breakthrough
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Success would show how a breakthrough originating in fundamental quantum physics could lead directly to improvements in next-generation solar energy technology.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
Meanwhile, our Middle East correspondents explore whether Iran’s diminished diplomats can broker a breakthrough to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
But the breakthrough also points to the ability of AI to design new biology that goes beyond the natural world – what is known as synthetic biology.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
“The House of Mirth,” Terence Davies’ 2000 period drama based on the satirical 1905 novel by Edith Wharton, represented a breakthrough.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
I narrowed my eyes to let her know this was no breakthrough.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
Potential scientific breakthroughs could be stymied: in medicine, agriculture and even climate change adaptation.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
For scientists like Cohen, these molecules are an exciting area of research that could reap significant health breakthroughs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
This is just the latest of many striking mathematical breakthroughs made by mathematicians working with large language models.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
There is a long history of using eclipses to make scientific breakthroughs.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
The year 1450 is best remembered for one of the most important technological breakthroughs of human civilisation: Johannes Gutenberg’s development of a moveable-type printing press in the German town of Mainz.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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