Michael Puttré is a writer and editor based on Long Island, NY. He has been on staff for engineering and technology publications, including InformationWEEK, Mechanical Engineering, and Design News. He was chief editor of Custom Electronics Professional Magazine, The Journal of Electronic Defense, and Solar Industry Magazine. He has written feature articles for professional journals and magazines, including Scientific American. Michael now covers defense, space, energy, and environment issues for Discourse Magazine, a publication of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.
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First Light’s ‘Electric Gun’ Brings Fusion Power Closer
The advance ignites hopes that nuclear fusion reactions can be made using lower-power techniques in practical power plants.
climate
Hedge Funds Bet Big on AI Weather Prediction
Climate and computer scientists are training smaller, smarter, more-agile systems to understand how the atmosphere affects investments.
batteries
New Electric-Grid Batteries Turn Heat Into Light
Promising lower prices than lithium-ion, new battery tech stores excess wind and solar energy in molten metal and glowing carbon that powers photovoltaic cells.
fisheries
Global Fisheries are Devastated by Government Subsidies
Big fleets backed by public money are removing fish from the world’s oceans at unsustainable rates. Can a new treaty help?
