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Beaver mimicking-dams could save rivers: The Reengineer Monitor #55

Flood-detecting CubeSat, lithium price rise - and more!

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Chris Baraniuk
Jan 09, 2026
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Photo by Vladimir Srajber.

Happy New Year, reengineers! I hope you all enjoyed the recent holidays. I certainly did, and was myself buoyed by the fact that The Guardian decided to republish my story on organ-tuning records and climate change in shortened form. Hurrah!

Anyway, to kick the new year off in style, here’s the first 2026 edition of The Reengineer Monitor. Enjoy!

Heating and cooling

Heating industry training firm Heat Geek, who are behind many a YouTube video about heat pumps, have launched “Installergy”, a new heat pump installation course, along with multiple collaborators.

Low Tech Magazine has a fun guide on how to make a solar-powered, heated foot stool.

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