Top ten science breakthroughs of the year
A mechanical device that operates in the quantum realm tops the Science journal’s list of advances in 2010.
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“This year’s Breakthrough of the Year represents the first time that scientists have demonstrated quantum effects in the motion of a human-made object,” said Adrian Cho, a news writer for Science. “On a conceptual level that’s cool because it extends quantum mechanics into a whole new realm. On a practical level, it opens up a variety of possibilities ranging from new experiments that meld quantum control over light, electrical currents and motion to, perhaps someday, tests of the bounds of quantum mechanics and our sense of reality.”
Andrew Cleland, Aaron O’Connell, John Martinis invented a mechanical device that operates in the quantum realm. Photo: George Foulsham
The other nine:
Synthetic Biology
Neandertal Genome
HIV Prophylaxis
Exome Sequencing/Rare Disease Genes
Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Quantum Simulator
Next-Generation Genomics
RNA Reprogramming
The Return of the Rat
http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/article1016247.ece?homepage=true