interviews

Michael Hush (Q-CTRL Chief Scientist) on quantum navigation, GPS jamming and building a satellite-free backup

Kurt Kelty (GM Vice President of Battery, Cell, and Sustainability) on sodium-ion batteries, grid storage and rising power demand.

Paul Warley (CEO, Ascent Solar) on powering satellites, drones and orbital data centers

Blake Scholl (CEO, Boom Supersonic) on the challenges of building a supersonic demonstrator and removing the “speed limit in the skies”

Jonathan Criss (CEO, Vital Lyfe) on bringing aerospace thinking to desalination

Derick Nwasor (co-founder, Just Add Water) on how hydrogen-powered tech can help provide power and oxygen for beleaguered hospitals across Africa.

John Plack (Senior Vice President, Ameresco) on why resilience, not cost alone, will define the future of energy infrastructure

David Tusubira (Co-founder, Innovex) on how better monitoring can make renewable energy systems more reliable and sustainable

Yasmeen Alfaraj (PhD, founder and CEO of NextSet Materials), on rethinking plastic recycling

Johannes Amo-Aye (Co-founder, MINAGIE Energy) on developing hybrid wind-solar microgrids for off-grid and underserved communities across Africa

Kevin Kong (founder and CEO, Everstar) on the US’ lost reactor-building capabilities.

Dr. Jim Smith (Professor of Environmental Science, University of Portsmouth) on the legacy of Chernobyl and the resilience of ecosystems

Colin Gradwell (Integration Director for a Tel Aviv Metro line) on how future railway should be safe, operable, and capable of performing at scale

Tanja Zimmermann (Director, Empa) on future energy systems and why materials science is critical in the fight against climate change.

Forrest Meyen (Co-founder, Lunar Outpost) on the company’s role in the future of lunar habitation

Scott DeNeale (Water Resources Engineer, ORNL) on how wasted water energy remains one of the nation’s greatest untapped resources

Eugene Beh (Founder and CEO, Quino Energy) on the limits of lithium-ion and how water-based batteries could reshape energy storage

Gloria Washington (Howard University and IEEE) on affective AI, inclusion, and the risks of building systems that don’t understand people

Lucy Rogers (Brunel University, University of Canterbury) on creativity in engineering and how technologies perform in harsh environments

Zack Spica (Professor, University of Michigan and CEO, Lumetec) on applying AI to monitor subsea cables and detect ocean floor activity