Science

Binary won because of noise margins, and the cost of abandoning it is measurable. Flash memory storing four bits per cell survives about a hundredth as many write cycles as flash storing one.

In-situ resource utilization is how a Moon base stops depending on Earth. Oxygen extraction from regolith is close to ready. Water ice mining has not yet succeeded once, and the first attempt failed in 2025.

Climate change is shrinking the 'Bean Belt'. The solution is 'Molecular Coffee'—chemically identical to the real thing, but created from upcycled ingredients like date pits, using 94% less water.