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This article is a summary of the 2020s in science and technology.
Biology and medicine
[edit ]See also: Timeline of biotechnology § 2020s
- DeepMind used artificial intelligence for the first time to predict protein folding.[1]
- Singapore became the first jurisdiction to approve the sale of cultured meat.[2]
- The vaccines produced by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna against Coronavirus disease 2019 became the first vaccines developed using messenger RNA [3] and mark the fastest vaccine development and approval, taking only 10 months.[4]
- Oregon became the first jurisdiction to legalize the medicinal use of psilocybin for mental health treatment.[5]
Energy
[edit ]See also: Timeline of solar cells § 2020
- QuantumScape revealed that it had created the first functioning prototype of a solid-state battery, promising to massively increase battery capacity.[6]
- The Chinese Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak was turned on for the first time.[7] The China Fusion Engineering Test Reactor is being planned for commissioning later in the decade.
- Group14 Technologies has patented SCC55, a silicon-carbon composite, leading to 50% more in fully lithiated volumetric energy density than graphite used in conventional lithium-ion battery anodes.[8] [9]
Environmental sciences
[edit ]Further information: 2025 in the environment and environmental sciences
Further information: Meteorology in the 21st century
- The United Nations has designated the 2020s as the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.[10]
Space
[edit ]Main article: 2020s in spaceflight
Transport
[edit ]Air
[edit ]- In 2021, United Airlines revealed plans to purchase 15 supersonic Boom Overture aircraft by the end of the decade.[11]
Land
[edit ]- Waymo became the first company to offer self-driving car services to the general public without a human supervisor in Chandler, Arizona.[12]
- Autonomous delivery vehicles began transporting food to customers in Texas in 2021.[13]
Computing and artificial intelligence
[edit ]Main article: Timeline of computing 2020–present
See also: AI Spring
- Artificial intelligence-assisted coding began to emerge in the early 2020s.[14]
- El Salvador passed Bitcoin law to become the first country to give cryptocurrency and bitcoin the status of legal tender.
Robotics and machine learning
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Physics
[edit ]- In January 2020, Physicists discovered a unique metal with billions of quantum entangled electrons.[15]
- The Large Hadron Collider will once again begin operation in early 2021;[16] [17] [18] [19] the collider was shut down in December 2018 "to enable major upgrade and renovation works."[16]
Paleontology
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Archaeology
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See also
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- 2020s#Science and technology
- History of science and technology
- List of science and technology articles by continent
- List of years in science
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on science and technology
- History of technology by type
- List of science timelines
References
[edit ]- ^ "DeepMind AI cracks 50-year-old problem of protein folding". the Guardian. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "No-kill, lab-grown meat to go on sale for first time". the Guardian. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Pfizer and Moderna vaccines showing potential success of mRNA platform – a first". Boston Herald. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Pfizer COVID Shot Is Fastest Ever Vaccine to Be Approved in the West, First Licensed mRNA Jab in History". 2 December 2020.
- ^ Feuer, Will (4 November 2020). "Oregon becomes first state to legalize magic mushrooms as more states ease drug laws in 'psychedelic renaissance'". CNBC. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Did QuantumScape Just Solve a 40-Year-Old Battery Problem?". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028 . Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "China turns on nuclear-powered 'artificial sun' for first time" . The Independent. 7 December 2020. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ Root, Al (19 October 2020). "Another Way Tesla Can Reduce Battery Costs".
- ^ "SCC55".
- ^ "United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030)". UNESCO. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "United plans supersonic passenger flights by 2029". BBC News. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ Lee, Timothy B. (8 October 2020). "Waymo finally launches an actual public, driverless taxi service". Ars Technica. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ Wood, Charlie (10 July 2021). "The future of self-driving? Maybe less like Elon Musk and more like Domino's pizza robots". CNBC. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "AI is transforming the coding of computer programs". The Economist. 7 July 2021. ISSN 0013-0613 . Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Billions of quantum entangled electrons found in 'strange metal'". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ a b CERN. "LHC prepares for new achievements" . Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ Hays, Brooks. "CERN reveals plans for new experiment to search for dark matter particles". United Press International . Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ Tech2 News Staff (3 September 2019). "Cern's Large Hadron Collider Gets Major Upgrade, Experiments Resumed in 2021". Tech2. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Wetzel, James (26 August 2019). "USCMS completes phase 1 upgrade program for CMS detector at CERN". Fermilab. Retrieved 10 September 2019.