Zeitgeist 2010: How the world searched

United States – Science & Technology

From synthetic genomes to NASA cutbacks, the scientific world made great breakthroughs this year, continuing to change the way we live and think.

• Fastest Rising Science & Technology Queries

  1. iceland volcano eruption
  2. moon phases 2010
  3. google gravity
  4. brainpop jr
  5. cool math games
  6. usgs earthquake map
  7. rsv virus
  8. steven hawking
  9. buzz aldrin
  10. norovirus

• A Greener World (Fastest Rising in Green Energy)

  1. bloom energy
  2. green box energy
  3. green energy barrier
  4. urban green energy
  5. green energy live
  6. green wave energy
  7. green mountain
  8. reliant energy
  9. just energy
  10. green revolution

• All Things Solar (Fastest Rising Solar Terms)

  1. solar tsunami
  2. solar eclipse
  3. trinity solar
  4. solar storm
  5. solar impulse
  6. solar flare
  7. abound solar
  8. solar dynamics observatory
  9. yingli solar
  10. confluence solar

• Patents

  1. 645576
  2. 6812392
  3. adelmo monsalve
  4. emotibles
  5. ipad
  6. iphone medical
  7. mazzei injector corporation
  8. stuffed crust
  9. u.s. patent 4,936,961
  10. elf measurement

• Biodiversity

  1. what is biodiversity
  2. species biodiversity
  3. biodiversity conservation
  4. biodiversity loss
  5. ecosystem
  6. human biodiversity
  7. biodiversity hotspots
  8. endangered species
  9. biodiversity threats
  10. marine biodiversity

• Sustainability

  1. development
  2. energy
  3. agriculture
  4. design
  5. food
  6. business
  7. living
  8. building
  9. communities
  10. growth