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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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In A World First, U.S. Researchers 3D-Printed Human Tissue That Looks, Feels, & Responds Like Real Organs, Matching Softness, Stretch, & Blood Flow. Unlike Older Tissue Simulators Made From Stiff Rubber Or Plastic, This 3D Print Uses Fluid-Filled Capsules For Lifelike Surgical Training. Next, They’ll Expand To More Organs & Bionic Versions.

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Belgian Firm, Jan De Nul, Launched Fleeming Jenkin, The World’s Largest Cable-Layer With 28k-Ton Cap (2x Cap. Of Prior Largest Vessel). From 2026, It Will Lay Over 2,800km Of Cables In The North Sea For Europe’s 2GW Offshore Wind Program, Enabling Connections That Transmit 2x Electricity. Its Twin, William Thomson, Shares The Same Mission.

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Swiss Researchers Created A World-First Low-Cost Method For 3D Printing Metals Using Hydrogels Instead Of Metal Powders Or Molten Alloys. They Print A Polymer Framework, Add Metal Ions, Grow Nanoparticles, Then Heat It To Form Pure Metal. The Result Is Up To 25× Stronger & Shrinks Only 20%, Compared To 60–90% Shrinkage In Older Methods.

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Japan, For The First Time, Approved The Over-The-Counter Sales Of An Emergency Contraceptive Pill, Norlevo. No Prescription, Age Limit, Or Parental Consent Needed, But Buyers Must Take It In Front Of A Pharmacist. Priced At ~$47–$67, It’s 80% Effective Within 72 Hrs. Nationwide Rollout Begins Spring 2026; But Already OTC In 90+ Countries.

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Germany’s Sinn Power Launched Skipp, The World’s First Utility-Scale Vertical Floating Solar Plant With Bifacial Panels In An East-West Setup On Lake Jais, Bavaria. With 1.87MW Capacity Producing ~2 GWh/Yr, It Boosts Output At Low-Sun Hrs, Covers 4.65% Of The Lake (Below Germany’s 15% Cap), Improves Water Quality, & May Expand To Open Seas.

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US Scientists, In A First, Used Geobacter Sulfurreducens Bacteria To Create Protein Nanowires For Ultra-Efficient, Bio-Integrated Artificial Neurons That Mimic Real Neurons. It Senses Natural Signals (~0.1V) With Low Power Use (1/10th Voltage, 1/100th Power). While Sustainable & Brain-Like, Scaling Issues Hinder Full Computing Replacement.

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China Launched The World’s First Dual-Tower Solar-Thermal Power Plant In The Gobi Desert, The World’s 5th Largest Desert, Using 27,000 Smart Mirrors To Focus Sunlight As Heat To Generate Steam-Powered Electricity Even After Sunset. It Boosts Efficiency By 25% & Powers 500k Homes. China Runs The Highest No (21) Of Such Plants, With 30 More Coming.

Largest-Ever Lifespan Study Of 1,176 Species Finds Females Outlive Males In 72% Of Mammals By ~13%, While In 68% Birds, Males Outlive Females By ~5%. Why? Male Competition For Mates Cuts Lifespan; Caregiving Boosts Female Survival. Matching Sex Chromosomes (XX/ZZ) Help Guard Against Mutations. Even In Zoos, The Gap Remains—It’s Biological.

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