Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of October 1, 2021 Posted on by Hema Viswanath 01. Researchers integrate optical devices made of multiple materials onto single chip 02. Scientists create material that can both move and block heat 03. Tiny lasers acting together as one: Topological vertical cavity laser arrays 04. Twisted layers of MoS2 enable the engineering of novel states of matter 05. Ultrathin quantum dot LED that can be folded freely as paper 06. Unbreakable glass inspired by seashells 07. Implementing a 46-node quantum metropolitan area network 08. A 15-user quantum secure direct communication network 09. Disrupting Exploitable Patterns in Software to Make Systems Safer 10. Flexible, stretchable battery capable of moving smoothly like snake scales And others… ‘Back to basics’ approach helps unravel new phase of matter Cracking open strong field quantum electrodynamics Microscopic metavehicles powered by nothing but light New technique speeds measurement of ultrafast pulses Research reveals potential of an overlooked climate change solution Posted in S&T articles, Weekly Top 10 and tagged Top S&T innovations.