01. Steering light to places it isn’t supposed to go 02. Scientists harness molecules into single quantum state 03. Lightning and subvisible discharges produce molecules that clean the atmosphere 04. Nature provides inspiration for breakthrough in self-regulating materials 05. New 2D superconductor forms at higher temperatures than ever before 06. A two-qubit engine powered by entanglement and local measurements 07. Ion beams mean a quantum leap for color-center qubits 08. New two-dimensional material 09. 60-Year Scientific Mystery About DNA Replication Solved 10. A more efficient, safer alternative to sourcing copper via bacteria And others… Climate has shifted the axis of […]
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Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of April 23, 2021
01. Electrifying cement with nanocarbon black 02. First 3D-printed proton-conductive membrane paves way for tailored energy storage devices 03. Inspired by nature, the research to develop a new load-bearing material 04. Lighting it up: Fast material manipulation through a laser 05. New tech builds ultralow-loss integrated photonic circuits 06. Researcher uses bat-inspired design to develop new approach to sound location 07. Surpassing the lower limit on computing energy consumption 08. Using sound waves to make patterns that never repeat 09. With impressive accuracy, dogs can sniff out coronavirus 10. World’s fastest exfoliation of material has potential use for photoactuator production […]
Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of April 16, 2021
01. New laser to help clear the sky of space debris 02. Anti-reflective films: What high-tech can learn from plants 03. Counting single photons at unprecedented rates 04. Discovery could help lengthen lifespan of electronic devices 05. Scientists watch 2D puddles of electrons emerge in a 3D superconducting material 06. Researchers establish the first entanglement-based quantum network 07. Ocean bacteria release carbon into the atmosphere 08. Transforming circles into squares 09. Scientists discover three liquid phases in aerosol particles 10. Superbug killer: New nanotechnology destroys bacteria and fungal cells And others… After COVID, are billions in biodefense funds needed to […]
Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of April 9, 2021
01. Silencing vibrations in the ground and sounds underwater 02. Atom-based radio communications for noisy environments 03. A new, positive approach could be the key to next-generation, transparent electronics 04. Researchers report breakthrough that enables practical semiconductor spintronics 05. New computing algorithms expand the boundaries of a quantum future 06. Qubits composed of holes could be the trick to build faster, larger quantum computers 07. Scientists achieve single-photon imaging over 200 kilometers 08. Scientists harness chaos to protect devices from hackers 09. Spin-to-charge conversion achieves 95% overall qubit readout fidelity 10. Less than a nanometer thick, stronger and more versatile […]
Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of April 2, 2021
01. A robot that senses hidden objects 02. Detecting hidden signals 03. Scientists develop ultra-thin terahertz source 04. Study shows promise of quantum computing using factory-made silicon chips 05. Discovery of a mechanism for making superconductors more resistant to magnetic fields 06. Fast-acting, color-changing molecular probe senses when a material is about to fail 07. First steps towards revolutionary ULTRARAM™ memory chips 08. A new spin on energy-efficient electronics 09. Special heat treatment improves novel magnetic material 10. Researchers first to link silicon atoms on surfaces And others…
Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of March 26, 2021
01. Detecting photons transporting qubits without destroying quantum information 02. Big breakthrough for ‘massless’ energy storage 03. A material that is superconductive at room temperature and lower pressure 04. Optical fiber could boost power of superconducting quantum computers 05. Researchers’ algorithm designs soft robots that sense 06. Scientists observe complex tunable magnetism in a topological material 07. Toward perdurable flexible electronics 08. Tunable smart materials 09. Wafer-thin nanopaper changes from firm to soft at the touch of a button 10. Catching electrons in action in an antiferromagnetic nanowire And others… Aerosol formation in clouds The blast that shook the ionosphere […]
Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of March 19, 2021
01. When memory qubits and photons get entangled 02. Team creates new ultralightweight, crush-resistant tensegrity metamaterials 03. Controlled by light alone, new smart materials twist, bend and move 04. Millimeter wave photonics with terahertz semiconductor lasers 05. Rare open-access quantum computer now operational 06. Remote control for quantum emitters 07. Researchers develop first self-cooling laser made with a silica fiber 08. Researchers make breakthrough in solar cell materials 09. Scientists develop new approach to predict how liquids freeze 10. Study predicts the oceans will start emitting ozone-depleting CFCs And others… Army working on new cyber, electromagnetic weapons after large-scale test […]
Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of March 12, 2021
01. Researchers virtually open and read sealed historic letters 02. Army Trains AI to Identify Faces in the Dark 03. Innovative flat optics will usher the next technological revolution 04. New quantum theory heats up thermodynamic research 05. New research could boost a solar-powered fuel made by splitting water 06. Twistoptics: A new way to control optical nonlinearity 07. Scientists have synthesized a new high-temperature superconductor 08. Scientists propose novel self-modulation scheme in seeded free-electron lasers 09. Linear systems are the workhorse of modern computation 10. Reemergence of Human Monkeypox and Declining Population Immunity in the Context of Urbanization, Nigeria, […]
Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of March 5, 2021
01. Pushing computing to the edge by rethinking microchips’ design 02. A quantum internet is closer to reality, thanks to this switch 03. Researchers introduce a new generation of tiny, agile drones 04. Adapting solar energy technology to detect chemical warfare agents and pesticides 05. Heat-free optical switch would enable optical quantum computing chips 06. Intriguing particles emerge when two photons couple 07. Magnetic whirls in confined spaces 08. Automated next generation sequencing platform can accurately screen thousands for COVID-19 09. Chemists develop a new technology to prevent lithium-ion batteries from catching fire 10. Engineering the boundary between 2D and […]
Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of February 26, 2021
01. Magnetic effect without a magnet 02. Molecular bridges power up printed electronics 03. Nanofibers for quantum technologies at room temperature 04. New phenomena for the design of future quantum devices 05. Coding for Qubits: How to Program in Quantum Computer Assembly Language 06. Colloidal quantum dot lasers poised to come of age 07. Concept for a new storage medium 08. Quantum systems learn joint computing 09. A speed limit also applies in the quantum world 10. An intelligent soft material that curls under pressure or expands when stretched And others… Ebola Strikes West Africa Again: Key Questions and Lessons […]