Every major technology revolution—from cars to smartphones to AI—follows the same pattern: mass adoption creates demand for specialized materials and rare minerals, which gives enormous leverage to the countries that control them.
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From early cars to generative AI, new technologies create demand for specialized materials
The mass adoption of new technologies drives demand for rare and complex materials used in their manufacture.
FIFA, the LA Clippers and Boston Red Sox all failed to deliver on their promises of carbon offsets to reduce their climate impact. Sports management researchers explore commitments teams have been making to see whether they translate into measurable environmental outcomes.
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From FIFA to the LA Clippers, carbon offset scandals are exposing the gap between sports teams’ green promises and reality
There are better ways for teams to cut their climate impact.
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NASA just launched a low-cost mission to Mars called ESCAPADE. It could reveal how the planet’s atmosphere was stripped away, but cheaper missions like this come with bigger risks (and haven’t always worked in the past) Will this one pay off?
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Lower-cost space missions like NASA’s ESCAPADE are starting to deliver exciting science – but at a price in risk and trade‑offs
What’s better – many small space missions, or a few large, sweeping ones? Space scientists are asking this question as they face budget uncerta...