Despite the decadent mood that prevails in the current century in society, technological progress continues to increase exponentially.
We are talking about fundamental disciplines and achievements in them, which are capable of turning the world in the present and in the future.
The best dynamics are demonstrated by biology, physics and astronomy, where scientists have made really revolutionary discoveries.
Today we present you a ranking of the 10 most famous and useful scientific discoveries of the 21st century.
10. Two secret rooms in the tomb of Tutankhamun
And our list opens another achievement in the field of Egyptology (when will the ancient Egyptian culture finally be thoroughly explored?).
This time, archaeologists again examined the tomb of the ancient pharaoh Tutankhamun, and found in it 2 secret rooms, previously unknown.
Experts believe that the tomb, where they placed the young 14-year-old ruler of ancient Egypt, was originally intended for Queen Nefertiti ... What a surprise! And the boy rests in a luxurious tomb only because he died prematurely and suddenly.
9. Unique properties of artemisin or wormwood
Arrived or notorious American scientists, who this time considered the properties of the familiar domestic wormwood plant.
It turns out that wormwood in just 16 hours is able to neutralize and kill up to 98% of malignant cells. For example, annual wormwood reduces the progression of lung cancer by an average of 28%. Combine wormwood is advised with the unique properties of the trace element iron.
The substance artemisin, which was found in a field plant, controls the process of division of malignant cells without disturbing the functioning of healthy ones, which is confirmed by experiments.
8. The rapid melting of glaciers
Unfortunately, among the optimistic and encouraging discoveries of our century, quite sad ones have been made. Despite expert forecasts, the melting rate of the largest glaciers on the planet is growing inexorably, which is facilitated by an increase in average daily temperature.
Every year the situation is increasingly approaching critical. According to some scientists, after some time, many states will simply be buried under water, as it once happened with Atlantis.
7. Controlling the prosthesis through brain signals
Some decades ago, instead of lost limbs, plastic models were substituted, and then the first iron prostheses appeared, which were far from perfect. In our century, biological prostheses have already been invented, which can also be controlled by the "power of thought."
Nine years ago, an English corporation introduced the first example of such a “bioruka” that can open doors, break eggs, count money and hold a mug.
Three years ago, a bionic prosthesis was also developed, which was equipped with sensitivity sensors connected to the nerve fibers of the stump. This allows the prosthetic limb to not only compress fingers under the influence of brain impulses, but also to feel warmth and touch.
6. The presence of water on Mars
Did you know that even for life on Mars have not yet been discovered, but the traces of water are 100%. This happened in 2002 thanks to the Odyssey orbital device. It was he who determined the signs of the presence of ice underground Mars.
Three years later, the Mars Express took pictures of craters where traces of water flows are clearly marked. In 2008, the Phoenix probe even managed to extract water from Martian soil.
Well, this fact makes possible the colonization of the planet in the future. The United States even plans to launch a mission to the red planet by the 30th year.
5. "Elixir of youth"
Remember those learned alchemists of the Middle Ages who tried to get the secret of eternal youth. Thus, various “philosophical stones” and “rejuvenating apples” were invented, and the truth was not hidden so far.
Recently, experts found that a simple transfusion of young blood into the body of an old person gradually leads to rejuvenation.
Thus, factor GDF11 was determined in young plasma, increasing muscle tone (including cardiac tone) and stimulating the development of a neural network in the brain.
4. The discovery of gravitational waves
One of the most iconic achievements belongs to Weiss, Thorne and Barish, for which they received the Nobel Prize. Thanks to the American observatories, gravitational waves formed against the background of the confluence of two black holes were first discovered.
This experiment, in fact, finally confirmed the theory of relativity, discovered by Albert Einstein. After a while, a couple more gravitational bursts were recorded there. The value of the experiment is that it confirms the curvature of space and time.
3. The discovery of dozens of exoplanets
Modern heavy-duty and properly tuned telescopes make it possible to identify unique cosmic bodies. In recent years, dozens of exoplanets have been discovered one after another.
What is this term so interesting? Exoplanet is a space object, the conditions of which allowed or allow life to develop, as on our planet. That is, there is a chance that we are not the only inhabitants in our vast universe.
2. Ethical use of stem cells
Let us recall how previously stem cells were extracted either from embryos or from the umbilical cord blood of newborns, which caused a wide ethical resonance.
But 7 years ago, Yamanaka and Gerdon managed to get stem cells from ordinary ones. They simply took the rodent tissue cells and introduced 4 genes into them, as a result of which the fibroplasts formed into young stem cells.
It is noteworthy that from such a “building material” any internal organ can be grown in the future, facilitating the transplantation process and providing a cure for a number of serious and serious diseases, defects, and pathologies.
1. Confirmation of the existence of dark matter
The review confirms the confirmed theory that the Universe does not consist of objects (galaxies, cosmic bodies, holes, etc.), but of dark matter. As it turned out, “solid material” accounts for about 5% of all space material. True, scientists have not yet determined, and what, in fact, consists of dark matter itself.
Such unique developments will help increase the duration and quality of life of mankind, master new previously unexplored territories, use nano-materials to facilitate life and try a number of previously inaccessible opportunities.