The phrase "advances the range" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you want to indicate that something is expanding or improving the scope or variety of a particular subject or field.
Example: "The new research project advances the range of knowledge in renewable energy technologies."
Alternatives: "expands the scope" or "broadens the spectrum."
It is a gap that gets ever smaller and eventually vanishes as our technological prowess advances, increasing the range of problems that become available to the illumination of scientific enquiry.
The fossil record shows that during the glacial advances the distribution range of collared lemmings expanded thousands of kilometers to the south while it contracted to the north during warm interglacials [45], [46].
It is affected by azimuth of mining face advance in the range of 91° 180° as well as the one-side vicinity of goaf in the examined region.
The azimuth of mining face advance in the range of 91° 180°, the one-side vicinity of goaf as well as the thickness of a dolomite-limestone layer in the roof determine the number of tremors.
The samples of undoped and doped TiO2 particles were analyzed by XRD using Bruker AXS D8 Advance over the range of 20 to 80 kV with Cu Kα radiations (λ = 1.5418 Å), which was operated at 4°/min scanning rate with a voltage of 30 kV and a current of 15 mA.
Can you determine in advance what the range of outside support is likely to be based on your income and assets?
29 This requirement built on the earlier advances of expanding the range of potential benefits that can be provided and also clarified that the level of benefits that is provided must be fair.
Recent advances have extended the range of molecular radiotherapies, which are now applied across a broad spectrum of diseases from arthritis and benign thyroid diseases to many types of cancer.
Forecasters stressed that this far in advance, the error range for tracking the storm is about 200 miles.
"The C.I.A. works hard to advance the full range of U.S. policy objectives in Afghanistan," said Paul Gimigliano, a spokesman for the agency.
