![A developer of Russian military spacecraft shows the first pictures of a massive nuclear-powered space transport undergoing assembly at the company's facility in St. Petersburg : r/Futurology A developer of Russian military spacecraft shows the first pictures of a massive nuclear-powered space transport undergoing assembly at the company's facility in St. Petersburg : r/Futurology](https://external-preview.redd.it/KhjwvmUnz5C-J7HaWpBBUt97xH41MjhMuzTSSC3iyAs.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=b8630cac64694b8aa27cca5544a052bc88493ca0)
A developer of Russian military spacecraft shows the first pictures of a massive nuclear-powered space transport undergoing assembly at the company's facility in St. Petersburg : r/Futurology
![Scientists develop thermal camouflage that can fool infrared cameras - Invention can make an object appear to have the same temperature as its background : r/Futurology Scientists develop thermal camouflage that can fool infrared cameras - Invention can make an object appear to have the same temperature as its background : r/Futurology](https://external-preview.redd.it/iNsR5AHqcCQcITKW__8uQPwj8JyNtTpm3fCAdo9nOlY.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=6e2e6a6519b5fa1678c3b8f4c912369a2984df60)
Scientists develop thermal camouflage that can fool infrared cameras - Invention can make an object appear to have the same temperature as its background : r/Futurology
![Physicists initially appear to challenge second law of thermodynamics, by cooling a piece of copper from over 100°C to significantly below room temperature without an external power supply, using a thermal inductor. Physicists initially appear to challenge second law of thermodynamics, by cooling a piece of copper from over 100°C to significantly below room temperature without an external power supply, using a thermal inductor.](https://external-preview.redd.it/4JIG_6jGTOmf8ssZ0JxaBZLDYQZ_0KXEOZzRP32VAU0.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=693b545a7b56ac2ede9007ae19ccaba70b192d7b)
Physicists initially appear to challenge second law of thermodynamics, by cooling a piece of copper from over 100°C to significantly below room temperature without an external power supply, using a thermal inductor.
![New 'iron-air' battery can store electricity from wind or solar power stations for days at a time, slowly discharging it into the grid, at just 1/10th the cost of lithium-ion batteries : New 'iron-air' battery can store electricity from wind or solar power stations for days at a time, slowly discharging it into the grid, at just 1/10th the cost of lithium-ion batteries :](https://external-preview.redd.it/Bfi1lVW4oVGR90nc09QNyBZdwmPaxDQUrEnkcqaiC1s.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=081bec942bacfabafb4d44bd92c44792317034c4)
New 'iron-air' battery can store electricity from wind or solar power stations for days at a time, slowly discharging it into the grid, at just 1/10th the cost of lithium-ion batteries :
![Tiny silicon particles could power lithium ion batteries with 10 times more capacity - Canada Research Chair in Nanomaterials for Energy : r/Futurology Tiny silicon particles could power lithium ion batteries with 10 times more capacity - Canada Research Chair in Nanomaterials for Energy : r/Futurology](https://external-preview.redd.it/0fv0jU6cokHgWa088mFkvxju_eDleaqvn8WpwkHftr8.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=5bd6d88b9bdb45a6f64323ab57c66918f60e3c15)
Tiny silicon particles could power lithium ion batteries with 10 times more capacity - Canada Research Chair in Nanomaterials for Energy : r/Futurology
![The tough calculus of emissions and the future of EVs - From materials and batteries to manufacturing, calculating the real carbon cost of EVs is just getting started : r/Futurology The tough calculus of emissions and the future of EVs - From materials and batteries to manufacturing, calculating the real carbon cost of EVs is just getting started : r/Futurology](https://external-preview.redd.it/hdGoMycQmM3oadfBcWyanxH0s-bkRpntOYx6SaYw38U.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=85c28d976b745b0fac7bcf801094cfb003257050)
The tough calculus of emissions and the future of EVs - From materials and batteries to manufacturing, calculating the real carbon cost of EVs is just getting started : r/Futurology
![Tesla battery researcher unveils new cell that could last 1 million miles in 'robot taxis' - “cells of this type should be able to power an electric vehicle for over 1.6 million Tesla battery researcher unveils new cell that could last 1 million miles in 'robot taxis' - “cells of this type should be able to power an electric vehicle for over 1.6 million](https://external-preview.redd.it/IrpxtVo4dEOrb54TcHDQJRWhE4i-BCWZK-G9lY4p_VY.jpg?auto=webp&s=d0cbac691fdc7412c3246942c3901b40caff0bf6)
Tesla battery researcher unveils new cell that could last 1 million miles in 'robot taxis' - “cells of this type should be able to power an electric vehicle for over 1.6 million
![The future of our technology and our planet depends on one thing: the battery - The lithium-ion battery is growing to power the electric car era, but solid-state batteries are incoming : The future of our technology and our planet depends on one thing: the battery - The lithium-ion battery is growing to power the electric car era, but solid-state batteries are incoming :](https://external-preview.redd.it/ibyP57aTEukwQg5ArtC1g0F2j5IlZd8pJKDasHyoL9Y.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=33661b91b482496fb7bfa61cea97304cabc77508)
The future of our technology and our planet depends on one thing: the battery - The lithium-ion battery is growing to power the electric car era, but solid-state batteries are incoming :
![Electricity-free air con: Thermoacoustic device turns waste heat into cold using no additional power - claimed to take heat and turn it into sound, before then turning that sound into cold, all Electricity-free air con: Thermoacoustic device turns waste heat into cold using no additional power - claimed to take heat and turn it into sound, before then turning that sound into cold, all](https://external-preview.redd.it/yGzJcwbFsisfmY12kUL8GBLIHgRXgb-UYiNhZRrDf9s.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=4aefedfe6bdfb96119ea27c4392abcc49ad36259)
Electricity-free air con: Thermoacoustic device turns waste heat into cold using no additional power - claimed to take heat and turn it into sound, before then turning that sound into cold, all
![Solid state battery breakthrough could double the density of lithium-ion cells, reports a new study, opening the door to double-density solid state lithium batteries that won't explode or catch fire if they Solid state battery breakthrough could double the density of lithium-ion cells, reports a new study, opening the door to double-density solid state lithium batteries that won't explode or catch fire if they](https://external-preview.redd.it/ETxXv6sRvV5lulDT_Hkg1zSYZLckN9mMgQq05n8odyo.jpg?auto=webp&s=e8193a1f65264a20ae2676b7ed62b0d98f8dbe24)
Solid state battery breakthrough could double the density of lithium-ion cells, reports a new study, opening the door to double-density solid state lithium batteries that won't explode or catch fire if they
![$100 Billion => 1TW Solar PV annual capacity. $100 Billion => 2.6TWh LFP Batteries annual capacity. Roughly. : r/Futurology $100 Billion => 1TW Solar PV annual capacity. $100 Billion => 2.6TWh LFP Batteries annual capacity. Roughly. : r/Futurology](https://external-preview.redd.it/QrP-a4hs6w4ROuewt271sNA1_cpBSKadRjqX5gMM358.jpg?auto=webp&s=867be5a0462662cd73a514234a5c91c92f7f013e)
$100 Billion => 1TW Solar PV annual capacity. $100 Billion => 2.6TWh LFP Batteries annual capacity. Roughly. : r/Futurology
![World's first working thermal battery" promises cheap, eco-friendly, grid-scalable energy storage - a device with a lifetime of at least 20 years that can store six times more energy than lithium-ion batteries World's first working thermal battery" promises cheap, eco-friendly, grid-scalable energy storage - a device with a lifetime of at least 20 years that can store six times more energy than lithium-ion batteries](https://external-preview.redd.it/EgMuaM33Cha4G67y_nLW5coqenQy3e0yJ4J8EjCI3Hs.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=f8f2ce442e3ed22422b6b39ca9737af48aed6941)
World's first working thermal battery" promises cheap, eco-friendly, grid-scalable energy storage - a device with a lifetime of at least 20 years that can store six times more energy than lithium-ion batteries
![World's first working thermal battery" promises cheap, eco-friendly, grid-scalable energy storage - a device with a lifetime of at least 20 years that can store six times more energy than lithium-ion batteries World's first working thermal battery" promises cheap, eco-friendly, grid-scalable energy storage - a device with a lifetime of at least 20 years that can store six times more energy than lithium-ion batteries](https://external-preview.redd.it/x-SoVGcp1Ghi1IBgLLbGyL2HAP6Gb2ET3EF9QR3iY4c.jpg?auto=webp&s=471ed409108a79e0b60a20c52886d3791e2d49a3)
World's first working thermal battery" promises cheap, eco-friendly, grid-scalable energy storage - a device with a lifetime of at least 20 years that can store six times more energy than lithium-ion batteries
![What are the important topics in the field: Futurology, forecasting, future, technologies of the future? What are the important topics in the field: Futurology, forecasting, future, technologies of the future?](https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dariusz-Prokopowicz/post/What-are-the-important-topics-in-the-field-Futurology-forecasting-future-technologies-of-the-future/attachment/5cde34043843b0b982533d8d/AS%3A759398754422784%401558066180090/image/DISCUSSION_D.Prokopowicz_...What+elements+of+information+technology...analytical+system...forecasting...trends...complex+processes+2+x.jpg)
What are the important topics in the field: Futurology, forecasting, future, technologies of the future?
![Former Tesla executives plan their own Gigafactory in Sweden to bring battery cost down below $100/kwh : r/Futurology Former Tesla executives plan their own Gigafactory in Sweden to bring battery cost down below $100/kwh : r/Futurology](https://external-preview.redd.it/Cz56DOYlvit5kJN_yu87E2SrQrhogRYKAk5NEP7OVjE.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=6a1bb2dbf4d0b69ced840cbf80ca25a7406c0bc5)
Former Tesla executives plan their own Gigafactory in Sweden to bring battery cost down below $100/kwh : r/Futurology
![Molten salt storage 33 times cheaper than lithium-ion batteries." (Thermal storage v/s chemical storage comparison) : r/energy Molten salt storage 33 times cheaper than lithium-ion batteries." (Thermal storage v/s chemical storage comparison) : r/energy](https://external-preview.redd.it/IIJeVjk88lJ3X7ooNoxDm9yOS0XY8V24FJI0--WTL3E.jpg?auto=webp&s=09f099e28e66b5a7b07c6c6bb5e5d40f40241111)
Molten salt storage 33 times cheaper than lithium-ion batteries." (Thermal storage v/s chemical storage comparison) : r/energy
![Chinese 'artificial sun' sets new world record - continuous high temperature plasma operation for 1056 seconds (at temperature 70 million degrees Celsius), the longest time of operation of its kind in the Chinese 'artificial sun' sets new world record - continuous high temperature plasma operation for 1056 seconds (at temperature 70 million degrees Celsius), the longest time of operation of its kind in the](https://external-preview.redd.it/xvlGCQ0jH6uJdqBKoZ9ToSbGRNVWNHfHp253o7XUoog.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=4ae2c9ff74a1f469248a10505d84bda119e99e45)