The world is facing unprecedented technological progress. From quantum computing to biotechnology, from space exploration to green energy... The development of science and technology has greatly improved efficiency, spawned new business models and opportunities, and brought profound impacts to society, economy, and human life. Looking ahead to the new year, there are many events worth paying attention to in the field of technology. In June 2024, the United Nations declared 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, aiming to raise public awareness of the importance of quantum science and applications. Although quantum technology has not yet achieved large-scale commercialization, the pace of research and commercialization in this field is accelerating. Google recently announced the launch of its new quantum chip Willow, which has solved a key challenge in quantum error correction that has been attempted for nearly 30 years and demonstrated very high performance in benchmark tests. Google CEO Sundar Pichai called it an important step towards building practical quantum computers. Microsoft and Atomic Computing Corporation recently announced a new breakthrough in fault-tolerant quantum computing. They successfully achieved entanglement of 24 logical qubits by fixing neutral atoms with lasers. The two companies plan to deliver quantum computers based on this technology to commercial customers by 2025. Quantum technology has also become a key driving factor in other technological fields. In the field of cryptography, the application of quantum computing in network security poses challenges to traditional encryption techniques and promotes the development of post quantum cryptography; In the pharmaceutical industry, quantum computing can simulate intermolecular interactions on an unprecedented scale, improving drug development efficiency. The expansion of gene therapy applications, represented by CRISPR gene editing technology, is becoming a hot field in drug development. The CRISPR technology, known as the "gene scissors," can precisely modify DNA carrying genetic information, potentially correcting gene mutations that cause diseases. From November to December 2023, Casgevy, the world's first CRISPR based in vivo gene editing therapy, will be launched in the UK and the US, suitable for the treatment of sickle cell disease and transfusion dependent beta thalassemia. Today, many in vivo gene editing therapies based on CRISPR technology have entered clinical trials around the world, targeting diseases including chronic hepatitis B, amyloidosis of thyroxine transfer protein, age-related macular degeneration, etc. In 2025, CRISPR based therapies are expected to play a greater role in disease treatment. CRISPR technology has also promoted the development of therapies such as chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR-T), demonstrating the increasingly widespread application of this technology in the medical field. The use of CRISPR technology to genetically modify CAR-T cells from healthy donors can enhance the efficacy of CAR-T therapy and promote its expansion from the treatment of hematological malignancies to the treatment of autoimmune diseases and other fields. In 2025, multiple space exploration missions have been scheduled by space agencies and companies from multiple countries. The new year will be a busy year for lunar transportation. Japanese private enterprise "iSpace" will carry out new lunar exploration missions, while American private enterprise "Intuitive Machine" will launch a lander to the south pole of the moon. In terms of space exploration, NASA will launch the "Space History, Reionization Age, and Ice Explorer Spectrophotometer" (SPHEREx) in February 2025, planning a two-year exploration mission to survey the sky in the visible and near-infrared bands to obtain data on over 450 million galaxies and over 100 million stars in the Milky Way. In addition, two solar wind research missions will be launched in 2025. The Solar Wind Magnetosphere Interaction Panoramic Imaging Satellite (SMILE), a cooperative project between the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the European Space Agency, will study how the solar wind interacts with the Earth's magnetic field. NASA's Unified Coronal and Heliospheric Polarimeter (PUNCH) mission will delve deep into the solar atmosphere to explore how energy flows into the solar system. In the context of increasingly severe global climate change, green technology is considered one of the main directions for technological development in 2025 to address climate challenges. With technological advancements, renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, and hydrogen will become more efficient and economical, further promoting the green transformation of energy. Technologies such as carbon capture and storage will also play an important role in addressing climate change. The rapid development of artificial intelligence highlights the huge demand for energy, and multiple technology giants have turned their attention to nuclear energy. In 2024, companies such as Google, Microsoft, and Amazon have announced their direct investment in nuclear power companies or purchase electricity from them. The International Energy Agency previously predicted that global nuclear power generation would reach a historic high by 2025. The innovative development of nuclear technologies such as small modular reactors will provide safer and more efficient nuclear energy solutions. The 30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change will be held in Brazil in November 2025, and countries hope to make new progress on climate finance issues. Artificial intelligence is constantly evolving and has become a driving force behind global economic, industrial, and social change. By 2025, AI will further penetrate into fields such as healthcare, education, and transportation, becoming a commonly used tool in people's work and life. Multimodal AI is an important milestone in the evolution of AI, which integrates data such as text, images, audio, and video to provide users with a more natural and intuitive human-computer interaction experience. The "AI Business Trends 2025" report recently released by Google Cloud Computing predicts that multimodal AI will become the main driving force for enterprise adoption of AI by 2025, and the global multimodal AI market size is expected to reach $2.4 billion by 2025. As AI continues to evolve, how to effectively integrate and apply AI technology has become one of the industry's concerns. In this regard, intelligent agents that can utilize AI technology to perceive the environment, make autonomous decisions, and perform tasks have emerged. Gartner Consulting has listed intelligent agents as one of the top ten strategic technology trends for 2025 and predicts that by 2028, at least 15% of daily work decisions will be made autonomously by intelligent agents. (New Society)