(Natural News) Metallic hydrogen is a state of hydrogen wherein the element is able to conduct electricity. Scientists have spent close to a century attempting to create this material. A team of French researchers now claim that they’ve done it. Normally, hydrogen isn’t a great conductor. However, physicists since the 1930s have suspected that if hydrogen were […]

(Natural News) If you thought Google Earth was rather revealing, then you’re about to feel naked in your own home. The U.S. military wants to take 3-D maps a step further and penetrate walls. The U.S. military is currently developing a “Google Earth on steroids” that can see inside buildings and simulate functional indoor spaces. […]

(Natural News) The coming tsunami of devices equipped with “artificial intelligence” (AI) technology may seem like, to some, a welcome addition to all things that make life easier on planet Earth. But to a growing number of critics, AI represents the next opportunity for big government to encroach upon our lives daily, and even prosecute […]

(Natural News) In a world in which 9 million people die from hunger each year, it’s absolutely unacceptable that 40 percent of all foods are wasted. The food industry is responsible for creating high amounts of biodegradable waste, and finding ways to put this waste to good use could have a significant positive impact on […]

(Natural News) Every parent knows that the quickest way to soothe a crying child after stubbing his toe or scraping his knee is to apply an adhesive bandage. It’s even known to make the “boo-boos” disappear. Taking it off, however, is a different – and painful – story. Luckily, a study by researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson […]

(Natural News) A fusion reactor built out of unsafe and unreliable parts might as well be called a thermonuclear bomb. Aware of this problem, European researchers paired together different imaging techniques to make a dual-imaging system that can accurately determine the quality of the reactor components before final assembly. Practical nuclear fusion is not just about replicating […]

(Natural News) Perspective matters. A narrow beam of light will barely warm your skin, but it will exert an irresistible grip on objects that are mere micrometers or nanometers in diameter. South African researchers demonstrated how a laser beam can steer tiny objects the size of a single human cell. Their technique is called “holographic optical trapping and tweezing.” In […]

(Natural News) The rapidly expanding field of robotics has already produced some surprising innovations, but it’s difficult to think of anything more unexpected than what a Swiss research team has recently unveiled: an edible robot. Researchers from Intelligent Systems Laboratory at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) described their work with gelatin-based actuators, which could […]

(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) Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have devised a new method to efficiently deliver various molecules such as medications and DNA directly into the cells without resulting in lasting damage. This can improve treatments for cancer therapy, drug delivery, and gene therapy. “This work is really exciting because […]