Hugh Butler
@hughbutler35.bsky.social
Author. Science. Innovation. Books include The TakeOut Diet, The Optimistic Storm Part 1: the end of the fossil fuel era.
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* Various companies in production - Sila Technologies, Group 14.
We know the tech is mainstream when mobile phones have them.
Coming to EVs.
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More in OptimisticStorm.com Part 1 End of Fossil Fuel Era
* Various companies in production - Sila Technologies, Group 14.
We know the tech is mainstream when mobile phones have them.
Coming to EVs.
optimisticstorm.com/group14-sili...
More in OptimisticStorm.com Part 1 End of Fossil Fuel Era
November 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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* Various companies in production - Sila Technologies, Group 14.
We know the tech is mainstream when mobile phones have them.
Coming to EVs.
optimisticstorm.com/group14-sili...
More in OptimisticStorm.com Part 1 End of Fossil Fuel Era
* Various companies in production - Sila Technologies, Group 14.
We know the tech is mainstream when mobile phones have them.
Coming to EVs.
optimisticstorm.com/group14-sili...
More in OptimisticStorm.com Part 1 End of Fossil Fuel Era
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* Superior lithium-ion storage capacity compared to its bulk counterpart.
* Due to increased surface area and shorter lithium-ion diffusion paths.
* Faster charging down to 7C (9 mins)
* Long life – higher number of charge and discharge cycles. Targeting over 1,000 cycles.
* Superior lithium-ion storage capacity compared to its bulk counterpart.
* Due to increased surface area and shorter lithium-ion diffusion paths.
* Faster charging down to 7C (9 mins)
* Long life – higher number of charge and discharge cycles. Targeting over 1,000 cycles.
Group14 Silicon Anodes - for 40% improvement in battery density.
Group14 Silicon Anodes for are a drop in replacement for the graphite anodes. Higher density, faster charging and longer lasting LiOn battery
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November 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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* Superior lithium-ion storage capacity compared to its bulk counterpart.
* Due to increased surface area and shorter lithium-ion diffusion paths.
* Faster charging down to 7C (9 mins)
* Long life – higher number of charge and discharge cycles. Targeting over 1,000 cycles.
* Superior lithium-ion storage capacity compared to its bulk counterpart.
* Due to increased surface area and shorter lithium-ion diffusion paths.
* Faster charging down to 7C (9 mins)
* Long life – higher number of charge and discharge cycles. Targeting over 1,000 cycles.
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Those who promote geologic H2 say investors and policymakers need to understand the difference between green H2 and geologic H2. The reality? H2 is H2 no matter the source. It is just dollars.
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More in OptimisticStorm.com Pt3 H2 and Nuclear Fail.
Those who promote geologic H2 say investors and policymakers need to understand the difference between green H2 and geologic H2. The reality? H2 is H2 no matter the source. It is just dollars.
optimisticstorm.com/geologic-or-...
More in OptimisticStorm.com Pt3 H2 and Nuclear Fail.
Geologic or Gold Hydrogen - Fantasy or Opportunity
Geologic or Gold Hydrogen is in the news as a potential to drill and extract natural geologically produced hydrogen with low LCA and cost.
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November 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Those who promote geologic H2 say investors and policymakers need to understand the difference between green H2 and geologic H2. The reality? H2 is H2 no matter the source. It is just dollars.
optimisticstorm.com/geologic-or-...
More in OptimisticStorm.com Pt3 H2 and Nuclear Fail.
Those who promote geologic H2 say investors and policymakers need to understand the difference between green H2 and geologic H2. The reality? H2 is H2 no matter the source. It is just dollars.
optimisticstorm.com/geologic-or-...
More in OptimisticStorm.com Pt3 H2 and Nuclear Fail.
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* H2 interferes with the breakdown of methane. It is probably 30 times more damaging than CO2.
* Early days. No large scale production.
* Australian company HyTerra discovered H2 concentrations of 83% exploratory well
* Previously 96% concentrations at Kansas at 1,000 to 1,700m.
* H2 interferes with the breakdown of methane. It is probably 30 times more damaging than CO2.
* Early days. No large scale production.
* Australian company HyTerra discovered H2 concentrations of 83% exploratory well
* Previously 96% concentrations at Kansas at 1,000 to 1,700m.
Geologic or Gold Hydrogen - Fantasy or Opportunity
Geologic or Gold Hydrogen is in the news as a potential to drill and extract natural geologically produced hydrogen with low LCA and cost.
optimisticstorm.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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* H2 interferes with the breakdown of methane. It is probably 30 times more damaging than CO2.
* Early days. No large scale production.
* Australian company HyTerra discovered H2 concentrations of 83% exploratory well
* Previously 96% concentrations at Kansas at 1,000 to 1,700m.
* H2 interferes with the breakdown of methane. It is probably 30 times more damaging than CO2.
* Early days. No large scale production.
* Australian company HyTerra discovered H2 concentrations of 83% exploratory well
* Previously 96% concentrations at Kansas at 1,000 to 1,700m.
/2 From drug discovery to surgery, to diagnosis. Personalised medicine.
More importantly, curing disease, not just treating it.
optimisticstorm.com/ai-improves-...
Read more in OptimisticStorm.com Part 2, AI for Health
More importantly, curing disease, not just treating it.
optimisticstorm.com/ai-improves-...
Read more in OptimisticStorm.com Part 2, AI for Health
AI Improves Clinical Trials by Five Times
AI Improves Clinical Trials says OPYL who developed Trial-Key which analysed the past 20 years of clinical trials and recommends improvments.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
/2 From drug discovery to surgery, to diagnosis. Personalised medicine.
More importantly, curing disease, not just treating it.
optimisticstorm.com/ai-improves-...
Read more in OptimisticStorm.com Part 2, AI for Health
More importantly, curing disease, not just treating it.
optimisticstorm.com/ai-improves-...
Read more in OptimisticStorm.com Part 2, AI for Health
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AI is making drug discovery faster (half the time, a quarter of the cost) with a 12 times higher ROI.
Drugs make up about 10% of health care costs, scarcely "over-medication".
Better drugs for more diseases will be life-saving for many. And cost less.
More info optimisticstorm.com
AI is making drug discovery faster (half the time, a quarter of the cost) with a 12 times higher ROI.
Drugs make up about 10% of health care costs, scarcely "over-medication".
Better drugs for more diseases will be life-saving for many. And cost less.
More info optimisticstorm.com
AI Accelerates Drug Discovery -
AI Accelerates Drug Discovery and cuts traditional drug discovery from $2.4b to $600m and time from 14 years to 6 years.
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November 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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AI is making drug discovery faster (half the time, a quarter of the cost) with a 12 times higher ROI.
Drugs make up about 10% of health care costs, scarcely "over-medication".
Better drugs for more diseases will be life-saving for many. And cost less.
More info optimisticstorm.com
AI is making drug discovery faster (half the time, a quarter of the cost) with a 12 times higher ROI.
Drugs make up about 10% of health care costs, scarcely "over-medication".
Better drugs for more diseases will be life-saving for many. And cost less.
More info optimisticstorm.com
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* Cook food
* Use electricity for transport.
optimisticstorm.com/electrify-ev...
More details in my book OptimisticStorm.com Part 1: The end of the fossil fuel era.
* Cook food
* Use electricity for transport.
optimisticstorm.com/electrify-ev...
More details in my book OptimisticStorm.com Part 1: The end of the fossil fuel era.
November 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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* Cook food
* Use electricity for transport.
optimisticstorm.com/electrify-ev...
More details in my book OptimisticStorm.com Part 1: The end of the fossil fuel era.
* Cook food
* Use electricity for transport.
optimisticstorm.com/electrify-ev...
More details in my book OptimisticStorm.com Part 1: The end of the fossil fuel era.
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That so many are sucked into conspiracy theories denying climate science and technology is the challenge facing society. Yet these very same people, sucked into the alternative universe, need to have a cheaper, more prosperous and cleaner society. Not complicated.
* Heat air
* Heat water
That so many are sucked into conspiracy theories denying climate science and technology is the challenge facing society. Yet these very same people, sucked into the alternative universe, need to have a cheaper, more prosperous and cleaner society. Not complicated.
* Heat air
* Heat water
Electrify Everything -
Electrify Everything
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November 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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That so many are sucked into conspiracy theories denying climate science and technology is the challenge facing society. Yet these very same people, sucked into the alternative universe, need to have a cheaper, more prosperous and cleaner society. Not complicated.
* Heat air
* Heat water
That so many are sucked into conspiracy theories denying climate science and technology is the challenge facing society. Yet these very same people, sucked into the alternative universe, need to have a cheaper, more prosperous and cleaner society. Not complicated.
* Heat air
* Heat water
/2 They appear to lose about 2 to 3 IQ points.
Have you had 4 Covid infections in last 5 years. Ten IQ points lower?
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Have you had 4 Covid infections in last 5 years. Ten IQ points lower?
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Covid Reduces IQ and Skull-Meniges
Latest research shows Covid Reduces IQ long term. mRNA vaccines appear to reduce the damage and potential damage from long covid.
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November 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
/2 They appear to lose about 2 to 3 IQ points.
Have you had 4 Covid infections in last 5 years. Ten IQ points lower?
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Have you had 4 Covid infections in last 5 years. Ten IQ points lower?
optimisticstorm.com/covid-reduce...
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What's the evidence for older people to take them?
Evidence is a bit scarce. If you have had a stroke, continue to take them.
If you have not, and live a healthy life, maybe not.
Very nuanced. Complicated!
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What's the evidence for older people to take them?
Evidence is a bit scarce. If you have had a stroke, continue to take them.
If you have not, and live a healthy life, maybe not.
Very nuanced. Complicated!
optimisticstorm.com/statin-effec...
Statin Effectiveness in Older People - A Review
Statin Effectiveness in Older People is less certain than for younger people. Statins reduce heart attacks and strokes in young, but not old.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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What's the evidence for older people to take them?
Evidence is a bit scarce. If you have had a stroke, continue to take them.
If you have not, and live a healthy life, maybe not.
Very nuanced. Complicated!
optimisticstorm.com/statin-effec...
What's the evidence for older people to take them?
Evidence is a bit scarce. If you have had a stroke, continue to take them.
If you have not, and live a healthy life, maybe not.
Very nuanced. Complicated!
optimisticstorm.com/statin-effec...
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Statins, or HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, are widely prescribed for cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention due to their proven efficacy in lowering low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels, stabilising atherosclerotic plaques, and reducing inflammation.
Statins, or HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, are widely prescribed for cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention due to their proven efficacy in lowering low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels, stabilising atherosclerotic plaques, and reducing inflammation.
Statin Effectiveness in Older People - A Review
Statin Effectiveness in Older People is less certain than for younger people. Statins reduce heart attacks and strokes in young, but not old.
optimisticstorm.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Statins, or HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, are widely prescribed for cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention due to their proven efficacy in lowering low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels, stabilising atherosclerotic plaques, and reducing inflammation.
Statins, or HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, are widely prescribed for cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention due to their proven efficacy in lowering low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels, stabilising atherosclerotic plaques, and reducing inflammation.
/5 Each infection. Have 5 infections over a decade or two? At this stage it appears cumulative. It won’t happen overnight, and unlike a death, it won’t be easy to measure.
We will see it with the number of people with chronic illnesses.
We will see it with the number of people with chronic illnesses.
November 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
/5 Each infection. Have 5 infections over a decade or two? At this stage it appears cumulative. It won’t happen overnight, and unlike a death, it won’t be easy to measure.
We will see it with the number of people with chronic illnesses.
We will see it with the number of people with chronic illnesses.
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or the economic cost ($14 trillion, $35 trillion, etc). Or the inconvenience, or it was just the flu.
The true cost? As the years roll on, young and middle-aged people are infected with COVID again and again. It is probably their health will slowly decline. 3% fitness, 4 IQ points.
or the economic cost ($14 trillion, $35 trillion, etc). Or the inconvenience, or it was just the flu.
The true cost? As the years roll on, young and middle-aged people are infected with COVID again and again. It is probably their health will slowly decline. 3% fitness, 4 IQ points.
November 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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or the economic cost ($14 trillion, $35 trillion, etc). Or the inconvenience, or it was just the flu.
The true cost? As the years roll on, young and middle-aged people are infected with COVID again and again. It is probably their health will slowly decline. 3% fitness, 4 IQ points.
or the economic cost ($14 trillion, $35 trillion, etc). Or the inconvenience, or it was just the flu.
The true cost? As the years roll on, young and middle-aged people are infected with COVID again and again. It is probably their health will slowly decline. 3% fitness, 4 IQ points.
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* if you have lingering issues from your prior COVID infections, you’re at least susceptible to getting them ME or CFS.
* If you recovered from them, they may come back
* When people talk about the devastation from COVID, they usually talk about deaths. (7 million, 20 million, 30 million)
* if you have lingering issues from your prior COVID infections, you’re at least susceptible to getting them ME or CFS.
* If you recovered from them, they may come back
* When people talk about the devastation from COVID, they usually talk about deaths. (7 million, 20 million, 30 million)
November 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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* if you have lingering issues from your prior COVID infections, you’re at least susceptible to getting them ME or CFS.
* If you recovered from them, they may come back
* When people talk about the devastation from COVID, they usually talk about deaths. (7 million, 20 million, 30 million)
* if you have lingering issues from your prior COVID infections, you’re at least susceptible to getting them ME or CFS.
* If you recovered from them, they may come back
* When people talk about the devastation from COVID, they usually talk about deaths. (7 million, 20 million, 30 million)
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The most controversial take on COVID, and what everyone is getting wrong about this, is that it’s a disease whose burden falls primarily on the young. Not the old.
Long Covid has all the hallmarks of ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis) or chronic fatigue syndrome. They are complex diseases.
The most controversial take on COVID, and what everyone is getting wrong about this, is that it’s a disease whose burden falls primarily on the young. Not the old.
Long Covid has all the hallmarks of ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis) or chronic fatigue syndrome. They are complex diseases.
Long Covid Impacts Updated - A disease of the young, not the old?
Long Covid impacts the young and old. Loss of IQ, loss of fitness and damage to organs. Mask. Vaccinate. Young are most at risk.
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November 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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The most controversial take on COVID, and what everyone is getting wrong about this, is that it’s a disease whose burden falls primarily on the young. Not the old.
Long Covid has all the hallmarks of ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis) or chronic fatigue syndrome. They are complex diseases.
The most controversial take on COVID, and what everyone is getting wrong about this, is that it’s a disease whose burden falls primarily on the young. Not the old.
Long Covid has all the hallmarks of ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis) or chronic fatigue syndrome. They are complex diseases.