• A new Quanta Magazine article was shared reporting that a modified-gravity theory (likely MOND or TeVeS) has passed a critical observational test, potentially challenging the need for dark matter.  
• Physics World covered the first successful isolation and manipulation of a single molecule in an optical tweezer, opening routes to ultra-precise chemistry and quantum-level mechanical measurements.  
• Discussion of ITER’s design choices: participants criticized the continued use of legacy niobium–tin superconductors, comparing the project to “building a supercomputer out of Pentium IIs” and citing the sunk-cost fallacy as the reason the design has not been updated.  
• A Physics Today opinion piece (doi:10.1063/PT.3.3994) was linked that voices similar skepticism about ITER’s technological obsolescence and advocates for pivoting to more modern superconducting materials.  
• MIT’s ARC reactor—enabled by high-field rare-earth barium copper oxide (REBCO) superconductors—was highlighted as a smaller, modular, and economically attractive alternative that could achieve net-gain fusion years before ITER.  
• A YouTube talk by MIT’s fusion team (youtu.be/KkpqA8yG9T4) was recommended for its detailed technical and economic analysis of the ARC approach.