Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of June 4, 2021

01. Shadow figment technology foils cyberattacks 02. Quantum computing with holes 03. Scientists unravel noise-assisted signal amplification in systems with memory 04. World’s smallest, best acoustic amplifier emerges from 50-year-old hypothesis 05. Controlling magnetization by surface acoustic waves 06. Creating nanomaterials with new laser driven method 07. Detecting mid-infrared light, one photon at a time 08. DNA circuits 09. Making batteries live longer with ultrathin lithium 10. A new direction of topological research is ready for take off And others… Atmospheric metal layers appear with surprising regularity The biodegradable battery that’s 3D printed, disposable and made of paper Mapping zoonotic […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of May 28, 2021

01. Biologists construct a ‘periodic table’ for cell nuclei 02. New quantum material discovered 03. One material, two functionalities 04. Quantum electronics: ‘Bite’ defects in bottom-up graphene nanoribbons 05. Quantum sensing: Odd angles make for strong spin-spin coupling 06. Making the invisible visible 07. Slender robotic finger senses buried items 08. A new ‘gold standard’ compound for generating electricity from heat 09. Folding 2D materials gives them new properties useful for quantum communications 10. Understanding of invisible but mighty particles in Earth’s radiation belts And others… New climate predictions increase likelihood of temporarily reaching 1.5 °C in next 5 years […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of May 21, 2021

01. Harvesting light like nature does 02. Engineers harvest WiFi signals to power small electronics 03. New material could harvest water all day long 04. Nuclear terrorism could be intercepted by neutron-gamma detector that pinpoints source 05. Researchers shed light on the evolution of extremist groups 06. Using micro-sized cut metal wires, team forges path to new uses for terahertz waves 07. Future sparkles for diamond-based quantum technology 08. Rechargeable cement-based batteries 09. How plants leave behind their parents’ genomic baggage 10. Nanofiber filter captures almost 100% of coronavirus aerosols And others… Climate change threatens one-third of global food production COVID-19 testing […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of May 14, 2021

01. New evidence for electron’s dual nature found in a quantum spin liquid 02. Evading the uncertainty principle in quantum physics 03. Harnessing the hum of fluorescent lights for more efficient computing 04. Light meets superconducting circuits 05. Nanoscale defects could boost energy storage materials 06. A new device can light up 100 LED bulbs with a single drop of water (w/video) 07. Researchers generate tunable twin particles of light 08. Researchers in Sweden develop light emitter for quantum circuits 09. Researchers realize coherent storage of light over one hour 10. Successful synthesis of perovskite visible-light-absorbing semiconductor material And others… […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of May 7, 2021

01. Exploiting non-line-of-sight paths for terahertz signals in wireless communications 02. Flexible, easy-to-scale nanoribbons move graphene toward use in tech applications 03. A material keyboard made of graphene 04. UVA engineering computer scientists discover new vulnerability affecting computers globally 05. Researchers confront major hurdle in quantum computing 06. Researchers produce laser pulses with record-breaking intensity 07. Superconductivity, high critical temperature found in 2D semimetal tungsten nitride 08. Thin, large-area device converts infrared light into images 09. An uncrackable combination of invisible ink and artificial intelligence 10. ‘Bat-sense’ tech generates images from sound And others… Climate change: Amazon may be turning […]

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

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 […]

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…