AI Policy: China’s latest development plan pairs wider AI adoption with safeguards, including technology monitoring, early warnings and emergency response systems. AI’s Energy Footprint: A surge in data-center construction is driving some operators toward natural-gas power, raising concerns about smog-forming pollution as computing demand grows. Chemistry Nobel: Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai won for work on asymmetric chemistry that helps researchers produce one mirror-image form of a molecule—an important capability in drug development. Vision Technology: New three-year results suggest sight gains from the PRIMA retinal implant are holding for some people with advanced macular degeneration. Solar Research: Researchers in Spain are exploring ways to reduce energy lost as infrared light, with the aim of pushing single-layer solar cells beyond the conventional efficiency ceiling. Strategic Supply Chains: Japan is working to restart domestic penicillin production and extract rare-earth-rich seabed mud, seeking greater control over critical medicine and technology materials.