30th September 2025

Caltech builds record-breaking 6,100-qubit array

Researchers have assembled the world's largest array of atomic qubits – 6,100 in total. Although the system is not yet a fully programmable quantum computer, the proof-of-concept shows what might be possible in the next year or two.

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30th September 2025

DNA data storage could arrive within 3–5 years

An international consortium says DNA could soon become a practical medium for digital archives. A new report points to the first use cases emerging in just 3–5 years, with densities up to 500 million times greater than conventional drives.

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27th September 2025

Underground carbon storage can only cut warming by 0.7 °C

Safe and practical geologic storage of CO2 emissions is far more limited than once believed, with global reserves capped at 1,460 gigatonnes. Many scenarios could exhaust this by 2100 and virtually all by 2200.

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24th September 2025

Breakthrough in treatment of Huntington's disease

A major breakthrough in treating Huntington's disease is reported today, with a new gene therapy able to slow its progression by 75%.

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20th September 2025

New "quasi-moon" of Earth discovered

Astronomers have identified a new, tiny companion to Earth called 2025 PN7. It moves in step with our orbit and looks set to linger nearby for around 60 years.

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18th September 2025

Scientists build motors narrower than a human hair

Researchers in Sweden have built laser-driven gears just 16 micrometres wide – about a tenth the width of a human hair – paving the way for medical tools that operate at the scale of individual cells.

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18th September 2025

2090 – Bowel cancer is effectively eradicated in developed countries

By 2090, bowel cancer has been effectively eradicated in developed countries, with mortality rates falling below 0.01 per 100,000. Once a leading killer, it now survives only as a clinical anomaly – swiftly and routinely cured.

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16th September 2025

2063 – Bowel cancer mortality falls below 1 per 100,000

By 2063, the age-standardised mortality rate for bowel cancer in high-income nations has dropped below 1 per 100,000, marking its near-elimination thanks to earlier detection, personalised prevention, and precision therapies.

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10th September 2025

World's first stair-climbing robot vacuum

Dreame's new Cyber X can tackle a major weakness of robot vacuums – the inability to clean multiple floors – with a dedicated stair-climbing module that promises whole-home convenience.

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9th September 2025

2031 – Completion of the Stad Ship Tunnel

[Updated and moved from 2026 to 2031, based on latest available information.]

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8th September 2025

2033 – High-speed rail begins in California

[Updated and moved from 2030 to 2033, based on latest available information.]

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4th September 2025

Nanoparticles shrink arterial plaque in new study

Researchers in Australia have engineered nanoparticles that detect and treat arterial plaque, reducing its size by up to 52% in preclinical trials.

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1st September 2025

Solar power is growing exponentially in Africa

An inflection point in Africa's adoption of solar energy is now clearly visible, driven by record imports and rapid expansion across dozens of countries on the continent.

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