May 2026

Breakthrough 1:

Forty years on from discovery of high-temperature superconductivity
---Applied research continues to accelerate in a variety of fields---

Breakthrough 2:

The linear Chuo Shinkansen bullet train: development reaches final stages

Emerging Tech & Biz:

The story behind the emergence of the first made-in-Japan quantum computer
---Ideas for overcoming the problem of researchers departing in mass---

Hot News:

Honda halts development of three types of EVs, projects losses as big as 2.5 trillion yen