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U.S. Scientists Created The World’s Smallest Autonomous Robots (Bacteria-Sized). They Cost A Cent/Robot, & Use Ion-Driven Propulsion In Fluid (No Moving Parts) & Light For Power/Programming. Equipped With The Smallest Computer, They Sense Temp Changes, “Wiggle” To Signal, & Coordinate Like Fish. With Potential Uses For Medical/Env. Tasks.

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Scientists In Germany Released The GlobalBuildingAtlas, The Most Detailed 3D Map Of Earth’s ~2.75B Buildings At 3×3m Resolution, Surpassing The Earlier ~1.7B Map. It Improves Coverage In Underserved Regions, Aiding Urban Planning, Climate & Disaster Research; Adds A “Building Volume Per Capita” Metric, & Is Openly Available Under CC BY 4.0.

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China’s DeepSeek Math-V2 Is The First Open-Weight A.I To Achieve IMO Gold-Level Math Scores, Matching Rivals Google DeepMind And OpenAI. Unlike Them, It’s Free On Hugging Face/GitHub And Can “Self-Verify” Solutions. Despite Acclaim, It Faces Bans In Multiple U.S. States/Agencies & GDPR Restrictions In Italy Over Security & Privacy Concerns.

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The U.K Approved The Build Of Its Largest Floating Solar Farm, The Barrow Energydock (40 MWp, 46.5K Panels Farm) On Cavendish Dock, Built By Associated British Ports. It Will Power 14k Homes, Support Industries Including BAE Systems, Cut Carbon, & Protect Port Land. Ecological Features Are Planned, Though Bird Groups Object To Habitat Loss.

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For The First Time, China’s Tiangong Station Achieved Artificial Photosynthesis In Orbit. The Shenzhou-19 Crew Used A Catalyst To Turn CO₂ & Water Into Oxygen & Ethylene (A Rocket Fuel Precursor) At Room Temp & Normal Pressure. It’s More Energy-Efficient Than The ISS’s Electrolysis, Marking A Major Step For Sustainable Air & Fuel In Space.

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U.S Based Star Catcher (SC) Set A World Record By Beaming 1.1kW+ Of Energy 1km+, Beating DARPA. SC Used Solar Panels To Generate Power, Converted It Into A Laser, & Beamed It To Off-The-Shelf Panels For Reconversion To Electricity. Tested At NASA’s KSC, It Marks A Major Step For Space-Based Solar Power For, E.G., Satellites, & Earth Grids

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Sweden’s Largest Solar Farm, Hultsfred Solar Farm, Built By Neoen & Alight Near Hultsfred Airport, Spans 185 Football Fields & Produces 100GWh/Yr, Enough For 18K Homes. It Was Built Without Subsidies, Enabled By A PPA In Which Fashion Retailer H&M Agreed To Buy 95% Of Its Power, Securing Investment For The Emissions & Cost Cutting Project.

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Dogger Bank Wind Farm (WF), In The North Sea, 130km Off Yorkshire’s Coast, When Completed In 2027 Will Be The World’s Largest WF At 3.6GW, Powering ~6M Homes. It Will Add £6.1B To The U.K’s GDP; £3B+ Of It Will Be Spent In NE England & £26M On STEM & Community Projects. It Will Support 3.6K Jobs By 2025, Then 1.4K FTE Jobs Yearly For 35Yrs.

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Nike’s Project Amplify Debuts The World’s First Powered Shoe With A Motor, Belt, & Rechargeable Battery That Boosts Walking & Running. Built With Dephy Robotics, It Targets Everyday Runners, Mimicking Extra Calf Power. Testers Say It Makes Hills Feel Flat. The Carbon-Fibered Shoe Can Be Worn With Or Without The System. Release Date Unknown.

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A UK Firm, Quantum Motion (QM), Built The World’s First Full-Stack Quantum Computer Using Mass-Producible Silicon CMOS Chips (Spin Qubits). The System’s Three-Rack Size Is Data-Center-Friendly, & Is Compatible With Standard Software (Qiskit/Cirq). Installed At The UK’s NQCC, It Will Be Tested For Uses Like Drug Discovery. QM Has Raised £62m

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