X-energy and Dow Will Deploy a 320-MWe Xe-100 Nuclear Facility at Gulf Coast Site
- Solar tower of power shows benefits of vertical installations
Crypto News
- ConsenSys announces public testing of ZK-Rollup network compatible with Ethereum
- SpankChain founder teases Tornado Cash ‘sequel’
- Playboy's Next Step in Web3: MetaMansion in The Sandbox
- NFT Sales Surge to $2 Billion in February—Highest Since Terra Crash
Peer Review
- New material may enable quantum computing to overcome key barriers to its widespread application
- A dozen exotic bacteria are found to passively collect rare earth elements from wastewater
- AI-generated arguments changed minds on controversial hot-button issues
- Reaching superconductivity layer by layer
Funding x M&A
DEEP TECH
- Startup inks $65M deal to help Air Force make ‘sustainable’ jet fuel on bases
- Hexa raises $20.5M to turn images into 3D objects for VR, AR and more
- Li-Cycle Scores $375 Million DOE Battery Recycling Development Loan
- ZEN Yachts secures $5.9M in Series A for its solar electric catamaran
- TeraPore Technologies, a developer of advanced nanofiltration membranes for bioprocessing, raised $10M
- Epigenetic-focused biotech Chroma Medicine raised a $135M Series B
- Paratus Sciences, a biotech startup focused on bat biology, raised a $100M Series A
- Verismo Therapeutics, a clinical-stage CAR-T company, raised a $7M pre-Series A
- Drone startup Skydio raised a $230M Series E at a $2.2B valuation
- Typeface, a generative AI application for enterprise content creation, raised a $65M round
- Ophthalmic biotech company Eluminex Biosciences raised a $40M+ Series B
CRYPTO
- Avalon raises $13M to build an interoperable digital universe
- Mangrove raises $7.4M Series A to enable market makers to operate without locked capital
- Ether.Fi raises $5.3 million in funding in a bid to help decentralize staking
- Term Labs Raises $2.5M to Build Out Fixed-Rate Product for DeFi
- Conflux raises $10M from DWF Labs in token round
- Impossible Cloud raises $7 million to decentralize storage
- Figment Capital seeks $50M for second venture fund
- Redeem raises $2.5M to transfer NFTs over text message
- Blockchain operational intelligence and risk management platform Metrika raised a $4M Series A extension
- Ether.fi, a liquid staking protocol, raised $5.3M in funding
- REALLY, a decentralized mobile network, raised an $18M seed round
- Entertainment NFT startup Orange Comet raised a $7M round
- Blockchain R&D company Term Labs raised a $2.5M seed round
- NeoSwap AI, an AI-powered NFT trading startup, raised a $2M pre-seed round at a $15M valuation
Miscellanea.
Flight Simulator Gave Birth to 3D Video-Game Graphics / Explanation of the Domino's Pizza Tracker / Mars will have a lot of wicker furniture / Neural Chip Plays Doom Using a Thousandth of a Watt / Why I Sold My House To Buy A Bitcoin Dip
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