How Lithium-Ion Batteries Actually Work (and Degrade)
How lithium-ion batteries actually work: intercalation chemistry, the SEI layer, charge and discharge, why they degrade, and what causes thermal runaway.
Xenotransplantation: Engineering Pig Organs for Humans
How xenotransplantation works in 2026: CRISPR gene-edited pig organs, immune rejection, PERV knockout, and the engineering behind cross-species transplants.
How Solid-State Batteries Actually Work (2026)
How solid-state batteries actually work: solid electrolytes, lithium-metal anodes, dendrite suppression, and why they promise safer, denser energy storage.
AI Protein Design: How RFdiffusion Generates New Proteins (2026)
How generative AI designs proteins from scratch: the RFdiffusion denoising pipeline, ProteinMPNN sequence design, AlphaFold validation, and wet-lab loop.
DNA Language Models: Genomic Foundation Models Explained
DNA language models explained for 2026: how genomic foundation models like Evo learn the language of the genome, the architecture, training data, and limits.
How OLED Displays Actually Work: The Physics Explained
How OLED displays actually work, from first principles: electroluminescence, the pixel stack, RGB vs white-OLED, QD-OLED, burn-in, and OLED vs LCD.
How LiDAR Actually Works: The Physics Explained
How LiDAR actually works, from first principles: time-of-flight vs FMCW, the laser and detector chain, point clouds, solid-state designs, and LiDAR vs radar.
Spatial Transcriptomics Explained (2026)
Spatial transcriptomics explained in 2026: how Visium, Xenium, and MERFISH map gene expression in tissue, the data pipeline, trade-offs, and applications.
How Quantum Dots Actually Work: The Physics of QLED
How quantum dots actually work: quantum confinement, why size sets color, how QLED and QD-OLED displays use them, and the physics behind the glow.
Brain Organoid Biocomputing Explained (2026)
How brain organoid biocomputing works in 2026: culturing neural organoids, electrode interfaces, training signals, and the honest limits of wetware compute.