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This newsletter covers the widening search for dark matter beyond WIMPs, Kenya's off-grid solar adoption, and the engineering challenges of solar geoengineering.
An MIT Technology Review article details the significant practical and engineering hurdles facing solar geoengineering, including the need for specialized aircraft to reach the stratosphere and uncertainties about the best materials to use, highlighting that large-scale deployment remains far more complex than often assumed.
A newsletter covering two main stories: the practical engineering challenges of solar geoengineering, and new research into interoception and its health implications. Also includes news of SpaceX's valuation surpassing Amazon.
The article examines the shift from theoretical simulations to practical engineering challenges in solar geoengineering, focusing on the development of high-altitude aircraft and material delivery systems, while weighing the potential benefits against the risks of deployment.