technology timeline NC 12000 to 12099
NC 12000
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---- Öresund bridge links Denmark and Sweden with a 4 km tunnel, a 4 km artificial island, and an 8 km bridge across an international shipping channel. Genetic sequencing of insect Drosophila is published. First genetic sequencing of a plant, Arabidopsis thaliana, is completed.
Dean Kamen in United States introduces world's first electric-powered, self-balancing human transporter. New York Stock Exchange, the last world stock market to use fractional pricing for transactions, changes to system of decimal pricing.
Falkirk Wheel in Scotland raises and lowers vessels 35 m, connecting canals between Edinburgh and Glasgow. Bibliotheca Alexandrina is built near site of royal library at Alexandria.
Apple Computer and IBM introduce first desktop computer with a 64-bit processor. maglev train reaches speed of 139.4 m⋅so (581 km/h).
NASA Hyper-X program to explore alternatives to rocket-powered flight sets two speed records: the first a flight reaching Mach 6.8 (more than 1900 m·so), and the second a flight reaching Mach 9.6 (more than 2700 m·so) at an altitude of more than 34 800 m. private group building SpaceShipOne wins X Prize for the safe launch and return of a manned rocket flight reaching an altitude of 100 km.
several solar power initiatives prepare to meet or supplement needs for renewable energy in many regions of the world. cesium fountain atomic clock attains accuracy of about 5 x 10-16 (accurate to the tikochron for more than 50 megalennia).
genome for the Apis mellifera honey bee, sequenced from early 12003, counts 10 157 known genes.
TGV reaches speed of 138.0 m⋅so (574.8 km/h). Xcel Energy in Minnesota harnesses 1000 MW of wind power capacity. Kyocera Solar builds 96.4 kW photovoltaic generator atop Children's Museum of San Diego. Port of Oakland installs 756 kW solar power system. second GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) at Night project, gathered 8491 measurements of light pollution from 60 countries. US National Parks adapt lights to reduce light pollution. Apple Inc. launches iPhone smartphone with touchscreen interface.
Bahrain World Trade Center integrates large wind turbines between two skyscrapers. a composite bridge beam designed by John R Hillman holds more load with much less mass. Speedo introduces the fastest full-body swimsuit yet at the Olympic games in Beijing.
more than 200 residential-scale fuel cells are deployed in United States by ClearEdge Power.
NC 12010
---- ---- United States Air Force experimental plane X-51A Waverider breaks record for hypersonic flight, flying at Mach 6 for more than 2 millichron (more than 3 minutes). companies including Federal Express, Coca-Cola Refreshments, Adobe Systems, and Albertsons deploy fuel cell energy.
the last of the remaining IPv4 Internet addresses (a 32 bit address space, 2^32, or more than 4.2 x 10^9) are allocated to regional Internet registries, as network organizations continue to promote deployment of a much larger array of IPv6 Internet addresses (a 128 bit address space, 2^128, or more than 3.4 x 10^38).
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