Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of February 7, 2020

01. If you want to catch more light, twist it 02. New encapsulation technique protects electronic properties of sensitive materials 03. New graphene amplifier unlocks hidden frequencies in the electromagnetic spectrum 04. Anti-solar cells: A photovoltaic cell that works at night 05. New quantum switch turns metals into insulators 06. With nanogenerators, static electricity as strong as lightening can be saved in a battery 07. Closely spaced hydrogen atoms could facilitate superconductivity in ambient conditions 08. Lasers etch a ‘perfect’ solar energy absorber 09. Extending Quantum Entanglement Across Town 10. Scientists Warn Multiple Overlapping Crises Could Trigger ‘Global Systemic Collapse’ […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of January 31, 2020

01. 5 Big Ideas for Making Fusion Power a Reality 02. Detection of very high frequency magnetic resonance could revolutionize electronics 03. A megalibrary of nanoparticles 04. A new twist on quantum communication in fiber 05. On the way to quantum networks 06. Smaller detection device effective for nuclear treaty verification, archaeology digs 07. Building an Orbiting Internet Just for Satellites 08. How to take a picture of a light pulse 09. Integrating microchips for electronic skin 10. What a pair! Coupled quantum dots may offer a new way to store quantum information And others… China’s Next Five-Year Energy Plan […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of January 24, 2020

01. Computing with spins of light 02. Record-breaking terahertz laser beam 03. Printing objects that can incorporate living organisms 04. Researchers find a way to harness the entire spectrum of sunlight 05. Suspending Threats in Mid-Air: Army Laser Beam Capable of Detecting Chem-Bio Warfare Agents 06. Will the future’s super batteries be made of seawater? 07. Deep learning enables real-time imaging around corners 08. Laser diode emits deep UV light 09. A new stretchable battery can power wearable electronics 10. Coating helps electronics stay cool by sweating And others… Air pollution in New York City linked to wildfires hundreds of […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of January 17, 2020

01. Can solar geoengineering mitigate both climate change and income inequality? 02. Bacteria-shredding tech to fight drug-resistant superbugs 03. Engineers develop ‘chameleon metals’ that change surfaces in response to heat 04. New approach for controlling qubits via microwave pulses reduces error rates and increases efficiency 05. Satellite constellations harvest energy for near-total global coverage 06. Slow light to speed up LiDAR sensors development 07. Influential electrons? Physicists uncover a quantum relationship 08. Carbon nanotube film produces aerospace-grade composites with no need for huge ovens or autoclaves. 09. Solving complex problems at the speed of light 10. Physicists design ‘super-human’ red […]

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

01. Cutting through fog with laser focus 02. Nano antennas for data transfer 03. Nanomaterial fabric destroys nerve agents in battlefield-relevant conditions 04. Researchers build a particle accelerator that fits on a chip 05. Researchers develop universal flu vaccine that protects against 6 influenza viruses in mice 06. Scientists find new way to sustainably make chemicals by copying nature’s tricks 07. An 18-carat gold nugget made of plastic 08. Wearable air conditioning without needing electricity 09. Ending the Cycle of Crisis and Complacency in U.S. Global Health Security 10. Outbreak science: Infectious disease research leads to outbreak predictions And others… […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of January 3, 2020

01. The experimental demonstration of a spin quantum heat engine 02. Scientists develop ceramic materials that are IR-transparent 03. High-performance anode for all-solid-state Li batteries is made of Si nanoparticles 04. Physicists find ways to overcome signal loss in magnonic circuits 05. Scientists create tiny lasers from nanoparticles and plastic beads 06. Buckyballs release electron-positron pairs in forward directions 07. Molecular Electronics Chip With 100 Million DNA Reading Devices 08. Soundwaves carry information between quantum systems 09. U.S. military tests radiation belt cleanup in space 10. Physics in the 2020s: what will happen over the decade ahead And others… These […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of December 27, 2019

01. On-chip light source produces versatile range of wavelengths 02. Brain-like functions emerging in a metallic nanowire network 03. Computing with molecules: A big step in molecular spintronics 04. A fast and inexpensive device to capture and identify viruses 05. Space-time metasurface makes light reflect only in one direction 06. Scientists create thin films with tantalizing electronic properties 07. Scientists discover first antiferromagnetic topological quantum material 08. Electronics at the speed of light 09. Using a material’s ‘memory’ to encode unique physical properties 10. Paving the way for spintronic RAMs: A deeper look into a powerful spin phenomenon And others… […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of December 20, 2019

01. Camouflage made of quantum material could hide you from infrared cameras 02. Heat energy leaps through empty space, thanks to quantum weirdness 03. New photonics breakthrough 04. Scientists harvest energy from light using bio-inspired artificial cells 05. A self-cleaning surface that repels even the deadliest superbugs 06. New system transmits high-speed unrepeated signal over 520 kilometers 07. A soft robotic insect that survives being flattened by a fly swatter 08. Finding a killer electron hot spot in Earth’s Van Allen radiation belts 09. Updated World Magnetic Model shows magnetic north pole continuing to push toward Siberia 10. Fukushima: Lessons […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of December 13, 2019

01. Communications device offers huge bandwidth potential 02. In surprise breakthrough, scientists create quantum states in everyday electronics 03. This object-recognition dataset stumped the world’s best computer vision models 04. Reorganizing a computer chip: Transistors can now both process and store information 05. Researchers close in on new nonvolatile memory 06. Thunderquakes make underground fiber optic elecommunications cables hum 07. Closing critical gap in weather forecasting 08. Storing data in everyday objects 09. New method to remove dust on solar panels 10. Open international research collaboration essential, must have safeguards, independent report finds And others… Controlling attention with brain waves Department […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of December 6, 2019

01. Controlling the optical properties of solids with acoustic waves 02. Novel material switches between electrically conducting and insulating states 03. Quantum dot lasers move a step closer with electric-pumping development 04. Bending an organic semiconductor can boost electrical flow 05. Daylight damage to photovoltaics 06. Researchers find potential solution to overheating mobile phones 07. Study sheds light on the peculiar ‘normal’ phase of high-temperature superconductors 08. An alloy that retains its memory at high temperatures 09. Developing a digital twin 10. A missing link in haze formation And others… Atmospheric river storms create $1 billion-a-year flood damage A decade […]