Significant events that have occurred in
2018 in all fields of
technology, including computing, robotics, electronics, as well as any other areas of technology as well, including any machines, devices, or other technological developments, occurrences, and items.
January
1 January – Researchers at
Harvard, writing in Nature Nanotechnology, report the first single
lens that can focus all colours of the rainbow in the same spot and in high resolution, previously only achievable with multiple lenses.[1][2]
2 January – Physicists at
Cornell University report the creation of "muscle" for shape-changing, cell-sized robots.[3][4]
Significant events that have occurred in
2018 in all fields of
technology, including computing, robotics, electronics, as well as any other areas of technology as well, including any machines, devices, or other technological developments, occurrences, and items.
January
1 January – Researchers at
Harvard, writing in Nature Nanotechnology, report the first single
lens that can focus all colours of the rainbow in the same spot and in high resolution, previously only achievable with multiple lenses.[1][2]
2 January – Physicists at
Cornell University report the creation of "muscle" for shape-changing, cell-sized robots.[3][4]