Ken Parth

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,