Interesting and futuristic innovations

"Schematic illustration of the electrical spectroscopy on the polaritonic-based graphene photodetector. Credit: ICFO/ David Alcaraz Iranzo" (ScitechDaily, Tiny Polaritons Unleash a New Era in Nanophotonics) "Photonics is a branch of optics that involves the application of generation, detection, and manipulation of light in the form of photons through emission, transmission, modulation, signal processing, switching, amplification, and sensing. Photonics is closely related to quantum electronics, where quantum electronics deals with the theoretical part of it while photonics deal with its engineering applications. " (Wikipedia, Photonics)  Though covering all light's technical applications over the whole spectrum, most photonic applications are in the range of visible and near-infrared light. The term photonics developed as an outgrowth of the first practical semiconductor light emitters invented in the early 1960s and optical fibers developed in the 1970s."

"Researchers are exploring thermophotovoltaic systems that generate electricity from heat, highlighting their potential in sustainable energy." (ScitechDaily, Harnessing Heat for Clean Energy: The Future of Thermophotovoltaic Technology) "Researchers are advancing thermophotovoltaic (TPV) systems, which convert heat into electricity using photovoltaic cells, presenting a silent and low-maintenance energy solution." (ScitechDaily, Harnessing Heat for Clean Energy: The Future of Thermophotovoltaic Technology) Thermophotovoltaic cells allow to use of laser beams to transport electricity to drones and other electric components. Thermophotovoltaic cells are applications that can increase the energy efficiency of the engines and electric supply systems.   Thermophotovoltaic cells convert heat to electricity. Those systems can operate independently.  Thermophotovoltaic cells can operate with regular energy sources using their heat to make electricity.   They can harness en

"Four layers of a surface-conducting material (Bi2Te3) between two single layers of a magnetic insulator (MnBi2Te4). This structure creates the conditions to align the manganese spins (red arrows) and support a zero-resistance, spin-polarized current. Credit: Australian Research Council" (ScitechDaily, Zero Resistance Breakthrough: Meet the Quantum Sandwich Powering the Future) The new fundamental sandwich-type material can revolutionize superconducting. The anomaly in the quantum hall effect makes electrons travel in that material without resistance. The Hall effect or resistance is the group of standing waves between electrons. The new material can remove those standing waves. It can create a homogenous power field around the wire. Image 2 shows that the Hall effect is like a wall between electric conductors. The quantum-level version is the wall between electrons. If that wall is removed, there is no resistance.  "Researchers have developed a new “sandwich” structure

"This artist’s concept shows the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft sailing in space using the energy of the Sun. Credit: NASA/Aero Animation/Ben Schweighart" (ScitechDaily, Tumbling in Orbit: NASA’s Test of Advanced Solar Sail Technology Encounters Early Challenges) NASA's solar sail technology faced early challenges, but it seems promising. Solar sail technology is an interesting tool for traveling inside the asteroid belt and between Earth and Mars. If the spacecraft can use solar sail technology at least during the early journey to Mars. That technology saves energy and fuel.  When the craft starts to travel back to Earth the solar sail can brake the nuclear thermal rocket. There are two ways to use giant mylar structures for that purpose. One simply opens the sail behind the craft.  Then the solar wind pushes the craft backward. And that slows its speed. Or the nuclear thermal engine can use the sail as a break chute. The system can aim the thrust to tha

Above: X-51 Waverider The ramjet engine can also burn things like metal powders.  The X-51 Waverider reaches the Mach 5,1. That speed is low enough that the ramjet can operate. And the ramjet engine can use almost any fuel that the system can inject into it.  The only thing that developers must do to remove carbon from exhaust gas is to use some fuel that doesn't involve carbon. And modern nanotechnology makes it possible to create things like nano-metal powders that can be used as fuel.  When we think about inventions like the carbon-burning ramjet-driven P.13 experimental project, we must realize that those inventions can drive aviation to a new level. P.13 used carbon dust that it injected into the ramjet engine. The plane was too radical to operate even in Nazi Germany. That radical ramjet design can turn aviation closer to carbon-free time. Modern nanotechnology allows developers to create things like metallic powders.  The ramjet engine can use fuels like aluminum-magnesium-c

  "Over 161,000 RNA viruses have been discovered through AI, showcasing vast, unexplored viral diversity and setting the stage for further scientific breakthroughs. Credit: SciTechDaily.com" (ScitechDaily, Revolutionizing Virology: AI Discovers Over 160,000 New RNA Viruses) The AI found 10,000 new mRNA viruses. That tells about the power of the AI. The complete knowledge of RNA and DNA gives new abilities to create complex and powerful solutions for civil and military purposes. The ability to manipulate cells allows to create of vaccines and countervenoms very fast. The ability to connect certain DNA sequences to certain abilities makes it possible to select the right staff for the right missions.  Cells use mRNA as text messages. They share information. And that can be the new tool against viruses, bacteria, and maybe cancer. Some cancer events may be caused. Because, those mRNA particles wrote themselves over the programmed cell death, or they disturb the DNA molecule in th

"Researchers from Tampere University in Finland and Anhui Jianzhu University in China have made a significant breakthrough in soft robotics. Their groundbreaking study introduces the first toroidal, light-driven micro-robot that can move autonomously in viscous liquids, such as mucus. This innovation marks a major step forward in developing micro-robots capable of navigating complex environments, with promising applications in fields such as medicine and environmental monitoring." (Tuni.fi/Breakthrough in soft robotics: First toroidal micro-robot to swim autonomously in viscous liquids) The University of Tampere, Finland along with Anhui Jianzhu University in China. Made the new donut-shaped robot that emulates polyp. The thing with that robot is that it can operate independently.  This robot uses light to swim in viscose liquid. The ring-shaped robot can operate in liquids like blood or polluted water. And that ability makes it suitable for mapping things like harmful bacter

"Precision control of diamond qubits is an important step in the development of quantum computers. Credit: Ioannis Karapatzakis, KIT" (ScitechDaily, Unlocking Quantum Communication: The Power of Diamond-Based Qubits) Diamonds are tools that can make new and portable quantum computers possible. The researchers can control a thing called tin vacancy centers, SnV in a diamond. That makes it possible to create static qubits. There is also the possibility to use other impurities like noble gas atoms as qubits. Those atoms can be in precise positions in very clean diamonds. When a laser beam impacts those atoms it affects them as a group.  "Where, for example, laser pulses in a glass fiber transport information from A to B in classical digital communication, quantum mechanics uses individual photons. In principle, this makes it impossible to intercept the transmitted data. Qubits that are optically addressable (can be controlled or read out with light) are suitable for storing

  "An illustration of NASA’s research plane ER-2 flying over thunderstorms. Credit: University of Bergen / Mount Visual (CC BY 4.0), edited" (ScitechDaily, Surprising Discovery: NASA’s Retrofitted U2 Spy Plane Reveals Tropical Lightning Storms Are Radioactive) The new observations tell that the thunderstorms form gamma-rays. That could make gamma-ray lasers possible. The process has been observed by the NASA (Lockheed) ER-2 research plane, which is a modified U-2 spy plane. The gamma-ray formation in thunderstorms. Where lightning and electric fields release electrons that impact the air molecules and water droplets is an interesting thing. That thing opens the route to solving many mysteries.  "The general physics behind how thunderstorms create high-energy flashes of gamma radiation is not a mystery. As thunderstorms develop, swirling drafts drive water droplets, hail, and ice into a mixture that creates an electric charge much like rubbing a balloon on your shirt. Pos

  "ETH Zurich’s breakthrough in using plasmonic modulators has achieved speeds up to 424Gbit/s, offering new possibilities for space communication and global internet access with potential speeds up to 1.4 Tbit/s. Credit: SciTechDaily.com" (ScitechDaily, Revolutionizing Space Communication: 424Gbit/S Achieved With Cutting-Edge Plasmonic Tech) New space missions require new types of communication. Plasmonic technology can make it possible to make more effective, and more secure data transportation protocols. The other tools are spinning micro- and radio waves. Or the system can use plasmoid channels and spintronics to create high-accurate thin-band data transmission that is protected from outside effects.  High-speed data transportation requires systems that can protect data against outside, purpose, and non-purpose effects. In some models, the system can transport data using highly accurate maser technology and coherent radio waves that travel in radio wave vortexes or channe

  "The passive cooling device reflects thermal energy back to the sky while collecting water using only gravity and no electricity. Credit: © 2024 KAUST" (ScitechDaily, Gravity-Powered Innovation Transforms Renewable Energy: Solar Panels That Cool and Water Themselves) New idea: solar panels that condense water from the air. The same systems can also be used to clean air in city areas.  Researchers in Saudi Arabia developed a new technology that keeps solar panels cool and collects water from the air. The idea is that there is a component in the middle of the V-shaped solar panels. When high-temperature air rises from the sides of the V-shaped structure the cooler air will fall in the middle of the structure. The wall or element causes condensation that condenses water from the air. That kind of system can be useful in the hot deserts. And maybe they can collect water from the air in many other places.  Water collectors can also clean air from the cities. Especially in summer

Researchers have made human-looking robots with living human tissue. When researchers connect this kind of robot with the Chat-GPT type interactive AI, they can create a robot that can operate autonomously in social situations. Those robots can eat and drink like humans and their skin feels like human. Those robots can use wireless electric transport, or they might have various power sources. The wireless electric transfer can transfer electricity to the robot through its skin. The robot can also have fuel cells in its bones. Those systems can use various fuels like methane to give electricity.  So those robots can have internal anaerobic reactors where living bacteria create methane.  The filter system can remove carbon from methane. Or the robot can have a radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG, RITEG)  hiding in its skeleton. The robot can use portable communication tools like mobile telephones to communicate with central computers and other robots.  Some entertainment companies

   "This chip-based "tractor-beam," which uses an intensely focused beam of light to capture and manipulate biological particles without damaging the cells, could help biologists study the mechanisms of diseases."(Interesting Engineering, MIT’s Star Wars-inspired ‘tractor beam’ uses light to capture, manipulate cells) MIT's tractor beam can make the new types of SASER systems possible. The tractor beam just hovers the nanoparticle in air or medium, and then the laser or some other electromagnetic system transports oscillation into those particles. The ability to make cells and other particles hover in the system makes it possible to create particles whose energy level or resonance frequencies are accurately calculated things.  That thing makes it possible to create things that transmit wave movement accurately and cleanly. This is one version of the use of a tractor beam. Modern tractor beams are like acoustic tweezers where sound waves lock the object in its cr

"The microsphere, levitated by the dual beam optical tweezer (green), is driven by the active optomechanical system (red) to generate nonlinear phonon lasers (colored waves). Meanwhile, the injected electrical signal, represented by the white lightning mark, acts as a simple but powerful way to enhance the quality of the nonlinear phonon laser, shown as the colored spectrum. Credit: Guangzong Xiao, Tengfang Kuang, Yutong He, Xinlin Chen, Wei Xiong, Xiang Han, Zhongqi Tan, Hui Luo, Hui Jing" (ScitechDaily, Chinese Scientists Unveil the World’s Most Powerful Sound Laser) Any material that is either tight enough or has an echo space inside it can be used as a nanoparticle that forms the soundwaves. The requirement for that material is that it is homogenous. In some models, there are the nano-balls and there is the small tube in the center of the ball. The system sends energy impulses to the nanoball and then that ball sends acoustic impulses to the center of it.  The tube and na

"An overview of the proposed system showing an input image layer placed amongst other layers which combine in different ways to perform logical operations when light is passed through the stack. Credit: ©2024 Mashiko et al. CC-BY-ND" (ScitechDaily, From Light Waves to Logic: The Cutting-Edge of Optical Computing)  Japanese researchers are working with fundamental optical gates that can revolutionize optical computing. The optical gates are the tools that can make it possible to create fully optical computers. In traditional versions, the optical system transmits information only between microchips.  Photonic computers use light for communication. In those systems, all wires between components are replaced using optical fiber or nanotubes. Binary photonic computers are easy to make. The shadow or cut in the light means zero. And full power light means one. In the easiest models, there are two optical wires. Wire A means 1, and wire B means 0. Those photonic beams will be sent

Researchers found a "pause" button that can stop the human embryo advance. And that thing can have many solutions. In the case of a mother's illness or injury, the medical team can save the embryo's life by stopping its advance. But that ability can make things like interstellar travel possible.  It's one theoretically, a very easy, way to transfer people to the other solar system if we don't want to get them back. The mission controllers can use the human embryos for the other solar system. Those colonists can have the robot controllers, and they can have the training material for the mission. That thing might not yet be possible. Because of our culture and moralistic-ethical thinking. Of course, technology sets limits to that kind of project.  "Research indicates that humans might harness a dormant diapause-like capability to optimize reproductive health and IVF success. (A dormant human blastoid.) Credit: © Heidar Heidari Khoei/IMBA" (ScitechDaily

The Iron Dome is a missile defense system whose missiles operate with highly sophisticated and effective artificial intelligence. The power of this missile defense base is in selective fire. The system calculates the incoming missile's trajectory. And it shoots only missiles that will hit the inhabited area. The system saves missiles and focuses defense on areas that mean something. The system shares the incoming missiles in, maybe two groups. Another is harmless and another is harmful.  Things like killer drones are also problematic because their trajectories are harder to calculate than ballistic missiles. The thing that makes drones dangerous is that they can make masks for ballistic missiles. And even if those drones are slow, all of them must be shot down.  The thing is that the cooperation between drone swarms and ballistic missiles is the next danger in conflict areas. In the film, you can see how drones make light images of the skies. The killer drones can also carry LED li