Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of October 18, 2019

01. Nanoscale manipulation of light leads to exciting new advancement 02. Solving the mystery of quantum light in thin layers 03. Weaving quantum processors out of laser light 04. Vibration in one direction only 05. Unique sticky particles formed by harnessing chaos 06. New electrolyte stops rapid performance decline of next-generation lithium battery 07. ‘Electroadhesive’ stamp picks up and puts down microscopic structures 08. Creating 2D heterostructures for future electronics 09. Controlling robots across oceans and space 10. Refrigerator works by twisting and untwisting fibres And others… How a new class of startups are working to solve the grid storage […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of October 11, 2019

01. Tunable optical chip paves way for new quantum devices 02. In a Quantum First, Physicists Put 2,000 Atoms in Two Places at Once 03. Physicists couple key components of quantum technologies 04. Physicists break distance record for electron spin-state transmission in spin qubits 05. Finding the ‘magic angle’ to create a new superconductor 06. Creating a single phonon in ambient conditions 07. Accidental discovery of strong and unbreakable molecular switch 08. Groundbreaking method detects defective computer chips 09. Predicting terror activity before it happens 10. Using machine learning to hunt down cybercriminals And others… By 2060 the Airplane Industry […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of October 4, 2019

01. This flat structure morphs into shape of a human face when temperature changes 02. New liquid crystals allowing directed transmission of electricity synthesized 03. Researchers synthesize ‘impossible’ superconductor 04. Creating different kinds of light with manipulable quantum properties 05. This New Chip Could Bridge The Gap Between Classical And Quantum Computing 06. Jumping the gap may make electronics faster 07. Preventing manipulation in automated face recognition 08. New chip poised to enable hand-held microwave imaging 09. Solar cells with new interfaces 10. Clever materials make it easier to pull clean water from the air And others… AI Faces Speed […]

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

01. First fully rechargeable carbon dioxide battery with carbon neutrality 02. ‘Valley states’ in this super-thin material could potentially be used for quantum computing 03. Development of highly sensitive diode, converts microwaves to electricity 04. Introducing ‘mesh,’ memory-saving plug-in to boost phone and computer performance 05. New framework for nanoantenna light absorption 06. Converting absorbed photons into twice as many excitons 07. Nano bulb lights novel path 08. Engineers using soundwaves to search through big data with more stability and ease 09. Scientists finally find superconductivity in place they have been looking for decades 10. Team closes in on ‘holy […]

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

01. New topological insulator reroutes photonic ‘traffic’ on the fly 02. Researchers use laser light to transform metal into magnet 03. Uncovering the hidden “noise” that can kill qubits 04. The future of ‘extremely’ energy-efficient circuits 05. Scientists create fully electronic 2-D spin transistors 06. Scientists develop DNA microcapsules with built-in ion channels 07. Liquid Air Could Store Renewable Energy and Reduce Emissions 08. Welcome indoors, solar cells 09. Pearls: New light on enhancing lightweight armor for soldiers 10. MIT engineers develop “blackest black” material to date And others… Delivering on Quantum Innovation Device generates light from the cold night […]

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

01. Researchers produce synthetic Hall Effect to achieve one-way radio transmission 02. Molecule properties change through light 03. Researchers show atoms can receive common communications signals 04. Hearing through the clatter 05. New metamaterial morphs into new shapes, taking on new properties 06. Measuring changes in magnetic order to find ways to transcend conventional electronics 07. Conductivity at the edges of graphene bilayers 08. Engineers Build a Device That Effectively Transforms CO2 Into Liquid Fuel 09. ‘The Alexa of chemistry’: NSF puts VCU and partners on fast track to build open network 10. How the United States Is Developing Post-Quantum […]

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

01. Nanowires replace Newton’s famous glass prism 02. Using nature to produce a revolutionary optical material 03. At the edge of chaos, powerful new electronics could be created 04. A new alphabet to write and read quantum messages with very fast particles 05. Explosive fireballs: Never-before-seen insight 06. Novel math could bring machine learning to the next level 07. HOT SHOT findings could save defense tech developers time and money 08. Performance of electric solid propellant 09. Defrosting surfaces in seconds 10. Single atoms as catalysts And others… Australia targets foreign influence at universities Biological ‘rosetta stone’ brings scientists closer […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of August 30, 2019

01. Entangling photons generated millions of miles apart 02. All-optical diffractive neural network closes performance gap with electronic neural networks 03. Researchers reveal ultra-fast bomb detection method that could upgrade airport security 04. Switching electron properties on and off individually 05. Ultrathin 3-D-printed films convert energy of one form into another 06. Optical neural network could lead to intelligent cameras 07. AI at the Speed of Light 08. Graphene-based fabric protects against mosquitoes 09. Compact water harvester sucks H20 from the air 10. DARPA uses nature as a muse for new computing model And others… All Engineering Knowledge Has an […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of August 23, 2019

01. A heat shield just 10 atoms thick to protect electronic devices 02. Attackers could be listening to what you type 03. A laser for penetrating waves 04. Practical anonymous communication protocol developed for quantum networks 05. World’s first link layer protocol brings quantum internet closer to a reality 06. Researchers document a quantum spin wave for light 07. Scientists discover new state of matter 08. Wired for sound: A third wave emerges in integrated circuits 09. Researchers demonstrate three-dimensional quantum hall effect for the first time 10. Colour-changing artificial ‘chameleon skin’ powered by nanomachines And others… China’s next big […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of August 16, 2019

01. Portable radiation detectors make the invisible, visible 02. Quantum teleportation moves into the third dimension 03. Researchers design a light-trapping, color-converting crystal 04. Researchers turn off backscattering, aim to improve optical data transmission 05. Revolutionary way to bend metals could lead to stronger military vehicles 06. Russian hackers are infiltrating companies via the office printer 07. Thinnest optical waveguide channels light within just three layers of atoms 08. US Navy and Missile Defense Agency Megawatt Lasers by 2023-2024 09. New process discovered to completely degrade flame retardant in the environment 10. A hybrid material that switches reversibly between two […]