Word: breakthroughs
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Harvard researchers have developed a breakthrough nanowire technology integrated into high-tech electronic circuits—which, among other things, could help manufacturers significantly decrease cell phone size...
Although scientists have been working with nanowires and nanotubes for years, Lieber and Ham were able to make use of recent research into the physics of nanowire performance. Ham noted that this breakthrough was only possible because of the collaboration between chemists and engineers. Lieber developed high-yield nanowires with unique organizational structures while Ham provided circuit design expertise and assembly techniques...
Lucey emphasized to neighbors, “If, ta-da, there’s been a breakthrough, we would certainly let you know...
...DIABETES in an unnamed 27-year-old woman; by transplanting insulin-making cells from her mother's pancreas; in Kyoto, Japan. Although the use of pancreatic cells from organs of dead donors has been successful since 2000, this is the first time doctors have operated using living cells. The breakthrough could prove crucial in countries such as Japan, in which organ donation is uncommon...
Even if a breakthrough agreement on a vital foreign policy issue could be reached, the survey indicated considerable skepticism about whether it would work: 66% do not believe the Soviets can be trusted to keep their end of the bargain, and a surprising 28% think the U.S. is similarly unlikely to honor the fine print of a pact...