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Imperial College London Micro-Scale ICE Cube Thruster Rocket Engine
Researchers at Imperial college London, under ESA’s General Support Technology Program (GSTP), are developing an Iridium Catalyzed Electrolysis CubeSat Thruster (ICE-Cube Thruster), which is essentially a micro-scale rocket engine. It uses hydrogen and oxygen propellants produced by the electrolysis of water and is designed to produce a thrust of just 4.5mN.

Agility Robotics RoboFab First Factory Humanoid Robots
Agility Robotics introduces RoboFab, a factory in Salem, Oregon capable of building more than 10,000 of their Digit humanoid robots per year. This 70,000-square-foot facility is set to open this year and will employ more than 500 workers when at full capacity, marking a pivotal moment in the history of robotics as they begin mass producing commercial humanoid robots.

SLAC LCLS X-Ray Free Electron Laser World's Most Powerful
Photo credit: Jacqueline Ramseyer Orrell/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
The Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory successfully tested their newly upgraded Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) X-ray free electron laser (XEFL). LCLS-II will enable scientists to study the details of quantum materials with unprecedented resolution to drive new forms of computing and communications as well as develop new types of pharmaceuticals.