Fusion’s 70-year density barrier fell, quantum security deadlines accelerated, and orbital launches hit software-like cadence—all within a single week that reads less like news and more like the blueprint of a new century unfolding in real time.

In the span of a single week, laboratories delivered breakthroughs that capture zero-point vibrational dynamics, stabilized quantum states at room temperature, and unlocked magnetically mediated topological qubits; condensed terahertz systems to chip scale and demonstrated femtojoule all-optical logic; and enabled volitional thought decoding alongside safer cortical interfaces. Together, these results redefine what is feasible in quantum physics, photonics, and neurotechnolog