Critical Minerals
Selected reporting and mythical analysis on critical minerals.
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Jan 15, 2026Gut Health for Rocks: How a Startup Is Feeding Prebiotics to Microbes to Solve the Copper Crisis
Discover how a startup is using prebiotics to feed microbes and extract more copper from ore in this hilarious satirical take on solving the copper shortage with absurd tech innovation.
AI
Nov 20, 2025Sortera's AI Aluminum Sorter: Turning America's Scrap Piles into Gold, Literally (Maybe!)
Sortera's AI aluminum sorter is hilariously turning scrap into cash, with a new Tennessee facility that's part recycling, part comedy show. Read how robots are judging your trash!
AI
Apr 8, 2025Trump's Revolutionary Plan: Powering Data Centers with Coal Because Nothing Says 'Future' Like the 1800s
In a groundbreaking move that has left environmentalists weeping and historians scratching their heads, former President Donald Trump has announced his latest masterstroke: endorsing coal as the pr...