December 19, 2014

2014: The year in science, from physics to the Philae lander

The year that was 2014 was “huge” across the board in science, according to Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics research Damian Pope, but especially so for physicists.

Quantum computers “took a big leap from prototypes in the lab towards useful, practical, live-scale quantum computers,” which are still a few years away.

Blue LED lights were also celebrated with a Nobel Prize this year, and the European Space Agency captured global imaginations with the Philae lander, which managed to latch onto a comet 10 years away.

Find out what else got scientists excited in 2014 in this video interview with Pope.

Source:: canada.com


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