(Natural News) If you thought that the pinnacle of contact lens technology has already been reached, think again. A group of researchers from South Korea has now shown — through a new paper published recently in the journal Science Advances— that it may be possible to bestow simple augmented reality (AR) functionality and other neat […]

(Natural News) When will you die? It’s a morbid question that no one is able to answer with certainty; but a new artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can. Developed by researchers from Stanford University, the AI is said to be capable of predicting the time of a patient’s death with terrifying accuracy. Tests have shown it […]

(Natural News) Forget cold, metal shells — the robots of the tomorrow could be covered in soft, artificial muscles. That’s certainly what researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder appear to be working towards. Taking inspiration from organic muscle, the team of scientists has come up with robotic muscles that combine incredible strength and impressive […]

(Natural News) Robotic surgeons are taking the National Health Service (NHS) by storm. They are now being used to conduct surgical operations for prostate cancer or for kidney and bladder problems, which decades ago have been the domain of human surgeons. The machines, employing pinpoint-accurate, computer-controlled arms, are being hyped as devices that can be […]

(Natural News) From littering walkways and streets to illuminating them, dog poop may soon be fueling streetlamps across the United Kingdom. That’s already happening in Malvern Hills, an iconic landscape in England and home of the United Kingdom’s first dog poop-powered street lamp. The brainchild of Brian Harper, a member of the environmental group Transition […]

(Natural News) There is an expression that some people ‘carry their heart on their sleeve,’ which means those people tend to openly display their deepest thoughts and emotions. But one British woman literally carries her heart on her back — in a backpack — following an amazing, first-ever surgery at one of the world’s top […]

(Natural News) A new sole design is taking the first steps to “heeling” your foot pain. Researchers from the Simon Fraser University (SFU) have collaborated with WorkSafeBC and Kintec to design and create a new type of insole that will determine how weight-bearing behavior can lead to plantar fasciitis, the most common cause of heel […]

(Natural News) One of the benefits of being an astronaut is that you get to “walk” in space. Free from the tethers of gravity and terrain, astronauts get to explore weightlessness with the best possible view of our planet and the solar system. If you’ve watched the 2013 movie, “Gravity,” a spacewalk is one of […]

(Natural News) A technology that can 4D print body organs may become a reality in the near future. A team of scientists from the University of Alberta in Canada developed a technique that may pioneer the engineering of human organs. This technique they developed could allow scientists to produce products that also have a biological […]

(Natural News) Soldiers in Australia may be getting a new wearable device that keeps track of their health status and whereabouts on the battlefield. In the event a soldier is injured, the biometric device would act as an “emergency beacon” that could help expedite medical assistance and evacuation. Experts hope the wearable technology will reduce […]