Is lithium as valuable as gold? Strictly speaking, no. Today’s market quote for gold is $55,643 per kilogram. For that money you can buy nearly 6,000 kilograms of lithium carbonate (99.5%) or lithium hydroxide monohydrate (56.5% pure). So, what’s all the hype about? Basics Lithium is the third element on… Read more“Map Monday, Lithium Extraction the next Gold Rush?”
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Map Monday, speed limits across the globe
Speed limits seem to be the universal constraint to modern life. Despite medical advances that have extended life into an eighth decade in the most developed countries there’s never enough time to do what must be done. As a consequence everything must be done faster and faster so you can… Read more“Map Monday, speed limits across the globe”
Map Monday, Worldwide Hyperloop transit map
If Elon Musk is successful with his Hyperloop project, a scheme to replace trains and planes with transit via hyper-speed vacuum tubes, future humans will be able to catch a subway-like train to their global destinations. Is this a real possibility? As it turns out yes, the technology exists today…. Read more“Map Monday, Worldwide Hyperloop transit map”
