Electronics & Communications
ESA's Celeste LEO navigation satellite broadcast Europe's first dual-frequency signal from low Earth orbit, testing a new layer for positioning systems.
Deep dive: How satellite navigation works from two different altitudes
Automotive & TransportBreakthroughs
BYD's chief scientist says solid state battery development has reached a critical breakthrough stage, with sulfide-based cells planned for 2027.
Deep dive: Inside a solid-state battery
Construction & Infrastructure
The Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm pulled its first export cable ashore, connecting the world's largest wind project to Britain's electricity grid.
Deep dive: How offshore wind power reaches your home
Electronics & CommunicationsBreakthroughs
Chinese researchers achieved a 1,000-fold increase in 2D semiconductor manufacturing speed using a liquid gold CVD technique for next-generation chips.
Deep dive: Why 2D semiconductor manufacturing could reshape electronics
Space
A UK-led mission is launching fluorescent C. elegans worms to the ISS inside a shoebox-sized Petri Pod to study bone, muscle and radiation effects…
Deep dive: How to run a biology lab in orbit
Energy & EnvironmentInnovation
The Rolls-Royce SMR nuclear reactor has cleared a key UK regulatory hurdle, bringing factory-built modular nuclear power closer to construction at Wylfa.
Deep dive: Inside the Rolls-Royce SMR nuclear reactor
Aerospace, Defence & MarineInnovation
The UK's DragonFire laser weapon will deploy on Royal Navy destroyers by 2027, firing at £10 per shot with sub-centimetre precision at one kilometre.
Deep dive: How the DragonFire laser weapon puts light on target
HealthBreakthroughs
A clinical trial shows spinal cord stimulation can restore walking and sensory feedback in people with complete spinal injuries, a biomedical engineering first.
Deep dive: How spinal cord stimulation restores walking
Electronics & CommunicationsInnovation
Britain's national railway becomes the first in the world to test quantum navigation, using ultra-sensitive sensors to track train position without GPS.
Deep dive: How quantum navigation tracks a train without GPS
Construction & Infrastructure
Engineers will slide a 1,250-tonne HS2 M6 viaduct section over live traffic near Birmingham using hydraulic jacks, in a feat of civil engineering precision.
Deep dive: The mechanics of an HS2 M6 viaduct slide
Aerospace, Defence & Marine
The Artemis II launch sends four astronauts on a ten-day lunar flyby, testing the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft with shuttle-era RS-25 engines and…
Deep dive: How the Artemis II Launch Systems Actually Work
Energy & EnvironmentInnovation
The UK has appointed ILIOS consortium to build its first fusion energy plant at West Burton, advancing the STEP programme toward a working prototype…
Deep dive: How a spherical tokamak works