# Floating Power Sources, Augmented Reality For Work, And More | Hard Tech #5

- Show: [Hard Tech Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hard-tech-podcast)
- Published: 2023-06-11
- Length: 44m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hard-tech-podcast/2023-06-11-floating-power-sources-augmented-reality-for-work-and-more-hard-tech-5
- Listen: https://rss.com/podcasts/hardtechpodcast/989558

## Summary

Host Daniel Lapo discusses emerging hardware technologies, starting with SpaceTime, an augmented reality laptop system by Space Time that uses AR glasses to create virtual multi-monitor setups for remote work. He then covers a 'battery tanker' concept designed to transport up to 2 gigawatt-hours of electricity across oceans, and Helion Energy's ambitious 2028 timeline for commercial nuclear fusion, backed by Sam Altman and Microsoft. The episode concludes with an analysis of floating power sources, including offshore wind turbines like General Electric's Haliade X, floating solar arrays that conserve water, and small-scale hydro turbines like Blue Freedom for decentralized energy generation.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hard-tech-podcast/2023-06-11-floating-power-sources-augmented-reality-for-work-and-more-hard-tech-5#t=0) Introduction: Hard Tech Podcast Format and Community
- [8:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hard-tech-podcast/2023-06-11-floating-power-sources-augmented-reality-for-work-and-more-hard-tech-5#t=538) SpaceTime Augmented Reality Laptop for Remote Work
- [10:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hard-tech-podcast/2023-06-11-floating-power-sources-augmented-reality-for-work-and-more-hard-tech-5#t=630) Battery Tankers Transporting Gigawatt-Hours of Electricity
- [10:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hard-tech-podcast/2023-06-11-floating-power-sources-augmented-reality-for-work-and-more-hard-tech-5#t=630) Helion Energy and the 2028 Nuclear Fusion Promise
- [26:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hard-tech-podcast/2023-06-11-floating-power-sources-augmented-reality-for-work-and-more-hard-tech-5#t=1606) Floating Wind Turbines and Offshore Energy Scale
- [31:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hard-tech-podcast/2023-06-11-floating-power-sources-augmented-reality-for-work-and-more-hard-tech-5#t=1887) Floating Solar Arrays and Ecosystem Concerns
- [39:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hard-tech-podcast/2023-06-11-floating-power-sources-augmented-reality-for-work-and-more-hard-tech-5#t=2393) Small-Scale Floating Hydro Turbines (Blue Freedom)

## Topics

- [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- SpaceTime (product)
- Apple Vision Pro (product)
- Helion Energy (company)
- General Electric (company)
- Siemens (company)
- Blue Freedom (product)

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