# ![@GaurabC Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::18433952.png) @GaurabC Gaurab Chakrabarti

Gaurab Chakrabarti posts on X about china, tesla, ai, subaru the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [-------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

**Social category influence**
[countries](/list/countries)  [stocks](/list/stocks)  #1740 [finance](/list/finance)  [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands)  [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  [celebrities](/list/celebrities)  [vc firms](/list/vc-firms)  [musicians](/list/musicians)  [currencies](/list/currencies) 

**Social topic influence**
[china](/topic/china), [tesla](/topic/tesla), [ai](/topic/ai) #2964, [subaru](/topic/subaru), [$7270t](/topic/$7270t), [in the](/topic/in-the), [build](/topic/build), [water](/topic/water), [spacex](/topic/spacex), [solar](/topic/solar)

**Top assets mentioned**
[Tesla, Inc. (TSLA)](/topic/tesla) [Enzyme (MLN)](/topic/enzyme) [Home Depot, Inc. (HD)](/topic/$hd) [Oxygen (OXY)](/topic/oxygen) [On Holding AG (ONON)](/topic/$onon)
### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"SPACtacular Ventures: A PE fund that buys out SPAC'ed companies with terrible valuations but real revenue"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1610474687917686784)  2023-01-04T03:14Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I asked chatGPT to create 8-bit/pixelated versions of climate tech startups in DALLE [--]. I'm digging this future. [--]. @CFS_energy fusion reactor"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1720288343710138379)  2023-11-03T03:54Z [----] followers, 48.4K engagements


"@eladgil Now if theres an AI play to help predict most efficient ways to scale up production of these materialsthat would be actually useful"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1730098990996226449)  2023-11-30T05:38Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@eladgil now do hardtech"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1731824625011548657)  2023-12-04T23:55Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@TimMLatimer Is this data different than what you'd get from o/g horizontal drilling"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1741162061076246826)  2023-12-30T18:19Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"Imagine a Khan Academy or a Veritasium but with AI Taylor Swift as the host. American education system fixed. Im impressed. Shes way smarter than most people give her credit. https://t.co/yZGdGDbUDh Im impressed. Shes way smarter than most people give her credit. https://t.co/yZGdGDbUDh"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1742222957710098482)  2024-01-02T16:34Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@jamessinka Whatre we waiting for There are a few classes of enzymes weve looked at from the industrial context that may make sense to test here"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1765595307642126782)  2024-03-07T04:28Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Testing out the @solreader. The lack of visual distraction while reading helps read much faster and consume more info. Nice work @traestephens et al"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1789126429881332189)  2024-05-11T02:52Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@IanRountree Time to make a phthalatase enzyme"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1789371079099592947)  2024-05-11T19:04Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"What book will teachers assign to students to learn about the 2010s fifty years from now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1789808758954377232)  2024-05-13T00:03Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The metric for winning will be the rate by which companies can put steel in the ground and the associated ROIC. Make America Manufacture Again. Make America Manufacture Again"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1856039123640791268)  2024-11-11T18:19Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"This is a fascinating strategy question actually. Weve focused on a promiscuous enzyme (galactose oxidase family) that can be easily engineered to accept multiple substrate allowing us to shorten our launch cycles for commercial scale products. Our goal is to shorten launch cycles to every [--] months vs our original 2.5yrs. That said were capped at about [--] molecules with this approach. Were continuing to invest in other enzymes but at a much slower pace than before"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1856058735871046016)  2024-11-11T19:37Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@Chensss_J So couple of ways were approaching it. We still have an enzyme and bio team but very happy to discuss the scaleup timing aspect if youd like to chat Just shoot me a note: g@solugen.com"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1856068056092684781)  2024-11-11T20:14Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Fastest way to make america healthy again is to get rid of phosphate and preservatives in food. See fgf23 and alpha-Klotho lit"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1858357355857039855)  2024-11-18T03:51Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@VivekGRamaswamy This is what you do in private equity and most well run enterprises. Why not the gov"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1858536584842285415)  2024-11-18T15:43Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"2/ In [----] two chemists at Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) in the UK Eric Fawcett and Reginald Gibson were testing how gases behaved under extreme conditions. They subjected ethylene gas to [----] atmospheres of pressure at 170C in a high-pressure reactor"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1863303906425524552)  2024-12-01T19:27Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"3/ During one experiment a tiny leak of oxygen contaminated their system. This should have ruined the test. Instead the oxygen acted as an initiator triggering a reaction that polymerized ethylene into a white waxy material: polyethylene. 🤯"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1863303908019306556)  2024-12-01T19:27Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@nrg91720 @yuriy_roman Yea it's a pretty cool phenomenon. An interesting corollary here is to think about how charge densities can be attenuated on semiconductor surfaces in a similar fashion"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1863324259617006050)  2024-12-01T20:48Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@KTmBoyle Will have to get you a couple of @solugen Lego Bioforges for the kiddos Theres no American industrial base without domestic chemicals💪"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1871955561610399858)  2024-12-25T16:25Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Maybe dont take capital from these people 1/8 Im very sad today to see that @Bench has shut down. Ive avoided speaking publicly about Bench since just over [--] years ago when I was fired from the company I co-founded. I still dont have a lot of appetite to talk about it tbh but think at least a short statement is 1/8 Im very sad today to see that @Bench has shut down. Ive avoided speaking publicly about Bench since just over [--] years ago when I was fired from the company I co-founded. I still dont have a lot of appetite to talk about it tbh but think at least a short statement is"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1872842941783519387)  2024-12-28T03:12Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@AdrianDittmann Time isn't just a fractalit's the ultimate computational substrate where each moment encodes infinite branching realities. The trick isn't understanding it; it's learning how to surf it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1873216147652526186)  2024-12-29T03:55Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@chamath $trak and $onon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1873228648297447636)  2024-12-29T04:44Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Screenwriter ChatGPT follows up with an epic follow on: Silicon Valley Season [--] Main Character Arcs Richard Hendricks Now living in his old Honda Civic and coding under the handle NullPointerRich Richard accidentally creates a decentralized hacking collective when his open-source mental health tracker app begins publishing private therapy notes from around the Valley. Sought by the FBI as a digital anarchist he flees to an off-grid commune in Oregon haunted by the irony that his attempt at personal healing launched a new wave of data breaches. Erlich Bachman Having fled to Mexico Erlich is"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1873516933229797460)  2024-12-29T23:50Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@AdrianDittmann Ok now give me the best solution for the blackrock quant question"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1873540803378938200)  2024-12-30T01:25Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"I believe this "irrational intuition" will be the final stage-gate for true AGI John von Neumann has become the poster-child for scientific genius lately. Probably because of the current thinking that genius = high IQ + rationality. But actually von Neumann envied Einstein the greater scientist because Einstein had something he lacked. https://t.co/MG6QlkEbta John von Neumann has become the poster-child for scientific genius lately. Probably because of the current thinking that genius = high IQ + rationality. But actually von Neumann envied Einstein the greater scientist because Einstein had"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1873794557953151377)  2024-12-30T18:13Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Physical reality always outruns code in the end. Once AGI commodifies labor physical capital will soar. How to prepare now Invest in manufacturing conglomeratesland equipment and raw materials could 10-20x by the time we see superintelligence emerge; rare earths may be even more than this. In a post-labor world where labor is nearly free and demand for goods skyrockets (e.g robots data centers chips water/cooling infrastructure energy things humans will want in their free time) there is a finite supply of factories and raw materials. Capex gatekeepers -- energy infrastructure factories"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1873800494856192460)  2024-12-30T18:37Z [----] followers, 25.4K engagements


"@shubro_b 100% aligned with this. Hence why I do not believe incumbents will be able to suceed on this world order. You need the @elonmusk algorithm for every manufacturing sector. I saw @sarah_cone post something similar"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1873808328666865864)  2024-12-30T19:08Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@goldenpyrenees @nvidia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1873816713520964003)  2024-12-30T19:41Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@AdrianDittmann @AdrianDittmann anagrammed = MARTIAN ADD TIN = occupy mars add metallic cybertrucks. If that doesn't scream @elonmusk "  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1873821991985438988)  2024-12-30T20:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The best is caffeine: Plant: Evolution give me caffeine to poison insects and discourage pests from munching my precious seeds Evolution: Gotchathis bitter chemical will make it taste awful and toxic for small critters. Humans: Roasts beans brews coffee drinks obsessively Mmm love that jolt Another cup please Plant: Wait what the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1873843872281002347)  2024-12-30T21:29Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"One striking takeaway is how deeply the United States once relied on tariffs to fund the federal governmentupwards of 40%50% of total receipts during key decades of the Second Industrial Revolution. This era (roughly 18701914) saw a remarkable technological surge in steel electricity and mass production. In many ways the high-tariff environment insulated U.S. infant industries from foreign competition allowing them to grow in tandem with vast domestic demand. Yet once the income tax was introduced in [----] the federal revenue base shifted dramatically and by mid-century tariffs became a"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1873884359272386853)  2024-12-31T00:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@lobothoughts Why would it You havent changed the the quantity of resources"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1873937920631201815)  2024-12-31T03:43Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@sethbannon @Bigme11 Seconding this Just a reminder nvidia falls under this categoryso if they had a bad a [--] then this troller is correct"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1874282032622428472)  2025-01-01T02:30Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Untapped consulting opportunity: plant tour designer. Tesla and SpaceX naturally got this right. Getting laypeople excited about manufacturing will accelerate its growth"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1874868192314835207)  2025-01-02T17:19Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"2025 Predictions (various topics of interest): Commodities outperform S&P500 Insurance companies start testing for microplastic levels for risk profile stratification WTI oil rises above $80/bbl AI makes a noteworthy scientific discovery on its own. Likely in the area of cancer Major NAM LNG and PetChem projects FID GLP-1 Agonists for addiction OCD and ADHD starts to become a thing @bryan_johnson doesn't die BTC hits $150k ATH US Rig count goes up but US crude production goes down (just for a bit) $trak hits $30 Major F500 co hires a Memelord Most pre-series A/B climate tech companies either"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1874942165257957505)  2025-01-02T22:13Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@nrg91720 Esp if tariffs hit transformers and commodities become expensive assets"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1874948838508966196)  2025-01-02T22:40Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Baillie Gifford is one of the best if not the best growth investors weve ever worked with. Really enjoyed chatting with Tom in Edinburgh. Episode coming soon Invest In Progress your backstage pass to Tom and Lawrence's conversations with leaders of the world's most innovative firms. Subscribe now ➡ https://t.co/rDU36NYsy0 Season [--] kicks off with @Blockchain @TempusAI and @solugen. https://t.co/MNwV8EK7Mz Invest In Progress your backstage pass to Tom and Lawrence's conversations with leaders of the world's most innovative firms. Subscribe now ➡ https://t.co/rDU36NYsy0 Season [--] kicks off with"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1875240485264224706)  2025-01-03T17:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Velocity = Time-derivative of position Acceleration = derivative velocity Jerk = derivative of acceleration Snap = derivative of jerk Crackle = derivative of snap Pop = derivative of crackle"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1875291168344613186)  2025-01-03T21:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Ive used google [--] times in the last [--] weeks and cgpt/grok non-stop. Yikes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1875764195243037003)  2025-01-05T04:40Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@sethbannon I believe it. I just dont see myself needing to use any of the search results unless Im searching for a super specific item that I know will be the first hit e.g. Wikipedia for heavy water"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1875773903639081264)  2025-01-05T05:18Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Investing in the Elon empire is quite consensus now. Low alpha. I wouldnt sleep on Zuck/Bezos et al"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1875902514354418125)  2025-01-05T13:49Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Anyone else getting wwiii vibes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1876039003864285363)  2025-01-05T22:52Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@MPrinParr that man will survive any war"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1876040718554431517)  2025-01-05T22:58Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@jasonblackxyz @economics Is that a viable deterrent argument"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1876057123098153450)  2025-01-06T00:04Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"A realistic look on energy markets and Net Zero in [----]. Heres where I stand: climate change is real and I believe a future of abundancewhere energy is reliable affordable and securewill ultimately help us solve it. Making energy resources plentiful we free up the innovation and capital needed to tackle environmental challenges head-on. Gone are the days when Net Zero by [----] is king; now we've returned to the normal Energy Hierarchy: Figure 1: Returning back to original pyramid of needs not the inversion that companies have been touting in the last [--] years. (source: Veriten)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1878523208359661909)  2025-01-12T19:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Themes for [----] supported by data 1.) Net Zero mania cools off as new energy demand scenarios emerge 2.) Outdated grids data-center growth and industrial expansion spark a new power super-cycle. 3.) Natural Gas + Solar will win big in this power super cycle. Solar's benefits beyond being "green" will become obvious -- geopolitical independence and modularity. Coal will still be needed for growth in developing countries (it's not dead as others have exaggerated) nuclear will look quite viable due to policy softening and improved public perception wind/hydrogen will likely die 4.) EVs & the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1878523212272980340)  2025-01-12T19:23Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"1.) Net Zero mania cools off as retrospective data shows outperformance v non-net-zero crazed companies Fresh data (Figures [--] and 3) reveal that U.S. oil and gas producerslarge and mid-sizedhave achieved far stronger performance than European majors heavily committed to net zero targets. In response to these results those European giants have scaled back some of their most ambitious green objectives. Concurrently new leadership at several of these firms indicates a more promising direction. On a broader level both governments and corporations require sensible workable energy strategies that"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1878523214437183597)  2025-01-12T19:23Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"4.) EVs and the Autonomous Question Electric vehicle adoption is rising but hasnt matched earlier starry-eyed forecasts. Meanwhile autonomous tech could shake up transportation in ways that go beyond EV vs. gasoline: If self-driving fleets make travel more accessible and convenient overall miles driven could soarpossibly upping the need for robust electricity infrastructure. The Wildcard Infrastructure improvements and battery cost declines could still supercharge EV deployment but the biggest unknown may be how autonomy rewrites commuting and logistics patterns in the years ahead"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1878523220854247872)  2025-01-12T19:23Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"5. More Trends to Watch Crude Oil: Super Vol Not Super-Cycle U.S. shale and Brazil are slowing potentially creating tighter supply but demand growth remains tied to macroeconomic swings. Chinas Evolving Demand China was once the big energy-growth engine; now its more measured. Still a big player but not the only show in town. M&A Momentum Traditional oil-and-gas consolidation may continue if demand plateaus while power infrastructure could see a spree of acquisitions in pursuit of modernized grids. North American Energy Renaissance Political shifts in the U.S. and Canada could enable an all"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1878523222536429924)  2025-01-12T19:23Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Love our west texas facility. Isos on isos moving volume"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1879209481734922457)  2025-01-14T16:50Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The water you drink. The road you drive on. The screen you're looking at. None of these would exist without the $6 trillion chemicals industry. Yet it remains one of the most overlooked sectors in tech:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1884680022818238975)  2025-01-29T19:08Z 10.6K followers, [----] engagements


"In [----] I discovered something fascinating: As a physician-scientist studying cancer biology I found an enzymatic reaction in cancer cells that makes chemicals like hydrogen peroxide super efficiently. At a poker game I met an MIT chemical engineer working on industrial hydrogen peroxide synthesis. We had a crazy idea: what if we married our two disciplines and used them to miniaturize the entire chemicals industry"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1884680174001938481)  2025-01-29T19:09Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"So we started small. Really small. Our first reactor Built from PVC pipes from Home Depot. We hand-delivered products to local spas from the back of a Subaru. Within [--] months we captured 80% of that niche market. But we knew we were onto something much bigger"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1884680249256141049)  2025-01-29T19:09Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Here's what most people miss about the chemicals industry: It's not just about making products. It's about reimagining how America manufactures everything. And for investors paying attention this creates a once-in-a-generation opportunity"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1884680688718537163)  2025-01-29T19:11Z 10.5K followers, [----] engagements


"In [----] an Australian war bride sailed to America with a bamboo hoop. Phillips Petroleum was dying they couldn't sell their new plastic. But in [--] months they'd need enough for 25M Hula Hoops. Here's how a child's toy built an $80B empire:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1886435711211233346)  2025-02-03T15:24Z [----] followers, 85.8K engagements


"Jonah showed the hoop to Spud Melin at Wham-O. They met outside his building - there were no witnesses just Jonah and her husband. Spud thought it had potential. "If it makes money for us it's going to make money for you" he said. But what happened next would haunt Jonah forever"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1886435997388521535)  2025-02-03T15:26Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"It was a gentleman's handshake deal. No contracts. No lawyers. Just trust. But when the toy exploded in popularity Wham-O cut them off completely. Meanwhile something incredible was happening at a struggling chemical plant:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1886436073951424775)  2025-02-03T15:26Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Silicon Valley's $500B Stargate Project is scaring experts. By [----] data centers alone will use more power than New York City. Analysts are predicting nationwide shortages. Here's why this crisis could remake the entire U.S. economy:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1887189158701248874)  2025-02-05T17:18Z [----] followers, 53.7K engagements


"@SynBio1 Organism ownership tokenized by genes. I will take two variants of pten"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1887871733966737798)  2025-02-07T14:31Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Climate tech is dead investors have gone anti-woke. This is BS and lazy thinking. Climate founders need to be customer obsessed now more than ever. Understand value-in-use vs cost-in-use of every component of your customers system better than they do. If your solution is creating value in their process it doesnt matter what investors think. Happy to brainstorm and debate with any climate founders on their products and would like to do the same for solugen products"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1887883236056903695)  2025-02-07T15:16Z [----] followers, 13.6K engagements


"Tim Cook just committed $500 BILLION to America's industrial future. Wall Street called it "completely unrealistic". But it could end China's AI infrastructure advantage - within [--] months. Heres the historic bet Apples CEO just took to secure America's tech dominance:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1894794702358188514)  2025-02-26T17:00Z [----] followers, 61.8K engagements


"A backwater boy created one of the world's largest chemical companiesbut no one talks about him. With a $43 BILLION valuation titans like Bayer and BASF envy his genius. Here's the forgotten story of how sleeping in a barn led to a $43B chemical empire:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1895862715195015234)  2025-03-01T15:44Z [----] followers, 176K engagements


"There in [----] Dow founded The Dow Chemical Company. Strapped for cash he had to maximize resources: Calculated minimum nails needed Used 16-foot lumber to avoid cutting Built with dead timber from unburned land But never skimping on machinery quality"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1895863218838651243)  2025-03-01T15:46Z 10.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Within years Dow produced [--] tons of bleach daily. In [----] the German bromine cartel controlling 95% of the world market sent a rep to Midland. Their message "The U.S. for the U.S. and Germany for the world." But Dow continued to export"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1895863391132271046)  2025-03-01T15:47Z 10.5K followers, [----] engagements


"It was the first time an American chemical company defeated the European giants - cementing American industrial sovereignty. By [----] Herbert Dow became the world's leading bromide manufacturer. Then WWI cut off German chemical imports to America"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1895863518928519634)  2025-03-01T15:47Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Dow seized the opportunity to develop products America previously imported: Phenol for explosives Bromine for medicines Magnesium for incendiary flares By [----] 90% of Dow's production supported the war effort"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1895863660398199181)  2025-03-01T15:48Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Post-war Dow developed "Dowmetal" magnesium alloys that revolutionized racing. Their lightweight pistons powered the winning car at the [----] Indianapolis-500. But Dow's most visionary move was yet to come:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1895863688059625754)  2025-03-01T15:48Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Extracting magnesium directly from seawater. In WWII the US discovered Germany's aircraft superiority came from lightweight magnesium. Demand exploded from 6M to 800M tons yearly. Dow's seawater extraction plant came online just in time"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1895863709018571211)  2025-03-01T15:48Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Created community centers Gave newlyweds bridal wreath plants Designed parks with famous landscape architects Despite his wealth Dow remained humble. When an elderly employee became too old to work Dow built him a house next door"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1895863878271320124)  2025-03-01T15:49Z 10.5K followers, [----] engagements


"By his death in [----] Dow had: Been awarded [---] patents Created hundreds of new products and processes Established research labs that pioneered innovation Transformed America from chemical importer to leader Today Dow Inc. is a $43B global chemical giant with:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1895863896315207761)  2025-03-01T15:49Z 10.5K followers, [----] engagements


"36500 employees worldwide Three major business segments [---] manufacturing sites in [--] countries This success made it an acquisition target for industry giants like DuPont BASF and Bayer. Chemical giants wanted Dow's:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1895863913432129967)  2025-03-01T15:49Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"To watch: - industrials: minerals steel equipment - semiconductors: raw materials processing design - chemicals: energetics infra (water energy and ag) - energy: batteries generation oil/gas efficiency - defense: systems integration energetics (see chemicals) [--] years ago in a Lux LP letter (below)👇we wrote that the most important allocator to watch to tell you what sectors mattered wasn't Buffett or Paul Singer or Klarman but Xi Jingping This photo tells you everything you need to know to allocate capital for the next few years. https://t.co/KWr5nfKhR1 [--] years ago in a Lux LP letter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1896317820134445304)  2025-03-02T21:52Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"In [----] Fred Koch left a warning letter to his four sons: "Wealth can be a blessing or a curse." Over the next [--] years they grew their $250M inheritance into a $115 Billion empire. Here's the story of how the Koch Brothers shaped America (and the price they had to pay):"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1898056598800810340)  2025-03-07T17:02Z [----] followers, 107.5K engagements


"It all started with patriarch Fred Koch who made his fortune building oil refineries for Stalin in the 1930s. When he died in [----] he left behind the $250M "Wood River Oil" company. But Fred's warning to his sons would soon manifest"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1898056694095339737)  2025-03-07T17:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Great to see @solugen on this list. We've got some big announcements coming stay tuned Hats off to @KTmBoyle and @a16z team for driving the importance of "Made in America" when it wasn't the cool thing to do. Prescient. Our third annual American Dynamism [--] is out. Read about [--] companies shaping the fight of the future. https://t.co/Eot7uAPuMQ Our third annual American Dynamism [--] is out. Read about [--] companies shaping the fight of the future. https://t.co/Eot7uAPuMQ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1899508803437051976)  2025-03-11T17:12Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"This scientist played God in [----]. Other Nobel laureates hated him - but his invention was so powerful it's in your body RIGHT NOW. The forgotten story of Fritz Haber's brilliant discovery (that drove his wife to suicide):"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1900215409439367391)  2025-03-13T16:00Z [----] followers, 372K engagements


"The cruel irony Nitrogen surrounded us everywhere. 78% of our atmosphere is nitrogen gas that's [----] trillion tons of it. The problem This nitrogen exists as two atoms triple-bonded together (NN) making it one of the most stable molecules in nature:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1900215806165999852)  2025-03-13T16:02Z [----] followers, 13.4K engagements


"Plants and animals can't use it. Fritz Haber a German chemist working at Karlsruhe University became obsessed with breaking nitrogen's triple bond. It required immense energy [---] electron volts (breaking oxygen bonds takes [---] eV.) This was chemistry's Mount Everest"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1900215884297494788)  2025-03-13T16:02Z [----] followers, 12.6K engagements


"He waited anxiously as pressure and temperature climbed to unprecedented levels. Then the unbreakable bond broke. Nitrogen combined with hydrogen to form ammonia the key ingredient in fertilizer. Haber ran through his lab shouting:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1900216090019717276)  2025-03-13T16:03Z [----] followers, 10.4K engagements


""Come on down There's ammonia" He had rewritten the rules of chemistry. The Haber process was quickly industrialized by BASF and within four years they were producing [--] tons of ammonia daily. The process quite literally allowed us to make "bread from air""  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1900216270257348690)  2025-03-13T16:03Z [----] followers, 10.2K engagements


"I bet Disney has some of the best humanoid robots no one has seen yet. Theyve been perfecting animatronics before DVDs existed. Time to read some patents"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1901098317800423808)  2025-03-16T02:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Ford's plan was brilliant. Acquire [---] million acres of Brazilian rainforest and build a factory town in the middle of nowhere. Then grow rubber for his car tires and break free from the British and Dutch rubber cartels. Ford's managers worked tirelessly for [--] full years:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1905651309514281336)  2025-03-28T16:00Z [----] followers, 51.3K engagements


"They cleared [----] acres of dense jungle between 1928-1934. Then they built a perfect American town featuring: Movie theaters A modern hospital Power plant and water systems It was Michigan transplanted to the jungle - but there was one major problem"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1905651388270686565)  2025-03-28T16:01Z [----] followers, 50K engagements


"This is very solid advice from @CJHandmer. The smartest folks keep trying to make fetch a thing From the archive: @CJHandmer on advice for founders "Don't fight capitalism. If you are trying to build a hardware startup at scale you absolutely need to have capitalism behind you." "Build something people want to pay for (instead of hoping to achieve a massive behavioral https://t.co/YZ9ig2eiYs From the archive: @CJHandmer on advice for founders "Don't fight capitalism. If you are trying to build a hardware startup at scale you absolutely need to have capitalism behind you." "Build something"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1907609088088809766)  2025-04-03T01:40Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"210 days of meditation no alcohol 3L H2O and exercise Absolutely critical for seeing the clarity in the chaos"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1909963994862936099)  2025-04-09T13:37Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Andrew Getty died in [----] at age [--]. John Gilbert Getty died in [----] at age [--]. This was a family with everything wealth could buy yet they were haunted by addiction isolation and early death. But Getty's fortune funded one positive legacy:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1910021780099703202)  2025-04-09T17:27Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements


"Upon his death in [----] Getty left $661M to establish the Paul Getty Trust. Now worth $9.2B it operates the Getty Museum and funds art conservation globally. His money now preserves cultural treasures while his family legacy crumbled. Getty's tale carries a warning"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1910021826912403877)  2025-04-09T17:27Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements


"But it remains an important industrial chemical. Access to Chloroform is now heavily restricted. Its legacy lives on in forensic science which evolved directly from cases like Mors'. But the Mors case revealed a fundamental truth:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1910669429433917627)  2025-04-11T12:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"When failure is systematic the solution isn't incremental improvement. The only option is a complete reimagination. Elon Musk calls this "The First Principles Method". Today this approach is revolutionizing one critical industry"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1910669482110124424)  2025-04-11T12:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"What if plants could be small modular and local What if supply chains shortened from [--] steps to [--] What if biological processes replaced high-pressure reactions This mission drives our work at Solugen"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1910669604139262033)  2025-04-11T12:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"We're reimagining chemistry from first principles. By combining enzyme catalysts with advanced reaction engineering we're building a new model for the $6 trillion chemicals industry. The world deserves chemistry that's efficient and essential"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1910669669134196938)  2025-04-11T12:22Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Learn how @solugen is reinventing the $6T chemicals industry. I sat down with @BaillieGifford to discuss: Building carbon-negative cities The path to cleaner safer materials The future of distributed manufacturing Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=NWE3lvq1uaM https://www.youtube.com/watchv=NWE3lvq1uaM"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1910669693222085063)  2025-04-11T12:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"About me: Started selling H2O2 to spas from my Subaru built reactors from Home Depot parts. Now: [--] mini-mills 2.2B company valuation. On a mission to build the Tesla of sustainable chemicals"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1910669711815369101)  2025-04-11T12:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"George Mitchell went from $38 a week to $3.1 Billion. When he retired he gave away $900 Million to sustainability research building The Woodlands an eco-friendly city. Here's how the father of fracking built his fortune "over night" (routinely working from [--] AM to sunrise):"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1910749330421801257)  2025-04-11T17:38Z [----] followers, 79.7K engagements


"By [----] it grew to a $27.9B development with hundreds of businesses and thousands of families. Mitchell's investments continue funding climate research. His innovations power American industry. But the "Mitchell Paradox" reveals another truth:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1910749836745621567)  2025-04-11T17:40Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The most powerful breakthroughs happen at discipline intersections. Mitchell didn't just think like an oil man. He studied astronomy and geology to solve our energy problems. Like Elon Musk he was a true polymath. Today's innovations follow the same pattern"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1910749856274256356)  2025-04-11T17:40Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Essential in reactions like photosynthesis Universal solvent for biochemical reactions Temperature regulator in bodies and ecosystems Ice floats allowing aquatic life to survive winters Your brain is 73% water lungs 83%"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1912546862621741359)  2025-04-16T16:41Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Your body's water contains hydrogen born in the Big Bang and oxygen forged in exploding stars. When you drink water you're consuming star remnants that traveled billions of years to reach your glass. But nature reveals an even more profound truth about these molecules:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1912546920075260216)  2025-04-16T16:41Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"MIT just created the most advanced spy technology in history. Their mini insects can administer 600-volt shocks and survive drops from buildings. The Pentagon has already started testing them. But what scientists want to use them for will blow your mind:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1912919615312973885)  2025-04-17T17:22Z [----] followers, 154.7K engagements


"These aren't ordinary robots. They weigh just [---] milligrams - about two Cheerios and their wings flap [---] times per second mimicking real insects. Yet despite their fragility they're virtually indestructible. MIT researchers threw them off a building"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1912919691229872514)  2025-04-17T17:22Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Current engine inspections cost tens of thousands and ground planes for a day. Microrobots could transform this - they can navigate tight spaces withstand extreme conditions and access previously hidden areas. But their potential goes beyond mechanical inspection"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1912920168084520961)  2025-04-17T17:24Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Their most revolutionary use may be in agriculture - specifically vertical farming. Natural pollinators don't work in vertical farms. Robo bee swarms could navigate these environments using electrostatic charges to transfer pollen. Micro-scale contstraints forced engineers to innovate:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1912920188305244656)  2025-04-17T17:24Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"They had to reimagine power systems via first-principles thinking. Just as Musk rethought electric cars and rockets from the ground up. The result Robots jumping two feet high carrying 22x their weight. At Solugen we apply this thinking to reimagine chemical manufacturing:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1912920282387628342)  2025-04-17T17:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The chemical industry said small-scale efficiency was impossible. That local production wouldn't work. That plants had to be massive. We proved them wrong. At Solugen our Bioforge platform achieves up to 96% yield"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1912920337962176925)  2025-04-17T17:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Civilization advances by extending the number of operations we can perform without thinking about them - Whitehead's Razor"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1914149012917178525)  2025-04-21T02:47Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"This is Amelia Maggia. At [--] her entire jaw had to be removed before she died a painful death. [--] years later scientists discovered her bones were still dangerously radioactive. The dark history of America's "Radium Girls" and the corporate cover-up:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1914660507807862815)  2025-04-22T12:40Z 10.4K followers, 3.6M engagements


"U.S. Radium knew the dangers - male scientists used lead aprons and tongs when handling radium. Yet they told female painters it was safe. Managers encouraged painting nails and faces with leftover paint. The women glowed like ghosts unaware of what was happening inside"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1914660960666837466)  2025-04-22T12:42Z [----] followers, 84.4K engagements


"What they didn't know: radium is deadly when ingested. Outside the body alpha radiation is blocked by paper or skin. But inside it mimics calcium embedding in bones where it destroys from within. Each brush stroke would lead to a gruesome fate:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1914661045932818696)  2025-04-22T12:42Z [----] followers, 78K engagements


"Worker protections have improved but industrial hazards persist. Chemical manufacturing remains dangerous using extreme temperatures pressures and toxic catalysts. This outdated approach endangers workers and communities. This is why we're rethinking the entire industry:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1914661300304797712)  2025-04-22T12:43Z [----] followers, 47.2K engagements


"At Solugen we've reimagined chemical manufacturing. Our Bioforge fuses biology with chemistry eliminating hazards by operating without extreme heat or pressure. No dangerous catalysts. No toxic byproducts. This isn't just safer - it's transforming the $6T chemicals industry"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1914661369347285090)  2025-04-22T12:43Z [----] followers, 42.9K engagements


"I hope you've found this thread helpful. Follow me @GaurabC for more. Like/Repost the quote below if you can: This is Amelia Maggia. At [--] her entire jaw had to be removed before she died a painful death. [--] years later scientists discovered her bones were still dangerously radioactive. The dark history of America's "Radium Girls" and the corporate cover-up: https://t.co/Hd3vW2uATZ This is Amelia Maggia. At [--] her entire jaw had to be removed before she died a painful death. [--] years later scientists discovered her bones were still dangerously radioactive. The dark history of America's "Radium"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1914661381502328913)  2025-04-22T12:43Z [----] followers, 55.4K engagements


"About me: Started selling H2O2 to spas from my Subaru built reactors from Home Depot parts. Now: [--] mini-mills 2.2B company valuation. On a mission to build the Tesla of sustainable chemicals"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1914661399290429474)  2025-04-22T12:43Z [----] followers, 27.9K engagements


"When SpaceX unveiled Raptor [--] in [----] experts were stunned. Gone was the "flying spaghetti monster" of tubes and wires. In its place: something so streamlined that ULA's CEO thought the photos must be missing parts. This was the beginning of a silent revolution"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1915012936772493721)  2025-04-23T12:00Z 10.1K followers, 289.5K engagements


"The original Raptor was a maze of plumbing cooling systems and wiring. Engineers called it "the Christmas tree" from all its hanging components. But traditional thinking said this was necessary. Until Elon's 5-word design philosophy changed everything:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1915012994234556660)  2025-04-23T12:00Z 10.1K followers, 255.8K engagements


"SpaceX mastered full-flow staged combustion - the most challenging engine cycle ever flown. Every propellant drop runs through turbopumps before reaching the combustion chamber. The catch Parts face [---] bar pressures and extreme temperatures. This demanded a new approach"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1915013148282851340)  2025-04-23T12:01Z [----] followers, 183.2K engagements


"The key was advanced metallurgy. SpaceX developed superalloys that withstand temperatures that melt conventional metals. Their engineers became the world's most advanced metallurgists creating exotic materials like SX500. But their reinvention went beyond materials"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1915013167404703965)  2025-04-23T12:01Z 10K followers, 180.1K engagements


"At Solugen we've applied this same radical simplification to chemical manufacturing. Traditional plants use 30+ separate processing units - a sprawling maze of reactors columns and pipes. Our approach Slash it to just three integrated units. The impact:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1915013385953116407)  2025-04-23T12:02Z 10K followers, 123.4K engagements


"We build plants in [--] months (vs years for traditional facilities). With 1/10th the footprint and 96% yield (vs industry's 60%). Our approach allows us to produce chemicals where traditional plants couldn't operate. This creates a new industrial paradigm:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1915013443620622774)  2025-04-23T12:02Z 10K followers, 110.2K engagements


"I hope you've enjoyed this thread. Follow me @GaurabC for more. Like/Repost the quote below if you can: One photo shocked the entire aerospace industry: SpaceX's new Raptor engine looked too simple to work. Their biggest competitor thought it was fake - now they're scrambling to catch up. Here's how Elon's Algorithm changed manufacturing forever: https://t.co/kucIqZv04G One photo shocked the entire aerospace industry: SpaceX's new Raptor engine looked too simple to work. Their biggest competitor thought it was fake - now they're scrambling to catch up. Here's how Elon's Algorithm changed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1915013515506827400)  2025-04-23T12:02Z 10K followers, 112.2K engagements


"About me: Started selling H2O2 to spas from my Subaru built reactors from Home Depot parts. Now: [--] mini-mills 2.2B company valuation. On a mission to build the Tesla of sustainable chemicals"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1915013534393811400)  2025-04-23T12:03Z [----] followers, 63.4K engagements


"Image credits: - SpaceX via X Video credits: - The #1 Reason SpaceX's Starship Raptor Engine Is Ahead of Its Time What about it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1915013550336278539)  2025-04-23T12:03Z [----] followers, 45.5K engagements


"Globalization isnt dead. Its being remade around tech and national interest. Very soon tech companies are going to look a lot like real asset companies: i.e. manufacturing companies and land owners. The window to own these assets at favorable return rates is closing faster than folks realize. US equities will lose most of its value interest rates wont go down (fix our deficit) USD devalues inflation rips. Own the means of production today"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1915948169331872149)  2025-04-26T01:56Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@SynBio1 Ive always wanted to make a bio version of Battle Bots. You engineer your T-cells to destroy cancer cells or some other violent cell fight stream it live plasmids are upgrades etc. Let people bet. Build teams Formula [--] of Biology"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1916116694117781533)  2025-04-26T13:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"He turned scrap metal into a $1.1B empire. In [----] the steel giants laughed at his "mini" factories. Today his method produces 1/3 of the world's steel output (585M tons). The story of the farm boy who revolutionized steel production forever:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1916885197007761530)  2025-04-28T16:00Z 10.5K followers, 160.8K engagements


"Mini-mills now produce about 585M of the world's 1.89B tons of steel. About 31% of all steel uses electric arc furnacesthe technology Heffernan pioneered. His approach didn't just create a new method. It restructured an entire industry"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1916885619609137445)  2025-04-28T16:02Z 10.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Heffernan showed the power of challenging "industry wisdom" with science. He proved smaller operations could outcompete giants by being more responsive sustainable and capital efficient. This is where modern innovation meets Heffernan's legacy:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1916885632942817371)  2025-04-28T16:02Z 10.3K followers, [----] engagements


"I hope you've enjoyed this thread. Follow me @GaurabC for more. Like/Repost the quote below: He turned scrap metal into a $1.1B empire. In [----] the steel giants laughed at his "mini" factories. Today his method produces 1/3 of the world's steel output (585M tons). The story of the farm boy who revolutionized steel production forever: https://t.co/mNXMyCW2Ot He turned scrap metal into a $1.1B empire. In [----] the steel giants laughed at his "mini" factories. Today his method produces 1/3 of the world's steel output (585M tons). The story of the farm boy who revolutionized steel production"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1916886002121261066)  2025-04-28T16:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"About me: Started selling H2O2 to spas from my Subaru built reactors from Home Depot parts. Now: [--] mini-mills $2.2B company valuation. On a mission to build the Tesla of sustainable chemicals"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1916886021637390578)  2025-04-28T16:03Z 10.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Today's steel starts with three ingredients. Iron ore (source of iron) Coking coal (carbon source) Limestone (removes impurities) These materials undergo a transformation so extreme it seems magical. The journey begins in massive open-pit mines worldwide"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1917249681471820016)  2025-04-29T16:08Z 10.3K followers, [----] engagements


"2000 years ago a single Indian port could bankrupt Rome. They traded black pepper worth millions in gold. Then it vanished for [----] years. Until archaeologists found something strange in an Indian village"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1917617825046487273)  2025-04-30T16:31Z 10.4K followers, 512.2K engagements


"Rome's elite craved black pepper from India's Muziris port. Pliny the Elder lamented Rome losing [--] million sesterces ($150M) yearly to India. Most wealth flowed therewhere Tamil poems say "beautiful vessels" arrived with gold left with pepper. The scale was staggering"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1917617911025524800)  2025-04-30T16:31Z 10.3K followers, 33.5K engagements


"I hope you've enjoyed this thread. Follow me @GaurabC for more. Like/Repost the quote below: [----] years ago a single Indian port could bankrupt Rome. They traded black pepper worth millions in gold. Then it vanished for [----] years. Until archaeologists found something strange in an Indian village. https://t.co/qSmKjcaGv6 [----] years ago a single Indian port could bankrupt Rome. They traded black pepper worth millions in gold. Then it vanished for [----] years. Until archaeologists found something strange in an Indian village. https://t.co/qSmKjcaGv6"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1917618481081770281)  2025-04-30T16:34Z 10.3K followers, 14.7K engagements


"About me: Started selling H2O2 to spas from my Subaru built reactors from Home Depot parts. Now: [--] mini-mills $2.2B company valuation. On a mission to build the Tesla of sustainable chemicals"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1917618499851280656)  2025-04-30T16:34Z 10.3K followers, [----] engagements


"In [----] Michael Owens reinvented glass manufacturing: His machine produced [----] bottles per hour while master craftsmen made [---]. This invention transformed a 4500-year-old craft into a $31B precision industry. Here's how we make perfect glass bottles today:🧵"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1919391737975574973)  2025-05-05T14:00Z 10.3K followers, 22.7K engagements


"A freshly formed bottle can shatter from a minor temperature change. Enter annealing - slow controlled cooling in special ovens called lehrs. This step releases internal stresses that form during shaping. Only then does glass become truly durable:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1919392129815920830)  2025-05-05T14:01Z 10.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Before annealing bottles are like ticking stress bombs - tiny temperature shifts cause catastrophic cracks. After They can survive hot coffee freezing ice cream and shipping across oceans. Next comes a quality control gauntlet straight out of sci-fi:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1919392178243305529)  2025-05-05T14:02Z 10.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Defense energy manufacturingevery industrial sector is ripe for modular disruption. At Solugen were using synthetic biology and distributed systems to make petrochemical processes obsolete. Want to see what comes next Visit http://solugen.com http://solugen.com"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1919392295587381538)  2025-05-05T14:02Z 10.3K followers, [---] engagements


"About me: Started selling H2O2 to spas from my Subaru built reactors from Home Depot parts. Now: [--] mini-mills 2.2B company valuation. On a mission to build the Tesla of sustainable chemicals"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1919392307507540075)  2025-05-05T14:02Z 10.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Engineers said it was IMPOSSIBLE to build: A 29-story power plant floating in the open ocean. Now it powers [------] American homes through Category [--] hurricanes. What they discovered changes everything we know about energy: 🧵"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1919769215759945939)  2025-05-06T15:00Z 10.4K followers, 64.6K engagements


"Arab nations imposed an oil embargo on the U.S. for supporting Israel in the Yom Kippur War in [----]. This wasn't just an economic problem it was an existential one. How could the most powerful nation on earth be crippled by a few oil-producing countries"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1920509109935456743)  2025-05-08T16:00Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements


"Before [----] America operated on a simple assumption: cheap abundant oil would flow forever. They built gas-guzzling cars sprawling suburbs and an oil-dependent economy. When OPEC turned off the tap the illusion shattered:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1920509161454121016)  2025-05-08T16:00Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements


"The [----] crisis also forced oil companies to seriously explore alternatives - nuclear solar wind and geothermal. Even Big Oil recognized energy diversification was necessary (though they'd later retreat to fossil fuels). The real breakthrough came through policy:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1920509541109936538)  2025-05-08T16:02Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements


"Creating the Department of Energy unified over [--] fragmented agencies. For the first time America had a centralized system to fund research set standards and create a national energy strategy. But Carters biggest legacy might be psychological:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1920509553290195434)  2025-05-08T16:02Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements


"The companies that thrive in transitions arent those who fight change. Theyre the ones who embrace disruption as a chance to build better. Interested in how were creating a more resilient chemical infrastructure Visit our site to learn more: https://solugen.com/ https://solugen.com/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1920509852914495754)  2025-05-08T16:03Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements


"About me: Started selling H2O2 to spas from my Subaru built reactors from Home Depot parts. Now: [--] mini-mills 2.2B company valuation. On a mission to build the Tesla of sustainable chemicals"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1920509865040228590)  2025-05-08T16:03Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements


"In [----] a small company made a crazy bet. They invested $250M to challenge US Steel's dominance. Everyone said they would fail. But what followed shocked the industry. This is how ONE innovation changed manufacturing to date:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1920871427647172883)  2025-05-09T16:00Z 10.4K followers, 96.7K engagements


"First understand what US Steel once was. They employed 1% of America's workforce at peak and produced 67% of the world's steel. They were the first company to reach a billion-dollar valuation. But that was only the beginning:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1920871518579683499)  2025-05-09T16:00Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements


"US Steel's fall wasn't about foreign competition or labor costs. It was failing to see the disruption starting at the market bottom moving up. While watching Japan their real threat was a domestic rival they'd dismissed. Today's reality:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1920871906426917255)  2025-05-09T16:02Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements


"US Steel is selling to Japan's Nippon Steel for $ [--] B. Meanwhile Nucor's market cap is $43B - nearly [--] higher. The disruption was complete. But this pattern repeats everywhere. Why does this matter now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1920872009594270197)  2025-05-09T16:02Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Imagine this: Europes greatest naval power being decimated by a mollusk. Thats what Britain faced in the 1820s. Tiny shipworms (actually bivalves) were boring through wooden ships. The Royal Navy was scrambling:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1921958671971692621)  2025-05-12T16:00Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements


"But where others saw catastrophe Marc Isambard Brunel saw genius. He watched these creatures cut through oak with shell plates and reinforce their tunnels with calcium. Nature had solved what engineers couldnt figure out:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1921958779874398391)  2025-05-12T16:00Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements


"If you're in defense energy or manufacturing and want to learn how biomimicry can transform your operations: Visit to explore how our mini-mills are launching the next industrial revolution with nature as our guide. http://solugen.com http://solugen.com"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1921959221144572297)  2025-05-12T16:02Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements


"About me: Started selling H2O2 to spas from my Subaru built reactors from Home Depot parts. Now: [--] mini-mills 2.2B company valuation. On a mission to build the Tesla of sustainable chemicals"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1921959244099891404)  2025-05-12T16:02Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements


"In [----] DuPont's labs made a shocking discovery: How to create material that didn't exist in nature. Today it's in everything from parachutes to spaceships. Here's how nylon reshaped our world:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1922320979835183120)  2025-05-13T16:00Z 10.4K followers, 23.4K engagements


"These elaborate fronts with large windows and ornate stone details were much heavier than side walls. The solution Iron tie rods pinned facades directly into floors creating an integrated system that prevents collapse:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1923408667610931220)  2025-05-16T16:02Z 10.5K followers, [----] engagements


"As the city expanded separate islands grew toward each other. For [---] years there were no bridges. As Venice's wealth exploded they needed efficient connections. The Rialto Bridge would become their most daring achievement:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1923408679606604280)  2025-05-16T16:02Z 10.5K followers, [----] engagements


"It's the biggest reimagining of chemical manufacturing since the 1950s. If you're in industrial manufacturing oil & gas or defense and want to see how our chemical mini-mills can transform your operations contact us. Visit to learn more. http://solugen.com http://solugen.com"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1923408834246414492)  2025-05-16T16:02Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements


"About me: Started selling H2O2 to spas from my Subaru built reactors from Home Depot parts. Now: [--] mini-mills 2.2B company valuation. On a mission to build the Tesla of sustainable chemicals"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1923408846225322443)  2025-05-16T16:02Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements


"In [----] Venice relocated all glassmakers to Murano island to prevent fires. There Angelo Barovier found that adding potassium-rich seaweed ash created perfectly transparent glass. This seemingly simple innovation brought three scientific revolutions:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1925582873366782386)  2025-05-22T16:01Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements


"First came eyeglasses. By grinding clear glass into lenses craftsmen could correct farsightedness. When printing presses (1440) made books widespread literacy soared and so did the demand for glasses. This accelerated human knowledge dramatically"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1925582946217730462)  2025-05-22T16:02Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements


"In [----] Granada engineers built the perfect water system. Today most architects can't replicate it. They moved water uphill without pumps electricity or external power. Here's how forgotten knowledge could revolutionize cities:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1927394428714459590)  2025-05-27T16:00Z 10.5K followers, 137.2K engagements


"It's 13th-century Spain. Christian armies are conquering Muslim cities across Iberia. Cordoba fell in a single night. City after city toppled. But one fortress remained unconquered for 200+ years: Granada's legendary Alhambra"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1927394517822414938)  2025-05-27T16:00Z 10.5K followers, [----] engagements


"The Alhambra's secret weapon Water. In a masterpiece of engineering its designers solved an impossible problem: Moving water [---] meters uphill to a palace high above Granada's river. The solution reveals engineering genius we've largely forgotten:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1927394604313096563)  2025-05-27T16:00Z 10.5K followers, [----] engagements


"When full water entered a curved siphon pipe. At the curve's top it created a vacuum seal. Surface tension pulled the remaining water emptying the bowl in seconds. The cycle would begin again a 14th-century automatic water clock"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1927395126248190202)  2025-05-27T16:03Z 10.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Beyond timekeeping they built thermal baths with heated marble floors and adjustable steam rooms. The system included hot and cold plunge pools alongside temperature-controlled showers. All powered by water flowing through wood-heated copper boilers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1927395209219838181)  2025-05-27T16:03Z 10.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Water flowed into a container with a bottom hole. As it drained it created a whirlpool generating low pressure that sucked air down. This air-water mixture became lighter than regular water. When forced into a thin pipe it rose higher than its entry point:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1927395457958822359)  2025-05-27T16:04Z 10.5K followers, [----] engagements


"This system wasn't just clever it was sustainable. [---] years later much of the Alhambra's water system still functions. Before calculators or modern pumps these engineers created a self-regulating hydraulic system still studied today"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1927395541215768619)  2025-05-27T16:04Z 10.5K followers, [----] engagements


"At Solugen we take your hydration seriously"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1932874261125083436)  2025-06-11T18:55Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements


"Most people underestimate just how huge the chemicals industry is. One of our customers: An 80-person water treatment company in rural middle America quietly doing $250M/year revenue and spending $150M/year just on chemicals. There are thousands more just like them driving billions in chem spend per year"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1942769007368544539)  2025-07-09T02:13Z 10.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Zuckerberg (meta) and Herbert Dow (Dow Chemical) are two understudied yet remarkable founders"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1871270778228142285)  2024-12-23T19:04Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements


"26 years ago one book made four chilling predictions. In the last years three of them came true: Russian invasion ✓ Worldwide pandemic ✓ Global financial meltdown ✓ Now its final warning is about to unfold"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1889711332196503908)  2025-02-12T16:21Z [----] followers, 197.7K engagements


"Great Depression World War II The cycle before that: Civil War And before that: The American Revolution The book made specific predictions in 1997:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1889711707507007727)  2025-02-12T16:22Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"1. A global financial crisis [--]. A pandemic with martial law [--]. Russia would invade a former Soviet republic All three materialized. But there was one more prediction"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1889711784946520294)  2025-02-12T16:22Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Want to be part of America's industrial renaissance Follow me @GaurabC for insights on: Manufacturing innovation Industrial technology The future of chemicals Let's build a stronger foundation for the next [--] years"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1889712173213167618)  2025-02-12T16:24Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"In [----] scientists exhumed Amelia's body. After [--] years in the ground her remains were still powerfully radioactive. When placed near detection equipment her bones created a crackling sound showing ongoing radiation. What caused this horrifying death"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Gaurab/status/1914660656923730297)  2025-04-22T12:40Z 11.2K followers, 108.3K engagements


"Radium. In [----] the Curies discovered this luminous element that seemed magical. By the 1920s Americans were obsessed with radium's "healing powers." Companies marketed it as a cure for everythingaging impotence cancer. And thus began America's deadliest health craze"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Gaurab/status/1914660781045768215)  2025-04-22T12:41Z 11.1K followers, 107.9K engagements


"One photo shocked the entire aerospace industry: SpaceX's new Raptor engine looked too simple to work. Their biggest competitor thought it was fake - now they're scrambling to catch up. Here's how Elon's Algorithm changed manufacturing forever:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Gaurab/status/1915012865075106199)  2025-04-23T12:00Z 12K followers, 45.9M engagements


""The best part is no part." This wasn't about cutting corners - it was reimagining what's truly essential. Through relentless iteration SpaceX integrated hundreds of components into unified structures. The results defied all expectations"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1915013049486049341)  2025-04-23T12:01Z 10.5K followers, 221.2K engagements


"But Hubbert wasnt a neutral scientist. He was a founding member of Technocracy a movement that wanted engineers to replace markets. He advocated a full system overhaul that made socialism look tame. That ideology shaped his approach to resources:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1920146956107796489)  2025-05-07T16:01Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements


"Meanwhile critics who got it right were ignored. Richard Gonzalez predicted U.S. production would exceed 200B barrels. Today weve produced over 239B and counting. McKelvey whom Carter fired said tech would expand resources unpredictably. He was right"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1920146968669753477)  2025-05-07T16:01Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements


"The engineers needed more water pressure than the canal provided. So they dug a storage pool high above the palace. Water from the Royal Canal flowed into an underground pipe below this. Here's where it gets clever:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Gaurab/status/1927394783061819454)  2025-05-27T16:01Z 11.7K followers, [----] engagements


"They installed a waterwheel with buckets at the top of a 60-meter well. Powered by animals this lifted water to create a 400m reservoir. This massive water volume pressurized the system created drought backup and enabled efficient distribution throughout the palace:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Gaurab/status/1927394861126213813)  2025-05-27T16:01Z 11.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Pyrex catalog from from [----] with hand-drawn lab glassware. Time to bring Intricate hand-made objects back https://exhibitdb.cmog.org/opacimages/Images/Pyrex/Rakow_1000132877.pdf https://exhibitdb.cmog.org/opacimages/Images/Pyrex/Rakow_1000132877.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1982890820006228403)  2025-10-27T19:23Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements


"@DanielleFong @lightcellenergy How're you all handling the salt recycling"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1988661705787007339)  2025-11-12T17:34Z 10.5K followers, [--] engagements


"Reject the man cave embrace the study"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1989517552037359685)  2025-11-15T02:15Z 10.5K followers, [----] engagements


"@pronounced_kyle And a fridge full of Diet Coke"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1989531662917435808)  2025-11-15T03:11Z 10.5K followers, [--] engagements


"@beffjezos First Nobel laureate to run a $T co"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1989532033958203782)  2025-11-15T03:12Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements


"People have no idea how huge the chemical industry is. One of our customers: An 80-person water treatment company in rural America quietly doing $250M annual revenue with $150M spent just on chemicals. And there are thousands more like them. This is why it's a $6T market"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1989765624159957075)  2025-11-15T18:41Z 10.5K followers, 45.6K engagements


"What happens when model efficiency gains outpaces compute growth Compute requirements per user plummet after capex has already been committed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1989908024782446821)  2025-11-16T04:06Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements


"Why not use the deep seas free 1000-bar pressure and cold temps to grow high-pressure optical crystals Doing this on land is insanely expensive"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1990599080847028273)  2025-11-18T01:52Z 10.5K followers, [----] engagements


"@FracSlap Im biased but founders fund has done some really good vertical ai investments"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1990792401208946926)  2025-11-18T14:41Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements


"Love it when @shaunmmaguire talks chemicals. Shaun we gotta show you our CL-20 demos -) https://youtu.be/62X1vm3QBuEsi=UvJMbh-__HUxN40s&t=1874 https://youtu.be/62X1vm3QBuEsi=UvJMbh-__HUxN40s&t=1874"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1990898802815861016)  2025-11-18T21:43Z 10.5K followers, 10.1K engagements


"Came back from a Disney cruise. Wow. Disney is excellent at [--] things: [--]. Crowd control [--]. Maintaining a cult"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1994069189951103256)  2025-11-27T15:41Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements


"@kyleanthony Looks like ChatGPT did a great job copying Andurils website"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaurabC/status/1994099912586506482)  2025-11-27T17:44Z 10.5K followers, [--] engagements


"Water can destroy steel. When it moves fast enough pressure drops and vapor bubbles form. When those bubbles collapse they create microjets that pit metal one tenth of a millimeter at a time with temperatures near 8600F. It's called cavitation and it eats ship propellers limits how fast dolphins can swim and is why your kitchen tap groans at certain settings. The 2-inch pistol shrimp evolved to weaponize it. @Jordan_W_Taylor https://jordanwtaylor2.substack.com/ https://jordanwtaylor2.substack.com/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Gaurab/status/1996644828927393989)  2025-12-04T18:16Z 10.5K followers, 13.9K engagements


"In [----] investors told us chemicals manufacturing was boring. Today they call it "reindustrialization." Nothing changed about the $6T market. They just needed @elonmusk to make factories cool again"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Gaurab/status/1998055885495541892)  2025-12-08T15:43Z 10.5K followers, 11.8K engagements


"@Julian @Criconeel @xai juliraub"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Gaurab/status/1998871849934131554)  2025-12-10T21:46Z 10.5K followers, [---] engagements


"3 biggest problems of the chemical industry: [--]. Supply-driven system: huge plants force the wrong incentives [--]. Externality risk: for every person the supply chain touches [--]. Sustainability: carbon emission & supply chain uncertainty The solution is decentralization and that's exactly what we're doing with chemical mini mills"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Gaurab/status/2001020741559705817)  2025-12-16T20:04Z 11.1K followers, [----] engagements


"O'Neill built a working mass driver in [----]. On the Moon your launch cost is electricity. Lunar solar is essentially unlimited. @IterIntellectus When the mass driver on the Moon gets going Im not sure money will be relevant @IterIntellectus When the mass driver on the Moon gets going Im not sure money will be relevant"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Gaurab/status/2001396445690331453)  2025-12-17T20:57Z 11.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Our first reactor @TungstenSeanide and I built it from Home Depot parts in three weeks. Rented a lab behind Dallas Love Field had to rip out the ceiling panels to fit it. That machine started a $1.8B company. People keep trying to throw it away but it still works"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Gaurab/status/2002135773471178931)  2025-12-19T21:55Z 11.1K followers, 65.1K engagements

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