Taylor Cross
Taylor Cross tracks the quiet industrial assumptions beneath AI, defense, energy, and public markets, showing where compute, materials, policy, and secure supply decide what can actually be built.
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White House Invests $180 Million in Mining Education. Now Industry Can Shape the Workforce America Needs
The reported federal package and DOE's preliminary MineralWorks design open a timely path for mining companies to connect education, paid site experience and future operating roles.
When a Data Center Transformer Gets Harder to Change
A data-center transformer gets harder to change as it moves from programming through material purchase, winding, testing and delivery. Put those commitments on the package schedule.
The White House Gave Defense Leaders 180 Days. Copper Belongs on the First Supply-Chain Map.
The White House put defense supply chains on a 180-day clock. See why copper belongs in the first screen as agencies map raw-material origins, downstream bottlenecks, inventory runway and qualification lead times.
Infineon's Si/SiC Fusion Inverter Puts 40% More Die Area on Silver Sinter
Infineon's fusion prototype used 70% less SiC area than the full-SiC comparison, yet required 40% more total die area to be bonded with silver sinter. That does not reveal paste cost. It gives the factory a capacity and qualification question to settle before the module design is locked.
Spacecraft CEOs Should Qualify Silver Thermal Surfaces by End-of-Life Optics, Not Datasheet Alpha
Spacecraft silver thermal surfaces need mission-life optical data, qualified alternates and traceability before they become a hidden thermal-margin risk.
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