image credit: Edward Jenner from Pexels Pure Green Cement, L3C respects and even trumpets the benefits of high returns from investments made using both human and financial capital. Productivity, a ratio…
Shandon BlackFebruary 14, 2024
image by Nigel Barker Hard-to-abate industries require substantial funding to overcome barriers in scales of engineering and reach a demonstrative Tech Readiness Level. Infrastructure and Deep Tech startups have long…
Shandon BlackFebruary 2, 2024
Scranton Pennsylvania and Palo Alto California are more than physically distant. Their business startup and regional academic communities can seem light years apart. Yet both students and researchers at Stanford…
Shandon BlackJanuary 29, 2024
Cement, the main component and binding agent of concrete, emitted roughly 1.6Bn tons of CO2 in 2022 with its production. The above image is a visualization of the volume occupied…
Shandon BlackJanuary 25, 2024
illustration by David Gothard for Wall Street Journal (https://www.wsj.com/articles/whos-holding-up-the-ivory-tower-academia-harvard-pursuit-of-truth-or-societal-progress-6ab173da) The January 11th Wall Street Journal article “Who’s holding up the Ivory Tower?” might be a fitting pop quiz question. Appropriate participation roles and priorities from academia are hot topics. Meaningful contributions from higher…
Shandon BlackJanuary 22, 2024
Cement, aluminum, and steel are among the highest CO2 emitters of all hard to abate industrial sectors, but cement stands out for a few reasons. It’s a key component of…
Shandon BlackJanuary 18, 2024
While 2023 saw whispers of a slowdown in climate tech funding, a closer look reveals a fascinating story of resilient innovation, not retreat. While overall VC funding dipped, early-stage startups…
Shandon BlackJanuary 17, 2024
Many academics when hearing the term “graduation rate” envision the early exits by student/athletes to the NBA or NFL. Indeed, Pomp and Circumstance may never fill the ears of undergrads…
Shandon BlackJanuary 15, 2024
