Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of September 27, 2024

01. First liquid-liquid extraction trial finds porous liquids can separate harmful or unwanted alcohols from mixtures
02. Light momentum turns pure silicon from an indirect to a direct bandgap semiconductor
03. New material with wavy layers of atoms exhibits unusual superconducting properties
04. Novel computational method addresses obstacles in phonon-based heat simulation
05. Physicists use quantum correlations of photon pairs to hide images from standard cameras
06. Researchers observe an antiferromagnetic diode effect in even-layered MnBiâ‚‚Teâ‚„
07. Thermal effects in spintronics systematically assessed for first time
08. High-pressure reactions can turn nonporous rocks into sponges
09. Engineers 3D print sturdy glass bricks for building structures
10. Extinct volcanoes a ‘rich’ source of rare earth elements, research suggests

And others

Arctic warming may fuel ice formation in clouds, observations suggest
Atmospheric methane increase during pandemic due primarily to wetland flooding, satellite data analysis finds
Climate models predict abrupt intensification of northern wildfires due to permafrost thawing
The importance of wave modeling in predicting climate change’s effect on sea ice
A possible explanation for the ‘missing plastic problem’: New detection technique finds microplastics in coral skeletons

 

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