October 2025

Semi-transparent solar cells are reshaping renewable energy in urban environments. Developed by Hong Kong Polytechnic University, these ST-OPVs reach 6.05% efficiency and can be integrated into windows and facades without affecting natural light.

Analysis of Chang’e-6 lunar dust uncovered microscopic carbonaceous chondrite fragments—evidence of water-bearing asteroids that once struck the Moon. The discovery indicates a far greater delivery of water and organics to Earth and the Moon than thought, helping scientists refine theories about the solar system’s early volatile sources.

Using JWST data, astronomers analyzed more than 250 galaxies from the universe’s first 1.5 billion years and found most were chaotic, with gas swirling in all directions. Only a few showed early signs of ordered rotation. The findings reveal how intense star formation and gravitational turbulence gave way to stability, transforming the early universe’s cosmic chaos into today’s elegant spiral galaxies.

Arc Raiders, the upcoming third-person extraction shooter from Embark Studios, combines some of the best ideas of the genre with that hard-to-pin-down online experience to cut through the crowd and stand out.

Apple’s upcoming smartphone lineup could be powered by the A20 series chipsets, built on a 2nm process, according to a tipster. If this is true, it would mark a shift from the current 3nm chipsets, dubbed A19 and A19 Pro, which are seen on the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max. Next year’s iPhone 18 lineup and iPhone Fold could be the first phones to be powered by the rumoured 2nm A20 and A20 Pro chipsets.

Google says its new Willow quantum chip has achieved a major breakthrough, solving a previously unsolvable algorithm 13,000 times faster than classical supercomputers. The 105-qubit chip powers Google’s quantum supercomputer and achieved record-low error rates. The feat, detailed in Nature, offers verifiable proof of quantum computing’s potential for real-world problem-solving.