It’s an ethical conundrum vegetarian pet owners frequently face — isn’t it hypocritical to eschew meat consumption yourself while still supporting animal slaughter by purchasing pet food? Those days of having to choose Fluffy over a nameless abattoir victim may be coming to an end as Bond Pet Foodsimproves a new lab-grown chicken protein technology. The Boulder, Colorado-based biotech company […]
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Portable MRI Machine
A study published in the journal JAMA Neurology is reporting promising results testing the world’s first portable MRI machine in a real-world intensive care setting. The groundbreaking device effectively detected brain abnormalities in almost all patients studied, paving the way for new bedside diagnostic capabilities. Developed by healthcare technology company Hyperfine, the point-of-care (POC) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system was […]
Palau’s New Model Of Sustainable Tourism
In partnership with Sustainable Travel International and Slow Food, the Palau Bureau of Tourism has launched a new project aimed at mitigating its tourism-based carbon footprint. The project’s long-term goal is to establish the island country as the world’s first official carbon-neutral tourism destination. With a focus on specific approaches to sustainable tourism, such as promoting local food production and […]
Artificial Muscles Gives Haptic Feedback Glove
Connected gloves that transmit haptic feedback to the user, be it from objects in distant locations or virtual reality environments, could certainly open up some interesting possibilities. Scientists in Australia working in this field have demonstrated a new device they say offers a more realistic experience than previous solutions, by making use of soft artificial muscles that more closely resemble […]
Why SEO Is Crucial for Any Business
The “new normal” is a term that we’re all familiar with by now. Since March, communities have enforced quarantines that have seen people confined within the four corners of their homes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools have closed, businesses have stopped, and all forms of mass gatherings have either been discouraged or prohibited by law. Not only does this […]
Norway’s New Processes Aims To Note Waste Salmon
Scientists at Norway’s Stiftelsen for industriell og teknisk forskning (SINTEF) are working on ways to turn as much of a salmon as possible into useful products, including food supplements and fire retardants. By using new low-temperature processes, the goal is to use every last gram of the fish. As anyone who has bought a whole salmon and asked the fishmonger […]
High-Tech Mask Tracks Sleeping Movements
When tracking a sleeping person’s eye movements, you typically have to stick hard-wired electrodes onto their face. Soon, however, an unobtrusive flexible mask could do the job – while also measuring their heart rate. Traditionally, a technique known as electrooculography is utilized for tracking nocturnal eye movements. It involves adhering pairs of electrodes to the skin either above and below […]
Electric Tractor Powered By Battery
If you were a farmer, wouldn’t you prefer to just recharge your utility tractor, instead of refuelling it from your limited onsite supply of diesel? That’s exactly where the eUtility Electric Tractor is designed to come in. Designed by California-based startup Solectrac, the eUtility is a rear-wheel-drive 40-HP diesel-equivalent electric tractor powered solely by an onboard 28-kWh lithium iron phosphate […]
Harvesting Body Heat As Energy
Scientists have created thermocells, energy-efficient devices, that can harvest excess heat and convert it into renewable energy. They hope to create portable batteries that could be applied to many types of surfaces to harvest excess heat — including clothing to utilize heat from the human body as energy. The group of 11 scientists who worked on this project published their […]
Intel’s 11th Gen Core Laptop Processors
Intel has unveiled its new generation of laptop processors. Codenamed Tiger Lake, the new 11th Gen Intel Core processors are much faster than their predecessors for office work, gaming and content creation. The Tiger Lake processors come in nine different configurations, across the usual Intel Core i3, i5 and i7 labels. Built on a new CPU architecture called Willow Cove […]