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Ten entries plus a reader-voted 11th (Thermal batteries, added 2024-04-15). Article pages carry 'WHO' and 'WHEN' lines; not read for this edition, so availability and key_players are null and status is partial. Quote is a claim sentence from the list page.
Hundreds of millions of people have interacted directly with generative tools like ChatGPT that produce text, images, videos, and more
rank 1mit-tr-10-breakthrough-2024-001
Adding a layer of tiny crystals could make solar panels more efficient
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Its killer feature is the highest-resolution display ever made for such a device
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Medications like Mounjaro and Wegovy are now among the most powerful tools that patients and physicians have to treat it
rank 4mit-tr-10-breakthrough-2024-004
New drilling techniques, which dig deeper and in places where we couldn't before, are unleashing more of Earth's heat
rank 5mit-tr-10-breakthrough-2024-005
Chiplets are small, specialized chips that can be linked together to do everything a conventional chip does, and more
rank 6mit-tr-10-breakthrough-2024-006
One from Vertex became the first to earn regulatory approval in both the UK and the US for its ability to cure sickle-cell disease
rank 7mit-tr-10-breakthrough-2024-007
The world's fastest supercomputers can now perform more than an exaflop's worth of calculations
rank 8mit-tr-10-breakthrough-2024-008
Heat pumps are electric appliances that can both cool and heat buildings, and wider adoption could substantially reduce emissions
rank 9mit-tr-10-breakthrough-2024-009
Now, as alternatives like Bluesky, Threads, and others gain ground, the central town square has given way to private rooms
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