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Ten entries (25th edition per the publisher). Article pages are expected to carry 'WHO'/'WHEN' lines as in 2022-2025; not read, so availability and key_players are null and status is partial. No reader-voted 11th entry found at capture time. Quote is the list-page dek.
Sodium-ion batteries, made from abundant materials like salt, are emerging as a cheaper, safer alternative to lithium.
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AI coding tools are revolutionizing how we write, test, and deploy code, making it easier and faster to build sophisticated websites, games, and other applications than ever before.
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Nuclear power already provides steady electricity to grids around the world, without producing any greenhouse-gas emissions.
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Every day, millions of people interact with AI chatbots. Some of them form what feel like close, personal bonds with the bots.
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When he was just seven months old, baby KJ became the first person to receive a personalized gene-editing treatment.
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Growing banks of gene information on extinct creatures are providing clues to new treatments and suggesting solutions to climate change.
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Nobody knows exactly how large language models work, which means we don't have a clear idea of their limitations.
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Space tourism may seem fanciful, but this might be the year paying customers can finally check into a room with a galactic view.
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Screening embryos for genetic diseases is relatively common practice in fertility clinics today, and it can give potential parents some peace of mind.
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The race for AI supremacy has supercharged data centers. Hyperscale AI data centers pack powerful computer chips into synchronized clusters.
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