DTN 142: AI Finds Hidden Geothermal Resources

How AI is uncovering hidden geothermal energy resources “Sometimes geothermal hot spots are obvious, marked by geysers and hot springs on the planet’s surface. But in other places, they’re obscured thousands of feet underground. Now AI could help uncover these hidden pockets of potential power. A startup company

DTN 141: Genesis Mission

Plus: Anduril's weapons systems stumble in field tests, F-22 pilot controls drone wingman in flight, Starship explosion during testing, osmotic powerplants, artificial noses, antihydrogen breakthrough, next-gen radar, and more.

Building Europe’s Dual-Use Tech Future with EDT Ventures’ Hugo Jammes

Hugo Jammes is co-founder of EDT Ventures, a new venture firm seeking to back transformational founders building emerging and disruptive technologies for European defense, security and resilience.

DTN 140: First Nuclear Startup Achieves Criticality

Plus: A new New Glenn, edible robots, lab grown brains, Britney Spears' guide to semiconductor physics, Trump takes aim at state AI laws, a propellantless space propulsion system, and more.

The Contrarian Deep Tech Bet with Celesta Capital’s Nicholas Brathwaite

Nicholas Brathwaite is a founding partner at Celesta Capital, a deep tech venture capital firm that has invested in over 110 companies since 2013.

Why Hardware Beats Software with Wave Function Ventures’ Jamie Gull

Jamie Gull is the founder and solo GP of Wave Function Ventures, a pre-seed and seed fund investing in hardware deep tech companies across aerospace, defense, energy, and robotics.

DTN 139: Chinese Biotech innovation surges

Plus: Virtual vineyards, graphene solar cells, new subsea habitat, BBL math, hydrogel tongues, a tabletop particle accelerator, light-powered micromotors, and more.

Upgrading Waste Into Value With Biofuel Evolution’s Jaymish Patel

Jaymish Patel is the founder and CEO of Biofuel Evolution, a pre-seed startup combining data analytics and microbial strains to transform waste streams into valuable resources.

Hardware’s Comeback with FORWARD.one’s Beau-Anne Chilla

Beau-Anne Chilla is a partner at FORWARD.one, an Amsterdam-based deep tech venture capital firm that invests in hardware and industrial technology companies across Europe.

DTN 138: Biopharma Embraces Synthetic Biology

Plus: Google eyes data centers in space, Jared tapped as NASA admin, solarpunk is happening in Africa, 1.7 tonnes of cocaine seized in narcosub, a new analog chip, and more.

Unlocking Critical Minerals with MinersAI’s Mason Dykstra

Mason Dykstra is co-founder and Chief Science and Technology Officer of MinersAI, a company building the foundational data layer for mineral exploration and mining to accelerate the discovery of critical minerals needed for the energy transition and technological advancement.

Critical Mineral-Free Batteries for America’s Data Centers with Group1’s Alexander Girau

Alexander Girau, CEO and cofounder of Group1 and Energy Transition Fellow at UT-Austin’s Energy Institute. Group1 builds critical-mineral-free potassium-ion batteries for data centers and national security.