US Drug Manufacturing in 2026: Tariffs, Plant Pledges and When Anything Actually Ships
Tariff policy has set off a wave of US plant pledges, but most open between 2027 and 2034. A plain account of the policy, the…
Peter Kalafatis
Is Moore’s Law Dead? How Chips Evolved and Where They Go
Moore’s law was a 1965 projection, not a law of physics. Here is what has slowed, what continues, and how engineers are working around the…
What Was the First Computer? ENIAC, Colossus and the Credit Fight
Babbage, Zuse, Atanasoff, Colossus, ENIAC and the Manchester Baby all have a claim to the first computer. Which one wins depends on the adjectives you…
Why Did the Dinosaurs Go Extinct? The Asteroid Evidence
A large asteroid struck Mexico about 66 million years ago. Here is the evidence for it, the role of volcanoes, who survived, and the open…
AirPods Pro 3 Review: Strong ANC, but Fit Decides Everything
Apple’s AirPods Pro 3 earn praise for noise cancelling and iPhone integration, but fit problems and a modest upgrade over the Pro 2 keep the…
The Erdős Unit Distance Conjecture Falls: What OpenAI’s Model Proved and What Mathematicians Say
An unreleased OpenAI model disproved a 1946 Erdős conjecture about unit distances in the plane. The proof, the outside checks, and the open caveats.
TI-84 Plus CE Review: A Classroom Standard at a Steep Price
The TI-84 Plus CE remains the calculator most US classrooms assume, but it is pricey for aging hardware and now has a successor. Here is…
PCIe 6.0 SSDs Already Ship in Data Centers. Here’s Why Desktop Drives Are Years Behind
Micron’s 9650 delivers 28,000 MB/s in data centers, yet consumer PCIe 6.0 drives are not expected before late 2027. The signaling, controller and NAND reasons…
How Much Energy Does AI Use? Data Centers, Water and Numbers
Per-query, data-center and water figures for AI, drawn from IEA, US DOE and published studies, with the uncertainty spelled out.
How Did Life Begin? Leading Theories of Abiogenesis
Nobody knows exactly how life began, but several hypotheses are testable. This guide separates the evidence from the guesses.