(Natural News) A study published in Sensors showed that a recently developed smart T-shirt, designed to provide real-time readings of the wearer’s breathing rate, may have potential implications in diagnosing respiratory conditions. The smart T-shirt was created by researchers at Université Laval’s Faculty of Science and Engineering and its Center for Optics, Photonics, and Lasers in Quebec, Canada. According […]

(Natural News) Ford has announced that it will deploy cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technology in all of its new American car models from the year 2022 onward. The technology will enable vehicles to communicate with one another as well as traffic management infrastructure like traffic lights. Pedestrians will also have the ability to transmit their locations […]

(Natural News) The plummeting birth rate and aging workforce in Japan has forced its populace to resort to using robots for its increasing labor needs. An article on Geek.com reported that researchers have come up with a humanoid robot that will replace human workers in the construction industry. Created by the National Institute of Advanced […]

(Natural News) How do you when your food has gone bad? Smell and taste are usually the best indicators, but even these can fail sometimes. That’s why companies like Braskem are working towards creating packaging that does the job for us. The thermoplastic resin producer has collaborated with Clemson University and Rio Grande do Sul […]

(Natural News) The dawn of the next generation of internet is upon us, but that may not be such a good thing. While proponents of the 5G (fifth generation) network are singing its praises, some experts have launched criticisms over the potential dangers presented by this new technology. In addition to the concerns about the […]

(Natural News) Texan researchers have just given bipedal robots the complex ability to balance their bodies in the same way that humans innately do. An article in Science Daily described how this will let robots catch up to their makers in terms of mobility. Humans are naturally capable of walking through a cramped or crowded area […]

(Natural News) There’s nothing “The Man” (Corporate America) hates worse than people living “off the grid.” Whether you choose not to use city water, corporate electricity, cable television, cell phone towers, modern plumbing, or even the local grocery stores and pharmacies, being self-sufficient and thrifty is a capitalistic sin in this country. God forbid you […]

(Natural News) Space is getting pretty crowded. We are not simply launching more satellites and spacecraft, an article in Science Daily explained; each launch mission leaves leftover parts and stages in the orbital space of Earth. This space debris can potentially hit satellites and manned spacecraft. Such collisions damage the operational space vehicles, endanger the lives of any astronauts […]

(Natural News) Retail giant Walmart has found an interesting, and not terribly surprising, response to the ongoing pressure to increase minimum wages by hiring a fleet of robots to sweep its floors and cut humans out of the equation entirely. The company has just announced that it has enlisted a fleet of 360 “custodial” robots […]

(Natural News) In a few more years, American astronauts will return to the Moon. Not long afterwards, they will embark on the very first manned journey to Mars. Their future spacecraft will be propelled by a new generation of ion engines, the prototype of which has just passed an important test. In a New Atlas […]