Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of May 12, 2023 Posted on by Hema Viswanath 01. A blueprint for a quantum computer in reverse gear 02. DNA data storage within reach thanks to new PCR technique 03. The exciting possibilities of tiny, twisted superconductors 04. Leaky-wave metasurfaces: A perfect interface between free-space and integrated optical systems 05. Magnetic bacteria: Microorganisms can help to extract dangerous heavy metals from wastewater 06. New catalyst transforms carbon dioxide into sustainable byproduct 07. Physicists discover ‘stacked pancakes of liquid magnetism’ 08. Scientists find link between photosynthesis and ‘fifth state of matter’ 09. Supercomputers have revealed the giant ‘pillars of heat’ funneling diamonds upward from deep within Earth 10. Training machines to learn more like humans do And others Research Excellence Framework significantly increases UK university output but not efficiency, study shows Researchers create a tool for accurately simulating complex systems Researchers observe extremely squeezed directional THz waves in thin semiconductor crystals Scientists discover semi-metallization and novel photoelectric behavior in lead iodide under high pressure ‘Super-resolution’ imaging technology Posted in S&T articles, Weekly Top 10 and tagged Top S&T innovations.