Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of October 11, 2024

01. Study warns of ‘irreversible’ climate impacts from overshooting 1.5C
02. Bioengineered microorganisms offer new tool for plastic waste breakdown
03. Fused molecules could serve as building blocks for safer lithium-ion batteries
04. Modeling system could enable future generations of self-sensing materials
05. Nanoscale method boosts materials for advanced memory storage
06. New materials and techniques show promise for microelectronics and quantum technologies
07. Restoring quantum dot solar cells as if ‘flattening crumpled paper’
08. Self-propelled shape-changing robots mimic aquatic insects for untethered swimming
09. Theoretical physicist uncovers how twisting layers of a material can generate a mysterious electron-path-deflecting effect
10. Using microwaves to efficiently control diamond qubits

And others

Bubble findings could unlock better electrode and electrolyzer designs
Chemists use light to replace an oxygen atom with a nitrogen atom in a molecule
Combating promotion and tenure bias against Black and Hispanic faculty
The pitfalls of passion: How it can backfire at work—and what managers can do about it
Study calls for responsible academic research assessment

 

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