Science & Technology
The launches, acquisitions, and discoveries of 2006, from the rise of Web 2.0 to Pluto's demotion.
Every Science & Technology article in the 2006 knowledge base. Use the topic filters to narrow by sub-topic.
The Web 2.0 Revolution of 2006
2006 marked the crystallization of **Web 2.0**—the shift from read-only, corporate-controlled web...
PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii launches
In November 2006, two gaming consoles launched in North America within days of each other, defini...
Windows Vista release
Microsoft completed **Windows Vista** on November 8, 2006 (reaching RTM — Release to Manufacturin...
Google Acquires YouTube
On **October 9, 2006**, Google Inc. announced it had agreed to acquire YouTube, the leading onlin...
Facebook's News Feed and Open Registration
In September 2006, Facebook made two changes that transformed it from a college-oriented director...
Pluto Reclassified as a Dwarf Planet
On **August 24, 2006**, members of the International Astronomical Union (IAU), meeting at the **2...
Launch of Twitter
Twitter, the microblogging and social-networking service, was launched publicly on **July 15, 200...
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Advances in 2006
A landmark paper revived neural networks while DARPA competitions and the Netflix Prize catalysed...
H5N1 Avian Influenza Global Spread and Pandemic Alarm
Throughout 2006, the H5N1 avian influenza virus spread from Asia into Turkey, Europe, Africa, and...
New Horizons Launch to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt
On January 19, 2006, NASA launched the New Horizons spacecraft from Cape Canaveral aboard an Atla...