3a : a sudden advance especially in knowledge or technique
That they know what to look for now is very much a breakthru, just a "knowledge" one rather than a "technique" one.
> Let's get real - Ruthenium is about US$5500 per kilogram. You can buy the best lithium batteries on the market for significantly less.
Doesn't matter. They actually understand what's going on to some degree, well enough that now they can just throw supercomputer time at it for a while. Maybe they'll find something useful, maybe they'll show that there isn't anything useful.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breakthrough
3a : a sudden advance especially in knowledge or technique
That they know what to look for now is very much a breakthru, just a "knowledge" one rather than a "technique" one.
> Let's get real - Ruthenium is about US$5500 per kilogram. You can buy the best lithium batteries on the market for significantly less.
Doesn't matter. They actually understand what's going on to some degree, well enough that now they can just throw supercomputer time at it for a while. Maybe they'll find something useful, maybe they'll show that there isn't anything useful.