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The Final Barrier to (Nearly) Infinite Energy

Season 10 Episode 34 | 19m 39s

One of the final challenges is deciding on the physical vessel to contain our mini artificial stars--and we have some pretty sci-fi options that are nearly ready to go.

Aired: 02/12/25
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