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Milestones in computing, engineering, and invention.
#00495 · Technology
5640 m
Holder: University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory
#00215 · Technology
First
Holder: LIGO Scientific Collaboration
#00175 · Technology
First
Holder: Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration
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56 records
| No. | Thumbnail | Record | Value | Holder | Year | Category | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #00201 | World's First General-Purpose Electronic Computer Verified | First | Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC) | 1946 | Technology | ||
| #00175 | First Image of a Black Hole Verified | First | Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration | 2019 | Technology | ||
| #00169 | World's Deepest Artificial Borehole Evidence-backed | 12,262 metres | Kola Superdeep Borehole | 1989 | Technology | ||
| #00163 | World's Highest-Energy Laser System Verified | more than 2 million joules | National Ignition Facility | 2009 | Technology | ||
| #00160 | World's Fastest Elevator Verified | 1,260 m/min | Ultra-high-speed elevator at Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre | 2019 | Technology | ||
| #00159 | World's Largest Single-Unit-Capacity Hydro-generator Verified | 1,000 MW | One-million-kilowatt hydro-generating unit at Baihetan Hydropower Station | 2021 | Technology | ||
| #00003 | World's Fastest Supercomputer Verified | 2.198 EFLOPS | LineShine supercomputer | 2026 | Technology | ||
| #00157 | World's Smallest Remote-Controlled Walking Robot Verified | about 0.5 mm | Crab-shaped microrobot | — | Technology | ||
| #00156 | Highest Data Transmission Rate over Field-Deployed Legacy Single-Mode Fiber Verified | 450 Tb/s | NICT-led International Research Team | — | Technology | ||
| #00155 | World's Highest-Resolution Digital Camera Verified | 3,200 megapixels | LSST Camera | — | Technology |
12,262 metres
more than 2 million joules
1,260 m/min
2.198 EFLOPS
about 0.5 mm
3,200 megapixels