Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of April 23, 2021 Posted on by Hema Viswanath 01. Electrifying cement with nanocarbon black 02. First 3D-printed proton-conductive membrane paves way for tailored energy storage devices 03. Inspired by nature, the research to develop a new load-bearing material 04. Lighting it up: Fast material manipulation through a laser 05. New tech builds ultralow-loss integrated photonic circuits 06. Researcher uses bat-inspired design to develop new approach to sound location 07. Surpassing the lower limit on computing energy consumption 08. Using sound waves to make patterns that never repeat 09. With impressive accuracy, dogs can sniff out coronavirus 10. World’s fastest exfoliation of material has potential use for photoactuator production And others… New algorithm uses online learning for massive cell data sets New biomaterial regrows blood vessels and bone, RCSI research New conductive polymer ink opens for next-generation printed electronics New process breaks down biodegradable plastics faster Study shows how some bacteria withstand antibiotic onslaught Posted in S&T articles, Weekly Top 10 and tagged Top S&T innovations.