Source: Adapted (by Shahid Jameel) from Martin Harbech, Group Director @Meta.
1. China eradicated malaria.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/world/asia/china-malaria.html
2. NASA flew a helicopter
(called “Ingenuity”) on Mars.
https://mars.nasa.gov/technology/helicopter/status/334/flying-on-mars-is-getting-harder-and-harder/
3. Renewable energy
grew faster than ever.
https://www.wri.org/insights/growth-renewable-energy-sector-explained
4. Brain Computer
Interface (BCI) advancements made it possible for a paralyzed man to write just
by thinking (see picture), and for a monkey to play a computer game.
5. mRNA unlocked a new
era of disease prevention.
https://www.bmj.com/content/375/bmj.n2744
6. Clean fusion energy
saw several major breakthroughs, including generating 700 times the US Energy
Grid capacity.
7. Scientists have
proposed a new “fifth force”, potentially redefining Physics.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N79rTxce6bI
8. Electric cars reached a
tipping point, breaking all records with global sales.
9. Artificial
Intelligence made huge progress on protein folding – one of biology’s biggest
challenges.
10. Scientists took steps
towards unlocking the gains of CRISPR technology – and be able to “cure”
genetic diseases.
https://www.labiotech.eu/best-biotech/crispr-technology-cure-disease/
11. Quantum computing took
big leaps and broke the 100-quibit barrier.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/11/ibm-clears-the-100-qubit-mark-with-its-new-processor/
12. The largest wind farm
ever built went live – on track to power 2.3 million homes in another year.
https://balkangreenenergynews.com/worlds-biggest-offshore-wind-farm-starts-producing-power/
13. The age of ‘Space
Tourism’ arrived, and the “James Webb Telescope” was launched after a 25-year
preparation.
https://www.space.com/space-tourism-giant-leap-2021-milestones;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Webb_Space_Telescope
14. Research in plastic
recycling had a breakthrough – turning plastic waste into oil (energy).
https://www.inverse.com/innovation/scientists-turn-plastic-into-oil
15. More than 9 billion COVID
vaccine doses have been administered in 2021. But inequity remains as the next
challenge
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/covid-vaccine-tracker-global-distribution/
Source: Adapted (by Shahid
Jameel) from Martin Harbech, Group Director @Meta.
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