Inventions & Breakthroughs of March 2020
Gadgets, lab surprises, odd bets, and future-shocks from this slice of the calendar.
1 
mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine
2 
Remote Work Collaboration Platforms
3 
AI Image Generation Models
4 
5G Smartphone Adoption
5 
Contactless Payment Expansion
6 
Telehealth Platforms Scale-Up
7 
Autonomous Delivery Robots
8 
Edge AI Computing
9 
Digital Contact Tracing Apps
10 
Cloud Gaming Platforms
The Sounds of
Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year
HEADLINES ON March 12, 2020
Full News Archive
- Headline: China's Post-Lockdown Economic Struggles. Impact: As China struggled to restart its economy, the world learned the hard way that a pandemic can turn a bustling marketplace into a ghost town faster than you can say 'supply chain disruption.' This chaos led to a global obsession with toilet paper, because, you know, priorities.. Fact: Did you know that the phrase 'supply chain' was used more in 2020 than in the entire history of mankind? It's like the new 'who let the dogs out?' for corporate meetings..
- Headline: The President as Bystander: Trump Struggles to Unify a Nation on Edge. Impact: As local leaders took charge in a time of uncertainty, it sparked a trend where governors became the new superheroes, leading to a booming market in capes and 'I survived 2020' merchandise. Who knew democracy had a fashion line?. Fact: Did you know that many Americans became experts in state governance overnight? Because if you can figure out how to run a country from your couch, you might as well add 'political scientist' to your résumé..
🦸 Top 5 Comics
Batman #92
$50
Thor #5
$42,000
Strange Adventures #1
$400
Venom #25
$50
Something is Killing the Children #7
$450
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo Switch Game)
$69.99
LEGO Super Mario Adventures with Mario Starter Course
$200.00
Baby Yoda (The Child) Animatronic Edition
$120.00
LOL Surprise! O.M.G. Remix Fashion Dolls
$75.00
Paw Patrol Dino Rescue Dino Patroller
$135.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
The Last of Us Part II
$1,006.24
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
$45.00
Cyberpunk 2077
$5.00
Hades
$10.00
DOOM Eternal
Unknown
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
2020 Panini Prizm Justin Herbert Rookie Card
$1,450
2020 Topps Chrome F1 Lewis Hamilton Autograph Card
$1,225
2020 Pokémon Sword & Shield Charizard VMAX (Shiny)
$65.00
2020 Panini National Treasures LaMelo Ball Rookie Patch Autograph
$315,000
Magic: The Gathering Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Box Topper (Godzilla Series)
$10,000