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‘Slowing Rates of Disruption,’ Decline in Scientific Breakthroughs, Researchers Stumped

‘Slowing Rates of Disruption,’ Decline in Scientific Breakthroughs, Researchers Stumped
A researcher examines plated samples in a lab that is developing testing for the COVID-19 coronavirus at Hackensack Meridian Health Center for Discovery and Innovation on Feb. 28, 2020 in Nutley, Kena Betancur/Getty Images
Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
1/7/2023|Updated: 1/7/2023
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The rate of scientific breakthroughs has been falling over the years, especially in the fields of physics and chemistry according to a recent study, with researchers unsure what is causing the phenomenon.

In recent decades, there has been an “exponential growth” in the volume of new technological and scientific knowledge, which created conditions necessary for major advances in those fields, states the study, published in Nature magazine on Jan. 4. But contrary to such expectations, the study found that progress is slowing down in several fields.
Naveen Athrappully
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