Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of July 23, 2021 Posted on by Hema Viswanath 01. Low-cost, sustainable, readily available plasma technology could replace one of the world’s 02. The paradox of a free-electron laser without the laser 03. Achilles heel of graphene exposed 04. Future information technologies: Topological materials for ultrafast spintronics 05. Microbially produced fibers: Stronger than steel, tougher than Kevlar 06. Making clean hydrogen is hard, but researchers just solved a major hurdle 07. Nanostructures enable record high-harmonic generation 08. New material could mean lightweight armor, protective coatings 09. Scientists create rechargeable swimming microrobots using oil and water 10. The era of single-spin color centers in silicon carbide is approaching And others… Global satellite data shows clouds will amplify global heating New method predicts ‘stealth’ solar storms before they wreak geomagnetic havoc on Earth Novel coronavirus discovered in British bats Toward one drug to treat all coronaviruses ‘Wrapping’ anodes in 3D carbon nanosheets: The next big thing in li-ion battery technology Posted in S&T articles, Weekly Top 10 and tagged Top S&T innovations.