Jan Lucas

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.