Activation Energy: Favourable Is Not the Same as Likely
Paper on a table will not burn, though burning releases energy. Something has to supply the initial push — and most stalled intentions are barriers, not disagreements about value.
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Chemistry & Materials
Half-Life: Why the Last Bit Takes So Long to Go
An afternoon coffee still has an eighth of its caffeine in you the next morning. Anything that loses a constant proportion per period behaves this way — including skills and knowledge.
The Battery Chemistry Everyone Is Waiting On, and Why It's Taking So Long
Solid-state batteries have been 'five years away' for over a decade — not because the chemistry is wrong, but because manufacturing at scale is its own unsolved problem.