Willow made a larger quantum memory a more reliable one
2024 archive · Google’s December 2024 result strengthened the engineering case for error correction while leaving useful commercial computation ahead.
Archive 2024
Historical coverage of 2024: technology, defense, energy and American industry. Reporting prepared in October 2026.
TSMC’s Arizona award became final in 2024—and its first fab began making chips at volume
2024 archive · The $6.6 billion CHIPS agreement supported a three-fab plan, while the year’s operating milestone belonged to the first plant and its N4 process.
Boeing’s strike ended in November. Restarting the 737 line took another month.
2024 archive · The 2024 contract changed wages and benefits for thousands of machinists, while the return to aircraft production required a separate recovery effort.
Rhyolite Ridge won its federal permit. The lithium supply still had to be built.
2024 archive · The October 2024 Nevada decision advanced an integrated mine and processing project while leaving financing, construction and a habitat dispute ahead.
CMMC’s 2024 rule made cybersecurity evidence part of the supplier equation
2024 archive · The Pentagon finalized a three-level assessment program in October, while the separate rule for applying its requirements in contracts remained unfinished.
Europa Clipper left Earth built for brief visits to a harsh neighborhood
2024 archive · The October 2024 launch sent a large solar-powered observatory toward Jupiter, with a flight plan designed to limit radiation exposure.
New Jersey brought crew integration into the submarine’s original design
2024 archive · The Virginia-class boat entered service in September 2024 with living and working arrangements built for a mixed crew, alongside a design intended to spend less time in major maintenance.
Rotterdam’s new battery recycler opened at the middle of the materials chain
2024 archive · SK Tes’ 2024 facility could turn batteries and manufacturing scrap into black mass, an intermediate that still needed further processing before becoming new battery material.
Australia’s missile-factory commitment aimed to shorten the overseas queue
2024 archive · The August 2024 Kongsberg partnership joined a local assembly plan with supplier development, while leaving imported components and years of qualification work in the picture.
Quantum-resistant cryptography acquired final specifications
2024 archive · NIST’s August 2024 standards gave developers a concrete basis for changing how systems establish secrets and verify signatures.
FLRAA’s 2024 development approval put six prototypes on the path to flight
2024 archive · The Army’s August announcement opened the next contract stage, while testing and factory preparation still stood between a promising design and an operational fleet.
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F-35 deliveries restarted with a training fleet and unfinished combat software
2024 archive · July 2024 acceptance let aircraft leave the factory and support crews while the program continued work on the capabilities customers had ordered.