OPEC+ Approves Another Oil Output Increase As Hormuz Exports Start To Recover

Did Scientists Just Solve The Biggest Mystery Holding Back Solid-State Batteries Authored by Alex Kimani via OilPrice.com, Scientists have identified the root causes of solid-state battery failures, discovering that internal pressure cracks the electrolyte while electrical imbalances trigger lithium growth that causes short circuits. The findings could accelerate commercialization by turning a long-standing scientific mystery into a solvable engineering challenge. Automakers including Toyota, Honda, Mercedes-Benz, and BMW are investing billions in solid-state batteries, with commercial EV deployments targeted for the second half of this decade Scientists now know why solid-state batteries have repeatedly failed....

The Day Civilization Runs Out Of Bread Will Not Feel Like Fiction Authored by Madge Waggy, For nearly three decades, much of the modern world behaved as though the nuclear age had quietly expired sometime in the early 1990s. The collapse of the Soviet Union created the comforting illusion that humanity had stepped away from the edge permanently, as if the terrifying balance that defined the Cold War had dissolved together with old political maps. Younger generations grew up hearing about nuclear drills, fallout shelters, and atomic panic the same way...

Trump Floats Backing Anti-Tehran Insurgency As Alternative To US Boots On Ground It's only day four of the US-Israeli 'Operation Epic Fury' and there's already talks of a ground war and insurgency in Iran. Of course, the White House is still saying it doesn't plan to send US boots on the ground (though is 'not ruling it out'), while also proclaiming the US wants regime change in Tehran, and the dismantling of the Islamic Republic as a state and system is a formal objective.  But as the Bush Necons learned in Iraq,...