Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of February 12, 2021 Posted on by Hema Viswanath 01. Scientists create armor for fragile quantum technology 02. Silicon waveguides move us closer to faster, light-based logic circuits 03. UMass Amherst team helps demonstrate spontaneous quantum error correction 04. ‘Multiplying’ light could be key to ultra-powerful optical computers 05. Capturing Free-Space Optical Light for High-Speed WiFi 06. Inductance based on a quantum effect has the potential to miniaturize inductors 07. ‘Magnetic graphene’ forms a new kind of magnetism 08. New concept for rocket thruster exploits the mechanism behind solar flares 09. Quantum effects help minimize communication flaws 10. Quantum systems learn joint computing And others… 21 per cent of all citations go to the elite New mathematical method for generating random connected networks An optical coating like no other Posted in S&T articles, Weekly Top 10 and tagged Top S&T innovations.