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Musk vows to put data centers in space and run them on solar power but experts have their doubts
2/4/26
The Associated Press sought the perspective of John Crassidis for an article about Space X founder Elon Musk’s plan to establish solar-powered data centers on satellites in space.
How water turns cigarette butts into a microplastic nightmare
2/3/26
Earth.com featured research by John Atkinson on the impact of cigarette filters on the microplastics epidemic.
UB CMI awards more than $450,000 for 10 faculty-industry manufacturing R&D projects
1/27/26
Innovations include AI-driven ceramics, next generation contact lenses, semiconductors, copper ink and more.
Falling space junk can be tracked from its sonic booms
1/22/26
Science magazine quoted John Crassidis about a recent study that showed the potential of using seismographs throughout the world to track space debris as it enters Earth’s atmosphere.
“We’re Too Close To The Debris”: Airplanes Dodge The Remains Of Exploding SpaceX Rockets
1/20/26
TechDirt featured John Crassidis in an article about falling space debris from Space X operations.
Elon Musk's exploding rockets rain flaming debris on busy Caribbean flight paths
1/8/26
Raw Story republished a ProPublica article that quoted John Crassidis about the effects of space debris on the safety of commercial air travel.

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