Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of June 9, 2023

01. The ‘breath’ between atoms — a new building block for quantum technology 02. Buckle up! A new class of materials is here 03. Caltech Demonstrates Space Based Solar 04. Carbon-based stimuli-responsive nanomaterials: Their classification and application 05. Elastocaloric cooling system opens door to climate-friendly AC 06. Landmark study finds that the shape of the brain influences the way it works 07. Optical memristors review: Shining a light on neuromorphic computing 08. Researchers demonstrate secure information transfer using spatial correlations in quantum entangled beams of light 09. Researchers find a way to reduce the overheating of semiconductor devices 10. Revolutionizing […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of June 2, 2023

01. All-optical, near-infrared imaging via ultra-thin structured films 02. Capturing non-transparent ultrafast scenes 03. China is Making the Largest Ocean Uranium Extraction Testing Facility 04. Hybrid bound states in the continuum in terahertz metasurfaces 05. Hydrogen battery: Storing hydrogen in coal may help power clean energy economy 06. In dust and clouds over Africa, scientists find clues to how hurricanes form 07. New-look infrared lens shines a light on future technology and manufacturing 08. Researchers build bee robot that can twist 09. Small fusion experiment hits temperatures hotter than the sun’s core 10. Telecom-wavelength quantum repeater node transmits quantum information […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of May 26, 2023

01. Calcium rechargeable battery with long cycle life 02. Engineers harvest abundant clean energy from thin air, 24/7 03. A flexible near-infrared light-writing multicolor hydrogel system for on-demand information display 04. High-quality 2D films could be one-drop away 05. Metal-filtering sponge removes lead from water 06. Printing atom by atom 07. Researchers demonstrate novel way to convert heat to electricity 08. Smart material prototype challenges Newton’s laws of motion 09. Study reveals generation mechanism of radiative effects on novel active optical hyperspectral LiDAR system 10. Team uses 3D printing to strengthen a key material in aerospace, energy-generation applications And others […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of May 19, 2023

01. Researchers use structured light on a chip in another photonics breakthrough 02. Using nanofaceting to manipulate quantum dots into nanocrystals 03. The first 2D topological insulator that consists of a single element 04. The ‘invisible’ cellulose coatings that mitigate surface transmission of pathogens 05. New sensors with the HOTS for extreme missions 06. New technology developed for quantum cryptography applications 07. Proposed perovskite-based device combines aspects of electronics and photonics 08. Quantum random number generator operates securely and independently of source devices 09. Researchers demonstrate high natural radioactivity of manganese nodules 10. Human DNA is everywhere. That’s a boon […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of  May 12, 2023

01. A blueprint for a quantum computer in reverse gear 02. DNA data storage within reach thanks to new PCR technique 03. The exciting possibilities of tiny, twisted superconductors 04. Leaky-wave metasurfaces: A perfect interface between free-space and integrated optical systems 05. Magnetic bacteria: Microorganisms can help to extract dangerous heavy metals from wastewater 06. New catalyst transforms carbon dioxide into sustainable byproduct 07. Physicists discover ‘stacked pancakes of liquid magnetism’ 08. Scientists find link between photosynthesis and ‘fifth state of matter’ 09. Supercomputers have revealed the giant ‘pillars of heat’ funneling diamonds upward from deep within Earth 10. Training […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of  May 5, 2023

01. Better understanding soft material behavior 02. ‘Gluing’ soft materials without glue 03. MIT engineers “grow” atomically thin transistors on top of computer chips 04. More power from waste heat 05. New germanium-tin transistor as alternative to silicon 06. Newly developed hydrogel nanocomposite for the mass production of hydrogen 07. Newly observed effect makes atoms transparent to certain frequencies of light 08. Paradoxical quantum phenomenon measured 09. Researchers call for a new approach to studying academic progress 10. Researchers detect and classify multiple objects without images And others Researchers use AI to explore potential zoonotic diseases Silver nanoparticles spark key […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of April 28, 2023

01. Developing Agile, Reliable Sensing Systems with Microbes 02. Drones navigate unseen environments with liquid neural networks 03. Generation of color-tunable high-performance LG laser beams via Janus OPO 04. Intelligent membranes with memories for next-generation smart filters 05. Metamaterials: Time crystal gives light a boost 06. Nanowire networks learn and remember like a human brain 07. New approach to developing efficient, high-precision 3D light shapers 08. Two qudits fully entangled 09. Valley-transistor in two-dimensional materials – an ingredient for all-optical quantum technologies 10. Researchers discover new radiation effects in photonic time crystals And others Can We Make a System That […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of  April 21, 2023

01. Breakthrough in magnetic quantum material paves way for ultra-fast sustainable computers 02. How one photon becomes four charge carriers 03. Improving alloys: Researchers successfully establish a strong mechanical bond of immiscible iron and magnesium 04. Laser light hybrids control giant currents at ultrafast times 05. Lightning Bolt Deposits a Strange Mineral Never Seen on Earth Before 06. New family of wheel-like metallic clusters exhibit unique properties 07. Photonic filter separates signals from noise to support future 6G wireless communication 08. Physicists discover first transformable nanoscale electronic devices 09. Quantum liquid becomes solid when heated 10. Quantum light source goes […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of  April 14, 2023

01. New textile unravels warmth-trapping secrets of polar bear fur 02. Hydrogel-based flexible electronics 03. This Incredible Tiny Robot Can Locate And Capture Individual Cells 04, The Key to Securing Legacy Computing Systems 05. Merons and antimerons 06. A new type of photonic time crystal gives light a boost 07. Physicists Have Successfully Generated Tiny Solar Flares In The Lab 08. Robots predict human intention for faster builds 09. Tiny biobattery with potential 100-year shelf life runs on bacteria 10. Tiny movements, deep inside a battery And others Cell imaging could provide next step for developing synthetic photosynthesis Lake water […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of April 7, 2023

01. Absolute zero in the quantum computer: Formulation for the third law of thermodynamics 02. Can a solid be a superfluid? Engineering a novel supersolid state from layered 2D materials 03. Connecting distant silicon qubits for scaling up quantum computers 04. Imaging technique reveals electronic charges with single-atom resolution 05. “Spatial computing” enables flexible working memory 06. The modulation of a single-molecule electron source using light 07. Using quantum fluctuations to generate random numbers faster 08. Researchers develop novel nonwovens that are electrically conductive but thermally insulating 09. Revolutionary battery technology to boost EV range 10-fold or more 10. Scientists […]