# 11 Intriguing Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2024

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- Published: 2024-01-07T09:45:31-06:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Illustrations by Elias Stein. Article by Gwendolyn Rak. IEEE Spectrum – January 1, 2024. To unlock the terawatt potential of geothermal energy, MIT startup Quaise Energy is testing a deep-drilling rig in 2024 that will use high-power millimeter waves to melt a column of rock down as far as 10 to 20 kilometers. Its “deeper, hotter, and faster” strategy will start with old oil-and-gas drilling structures and extend them by blasting […] Click here to view original web page at spectrum.ieee.org