This is amazing to me. I listened to the lecture on YouTube; I know just enough physics from high school to understand about 5%. And I sent the link to my Ph.D engineer brother for his comments.
McDonalds transforms to Uncle Vanya’s. Let me know if you can go to the link. It is a story in the Washington Post, so it is behind a paywall. I am trying to get past that wall for you.
Returning to the office after two years is strange. Ditto, paywall.
kmkat & her kneedles 
I don’t have anywhere near enough physics to understand that first link, but I will take it as hopeful for the future. Cutting our needs for fossil fuels would sure solve a lot of problems.
(I can’t test your behind-the-paywall links since I already subscribe to the Post.)
I was able to read the article. Thank you for getting past the paywall. You always manage
to entertain and inform.