US-based journal Science, published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), has announced that the December 17, issue of the journal takes a look back at the big science stories over the past 12 months and presents its selections of the major scientific breakthroughs of 2010. The first quantum machine, a mechanical device that operates in the quantum realm, has topped the journal's list of advances in 2010.
Physicists Andrew Cleland and John Martinis from the University of California at Santa Barbara and their colleagues designed the machine-a tiny metal paddle of semiconductor, visible to the naked eye-and coaxed it into dancing with a quantum groove.
Science and its publisher, AAAS, have also compiled nine other important scientific accomplishments from this past year into a top ten list, appearing in a special news feature in the journal's December 17, 2010 issue. Additionally, Science news writers and editors have chosen to spotlight 10 'Insights of the Decade' that have transformed the landscape of science in the 21st Century.
The official journal of the AAAS, Science is projected as one of the world's leading outlets for scientific news, commentary and cutting-edge research. Through its print and online incarnations, the journal reaches an estimated worldwide readership of more than one million.
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