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DIGESTGeopolitics of TSMC's 1nm Era: Semiconductors Are No Longer Just Economics
TSMC moves from 2nm volume into 1.4nm and 1nm R&D. Intel 18A and Samsung 1.4nm chase. Arizona, Kumamoto, Dresden. Semiconductors became a permanent diplomatic instrument.
FEATURESpace-Based Solar Power Hits the Demo Phase in 2026
From Caltech to the UK, JAXA, and China, space-based solar power is moving into small demos. We audit the two walls — wireless transmission and launch cost — in 2026.
FEATUREWhen Will Solid-State Batteries Arrive? 2026 Status
We map the production roadmaps of Toyota, Nissan, Samsung SDI, and QuantumScape to ask when — and for which applications — solid-state batteries actually arrive.
FEATURERoom-Temperature Superconductors: Where We Really Are
After the LK-99 saga, what survived? We map high-pressure hydrides, the reproducibility problem, and the real distance to applications — without hype or doom.
ANALYSISQuantum Computing in 2026: What Can It Actually Do?
IBM Condor, Google Willow, QuEra neutral atoms — we audit hardware, error correction, and which real problems quantum has actually beaten classical on.
ANALYSISFusion in 2026: How Close Are CFS, TAE, and Helion to Commercial Power?
HTS magnets, field-reversed configurations, direct electricity conversion — we audit the three frontrunners and the 2030s commercialization scenario.
FEATURECRISPR Therapies Go Mainstream in 2026
Starting from Casgevy, gene-editing therapy is expanding from sickle cell into other inherited diseases and cancer. We map the status and the next walls: price and in vivo editing.
FEATURECan Carbon Capture Scale? The 2026 Cost Reality
We map Climeworks and Occidental, the difference between point-source and direct air capture, and the path of per-ton cost — to ask whether carbon capture really scales.
FEATUREIs Asteroid Mining a Real Business Yet? 2026
We map the exploration plans of a new generation — AstroForge, TransAstra — and audit the two targets, platinum-group metals and water, against the core question: does it pay?