Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of August 20, 2021

01. Engineers make critical advance in quantum computer design 02. An artificial ionic neuron for tomorrow’s electronic memories 03. A complete platform for quantum computing 04. Metasurfaces control polarized light at will 05. Nanostructure-based lasers for information and communication technologies 06. On the road to faster and more efficient data storage 07. A peculiar state of matter in layers of semiconductors 08. Scientists realize noiseless photon-echo protocol 09. ‘Shadow waveguide’ casts complex acoustic patterns to control particles 10. Woven nanotube fibers turn heat into power And others… Effectively removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere Ice formation on surfaces enhanced via […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of August 13, 2021

01. Metamaterials research challenges fundamental limits in photonics 02. New electronic phenomenon discovered 03. Non-line-of-sight imaging with picosecond temporal resolution 04. Protecting earth from space storms 05. Quantum materials cloak thermal radiation 06. Single-step synthesis of solid-state sensors for detecting explosives 07. Scientists develop chain mail fabric that can stiffen on demand 08. System trains drones to fly around obstacles at high speeds 09. 3D Kirigami Building Blocks Designed To Make Dynamic Metamaterial Structures 10. Anatomy of an earthquake series And others… Deconstructing the Infectious Biological Weaponry of the COVID-19 Virus Emergent magnetic monopoles controlled at room temperature Engineers clean […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of August 6, 2021

01. Engineers bend light to enhance wavelength conversion 02. Effective EMI shielding behavior of thin graphene/PMMA nanolaminates 03. Exotic property of ‘ambidextrous’ crystals points to new magnetic phenomena 04. New approach to information transfer reaches quantum speed limit 05. Running quantum software on a classical computer 06. Towards next-gen computers: Mimicking brain functions with graphene-diamond junctions 07. World’s first commercial re-programmable satellite blasts into space 08. A comprehensive study of technological change 09. Concrete and the hard-core bacteria that stubbornly persist within 10. Nearly 14,000 Scientists Warn That Earth’s ‘Vital Signs’ Are Rapidly Worsening And others… Can East Asian monsoon […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of July 30, 2021

01. Bird’s-eye view could be key to navigating without GPS 02. Autonomous self-healing seen in piezoelectric molecular crystals 03. A new information storage and processing device 04. New quantum research gives insights into how quantum light can be mastered 05. The quantum refrigerator 06. Spin-sonics: Acoustic wave gets the electrons spinning 07. Through the thin-film glass, researchers spot a new liquid phase 08. Wirelessly charging multiple devices simultaneously 09. To de-ice planes on the fly, researchers aim to control rather than combat ice formation 10. Dancing with the light: A new way to make crystals bend by shining light And […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of July 23, 2021

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… […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of July 16, 2021

01. The hidden culprit killing lithium-metal batteries from the inside 02. The next generation of information processing is through coherent gate operations 03. New evidence of an anomalous phase of matter brings energy-efficient technologies closer 04. Preventing oxygen release leads to safer high-energy-density batteries 05. Scientists develop novel DNA logic circuits 06. Scientists Have Created a New Bendy And Flexible Form of Ice 07. Cooling high power electronics – boron arsenide spreads heat better than diamond 08. Electrons in quantum liquid gain energy from laser pulses 09. Harnessing the dark side 10. New ‘Metafabric’ Passively Cools The Human Body by […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of July 09, 2021

01. New type of metasurface allows unprecedented laser control 02. The pressure is off and high temperature superconductivity remains 03. Quantum laser turns energy loss into gain 04. Researchers discover unusual competition between charge density wave and superconductivity 05. Researchers identify ultrastable single atom magnet 06. Stress-free path to stress-free metallic films paves the way for next-gen circuitry 07. Synthetic biology circuits can respond within seconds 08. Ultra-strong squeezing of light demonstrated for ultrafast optical signal processing 09. Ultrathin semiconductors are electrically connected to superconductors for the first time 10. Unlocking radiation-free quantum technology with graphene And others… Graphene additive […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of July 2, 2021

01. ‘Edge of chaos’ opens pathway to artificial intelligence discoveries 02. Backscatter breakthrough runs near-zero-power IoT communicators at 5G speeds everywhere 03. A crystal made of electrons 04. A new piece of the quantum computing puzzle 05. Non-stop signal achieved in high-power Erbium-doped mid-infrared lasers 06. Optical superoscillation without side waves 07. Optical tweezer technology tweaked to overcome dangers of heat 08. The world’s thinnest technology—only two atoms thick 09. Classic magic trick may enable quantum computing 10. Researchers discover unique ‘spider web’ mechanism that traps, kills viruses And others… Growing ‘metallic wood’ to new heights NSF-funded study will examine […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of June 25, 2021

01. Researchers propose the use of quantum cascade lasers to achieve private free-space communications 02. Mining precious rare-earth elements from coal fly ash with a reusable ionic liquid 03. Outstanding organic solar cells’ performance achieved by using new technology 04. Perovskite memory devices with ultra-fast switching speed 05. Ocean Microbes May Actually Help Moderate Earth’s Temperature, Scientists Say 06. A bright future: Using visible light to decompose CO2 with high efficiency 07. Inkjet printing ‘impossible materials’ 08. Meringue-like material could make aircraft as quiet as a hairdryer 09. Sound-induced electric fields control the tiniest particles 10. Researchers develop a model […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of June 18, 2021

01. Combining classical and quantum computing opens door to new discoveries 02. New advanced material shows extraordinary stability over wide temperature range 03. Scientists demonstrate perfect light absorption by single nanoparticle 04. Scientists make highly maneuverable miniature robots controlled by magnetic fields 05. Researchers uncover unique properties of a promising new superconductor 06. In a nano-optics breakthrough, researchers observe sound-light pulses in 2D materials (w/video) 07. Using ‘smart rust’ to mark objects unambiguously and tackle counterfeiting 08. Let there be light! New tech allows people to see in the dark 09. Bending light for safer driving; invisibility cloaks to come? […]