Matt Ferrell

What if all the heat a factory throws away could run the grid instead?

Check out our video on it, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuQRxatte5g

Or check out the page on our website, here: https://undecided.tech/how-the-super-soaker-inventor-built-the-most-efficient-heat-engine-ever

Are quantum batteries the future of energy storage?

Check out our video on it, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d50tSWgXDtw

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How do quantum batteries work?

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Home batteries suck for most people. Ten grand, a permit, an electrician, and only if you own the right house. So what about batteries that plug into a wall outlets and move with you? Check our video: https://youtu.be/jl-rwZjdD3Y

Or on our website: https://undecided.link/4uKmJ4t

#FunFactFriday: Scientists have broken convention with a handheld gaming device that requires you to play outside! Are solar panels and hand-cranks the future of gaming? Are gamers the next renewable energy? Source: https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-green-technology-game-industry-scientists.html

Half of US households can't install a home battery. Renters and apartment dwellers get left out entirely. One that plugs into a normal outlet finally changes all that. Check our video on it: https://youtu.be/jl-rwZjdD3Y

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Is SeaTwirl poised to catch the wind power rush?

Check out our video on it, here: https://youtu.be/YjoOBTO6Gtg

Or check out the page on our website, here: https://undecided.tech/how-ikea-style-wind-turbines-could-change-offshore-energy/

How much of Disney’s sustainability story is real?

Check out our video on it, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5AeXRChgVQ

Or check out the page on our website, here: https://undecided.tech/what-i-found-behind-disney-worlds-hidden-systems/

🖖Calling all Star Trek fans … new Trek in Time episode is out on my other channel: https://youtu.be/jQctuffaeGM Audio: https://shows.acast.com/trek-in-time/episodes/6a60b3ab7d20badb2891fbda We talk about the rare late-season bright spot in Star Trek TOS Season 3, Episode 21, "The Cloud Minders."

Latest follow-up podcast is out! YouTube: https://youtu.be/vtmX0st3uOk Audio: https://shows.acast.com/still-to-be-determined/episodes/6a5e0af7c8941e6991615dd1 Sean and I talk with Joel Jean, co-founder and CEO of Swift Solar, the US startup spun out of MIT and Stanford.

Is this the invention that finally turns low-temp waste heat into a hot commodity?

Check out our video on it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuQRxatte5g

Or check out the page on our website, here: https://undecided.tech/how-the-super-soaker-inventor-built-the-most-efficient-heat-engine-ever

Latest podcast is out! YouTube: https://youtu.be/JPEtYL9F0Vk Audio: https://shows.acast.com/still-to-be-determined/episodes/6a4bc47ff29b7142228a6bd8 We talk to Paulus Schoutsen, the software engineer who started Home Assistant – the largest open-source smart-home platform in the world.

Will SeaTwirl be left hanging in the wind?

Check out our video on it, here: https://youtu.be/YjoOBTO6Gtg

Or check out the page on our website, here: https://undecided.tech/how-ikea-style-wind-turbines-could-change-offshore-energy/

🖖Calling all Star Trek fans … new Trek in Time video episode is out on my other channel: https://youtu.be/YptDHoaavHo Audio: https://shows.acast.com/trek-in-time/episodes/6a4e3c6b1c8f5a97d84fc1ed Sean and I talk about what killed Star Trek in Star Trek TOS Season 3, Episode 16, “The Mark of Gideon.”

Latest podcast is out! YouTube: https://youtu.be/ve_k8pNY1sQ Audio version: https://share.transistor.fm/s/bb5ae4fa Sean and I talk with Alec Watson (TechnologyConnections) about future tech, current trends and dead ends, and why dishwashers are so fascinating.

Latest podcast is out! YouTube: https://youtu.be/LhbPajWdgUk. Audio: https://shows.acast.com/still-to-be-determined/episodes/6a3a89c86cc0d2f382550e79. We talk with Dr. Lonnie Johnson about his most ambitious project yet: a heat engine with no moving parts that converts waste heat into electricity.

#FunFactFriday: TNO believe they have made the world’s first flexible perovskite solar roof tile, with an efficiency of 12.4%. Could this change our approach to solar energy? Would you have a full solar roof? News Source: https://www.pv-tech.org/tno-claims-worlds-first-perovskite-solar-roof-tile/

What would you change about your dream home if you made it today?

Check out our video on it, here: https://youtu.be/hb2x5VcUT0I

Or check out the page on our website, here: https://undecided.tech/what-i-got-wrong-building-my-net-zero-home/

Will sCO2 generators replace steam power?

Check out our video on it, here: https://youtu.be/TboSBAnmJKI

Or check out the page on our website, here: https://undecided.tech/why-chinas-supercritical-co₂-turbine-matters/

🖖Calling all Star Trek fans … new Trek in Time video episode is out: https://youtu.be/LgsPqnDU9ng Audio: https://shows.acast.com/trek-in-time/episodes/6a54f0443e018503d625eda3 Sean and I talk about the possession horror hiding inside Star Trek TOS Season 3, Episode 18, "The Lights of Zetar."

Do you have any regrets about your dream home?

Check out our video on it, here: https://youtu.be/hb2x5VcUT0I

Or check out the page on our website, here: https://undecided.tech/what-i-got-wrong-building-my-net-zero-home/

Would you like to see vertical farming in your community?

Check out our video on it, here: https://youtu.be/8sOEB2m0m9Y

Or check out the page on our website, here: https://undecided.tech/why-this-vertical-farm-is-500x-more-efficient-than-farming/

What do you think about vertical farming?

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FunFactFriday: The gap between used EVs and equivalent gas cars is closing fast, and sales of these EVs is rising fast, with 37000 sold in the first quarter of the year. Are you part of the EV wave? Source: https://electrek.co/2026/04/07/used-evs-just-hit-a-sales-record-a-much-bigger-wave-is-coming/

🖖Calling all Star Trek fans … new Trek in Time episode is out on my other channel: https://youtu.be/IFpvsIgEOow Audio: https://shows.acast.com/trek-in-time/episodes/6a69ec6c2a5f0f3072e57b71 We talk about the accidental anti-vax parable buried in Star Trek TOS Season 3, Episode 20, "The Way to Eden."

Have Donut Labs released a half-baked breakthrough?

Check out our video on it, here: https://youtu.be/C8ljwigh9jA

Or check out the page on our website, here: https://undecided.tech/the-mystery-behind-donut-labs-impossible-battery/

🖖Calling all Star Trek fans … new Trek in Time episode is out on my other channel: https://youtu.be/vH-BfLoDcrk Audio: https://shows.acast.com/trek-in-time/episodes/6a3d51c526d5a6687a3e9ad0. Sean and I talk about the release of all stakes in Star Trek TOS Season 3, Episode 14, “Whom Gods Destroy.”

#FunFactFriday: A method of less destructive lithium extraction is making progress, with a $5 billion investment from EnergyX into Chile's lithium sector. Could this lead the way to a lithium rebirth? News Source: https://energyx.com/press-release/energyx-chile-president-meeting/

Are you team DER or team "leave things as they are"?

Check out our video on it, here: https://youtu.be/pLIatO-RA1c

Or check out the page on our website, here: https://undecided.tech/the-national-grid-is-dead-heres-what-replaces-it/

Latest follow-up podcast is out! YouTube: https://youtu.be/f67J9QO5LPY Audio version: https://share.transistor.fm/s/081ce73d Sean and I talk about Donut Lab's solid state batteries, connecting with other YouTubers, and your questions.

Can we solve the ocean plastic problem?

Check out our video on it, here: https://youtu.be/Rqpfnj7dAgw

Or check out the page on our website, here: https://undecided.tech/how-ocean-plastic-isnt-the-problem/

🖖Calling all Star Trek fans … new Trek in Time video episode is out on my other channel: https://youtu.be/NFX_zA9iHMI Audio version: https://share.transistor.fm/s/4a7741fd Sean and I talk about feeling the vibes and torturous experiments, in Star Trek TOS Season 3, Episode 12, “The Empath.”

What went so wrong with the national grid?

Check out our video on it, here: https://youtu.be/pLIatO-RA1c

Or check out the page on our website, here: https://undecided.tech/the-national-grid-is-dead-heres-what-replaces-it/

Latest follow-up podcast is out! YouTube: https://youtu.be/HicyIaKqRgk Audio version: https://share.transistor.fm/s/4e468567 Matt talks with Two Bit Da Vinci and Ziroth about Donut Lab’s new battery, the controversy around it, and what they think it actually might be.

🖖Calling all Star Trek fans … new Trek in Time video episode is out on my other channel: https://youtu.be/KIXnP7lp690 Audio version: https://share.transistor.fm/s/f829a96f Sean and I talk about where ugliness truly dwells, in Star Trek TOS Season 3, Episode 5, “Is There No Truth in Beauty.”

🖖Calling all Star Trek fans … new Trek in Time episode is out: https://youtu.be/cQBJ79vM7cE Audio: https://share.transistor.fm/s/8fa21bae Sean and I talk about doubling down on empathy in the season finale of Starfleet Academy Season 1, Episode 10, “Rubincon.”

@neverbeaten@mas.to Glad you liked the video! I was hoping folks would find it useful.

Your cabin renovation sounds like it's gonna be cool. Having geo already installed is killer.