Breakthroughs

Most scientific breakthroughs are nothing else than the discovery of the obvious.

There are no breakthroughs.

For almost 20 years, humans have lived and worked continuously aboard the International Space Station, advancing scientific knowledge and demonstrating new technologies, making research breakthroughs not possible on Earth.

Breakthroughs in medicine and bioengineering will truly be human achievements when everyone has access to their benefits and cease to be a privilege for the few.

Data from Hubble has allowed astronomers to make cosmic breakthroughs: pin down the age of the universe by measuring the brightness of stars in distant galaxies, watch comets plunge into Jupiter’s clouds, providing new insights into the physics of the stormy planet, and take the very first images of planet-forming disks around newborn stars, something astronomers knew had to be there but never dreamed they’d see with their own eyes.

For decades, looking for life elsewhere in the universe meant listening for signals that could be from distant civilizations. But recent breakthroughs in space technology refocused some of that effort toward finding planets that may harbor life, even in its primitive form.

Benedito's findings could lead to important breakthroughs.

The field of synthetic biology is constantly producing new breakthroughs and innovations.

The Museum of Science and Industry also hopes to stimulate discussion of genetics by hosting a three-part symposium with the nearby University of Chicago. Each session will feature experts talking about the science behind new genetic breakthroughs.

Looking to the past, Diamandis saw that cash prizes often spurred those breakthroughs. For example, in 1927, the American aviator Charles Lindbergh made the world's first non-stop solo flight from New York to Paris, motivated at least in part by the $25,000 prize offered by Raymond Orteig, a wealthy French American hotelier.