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Low-cost geothermal drill head for shallow wells

Design a sub-$5K drill head capable of reaching 300m at 80°C source temperatures for residential geothermal.

mRNA stabilisation at room temperature

Find lipid formulations that keep mRNA payloads viable for 30+ days without cold chain.

Low-bandwidth drone swarm coordination protocol

Design a sub-50bps mesh protocol enabling 100+ drones to coordinate without GPS in contested environments.

Modular direct air capture for community deployment

A shipping-container-sized DAC unit capturing 1 ton CO₂/day at less than $200/ton operating cost.

Cislunar communication relay constellation

Architect an 8-satellite constellation for continuous Earth-Moon comms with sub-$50M total mass-to-LEO cost.

High-density sodium-ion cathode chemistry

Sodium-ion cathode formulation reaching 180 Wh/kg with 5,000 cycle life and earth-abundant materials.