01. Just by changing its shape, scientists show they can alter material properties 02. Laser loops create ultrafast electric currents in solid materials 03. Magnetic field turns handed superconductor into liquid crystal-like nematic state 04. New DNA-based chip can be programmed to solve complex math problems 05. Researchers create nanoparticle paste to make perovskite solar cells more efficient 06. Scientists Built a New Kind of Invisibility Cloak, But It’s Not For Your Eyes 07. Scientists solve mystery of icy plumes that may foretell deadly supercell storms 08. A three-qubit entangled state has been realized in a fully controllable array of […]
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Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of September 10, 2021
01. Brain-inspired memory device 02. Creating a non-radiating source of electromagnetism 03. Enhancing photoelectric efficiency 04. GaN-on-diamond semiconductor material that can take the heat – 1000 C to be exact 05. Graphene valleytronics: Paving the way to small-sized room-temperature quantum computers 06. Lead-free rare-earth-based double perovskite nanocrystals with near-infrared emission 07. Tapping into magnets to clamp down on noise in quantum information 08. Physicists engineer new property out of ‘white’ graphene 09. Researchers reveal a novel metal where electrons flow with fluid-like dynamics 10. Researchers use gold film to enhance quantum sensing with qubits in a 2D material And others… […]
Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of September 03, 2021
01. Nanoscale systems for generating various forms of light 02. Discovery of two-phase superconductivity in CeRh2As2 03. Exploring quantum correlations of classical light source for image transmission 04. Light-induced shape shifting of MXenes 05. New family of ferroelectric materials raises possibilities for improved information and energy storage 06. Novel physics gives rise to the highest coherence for microscopic lasers 07. Physicists mix classical light with half a photon on a qubit 08. Quantum emitters: Beyond crystal clear to single-photon pure 09. Quantum networks in our future 10. Researchers develop novel analog processor for high performance computing And others… ‘Charging room’ […]
Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of August 27, 2021
01. One material with two functions could lead to faster memory 02. An innovative process prevents irreversible energy loss in batteries 03. Laser scribed graphene for supercapacitors 04. High-rate magnesium rechargeable batteries move one step closer to realization 05. New form of carbon in a mesh tantalizes with prospects for electronics 06. New insulation material provides more efficient electricity distribution 07. A new platform for integrated photonics 08. Lightweight composite material inspects itself: Changes in color indicate deformations 09. New Exotic Magnetic Quasiparticle: “Skyrmion Bundle” Joins Topological Zoo 10. Energy harvesting technology based on ferromagnetic resonance And others… Dual-phase alloy […]
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 […]