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 […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Innovations for the Week of March 02, 2018 

01. Exotic state of matter: An atom full of atoms 02. ‘Two-way signaling’ possible with a single quantum particle 03. Approximate quantum cloning: The new way of eavesdropping in quantum cryptography 04. MIT Engineers Have Built a Device That Pulls Electricity Out of Thin Air 05. Chipmakers Test Ferroelectrics as a Route to Ultralow-Power Chips 06. Charging ahead to higher energy batteries 07. DARPA Seeks to Expand Real-Time Radiological Threat Detection to Include Other Dangers 08. Magnetic nanoparticles will help stop internal bleeding 15 times more effectively 09. New technology may protect troops from blast-induced brain injury 10. The “Black […]

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

01. Bringing a hidden superconducting state to light 02. Major discovery in controlling quantum states of single atoms 03. New hole-punched crystal clears a path for quantum light 04. Many colors from a single dot 05. Scientists test new material for neurocomputers 06. Why even a moth’s brain is smarter than an AI 07. The USA is no longer guaranteed future military technology dominance 08. Physicists create new form of light 09. Chemists harness artificial intelligence to predict the future (of chemical reactions) 10. Palmreaders? Japan team builds second skin message display And others… China will fortify islands with railguns, […]

Top 10 Science and Technology Innovations for the Week of 02/16/2018

01. Breakthrough in controlling light transmission 02. Worm ‘uploaded’ to computer and taught amazing tricks 03. Light controls two-atom quantum computation 04. Taking terahertz data links around the bend 05. Researchers help robots think and plan in the abstract 06. Using technology to detect hidden threats 07. The quantum internet has arrived (and it hasn’t) 08. Energy-efficient encryption for the internet of things 09. Cyberwarfare is taking to the skies, aboard drones 10. What causes ionic wind?

Top 10 Science and Technology Innovations for the Week of 02/09/2018

01. Speed of light drops to zero at ‘exceptional points’ 02. Compound could transform energy storage for large grids 03. Researchers demonstrate graphene as a source of high-speed light pulses 04. Innovative diode design uses ultrafast quantum tunneling to harvest infrared energy from the environment 05. A fast-evolving new botnet could take gadgets in your home to the dark side 06. Clemson researchers blaze new ground in wireless energy generation 07. Vanadium dioxyde: A revolutionary material for tomorrow’s electronics 08. Controlling quantum interactions in a single material 09. Certain bacteria produce tiny gold nuggets by digesting toxic metals 10. The […]