(Natural News) Researchers at Iowa State University (ISU) who accidentally discovered soy-based asphalt technology will be making this groundbreaking discovery nationally available for commercial use by next year. The ISU researchers have been testing the product, known as the “Invigorate Rejuvenator,” for roughly a decade. They recently launched SoyLei Innovations, from where they are developing the rejuvenator – […]

(Natural News) Robots are set to replace human workers as shelf stockers in a Japanese convenience store chain. Convenience store company FamilyMart collaborated with Tokyo-based Telexistence to deploy these robots called TX Selective Compliance Assembly Robot Arm (TX SCARA) in 300 locations across the country. The robot arms designed to replenish drinks in refrigerators are now […]

(Natural News) Form Energy Inc. recently announced the battery chemistry of its first commercial product that could offer long-duration storage at a price of less than $20 per kilowatt-hour (kWh). That product is a rechargeable iron-air battery capable of delivering electricity for 100 hours at system costs competitive with conventional power plants and at less than 1/10th […]

(Natural News) The early days of the pandemic saw a lot of companies, especially those in the food and beverage industry, lay off employees. However, employers had a hard time filling in the positions formerly held by the retrenched workers. Thus, some establishments looked to robots to address the shortage of qualified workers. One branch of […]

(Natural News) Designer Henry Glogau has developed a skylight that uses seawater to provide natural ambient light and clean drinking water. The device is charged by a mini solar panel during the day. The remaining sea salt is also funneled into a dozen zinc and copper batteries that power a strip of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Glogau’s device, which […]

(Natural News) Computer scientist Subhash Kak of Oklahoma State University has suggested that computers can never become truly conscious. In an article published in The Conversation, Kak wrote that the brain operates in an entirely different way and is structurally distinct to computers. The brain doesn’t work the same way as computers The brain handles information differently than computers. Living […]

(Natural News) A recent study has developed a novel device that harnesses temperature differences at night to generate electricity. Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles and Stanford University teamed up to make an electricity generator that works during the cold, dark night. They came up with a thermoelectric device that was able to power an LED, […]

(Natural News) During a recent campaign stop in Wisconsin, presidential hopeful Joe Biden discussed some of his theories on race, including his belief that “a black man” invented the light bulb, not “a white guy named Edison.” Speaking to a group of black people, Biden talked about how he believes the best way to confront […]

(Natural News) Dengue is a mosquito-borne tropical disease that continues to be a pressing problem in some countries. Despite being painful and debilitating, it remains a neglected disease due to scant research, and there isn’t a range of treatments to choose from outside of bed rest and medication. In a major breakthrough, scientists from the University of […]

(Natural News) A Swedish-led research group succeeded in increasing the amount of electrical current that they can harvest from bacteria. The jump in efficiency is a big step toward the use of bacteria as sources of clean and renewable energy. In light of the dwindling supply of fossil fuels and the increasing demand for energy, researchers are exploring […]