Batteries are a bottleneck for a ton of technologies in both efficiency and energy density. They are extensively researched. "Rethinking the fundamental physics" is dumb marketing speech, what is he gonna (pay his employees to) do, reinvent solid-state physics?
Unless he has an actual idea (which he doesn't because he's not a physicist), this is like saying "to make a space elevator, we just need to invent a stronger material", as if it was just a matter of trying.
the engineering challenges have been known for a long time now, but there are ways around it. there are also other technologies that are viable, some, like the skyhook, are most of the benefit but possible with current tech. others, like orbital rings, are straight up better but have a high upfront cost to build
Batteries are a bottleneck for a ton of technologies in both efficiency and energy density. They are extensively researched. "Rethinking the fundamental physics" is dumb marketing speech, what is he gonna (pay his employees to) do, reinvent solid-state physics?
Unless he has an actual idea (which he doesn't because he's not a physicist), this is like saying "to make a space elevator, we just need to invent a stronger material", as if it was just a matter of trying.
mfw space elevators are unfeasable now too? aw man
here's a good video on space elevators
the engineering challenges have been known for a long time now, but there are ways around it. there are also other technologies that are viable, some, like the skyhook, are most of the benefit but possible with current tech. others, like orbital rings, are straight up better but have a high upfront cost to build
this is my special interest, so ask away
I hate to break it to you, but they've always been unfeasable.
...on the Earth. We could make a Moon elevator with currently-existing materials.
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its unfeasible because capitalists would definitely fuck it up and you dont want something that big falling down
Sky hooks are a far more feasible idea and do pretty much the same thing