{"id":98288,"date":"2026-06-18T18:07:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T18:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youzum.net\/the-download-a-new-hunt-for-dark-matter-and-kenyas-case-for-going-solar\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T18:07:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T18:07:17","slug":"the-download-a-new-hunt-for-dark-matter-and-kenyas-case-for-going-solar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youzum.net\/it\/the-download-a-new-hunt-for-dark-matter-and-kenyas-case-for-going-solar\/","title":{"rendered":"The Download: a new hunt for dark matter and Kenya\u2019s case for going solar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>This is today\u2019s edition of <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.technologyreview.com\/newsletters\/briefing-the-download\/?_ga=2.179569122.736533416.1649661040-405833893.1649413289\"><em>The Download<\/em><\/a>,<em> our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what\u2019s going on in the world of technology.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The search for dark matter has been blown wide open<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>For decades, physicists have hunted for weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs), a leading candidate for dark matter. But their search has run into a new problem: neutrinos.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>These tiny particles from the sun and other stars can create a \u201cneutrino fog\u201d that drowns out any signal of dark matter. Hitting the neutrino fog does not, however, mean an end to the search. Researchers just have to shift the focus of their hunt.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re now casting a much wider net. New proposals include quantum sensors, liquid-helium detectors, and even searches in Jupiter\u2019s atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/2026\/06\/18\/1138755\/search-for-dark-matter-blown-wide-open\/?utm_source=the_download&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&amp;utm_term=*%7CSUBCLASS%7C*&amp;utm_content=*%7CDATE:m-d-Y%7C*\">Find out how the search for dark matter has entered entirely new territory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Dan Garisto<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>This story is from the next edition of our magazine, which is all about engineering. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/subscribe?utm_source=the_download&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&amp;utm_term=*%7CSUBCLASS%7C*&amp;utm_content=*%7CDATE:m-d-Y%7C*\"><strong>Subscribe now<\/strong><\/a><strong> to get a copy when it lands!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Entrepreneurs in Nairobi are making the case for going solar<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Shops with diesel-powered grain mills are common in Nairobi. Milcah Wanjiru\u2019s is different: it runs on either solar energy or the grid.<\/p>\n<p>About a quarter of Kenya\u2019s population still lacks centralized electricity, and off-grid solar is being promoted as a route to universal access by 2030. In Wanjiru\u2019s case, it cuts operating costs and can improve profits once the upfront investment is recovered.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/2026\/06\/17\/1138600\/entrepreneurs-nairobi-case-for-going-solar?utm_source=the_download&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&amp;utm_term=*%7CSUBCLASS%7C*&amp;utm_content=*%7CDATE:m-d-Y%7C*\">Read the full story on the rise of solar milling systems across Kenya and beyond<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Geoffrey Kamadi<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Geoengineering still faces major practical challenges<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>\u2014Casey Crownhart<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Solar geoengineering is often portrayed as a sort of emergency brake. Something along the lines of \u201c<em>Pull in case of climate emergency to scatter light-reflecting particles to bounce sunlight out of the atmosphere and cool the planet<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But it might be less like a simple brake the more like a complicated, entirely unsolved puzzle. My colleague James Temple dug into these engineering challenges in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/2026\/06\/17\/1138743\/hacking-atmosphere-geoengineering-reality-check\/?utm_source=the_download&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&amp;utm_term=*%7CSUBCLASS%7C*&amp;utm_content=*%7CDATE:m-d-Y%7C*\">his latest feature story<\/a>. My biggest takeaway? This all looks a lot harder than I thought.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/2026\/06\/18\/1139227\/geoengineering-engineering-challenges\/?utm_source=the_download&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&amp;utm_term=*%7CSUBCLASS%7C*&amp;utm_content=*%7CDATE:m-d-Y%7C*\">Read the full piece to find out why<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/2026\/06\/18\/1139227\/geoengineering-engineering-challenges\/?utm_source=the_download&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&amp;utm_term=*%7CSUBCLASS%7C*&amp;utm_content=*%7CDATE:m-d-Y%7C*\"><strong>article<\/strong><\/a><strong> is from The Spark, our weekly newsletter giving you the inside track on all things climate. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.technologyreview.com\/newsletters\/climate-energy-the-spark\/?utm_source=the_download&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&amp;utm_term=*%7CSUBCLASS%7C*&amp;utm_content=*%7CDATE:m-d-Y%7C*\"><strong>Sign up<\/strong><\/a><strong> to receive it in your inbox every Wednesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>The must-reads<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>I\u2019ve combed the internet to find you today\u2019s most fun\/important\/scary\/fascinating stories about technology.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>1 The Pentagon says it used Grok in strikes on Iran<\/strong><br \/>Its AI chief said it helped fire over 2,000 munitions. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/en\/international\/article\/2026\/06\/17\/elon-musk-s-ai-grok-was-used-in-strikes-in-iran-the-pentagon-revealed_6754575_4.html\">Le Monde<\/a>)<br \/><em>+ He spoke in defense of xAI in a data center pollution lawsuit. <\/em>(<a href=\"http:\/\/google.com\/search?q=DOJ+aims+to+block+suit+over+Musk+data+center+pollution%2C+citing+national+security+nyt&amp;oq=DOJ+aims+to+block+suit+over+Musk+data+center+pollution%2C+citing+national+security+nyt&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRiPAtIBCDExODRqMGo0qAIAsAIB8QW-iw_rfLcpKA&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\">NYT<\/a> $)<br \/><em>+ Officials claim the company is essential to national security. <\/em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/musk-xai-data-center-memphis-pollution-naacp-0e981ca0508d7e4144662392d9d66ab2\">AP News<\/a>)<br \/><em>+ Conversational AI has entered the war room. <\/em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/2026\/04\/21\/1135667\/new-war-room-military-ai-artificial-intelligence\/?utm_source=the_download&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&amp;utm_term=*%7CSUBCLASS%7C*&amp;utm_content=*%7CDATE:m-d-Y%7C*\">MIT Technology Review<\/a>)\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/><strong>2 Apple will raise prices due to the memory chip shortage<\/strong><br \/>Tim Cook said price increases are \u201cunavoidable.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/tech\/apple-price-increases-memory-supply-199845b1?mod=tech_lead_story\">WSJ<\/a> $)<br \/><em>+ AI\u2019s demand for data centers has led to dwindling supplies.<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/apple-raise-prices-due-memory-chip-shortage-ceo-tells-wsj-2026-06-17\/\">Reuters<\/a> $)<br \/><em>+ iPhone prices could rise by $200 or more.<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/tech\/personal-tech\/apple-iphone-price-increase-e846d737?mod=tech_lead_pos1\">WSJ<\/a> $)<br \/>\u00a0<br \/><strong>3 Strikes beyond battlefields are pumping\u00a0demand for counter-drone tech<\/strong><br \/>The market for airport and infrastructure defenses is booming. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/aerospace-defense\/drone-strikes-beyond-battlefield-pump-up-market-technology-repel-them-2026-06-18\/\">Reuters<\/a> $)<br \/><em>+ Worried by China, Taiwan is teaching its citizens to fly drones.<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/jun\/18\/taiwan-citizens-learn-fly-pilot-drones-courses-china\">Guardian<\/a>)<br \/><em>+ Europe has a drone-filled vision for future war. <\/em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/2026\/01\/06\/1129737\/autonomous-warfare-europe-drones-defense-automated-kill-chains\/?utm_source=the_download&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&amp;utm_term=*%7CSUBCLASS%7C*&amp;utm_content=*%7CDATE:m-d-Y%7C*\">MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<br \/>\u00a0<br \/><strong>4 Anthropic and DeepMind\u2019s CEOs have called for a US-led AI coalition<\/strong><br \/>They want the alliance to shape AI rules and standards. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/06\/17\/anthropic-amodei-google-hassabis-us-ai-coalition-g7.html\">CNBC<\/a>)<br \/><em>+ Anthropic\u2019s CEO told G7 leaders to \u201cresist the temptation to splinter.\u201d<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/573925dd-6d41-4185-810d-2b848195903d\">FT<\/a> $)<br \/>\u00a0<br \/><strong>5 American developers are turning to cheaper Chinese AI<\/strong><br \/>They say DeepSeek is good enough for a fraction of the cost. (<a href=\"https:\/\/restofworld.org\/2026\/when-americans-choose-chinese-ai\/\">Rest of World<\/a>)<br \/><em>+ What\u2019s next for Chinese open-source AI?<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/2026\/02\/12\/1132811\/whats-next-for-chinese-open-source-ai\/?utm_source=the_download&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&amp;utm_term=*%7CSUBCLASS%7C*&amp;utm_content=*%7CDATE:m-d-Y%7C*\">MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<br \/>\u00a0<br \/><strong>6 Two-thirds of Americans think AI is advancing too quickly<\/strong><br \/>Pew Research found increasing use but negative views. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/951653\/pew-research-ai-chatbot-usage-advancing-too-quickly\">The Verge<\/a>)<br \/><em>+ AI is sprinting, and we\u2019re struggling to keep up.<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/2026\/04\/13\/1135675\/want-to-understand-the-current-state-of-ai-check-out-these-charts\/?utm_source=the_download&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&amp;utm_term=*%7CSUBCLASS%7C*&amp;utm_content=*%7CDATE:m-d-Y%7C*\">MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<br \/>\u00a0<br \/><strong>7 Elon Musk\u2019s next move may be a megamerger of SpaceX and Tesla<\/strong><br \/>Shareholders might object, but there\u2019s little they could do. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/06\/17\/business\/spacex-tesla-merger-elon-musk.html\">NYT<\/a> $)<\/p>\n<p><strong>8 White House aims\u00a0for Anthropic to block jailbreaks may be impossible<\/strong><br \/>Security experts say it simply isn\u2019t technically feasible. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/the-white-house-wants-anthropic-to-block-all-jailbreaks-that-may-not-be-possible\/\">Wired<\/a> $)<br \/>\u00a0<br \/><strong>9 Ancient DNA is rewriting the history of plague<\/strong><br \/>Genomic data suggests it emerged thousands of years earlier. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/science-and-technology\/2026\/06\/17\/ancient-dna-is-rewriting-the-history-of-plague\">Economist<\/a> $)<\/p>\n<p><strong>10 AI image generator Midjourney is shifting\u00a0to\u00a0full-body ultrasound scans<\/strong><br \/>It also plans to build a spa in San Francisco. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/952011\/midjourney-medical-ai-ultrasound-scan\">The Verge<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Quote of the day<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cWe had a great meeting with AI.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\u2014President Trump says negotiations with Anthropic over restoring access to the company\u2019s latest AI models are going well, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/tech\/ai\/trump-says-anthropic-negotiations-going-fine-as-ai-model-shutdown-drags-on-90b0a46b?mod=tech_lead_pos2\">Wall Street Journal<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>One More Thing<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1528\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.technologyreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/SO22_techgender-01SC.jpeg?w=3000\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1057017\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-credit\">GETTY IMAGES<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><br \/>Why can\u2019t tech fix its gender problem?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Women remain grossly underrepresented in the technology industry. At the core of the problem is money: tech has generated enormous personal fortunes, and most of that wealth has gone to men.<\/p>\n<p>White and Asian men manage 93% of venture dollars. In 2021, only 2% of venture capital funding went to startups founded solely by women.<\/p>\n<p>The lack of investor and founder diversity doesn\u2019t only determine who gets rich. It also shapes the kinds of problems technology companies set out to solve.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/2022\/08\/11\/1056917\/tech-fix-gender-problem\/?utm_source=the_download&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&amp;utm_term=*%7CSUBCLASS%7C*&amp;utm_content=*%7CDATE:m-d-Y%7C\">Discover why tech\u2019s gender problem has proved so hard to fix\u2014and why a new generation of activists believes change is finally possible<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Margaret O\u2019Mara<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>We can still have nice things<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>A place for comfort, fun, and distraction to brighten up your day. (Got any ideas? <\/em><a href=\"mailto:thomas.macaulay@technologyreview.com\"><em>Drop me a line<\/em><\/a><em>.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>+ Meet one of the world\u2019s most wonderfully weird animals: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tW50MFtNz30\">the aardwolf<\/a>.<br \/>+ Escape into this dreamy, minimalist photo collection about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2026\/06\/craig-hubbard-surf-ocean-waves-photos\/\">the Pacific surf<\/a>.<br \/>+ Admire the casual football skills of this Venetian gondolier executing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DYQS50PkT5C\/\">stylish backheel<\/a> while on the job.<br \/>+ Explore an interactive prehistoric globe simulation and browse an endless timeline at <a href=\"https:\/\/dinosaurpictures.org\/\">The Dinosaur Database<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is today\u2019s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what\u2019s going on in the world of technology. The search for dark matter has been blown wide open For decades, physicists have hunted for weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs), a leading candidate for dark matter. But their search has run into a new problem: neutrinos.\u00a0 These tiny particles from the sun and other stars can create a \u201cneutrino fog\u201d that drowns out any signal of dark matter. Hitting the neutrino fog does not, however, mean an end to the search. Researchers just have to shift the focus of their hunt. They\u2019re now casting a much wider net. New proposals include quantum sensors, liquid-helium detectors, and even searches in Jupiter\u2019s atmosphere. Find out how the search for dark matter has entered entirely new territory. \u2014Dan Garisto This story is from the next edition of our magazine, which is all about engineering. Subscribe now to get a copy when it lands! Entrepreneurs in Nairobi are making the case for going solar Shops with diesel-powered grain mills are common in Nairobi. Milcah Wanjiru\u2019s is different: it runs on either solar energy or the grid. About a quarter of Kenya\u2019s population still lacks centralized electricity, and off-grid solar is being promoted as a route to universal access by 2030. In Wanjiru\u2019s case, it cuts operating costs and can improve profits once the upfront investment is recovered. Read the full story on the rise of solar milling systems across Kenya and beyond. \u2014Geoffrey Kamadi Geoengineering still faces major practical challenges \u2014Casey Crownhart Solar geoengineering is often portrayed as a sort of emergency brake. Something along the lines of \u201cPull in case of climate emergency to scatter light-reflecting particles to bounce sunlight out of the atmosphere and cool the planet.\u201d But it might be less like a simple brake the more like a complicated, entirely unsolved puzzle. My colleague James Temple dug into these engineering challenges in his latest feature story. My biggest takeaway? This all looks a lot harder than I thought. Read the full piece to find out why. This article is from The Spark, our weekly newsletter giving you the inside track on all things climate. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Wednesday. The must-reads I\u2019ve combed the internet to find you today\u2019s most fun\/important\/scary\/fascinating stories about technology. 1 The Pentagon says it used Grok in strikes on IranIts AI chief said it helped fire over 2,000 munitions. (Le Monde)+ He spoke in defense of xAI in a data center pollution lawsuit. (NYT $)+ Officials claim the company is essential to national security. (AP News)+ Conversational AI has entered the war room. (MIT Technology Review)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02 Apple will raise prices due to the memory chip shortageTim Cook said price increases are \u201cunavoidable.\u201d (WSJ $)+ AI\u2019s demand for data centers has led to dwindling supplies. (Reuters $)+ iPhone prices could rise by $200 or more. (WSJ $)\u00a03 Strikes beyond battlefields are pumping\u00a0demand for counter-drone techThe market for airport and infrastructure defenses is booming. (Reuters $)+ Worried by China, Taiwan is teaching its citizens to fly drones. (Guardian)+ Europe has a drone-filled vision for future war. (MIT Technology Review)\u00a04 Anthropic and DeepMind\u2019s CEOs have called for a US-led AI coalitionThey want the alliance to shape AI rules and standards. (CNBC)+ Anthropic\u2019s CEO told G7 leaders to \u201cresist the temptation to splinter.\u201d (FT $)\u00a05 American developers are turning to cheaper Chinese AIThey say DeepSeek is good enough for a fraction of the cost. (Rest of World)+ What\u2019s next for Chinese open-source AI? (MIT Technology Review)\u00a06 Two-thirds of Americans think AI is advancing too quicklyPew Research found increasing use but negative views. (The Verge)+ AI is sprinting, and we\u2019re struggling to keep up. (MIT Technology Review)\u00a07 Elon Musk\u2019s next move may be a megamerger of SpaceX and TeslaShareholders might object, but there\u2019s little they could do. (NYT $) 8 White House aims\u00a0for Anthropic to block jailbreaks may be impossibleSecurity experts say it simply isn\u2019t technically feasible. (Wired $)\u00a09 Ancient DNA is rewriting the history of plagueGenomic data suggests it emerged thousands of years earlier. (Economist $) 10 AI image generator Midjourney is shifting\u00a0to\u00a0full-body ultrasound scansIt also plans to build a spa in San Francisco. (The Verge) Quote of the day \u201cWe had a great meeting with AI.\u201d\u00a0 \u2014President Trump says negotiations with Anthropic over restoring access to the company\u2019s latest AI models are going well, the Wall Street Journal reports. One More Thing GETTY IMAGES Why can\u2019t tech fix its gender problem? Women remain grossly underrepresented in the technology industry. At the core of the problem is money: tech has generated enormous personal fortunes, and most of that wealth has gone to men. White and Asian men manage 93% of venture dollars. In 2021, only 2% of venture capital funding went to startups founded solely by women. The lack of investor and founder diversity doesn\u2019t only determine who gets rich. It also shapes the kinds of problems technology companies set out to solve. Discover why tech\u2019s gender problem has proved so hard to fix\u2014and why a new generation of activists believes change is finally possible. \u2014Margaret O\u2019Mara We can still have nice things A place for comfort, fun, and distraction to brighten up your day. (Got any ideas? Drop me a line.) + Meet one of the world\u2019s most wonderfully weird animals: the aardwolf.+ Escape into this dreamy, minimalist photo collection about the Pacific surf.+ Admire the casual football skills of this Venetian gondolier executing a stylish backheel while on the job.+ Explore an interactive prehistoric globe simulation and browse an endless timeline at The Dinosaur 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