CyphrQDARPA AI Cyber Challenge Results: What AI Found and Fixed in 2025
DARPA's AI Cyber Challenge final: AI systems found 54 of 63 planted bugs, patched 43, and found 18 real ones. What it shows and what it doesn't.
Research
New research in AI, security, quantum, energy, cars and defence that could change what comes next, each result linked to its source.
AI in Scientific Research: What AlphaFold and AI Discovery Have Shown
AI predicted protein structures, proposed new crystals and found faster algorithms. What the papers show, what they don't, and what to watch next.
Fusion Energy Progress: What NIF Ignition and ITER Actually Show
NIF has reached fusion ignition many times since 2022. Here is what that proves, what it doesn't prove about power plants, and what ITER's dates say.
Laser Weapons and Directed Energy: What Official Sources Confirm
DragonFire and US directed-energy programmes from official sources: the £10-a-shot claim, GAO's $1bn-a-year figure, and weather and range limits.
Perovskite Solar Cells: Efficiency Records, Durability and Storage
Perovskite cells pass 26% in the lab and a perovskite-silicon tandem reached 34.85%. Durability is the open question. What the records mean.
Solid-State Batteries for Electric Cars: Promise vs. Evidence
Solid-state batteries promise more range and safety for electric cars. What labs and companies have shown so far, what they haven't, and what to watch.
Quantum Sensing Explained: Clocks, Sensors and Quantum Networks
Quantum sensing and networking explained: NIST's record clock, a 35 km entanglement test in Boston, and why the UK NCSC backs PQC over QKD.