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The U.S. Set A World Record With Its Most Powerful Laser Ever, Zeus, A 2 PW Laser—100× Brighter Than Global Power Use—Funded By NSF ($16m). It Doubles Hercules’ Power (300 TW), Fires Pulses Lasting 25 Quintillionths Of A Second, & Will Soon Hit 3 PW, Advancing Quantum, Plasma, & Cosmic Research. The UK’s Vulcan 20-20 Aims To Surpass All.

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Aircar, Set To Become The World’s First Mass Produced Flying Car By 2026, Won An Engineering Award. Flight-Tested For 170+ Hrs With 500+ Takeoffs, It Needs A Runway, Unlike Vertical-Lift Rivals, Flies At 155 mph, & Will Cost $800K–$1M. Aircar 2 (2025) Has A 300-hp Engine, 173 mph Speed, 1,110 km Range, Improved Aerodynamics, & A Faster Switch.

Chinese Scientists Discovered A New Bacterium Strain, Niallia Tiangongensis, Aboard The Tiangong Space Station. It Adapts To Extreme Space Conditions, Combats Oxidative Stress, & May Turn Waste Into Resources. Studying Such Microbes Could Enhance Astronaut Health, Spacecraft Safety, & Innovations In Medicine, Agriculture, & Sustainability.

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Scientists In The USA Created The Most Electrically Conductive Organic Molecule Made Of C, S, N. It Conducts Electrons Without Energy Loss, Is Cheaper Than Silicon (Si), & May Replace Si In Chips, As Si-Based Devices Reach Size Limits—Allowing Smaller, Faster, Energy-Efficient, & Scalable Computing, & Use In Nanoelectronics & Quantum Tech.

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China & Russia Signed An Accord To Build A Nuclear Power Plant On The Moon’s S Pole By 2036 As Part Of Their Joint Intl. Lunar Res. Station (ILRS), Using Automated Tech. ILRS Will Advance Lunar Research & Support Human Presence. China’s 2028 Chang’e-8 Mission Will Lay The Groundwork & Mark Its 1st Astronaut Landing. 17 Nations Have Joined.

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US Venus Aerospace Tested The World’s 1st RDRE, Hitting Mach 6 From Runways At Spaceport America, NM. Developed Since 1980s, Yet Unflown Until Now. RDREs Use Detonation For More Power/Less Fuel, Scalable For Defense/Commercial Use—LA–Tokyo In Under 2 Hrs! Pairs With Ramjet For Sustained Hypersonic Flight. Rivals: Hermeus, Castelion, Kratos.

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A S. Korean Team Developed The World’s First Eco-Friendly Silver Plating Method For Acidic Envs. Using Phosphorus Compounds Instead Of Toxic Cyanide. Cyanide Works Only In Alkaline Settings, Where It Dissolves Photoresists. Other Non-Cyanide Methods Need Additives. This New Method Needs None, Ensures Smooth Plating, And Aids Green Tech Use.

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The Shuangjiangkou Hydropower Station (SHS) In Sichuan, China, Will Become The World’s Tallest Dam (315m) By Late 2025, Surpassing Jinping-I (305m) And Nurek (300m, Tajikistan). Generating 2,000 MW Yearly, SHS Will Power 3M+ Homes, Cutting 3M Tons Of Coal & 7M Tons Of CO₂ Emissions. China Will Then Hold 6 Of The 7 Tallest Dams Globally.

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Chinese Researchers Built The World’s Tiniest Chip, RV32-WUJI, Using Molybdenum Disulfide, A 2D Material Just 3 Atoms Thick, With 5,931 Transistors On RISC-V Architecture For Custom Designs. They Also Created The World’s Fastest Transistor, 40% Faster & 10% More Efficient Than Silicon, Using A Bismuth-Based GAAFET Design For Better Performance.

Cardinal Robert Prevost, Now Pope Leo XIV, Is The First U.S.-Born Pope. The 69-Year-Old Chicago Native Holds Dual Citizenship With The U.S. And Peru, Where He Once Served As A Bishop. His Election Signals Continuity With Pope Francis‘ Reforms. He Previously Led The Vatican Office That Appoints Bishops. Global Leaders Welcomed His Appointment.

Glīd Technologies And Mendocino Railway Will Pilot The World’s First Autonomous Road-To-Rail Freight System In 2025 On California’s Historic Skunk Train Route. The Manned Hybrid GliderM And Autonomous AR2RV (For Containers/Trailers) Will Run 40 Miles From Fort Bragg To Willits, Boosting Sustainable Logistics And Mendocino County’s Economy,

The FDA Approved UCSF’s Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation (aDBS), A Breakthrough Parkinson’s Treatment. Unlike Continuous DBS, aDBS Uses Real-Time Brain Signals To Target The Subthalamic Nucleus With Precise Electrical Pulses. It Offers Fast Mode (Instant PD Symptom Relief) And Slow Mode (Stabilization). AI-Driven aDBS For Wider PD Symptoms Is Anticipated.

In A World-First, UPNA Scientists Created Interactive 3D Holograms Using Elastic Diffusers, Enabling Safe Touch. Unlike Existing Solutions By Voxon Photonics & Brightvox Inc., Users Can Now Grab And Manipulate Floating Images Like A 3D Cube Or Skull. The High-Speed Diffuser (2,880 Images/Sec) Creates 3D Visuals, Ideal For Education And Museums.

On 4/28/25, Spain & Portugal Faced Their Worst Blackout, Lasting 10hrs, With No Clear Cause. Cyber Attack Was Ruled Out; Possible Reasons Include Grid Failures With France, Renewable Energy Fluctuations, & Power Mismatches. Essentials Like Cash, Radios, Food, Candles, & Powerbanks Helped. The Event Stressed Preparedness And Tech-Free Living.

Cortical Labs’ CL1 Is The World’s First Biological Computer, Combining Human Neurons And A Silicon Chip. The Shoebox-Sized Device, With Neurons Fed By Nutrient Broth, Simulates Learning & May Advance Brain & Drug Research. It Lasts 6 Months, Costs $35k, & Ships In Late 2025. Some Scientists Raise Ethical Concerns About Neurons Consciousness.

Aurora Has Launched The First Commercial Driverless Trucking Service, Running Long-Haul Routes From Dallas To Houston. Uber Freight & Hirschbach Use Its Tech, Which Has Logged Over 1,200 Driverless Miles. Gatik Handles Short-Hauls, & Kodiak Robotics Uses Safety Drivers. Aurora Plans To Expand By Late 2025, Amid Union Safety & Job Concerns.

Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, A Brazilian Nun And The World’s Oldest Person, Has Died At 116 In Porto Alegre On 5/1/25. Born In 1908, She Credited Her Long Life To Faith And Was Blessed By Pope Francis In 2018. A Football Fan, She Marked Birthdays With Her Team’s Stadium-Shaped Cakes. Ethel Caterham, 115, From England, Now Holds The Title.

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Bradford Smith—The 1st ALS Patient, 1st Nonverbal, & 3rd Person Worldwide To Receive A Neuralink Brain Implant—Can Now Type & Speak (Via A Cloned Voice) Using Only His Mind. The Device, Linked To His Motor Cortex, Detects Neural Activity &, With AI, Translates Signals Into Commands. Smith Called It A Major Step In Freedom & Comm, On X.

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Scientists Set A Record By Sending Quantum Data (QD) Over 254 Km Of Reg. Telecom Fiber, Proving That Quantum Internet Can Work Without Extreme Cooling. A Team Also Transmitted QD 30.2 Km Alongside 400 Gbps Internet Traffic With No Interference, Showing It Could Run On Current Networks For Ultra-Secure, Faster, & Future-Ready Communication.

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Don Pettit, NASA‘s Oldest Active Astronaut, Returned To Earth On His 70th Birthday After 220 Days Aboard The ISS, Bringing His Total Time In Space To 590 Days Over 4 Missions. John Glenn, Who Died In 2016, Remains The Oldest To Orbit Space At 77 In 1998. Pettit’s Soyuz MS-26 Capsule Landed In Kazakhstan With Russians Alexey Ovchinin & Ivan Vagner.