SpaceX's Starship V3 Booster Aces 33-Engine Static Fire, May Launch Window Set
SpaceX completed the first full-thrust 33-engine static fire of Booster 19 at new Pad 2, validating Version 3 hardware targeting 100+ metric tons reusable LEO capacity, nearly three times Flight 11's payload.
MISUMI invests in Oishii to industrialize vertical farm automation
Japan's MISUMI Group backs Oishii's standardized farm modules, signaling industrial-scale manufacturing is entering controlled-environment agriculture.
TSMC commits to five 2nm fabs in single city, doubling its expansion pace
TSMC is building five advanced-chip factories simultaneously in Kaohsiung through 2027, with every wafer already sold through 2026 and 70% annual capacity growth planned, cementing Taiwan's control of cutting-edge semiconductor production.
IBM, Cleveland Clinic model 12,635-atom protein on quantum hardware
IBM and Cleveland Clinic simulated the largest biological molecule ever modeled with quantum computers, achieving 40x larger systems in six months and signaling that quantum computing is moving from theory into practical drug discovery.
Algorithmiq wins $2M quantum drug prize, proving lab can beat theory
Finnish startup Algorithmiq won Wellcome Leap's $2M Q4Bio prize for the first end-to-end quantum-classical drug simulation on real hardware, beating Harvard and Stanford—but the $5M grand prize went unclaimed, signaling quantum computing still can't prove economic advantage.
IonQ Connects Two Quantum Computers Via Photons, Stock Surges 18.3%
IonQ demonstrated the first photonic interconnection between two independent trapped-ion quantum systems on April 14, validating modular quantum networking and triggering an 18.3% stock surge amid DARPA contract awards.
Form Energy's 30 GWh Iron-Air Battery Resets Long-Duration Storage
Minnesota's PUC tariff vote, expected by mid-May 2026, is the regulatory gate for the Xcel-Google-Form Energy 300 MW / 30 GWh iron-air battery — the largest announced storage project by energy capacity in history.
Corpus Christi Votes 7–1 to Buy Water From Private Desalination Plant
With reservoirs at 8.4% capacity, Corpus Christi voted 7–1 on March 24 to negotiate a deal with Aquatech for 9 million gallons of drinking water per day from a privately owned desalination plant.