It could be argued that the most important technological breakthroughs have happened by accident.

可以说，最重要的技术突破都是偶然发生的。

Yuan Longping, whose breakthroughs in rice strains relieved hunger and poverty in Asia and Africa, was 90.

袁隆平，享年90岁。他在水稻品系方面取得的突破性成果缓解了亚洲和非洲的饥荒和贫困。

Exactly. We basically need to experience a series of massive breakthroughs in neuroscience before science-fiction becomes reality.

没错。在科幻变成现实之前，神经科学领域还得经历一系列的重大突破呢。

His breakthroughs were in the development of electric power in the late 19th century.

19世纪末，他在电力发展相关方面取得了突破性进展。

For me, that realization is one of the most significant breakthroughs.

对我来说，那种认识是最显著的突破之一。

What might those breakthroughs be?

这些突破可能是些什么？

But science is making some breakthroughs.

不过，科学不断制造突破。

Energy Storage: The Lynchpin of Energy Breakthroughs.

能量储存：能源突破的关键。

Major breakthroughs in infrastructure development.

——基础设施建设取得重大突破。