14 events with tag "breakthrough"
1498
ID: 5744
Vasco da Gama reaches Kerala spice markets - breaks Arab-Venetian monopoly, pepper prices drop 90% in Lisbon
ID: 5744
1841
ID: 5704
12-year-old slave Edmond Albius discovers hand-pollination of vanilla - breaks Mexican monopoly, enables global cultivation
ID: 5704
1997
ID: 3018
Dolly the cloned sheep created
ID: 3018
1997
ID: 3024
RSA-129 encryption broken using mathematical factorization techniques - demonstrates both power and limitations of mathematical cryptography
ID: 3024
2004
ID: 3107
Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov isolate graphene, creating new class of 2D materials
ID: 3107
2011
ID: 3208
CRISPR gene editing technology developed, revolutionizing biotechnology
ID: 3208
2012
ID: 3229
Shinichi Mochizuki develops inter-universal Teichmüller theory
ID: 3229
2013
ID: 3251
Yitang Zhang proves bounded gaps between primes - breakthrough on twin prime conjecture
ID: 3251
2014
ID: 3269
Fields Medal awarded for breakthrough in discrete mathematics
ID: 3269
2020
ID: 3340
GPT-3 language model demonstrates mathematical artificial intelligence breakthrough
ID: 3340
2021
ID: 3355
DeepMind's AlphaFold solves protein folding using mathematical deep learning - 50-year-old problem solved
ID: 3355
2022
ID: 3371
Breakthrough in nuclear fusion at National Ignition Facility advances materials science
ID: 3371
2023
ID: 4507
Einstein problem solved - single aperiodic 'hat' tile discovered by David Smith et al., ending 60-year quest
ID: 4507
2024
ID: 3399
Quantum computing achieves mathematical supremacy in specific algorithms
ID: 3399