Top 10 Science and Technology Innovations for the Week of May 11, 2018

01. A microscopic roundabout for light—team develops a magnet-free optical circulator 02. Picking one photon out of the flow 03. Water-based battery stores solar and wind energy 04. Time Crystals Multiply 05. Dielectric metamaterial is dynamically tuned by light 06. Computing: Design for magnetoelectric device may improve memory 07. Engineers invent smart microchip that can self-start and operate when battery runs out 08. Motorizing fibres with geometric zero-energy modes 09. Making new layered superconductors using high entropy alloys 10. The apparent inner calm of quantum materials And others… Best of arXiv.org for AI, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning – April […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Innovations for the Week of May 04, 2018

01. Improving mid-infrared imaging and sensing 02. A powerful laser breakthrough 03. Towards Quantum Communication from Global Navigation Satellite System 04. Image Inpainting for Irregular Holes Using Partial Convolutions 05. Scientists create nanomaterials that reconfigure in response to biochemical signals 06. ‘Valleytronics’ discovery could extend limits of Moore’s Law 07. Water-repellent surfaces can efficiently boil water, keep electronics cool 08. Scientists find a new way to make novel materials by ‘un-squeezing’ 09. Artificial intelligence helps soldiers learn many times faster in combat 10. China’s ‘Sky River’ Will Be The Biggest Artificial Rain Experiment Ever And others… Going beyond ‘human error’ […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Innovations for the Week of April 27, 2018

01. Playing quantum catch in new research 02. Structured light and nanomaterials open new ways to tailor light at the nanoscale 03. Integrating optical components into existing chip designs 04. Engineers develop technique to make adaptive materials 05. Energy conversion: Optical ‘overtones’ for solar cells 06. For nuclear weapons reduction, a way to verify without revealing 07. 3D Nanoprinting facilitates communication with light 08. Far-red fluorescent silk can kill harmful bacteria as biomedical and environmental remedy 09. Portable device to sniff out trapped humans 10. Graphene sets a new record on squeezing light to one atom And others… 100 Petawatt […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of April 20, 2018

01. Face recognition technology that works in the dark 02. For the first time, researchers place an electron in a dual state—neither freed nor bound 03. New device modulates light and amplifies tiny signals 04. Physicists Just Broke a Quantum Record, Taking Entanglement to a Spooky New Level 05. Virtual contact lenses for radar satellites 06. Ultra-powerful batteries made safer, more efficient 07. From insulator to conductor in a flash 08. Novel thermal phases of topological quantum matter in the lab 09. Engineering a plastic-eating enzyme 10. Quantum shift shows itself in coupled light and matter And others… Best of […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Innovations for the Week of April 13, 2018

01. Scientists observe mirror-like physics of the superconductor-insulator transition 02. Thin engineered material perfectly redirects and reflects sound 03. The future of photonics using quantum dots 04. New research shows how paper-cutting can make ultra-strong, stretchable electronics 05. Researchers develop injectable bandage 06. Static friction between surfaces can be made to disappear entirely 07. Researchers develop nanoparticle films for high-density data storage 08. Robot designed to defend factories against cyberthreats 09. A different spin on superconductivity—Unusual particle interactions open up new possibilities in exotic materials 10. Why We Need a Universal Flu Vaccine And others… Asking the questions that unlock […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Innovations for the Week of April 6, 2018

01. Easing uncertainty: How Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle can be relaxed 02. Finding order in disorder demonstrates a new state of matter 03. Tuning in to magnetic ink 04. Knitting electronics with yarn batteries 05. Why noise can enhance sensitivity to weak signals 06. Sugar-coated nanosheets developed to selectively target pathogens 07. Chaos that will keep you warm: Researchers improve heat insulation using deliberate chaos 08. Microengineered slippery rough surface for water harvesting in air 09. Engineers turn plastic insulator into heat conductor 10. Building lithium-sulfur batteries with paper biomass And others… Are we quantum computers? International collaboration will investigate the […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Innovations for the Week of March 30, 2018

01. Self-assembling, tunable interfaces found in quantum materials 02. A new kind of quantum bits in two dimensions 03. New laser technique may help detect chemical warfare in atmosphere 04. Smaller and faster: The terahertz computer chip is now within reach 05. Fractal AI: A fragile theory of intelligence 06. Generating energy from fluctuations of light 07. Lightweight metal foam blocks blastwave, debris from high-explosive rounds 08. Preventing hurricanes using air bubbles 09. Modified biomaterials self-assemble on temperature cues 10. In five years quantum computing will be mainstream And others… Atomically thin light-emitting device opens the possibility for ‘invisible’ displays […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Innovations for the Week of March 23, 2018

01. Depth-sensing imaging system can peer through fog (w/video ) 02. New quantum spin liquid predicted by Nobel Laureate prepared for the first time 03. Scientists create diodes made of light 04. Magnon spin currents can be controlled via spin valve structure 05. Inspired by insects: New anti-collision technology could help create safer driverless cars 06. Space radiation more hazardous: Implications for astronauts and satellites 07. Graphene flakes for future transistors 08. The History Began from AlexNet: A Comprehensive Survey on Deep Learning Approaches 09. China wants to shape the global future of artificial intelligence 10. Researchers create a protein […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Innovations for the Week of March 16, 2018

01. Scientists gain new visibility into quantum information transfer 02. New ultrafast measurement technique shows how lasers start from chaos 03. The quantum states on the surface of conducting materials can strongly interact with light 04. Researchers develop heat switch for electronics 05. Scaling silicon quantum photonic technology 06. New transistor concept, solar cell included 07. Research team creates hydrogel adhesives to seal wounds 08. Breakthrough in circuit design makes electronics more resistant to damage 09. Evading in-flight lightning strikes 10. MIT and newly formed company launch novel approach to fusion power And others… Scientists accurately model the action of […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Innovations for the Week of 3/9/2018

01. Controlled coupling of light and matter 02. How a yeast cell helps crack open the ‘black box’ behind artificial intelligence 03. A Preview of Bristlecone, Google’s New Quantum Processor 04. Sunlight funnel collects light from all directions 05. Planning for smallpox outbreak must consider immunosuppression 06. A treasure trove for nanotechnology experts 07. Broad spectrum antiviral drug inhibits a range of emerging coronaviruses 08. When rotated at a ‘magic angle,’ graphene sheets can form an insulator or a superconductor 09. Personalizing wearable devices 10. New data helps explain recent fluctuations in Earth’s magnetic field And others …. Contact lenses […]