Perpetual Motion® Podcast

Michael and Colin speak with the CTO of General Galactic, Luke Neise, about employing a water-based propulsion system in spacecraft to achieve high thrust for rapid maneuver and high efficiency for sustained operations in space.

Michael and Colin discuss fire pits, problem solving as a key feature of inventing, and perseverance with solo entrepren-eer, John Chadwell.

Michael and Colin meet with Lt. Cmdr. Mitchell Kempisty to discuss astronautical engineering, the role of education in invention, and the challenges facing an entrepreneur while serving as a naval executive officer and commanding officer.

Michael and Colin talk entrepreneurship, investing, and creativity with American entrepreneur and angel investor Keith Schacht.

The Perpetual Motion podcast visits the 2025 Rice Business Plan Competition and talks with several of the 42 teams from around the world competing for more than $1.5 million in cash and prizes.  Timestamps: * 2:02 - GreenLIB [https://www.greenlib.co/]: One-step pre-treatment process that extracts and refines critical battery elements * 4:25 - Rora [https://www.tryrora.com/]: Committed to bettering women’s health at every life stage by creating innovative products for menopause symptom management * 8:10 - Safe Marine Transfer [https://www.safemarinetransfer.com/]: Focused on safe subsea chemical injection to economically extend deepwater subsea tiebacks * 13:01 - Xatoms [https://www.xatoms.com/]: using AI and Quantum-Chemistry to discover new materials to clean polluted water * 16:57 - Pinwheel [https://www.pinwheel.com/]: Designed for kids and managed by parents, this cool looking, modern phone helps kids grow into independent adults who use technology well * 23:20 - Watermarked.ai [https://watermarked.ai/]: Disrupts AI model training with undetectable audio watermarks and detects AI-generated deepfakes * 25:46 - Mito Robotics [https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/593968-15#overview]: AI-powered robotic system designed to automate research-scale cell culture