Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of July 19, 2024

01. A new metamaterial concept offering the potential for more efficient data storage
02. High-speed electron camera uncovers new ‘light-twisting’ behavior in ultrathin material
03. Engineers develop advanced optical computing method for multiplexed data processing and encryption
04. Moving from the visible to the infrared: Developing high quality nanocrystals
05. New method achieves tenfold increase in quantum coherence time via destructive interference of correlated noise
06. Scientists develop new AI method to create material ‘fingerprints’
07. Scientists develop new technique for bespoke optical tweezers
08. Scientists call for ‘major initiative’ to study whether geoengineering should be used on glaciers
09. Scientists find new way global air churn makes particles
10. Aerosols shown to increase size of cloud cells, causing greater radiative cooling under polluted conditions

And others

The forbidden propagation of hyperbolic phonon polaritons and applications in near-field energy transport
Improving safety of AI research for engineering biology
Researchers discover a new form of scientific fraud: Uncovering ‘sneaked references’
Small steps for electrons—big steps for the future? Ultrafast microscope reveals electron pathways in solar cells
What do research organizations think about open access publishing?

 

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