Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of December 11, 2020

01. Scientists produce a quantum state that is part light and part matter 02. Error-prone quantum bits could correct themselves, physicists show 03. New transistor design disguises key computer chip hardware from hackers 04. Researchers control multiple wavelengths of light from a single source 05. Electrical spin filtering the key to ultra-fast, energy-efficient spintronics 06. Smellicopter: An obstacle-avoiding drone that uses a live moth antenna to seek out smells 07. Researchers developed a sequence analysis pipeline for virus discovery 08. Finetuning ‘twistronics’ of 2D crystals 09. Research develops new theoretical approach to manipulate light 10. Researchers achieve quantum advantage And […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of December 4, 2020

01. Active camouflage artificial skin in visible-to-infrared range 02. Engineers combine light and sound to see underwater 03. New cyberattack can trick scientists into making toxins or viruses — Ben-Gurion University researchers 04. Oddly satisfying metamaterials store energy in their skin 05. Titanium atom that exists in two places at once in crystal to blame for unusual phenomenon 06. Quantum nanodiamonds may help detect disease earlier 07. Researchers fabricate co-doped aluminosilicate fiber with high laser stability for multi-kW level laser 08. Self-repairing gelatin-based film could be a smart move for electronics 09. Physicists Observe Trippy ‘Vortex Rings’ in a Magnetic […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of November 27, 2020

01. Research creates hydrogen-producing living droplets, paving way for alternative future energy source 02. Researchers decipher structure of promising battery materials 03. Researchers invent broad-band tunable terahertz absorber 04. Self-diagnostic carbon nanocomposites 05. This Weird, Cheap Quantum Device Can Run For a Year With a Single Kick of Energy 06. Improving quantum dot interactions, one layer at a time 07. Grabbing Viruses Out of Thin Air 08. Detecting bacteria with fluorescent nanosensors 09. Shift in atmospheric rivers could affect Antarctic sea ice, glaciers 10. Topological mechanical metamaterials go beyond Newton’s third law And others… German Sachsen Frigate to Test a […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of November 20, 2020

01. Novel magnetic spray transforms objects into millirobots for biomedical applications (with video) 02. Analysis paves way for more sensitive quantum sensors 03.  New fiber optic sensors transmit data up to 100 times faster 04. No losses: Scientists stuff graphene with light 05. Quantum algorithm breakthrough 06. Ultra-fast polymer modulators that can take the heat 07. Engineering a Way Out of Climate Change: Genetically Modified Organisms Could be the Key 08. New technology allows more precise view of the smallest nanoparticles 09. Order from chaos 10. The troubling rise of facial recognition technology (podcast; 35 minutes) And others… New technique […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of November 13, 2020

01. Anti-hacking based on the circular polarization direction of light 02. DARPA’s plan for an airborne COVID detector 03. New approach to circuit compression could deliver real-world quantum computers years ahead of schedule 04. The next biometric identifier? 3D images of your finger veins 05. Power-free system harnesses evaporation to keep items cool 06. Scientists uncover secrets to designing brain-like devices 07. Sticky electrons: When repulsion turns into attraction 08. Tiny device enables new record in super-fast quantum light detection 09. Bioinspired metagel with broadband tunable impedance matching 10. Getting single-crystal diamond ready for electronics And others… Biodefense Headlines – […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of November 6, 2020

01. Breakthrough quantum-dot transistors create a flexible alternative to conventional electronics 02. DRIVE ReDIRECT: Program Seeks to Develop Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats 03. New technology allows cameras to capture colors invisible to the human eye 04. Physicists develop efficient modem for a future quantum internet 05. Researchers develop a high-power, portable terahertz laser 06. Researchers invent flexible and highly reliable sensor 07. An underwater navigation system powered by sound 08. World’s fastest open-source intrusion detection is here 09. Biodefense Headlines – 2 November 2020 10. Scientists in Japan Just Found a Detailed Record of Earth’s Last Magnetic Switcharoo And others… […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of October 30, 2020

01. On-surface synthesis of graphene nanoribbons could advance quantum devices 02.Physicists circumvent centuries-old theory to cancel magnetic fields 03. A Quantum Tango between Magnons and Phonons 04. Single-atom alloy: Superb cocatalyst for photocatalysis 05. Tailoring 2D materials to improve electronic and optical devices 06. AI detects hidden earthquakes 07. The Lithium-Ion Battery With Built-In Fire Suppression 08. Topological states caught in the act 09. 60-year-old limit to lasers overturned by quantum researchers 10. Infrared light antenna powers molecular motor And others… How France overcame the odds to build a research mega-campus How to figure out what you don’t know An […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of October 23, 2020

01. ‘Classified knots’: Researchers create optical framed knots to encode information 02. The chips of the future will include programmable photonic circuits 03. Integrated circuit of pure magnons 04. Optical wiring for large quantum computers 05. Researchers discover a uniquely quantum effect in erasing information 06. A trillion turns of light nets terahertz polarized bytes 07. Asymmetric optical camouflage: Tunable reflective color accompanied by optical Janus effect 08. A controllable membrane to pull carbon dioxide out of exhaust streams 09. A flexible color-changing film inspired by chameleon skin (w/video) 10. Good vibrations for new energy And others… Artificial intelligence reveals […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of October 16, 2020

01. Easy-to-make, ultra-low power electronics could charge out of thin air 02. Liquid metals come to the rescue of semiconductors 03. A milestone in quantum physics: Physicists successfully carry out the controlled transport of stored light 04. An 11-atom sensor sheds light on the quantum world 05. Scientists develop ‘mini-brains’ to help robots recognize pain and to self-repair 06. Well-formed disorder for versatile light technologies 07. Room-temperature superconductor? Rochester lab sets new record toward long-sought goal 08. Geologists solve puzzle that could predict valuable rare earth element deposits 09. The current state of space debris 10. Now you see it, […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of October 9, 2020

01. An electrical trigger fires single, identical photons 02. A new interpretation of quantum mechanics suggests that reality does not depend on the person measuring it 03. New quantum computing algorithm skips past time limits imposed by decoherence 04. New shortcut enables faster creation of spin pattern in magnet 05. Researchers use flying insects to drop sensors from air, land them safely on the ground 06. Sensor with 100,000 times higher sensitivity could bolster thermal imaging 07. Squeezing light inside memory devices could help improve performance 08. A step toward a universal flu vaccine 09. Engineering team develops novel miniaturized […]